The Easiest & Best Peanut Butter Cookies

 

The Easiest& Best Peanut Butter Cookies

This is my version on these with less sugar and just as good. My hubby says these are the best he has ever had.
1 1/2 cup Peanut Butter, chunky or creamy
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1 egg
1 TBS flour( any type)
Add Chocolate chips(optional)
Mix and drop by TBS on cookie sheet. Bake for 12 min at 350 degrees.
Enjoy!!
These can be also gluten free in you use wheat free flour.

Wakefields original Chip Cookie Recipe

Wakefields original Chocolate Chip Cookie
Before you make these see NOTE below.
Ingredience
2 1/4 cups (11.25 ounces) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (8 ounces or two sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup (5.25 ounces) granulated sugar
3/4 cup (5.25 ounces) packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups (one 12 ounce. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
1 cup (3.5 ounces) chopped nuts

Directions:
PREHEAT oven to 375° F.
COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
BAKE for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
NOTE -Go to this site to learn how to make the perfect chocolate chip cookie. Jo Pastry
He explains things really well!

Apple Oat Cookies

Apple Oat Cookies
These have great reviews. My hubby will love them and the family also. And I can add use Cinnamon chip, raisins, cranberries and nut if I like.  you can also use other fruit like peaches,or apricots.
Ingredients   
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
1 medium apple, peeled and shredded (about 1 cup shredded)
1 cup powdered sugar
2 to 3 tablespoons apple juice or milk
1.Heat oven to 375°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray. In large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Beat in vanilla and eggs, scraping sides occasionally, until blended.

2.In medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Gradually beat flour mixture into sugar mixture. Stir in oats and apple. Onto cookie sheet, drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart.

3.Bake about 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.

4.In medium bowl, beat powdered sugar and apple juice until smooth, using wire whisk or fork. Drizzle over cooled cookies on cooling rack. Let stand about 1 hour or until glaze is set.
Makes About 3 dozen cookies
 From  Better Crocker .com Recipes

JUMBO OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

JUMBO OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

•1 cup butter (2 sticks), softened
•1 cup packed brown sugar
•1 cup white sugar
•2 eggs
•1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•2 cups all-purpose flour (I used unbleached flour)
•1 teaspoon baking soda
•1/2 teaspoon salt
•3 cups old-fashioned oats
•1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
•1/2 cup raisins
•1/2 cup chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets.

In a large bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar and white sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in the oats, chocolate chips, raisins, and pecans, one ingredient at a time. Scoop dough with a 1/4 cup size measuring cup and drop dough onto the prepared cookie sheets.
Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Makes 23 to 24 jumbo cookies.

From Nancy Creative

Snickerdoodle Cookies

Snickerdoodle Cookies

1 C butter
1 1/2 C sugar
2 eggs
2 3/4 C flour
2 tsp cream of tarter
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla or almond extract
1 C Heath Bar Bits, optional
1 C chocolate chips, optional
2 Tbsp sugar
2 tsp Cinnamon
Cream butter, sugar and eggs together. Mix in flour, cream of tarter, soda, salt. Mix in Heath Bar bits and chocolate chips if desired. Mix together sugar and cinnamon. Form dough into balls and roll in sugar/cinnamon mixture. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for about 10 minutes.
From yourhomebasedmom.com

Chunky Peanut, Chocolate, and Cinnamon Cookies

Chunky Peanut, Chocolate, and Cinnamon Cookies
Martha Stewart's Cookies
Makes about 5 Dozen
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2/3 cup roasted, salted peanuts, coarsely chopped
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a bowl.
Put butter and peanut butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until combined, about 2 minutes. Add sugars; mix 2 minutes. Mix in eggs. Gradually add flour mixtrue; mix until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips, peanuts, and vanilla until well distributed. Fold in chocolate chips, peanuts, and vanilla until well distributed. Refrigerate dough until slightly firm, 15 minutes.

Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Space balls 2 to 3 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Flatten slightly. Bake until just golden, about 13 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool. Cookies can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature up to 3 days.
Enjoy!
From Simple Girl

Camelback Inn Anniversary Bars Recipe

Camelback Inn Anniversary Bars Recipe
source: Camelback Inn, Phoenix, Arizona

1 Cup Butter, Soft
1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
2 1/2 Cups Brown Sugar
4 Eggs, Separated
2 Cups Flour
24 Ounces Semisweet Chocolate Chips
1 Tablespoon Water
1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
dash Of Salt
cream Butter With White Sugar And 1/2 Cup Of The Brown Sugar. Add 2 Egg Yolks, Flour, Vanilla Extract And A Dash Of Salt. Mix Well. Pat Evenly On Bottom Of Buttered And Floured 16 X 8-inch Baking Dish. Sprinkle With Chocolate Chips.
beat 4 Egg Whites Until Stiff Enough To Hold A Peak. Slowly Beat In The Remaining Brown Sugar. When Glossy And Smooth, Spread Over Chips. Bake 30 To 35 Minutes In Oven Preset To 350 Degrees F.
cut Into Small Squares.
Enjoy!

Laura Bush’s Texas Cowboy Cookies

Laura Bush’s Texas Cowboy Cookies
Ingredients
· 3 cups all-purpose flour
· 1 tablespoon. baking powder
· 1 tablespoon baking soda
· 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
· 1 teaspoon salt
· 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter, at room temperature
· 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
· 1 1/2 cups packed light-brown sugar
· 3 eggs
· 1 tablespoon vanilla
· 3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
· 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
· 2 cups sweetened flake coconut
· 2 cups chopped pecans (8 ounces)

Directions
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Bake Time: 16 to 20 minutes
Yield: About 3 dozen cookies (see note below)
1. Heat oven to 350 F.
2. Mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in bowl.
3. In 8-quart bowl, beat butter on medium speed until smooth and creamy, 1 minute. Gradually beat in sugars; beat to combine, 2 minutes.
4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each. Beat in vanilla.
5. Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Add chocolate chips, oats, coconut and pecans.
6. For each cookie, drop 1/4 cup dough onto ungreased baking sheets, spacing 3 inches apart.
7. Bake in 350 F oven 16 to 20 minutes, until edges are lightly browned; rotate sheets halfway through. Remove cookies from rack to cool.
Note: For 6 dozen small cookies, use 2 tablespoons dough for each. Bake at 350 F for 15 to 18 minutes.
 Laura Bush

Note-- I got this recipe from "Sugar Pie Farmhouse blog". She said you can freeze half of the dough if you don't want to make them all at once. Roll it in a log shape, wrap it up in saran wrap and freeze and use when needed.  you can also substitute the nuts, chips and coconut for something else you might like better.
Enjoy!

Cake Mix Cookies

For those who like to make cookies the easy way and very inexpensively here are several recipes from the Tipnut.com site. Cookies from cake mixes are very easy.
Try one of these at this SITE!
Sharon

Chewy Applesauce & Peanut Butter Cookies

Chewy Applesauce & Peanut butter Cookies
from Tasty Kitchen
A health cookie with added fat

Ingredients
•3-½ cups All-purpose Flour
•½ teaspoons Salt
•1-½ teaspoon Baking Soda
•1 cup Unsweetened Applesauce
•1 cup Crunchy Peanut Butter
•2-½ cups Brown Sugar, Packed Firmly
•2 whole Egg Whites
•2 teaspoons Vanilla
Preparation Instructions

In a small bowl, combine flour, salt and soda; set aside. Thoroughly mix together remaining ingredients. Add dry ingredients, mixing until combined. Drop by rounded measuring teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets coated with nonstick cooking spray. Bake at 375ºF for about 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool on wire racks.
Enjoy!

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever.

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever
Soft and chewy homemade classic chocolate chip cookies.

2 cups butter, softened (not melted)
4 cups brown sugar (use fresh as possible)
4 eggs
4 teaspoons vanilla
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
6 cups flour
12 ounce bag (or as many as you prefer) chocolate chips*

Instructions:
1. Cream butter and sugar; add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Add remaining ingredients and stir until fully mixed.( This works well in a Lg mixer like Kitchen Aid)
2. Drop by teaspoons onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for about 10-12 minutes (or convect bake at 350 degrees for about 12 minutes)  This makes a lot  8-10 dozen cookies.
Enjoy! Sharon

Frosted Orange Carrot Cookies

Frosted Orange Carrot Cookies
1 C sugar
1/2 C soft butter
3 oz cream cheese ( softened)
Cream together then add,
1 TB grated orange peel
1 C graded carrots
 set aside
In another bowl mix together dry ingred.
2 C flour
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp cinn
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
Combine the dry with the wet ingred.  Drop by tbs on *cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 min.
Frost with a can of Cream cheese or orange frosting. or home made cream cheese or orange frosting.
* grease cookie sheet or I prefer to use parchment paper for all my cookies!
Enjoy! Sharon

Easy Brownie Choc Chip Cookies

 Easy Brownie chocolet chip cookies.
1 brownie mix-21oz
1/2 C melted butter
2 eggs
6 oz bag of choc chips
Mix together and drop by tbs on cookie sheet. Bake 350 for 10 to12 min
cool and enjoy!
Note-You may have to add a little flour. Dough should be stiff.
These are easy and not as messy as a brownie.
Sharon

Biscotti ( Italian Nut Sticks)

This is not your teeth breaking biscotti. It is softer. It is so easy and yummy!
Biscotti (Italian Nut Sticks)
1 C sugar
3 eggs-beaten
1/2 C oil
1/2 C chopped almonds
1 tsp anise
1/2 tsp baking soda
Mix together then add
3 C flour
Dough will be stiff. Form into 2 3"x12" loaves.
Bake at 350 for 25 to 30 min.
Remove from oven and let cool a little. Slice 1/2" wide slices and place on cookie sheet again. Sprinkle with cinn sugar. Bake for 6 min longer.

  If you want them crispier then bake them longer. They make a great gift too!
Enjoy, these are great!  Sharon
This recipe was given to me by my dear friend Jan D.

Sugar cookies

Melt in your mouth Sugar cookies.
1 cup Butter Or Margarine
1 cup Oil
1 cup Granulated Sugar
1 cup Powdered Sugar, Sifted
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 whole Eggs
4 cups All-purpose Flour
1 teaspoon Cream Of Tartar
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Salt

Preparation Instructions
Cream together butter, oil and sugars. Add vanilla and eggs, mixing well. Sift together dry ingredients and add to the sugar mixture, mixing well. Refrigerate until well chilled. Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and flatten with a glass dipped in sugar.
Bake 10 minutes at 350F. They should only be brown around the edges. Don’t over bake!

There is nothing like a really good sugar cookie! I can't have them anymore but I can still bake them for others now and then. This recipe is from Tasty Kitchen website.

Soft Oatmeal Cookies

Soft Oatmeal cookies

1/2 c. unsalted butter
2 TBSP vegetable oil
1 c. light brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
6 TBSP sour cream (low-fat is ok)
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. raisins or Cranraisins or Chocolet chips
2 c. rolled oats
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp coarse salt
1 & 1/2 c. flour
1 c. chopped pecans

Line two baking sheets with parchment. Preheat oven to 350.
Stir together the baking soda, cinnamon, salt and flour. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, oil and sugar. Add the egg, beating until fluffy. Beat in the sour cream and vanilla, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Stir in the raisins and oats.
Add in the flour mixture a cup at a time; beat until fully incorporated. Stir in the nuts. Let The dough rest for 15 - 30 minutes.
Drop dough by the tablespoonful onto the prepared sheets. Bake for 12 minutes or until light brown. Transfer to a rack to cool.

Enjoy! Sharon

Congo Bars

These are a combo of cookies and brownies.
Congo Bars
2 3/4 cup all purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup butter, softened
1 lb. light brown sugar (Oh my and thank you!)
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
11.5 ounce package milk chocolate chips
1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

By mixer:
Sift flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.
Combine butter and sugar using a mixer until blended.
Add eggs, one at a time to sugar mixture, mixing on low in between each addition.
Add vanilla and mix.
Add flour and mix until combined.
Stir in chips and then pecans.

By hand:
Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Set aside.
Stir brown sugar into softened (not melted) butter in another large bowl until butter disappears. You can use the back of your spoon to help incorporate the two together.
Add eggs one at a time to butter mixture and stir well after each egg.
Add vanilla, chocolate chips and nuts. Mix well.
Add dry flour mixture and stir until well combined.

Coat a 13 X 9 pan with non-stick spray and spread batter evenly into dish.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until top is golden brown. Make sure you don’t over bake. From Bakerella blog.
Enjoy! Sharon

Breakfast Banana Handful Cookies

Instead of grabbing a muffin or a doughnut, how about one of these healthy cookies for breakfast or anytime.

BREAKFAST BANANA HANDFUL COOKIES
3/4 C SHORTENING OR BUTTER
1/2 C SUGAR
1/2C BROWN SUGAR
2- EGGS
1 TSP VANILLA
2 MASHED BANANAS
2 C OATS
2 C FLOUR, half wheat if you like.
1 C INSTANT DRY MILK
1/2 TSP SEA SALT
1 TSP BAKING POWDER
1 TSP BAKING SODA
1/2 C WHEAT GERM OR BRAN - optional

NOW YOU CAN ADD WHAT EVER YOU LIKE - SUNFLOWER SEEDS, RAISINS , NUTS, ANY DRYED FRUIT.ABOUT A HANDFUL OR SO.CREAM TOGETHER BUTTER AND SUGARS. ADD EGGS ,VANILLA TILL FLUFFY. STIR IN BANANAS AND SET ASIDE. IN ANOTHER BOWL MIX REMAINING INGREDIENTS TOGETHER THAN ADD TO WET MIXTURE.MIX WELL. DROP BY TBLS ON TO COOKIE SHEET.
BAKE AT 350 FOR ABOUT 14 MIN.
This was given to me by one of our pastors wives, Myra.
Enjoy! Sharon