What kind of cookies should I make?

Peanut Blossom Cookies:

1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature

3/4 cup (185 grams) peanut butter (smooth or crunchy)

1/3 cup (70 grams) light brown sugar

1/3 cup (65 grams) granulated white sugar

1 large egg

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 tablespoons milk

1 1/2 cups (210 grams) all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

Coating:

1/3 cup (65 grams) granulated white sugar

Garnish:

48 milk chocolate Kisses, unwrapped

Line three baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.

In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), cream the butter. Add the peanut butter and sugars and beat until light and fluffy (about 2 - 3 minutes). Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat to combine. Beat in the milk. In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the peanut butter mixture and beat until incorporated. Cover and chill the batter for about an hour, or until firm enough to roll into balls.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and place rack in the center of the oven.

Roll the batter into 1 inch (2.54) round balls. Place the granulated white sugar in a shallow bowl and roll each ball in the sugar. Place on the prepared baking sheet, spacing about 2 inches (5 cm) apart.

Bake the cookies for about 8 - 10 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly browned. Immediately upon removing the cookies from the oven, place a chocolate Kiss in the center of each cookie, pressing down until the cookie just starts to crack. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

i dont know. cookies are cookies. they're going to taste good unless you're a horrible cook. usually the recipes you find online are too much work or they include ingredients you dont have. something easy would be chocolate chip cookies, or oatmeal raisin.

but it might be fun to just be creative. follow the directions on a bag of tollhouse chocolate chips and add m&m's and/or chocolote chips. or if you mkae sugar cookies, you can cut out a cookie and place it on the sheet and then put a some pile of chocolate on it and then out another cookie on top so you have a big chocolate filled cookie. and sometimes adding pictures and words on top of cookies with frosting and icing is fun too.

CAKE MIX COOKIES

(I make these at Christmastime for gift giving)

White Cake Mix

2 Tablespoons water

2 eggs

1/2 cup cooking oil

1 teaspoon almond extract

1/2 cup chopped nuts

powdered sugar

Mix all ingredients, except powdered sugar.

Drop batter (about a teaspoon per cookie) into a bowl of powdered sugar.

Roll in sugar until it is an approximate shape of a ball.

Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees about 18 minutes, until lightly browned.

Cool on wire racks. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

(Use any flavoring or cake mix you desire……..substitute regular sugar for powdered)

Monster Cookies

(Makes a ‘monster amount)

I found this recipe…but as yet have not tried it.

Cream together: *(use a ‘large’ pan for this)

12 eggs

1 lb soft butter

2 lb brown sugar

4 c. sugar

1 T vanilla

½ tsp salt

3 lb creamy peanut butter

Then add:

18 c. rolled oats

8 tsp baking soda

1 lb M&M’s plain

1 lb chocolate chips (or butterscotch)

Spoon out and Bake at 325 til done!

Ritzy/Chocolate/Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

Ritz crackers

Creamy peanut butter

Chocolate chips

1.) Cover cookie sheet with waxed paper.

2.) Melt the chocolate chips in the double boiler.

3.) Spread peanut butter on a Ritz and top with another cracker.

4.) Dip the sandwich in the melted chocolate use tongs carefully so you don't break the cracker and dip in chocolate…cover completely.

5.) Place the chocolate-covered sandwich on the cookie sheet…and let chocolate set.

Store in air tight container in refrigerator.

I’ve used…graham crackers (break at perforations)….various crackers.

Hint: Might try vanilla wafers…..and maybe fill with some store bought frostings….. or small amount of jam…..or marshmallow crème.

No-Bake Peanut Butter Squares

Ingredients::

1/2cup (1 stick) butter or margarine

2 cups (sifted) powdered sugar

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs

1 cup peanut butter

1 1/2 pkg. (12 squares) Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate

1/2cup milk (optional)

Directions:

Line 13” x 9” baking pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan. Set aside.

Melt butter in large microwavable bowl on HIGH 1.5 - 2½ minutes or until melted.

ADD sugar, graham cracker crumbs & peanut butter……and milk if needed. Mix well spread into prepared pan.

Microwave chocolate 1.5 – 2 minutes or until melted stirring after each minute. Cool slightly; pour & spread over peanut butter mixture in pan. Cool. Cut partially through dessert to mark 48 squares. Refrigerate 1 hour or until set.

LIFT from pan, using foil handles. Cut all the way through dessert into squares.

(I used the milk…was easier to spread in pan….I’ve made this also…not bothering to line pan with foil…or not scoring before refrigerating…….served from pan…..let it sit at room temperature before cutting…about 15 – 20 minutes..…easier to cut into serving pieces).

Or try:

Mock Ice Cream Sandwiches

2 whole graham crackers

Cool Whip

Spread a thin layer of Cool Whip on 1 whole cracker….top with remaining cracker….freeze.

Can't get any simpler that that!!

You'll want to make several at a time.....can't eat just one!

HINT: Melt some chocolate and drizzle over top before freezing.

Find more quick – simple – E-Z – few ingredient….recipes…at E-Z Cookin’ group:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/e-zcookin/

Lots of interesting ‘stuff’ in files & links…come join & check it out.

Pat in Indiana….pmsbar2@att.net

oatmeal raisin

choclate chip

smartie

m&m

send me some!!! :)