Meghan’s Birthday Party Snickerdoodles

HB Megan

Today I am participating in a wonderful birthday celebration for Meghan of The Tasty Fork. Meghan shares some wonderful recipes on her blog and I am so excited to be a part of her birthday celebration!

 

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I am bringing my Snickerdoodles to the party.

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This recipe is the one I currently use and is adapted from the Heartland cookbook published over 20 years ago. I have tried several adaptions and this is my favorite and has been my go to for many years. These cookies are so soft and light and are tasty as ever.

Snickerdoodles

Try them and be sure to give a Happy Birthday shout out to Meghan!

 Snickerdoodles

2 sticks butter, softened

1 1/2 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 1/4 cups flour

1 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

Cream together butter sugar and eggs. Combine dry ingredients separately and incorporate into butter mixture. Chill dough at least 1 hour. While dough is chilling, prepare topping.

Topping

1/3 cup sugar

1 tablespoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Form into balls and roll in topping mixture. Drop by teaspoonful onto a greased or parchment lined cookie sheet.

Bake for 10-11 minutes until golden.

Enjoy!

Snickerdoodles for Meg

These are one of my top ten favorite cookies. What is in your top ten?

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Happy National Macaroon Day!

Macaroon

Happy Macaroon Day! Today I am sharing a super simple recipe for Coconut Macaroons. Yes, it really is National Macaroon Day. If you have never tried these simple and flourless cookies, it is high time you did. They are super simple – 4 ingredients unless you want to add chocolate.

Macaroon

Simple Macaroons

1 14 oz. package shredded coconut, unsweetened (about 5 cups)

1 egg white

1 14 oz. can condensed milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Beat egg white in bowl about 30 seconds on medium speed (until egg forms soft peaks)

Add coconut, milk and vanilla. Mix well.

Spoon onto lined cookie sheet using a small scoop.

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Bake about 15 minutes or until coconut is light brown. Let cool and enjoy.

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Oh, and if you want to add a fifth incredient, you can top with some melted chocolate chips. Makes about 2 dozen delightfully chewy cookies.

Macaroons with chocolate

 

I hope you will celebrate with me and try one! I am hoping to get to the beach this weekend. What are you doing this weekend?

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Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Did you know that May 15th is National Chocolate Chip Day? Not that I needed an excuse to make these delicious cookies, but it sure does not hurt right? I am making these because I have not baked cookies in a while.

These are really good by the way, my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe ever.

This recipe given to me by a sorority sister (are there any Gamma Phi Betas in the house?),  a very long time ago. Before smartphones, …before cell phones, …before email….see told you it was a long time ago. Anyway, these cookies are super delicious and worth trying.

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Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 1/3 sticks butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 egg

1 3/4 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together first 5 ingredients. In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients. Gradually add dry ingredients (except chips) to the creamed mixture. Finally, add chocolate chips and combine.

Roll into 1″ balls onto greased or parchment covered cookie sheet. Bake 10 – 12 minutes.

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Let cool and enjoy! Happy Chocolate Chip Day!

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What kind of cookies are your favorites?
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Nutella Cookies

Nutella Cookies

Did you know that today is World Nutella Day?  World Nutella day was created by a blogger in 2007.  Not that I need an excuse to bake with Nutella.  But I do need to cheer myself up since the 49ers lost on Sunday. They were so close.

So now I have two excuses to make these Nutella Cookies. That is one more than I need.  These are soft and chewy and are really good.

Nutella Cookies

Nutella Cookies

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup Nutella

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)

1 egg

1 1/4 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Drop by round teaspoons on a greased or teflon cookie sheet.  Bake 8-10 minutes.

Happy World Nutella Day!  Have you baked with Nutella?

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Gingerbread Drops

Gingerbread Drops

Today I am sharing an easy cookie recipe.  These cookies are the soft and moist and are great during the holiday season.  They are one of my daughter’s favorite cookies ever.  These cookies are great for making gingerbread men and are known as molasses crinkles, as well.   I am using them two ways, this is the first.  I used the other half of the dough for another recipe which I will post later this week.  These go great with a cold glass of milk.

 

3/4 cup butter, softened

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 egg

1/4 cup molasses

2 1/4 cups flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1/4 teaspoons of salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon ginger

 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Mix shortening, sugar, egg and molasses. Sitr in remaining ingredients.  Roll dough into balls about the size of a quarter in diamater.  Dip balls in water, then roll in sugar.

Bake 10-12 minutes.   Let cookies cool.  Drizzle with buttercream frosting.

 

What is your family’s favorite cookie?

 

 

 

Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip Cookies

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The other day I wanted to make some cookies for my son and he loves Reese’s peanut butter cups, so I decided to make my own version in a cookie.  So here is my recipe for Chocolate and Peanut Butter Chip Cookies.

2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup peanut butter chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cream together butter, sugars and vanilla until combined.  Add eggs and mix together.  In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt.  Add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients.  Add both chocolate chips and peanut butter chips.

 

Don’t they look happy together? Drop cookies onto greased or coated cookie sheet and bake 8-10 minutes.

 

 

 

They really do taste like a peanut butter cup in a cookie form! They also keep well in an airtight container.  I sent these to him at college through the mail and he said they tasted great.

 

What is your favorite candy? Have you had it in a cookie?

 

 

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