Butterscotch and Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cookies, Dessert: 1 Comment; 23 Jan 2010 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup butter, room temperature 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed 2 large eggs 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup butterscotch chips 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips Mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract. Stir flour mixture into the creamed mixture. Fold in pecans, butterscotch chips, and chocolate chips. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place balls about 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets. Flatten each cookie slightly. Bake at 350° for ... {More...}

Day 11 – Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cookies, Dessert: 0 Comments; 11 Dec 2009 Submitted by Carrie P. 1 cup margarine 1 cup brown sugar (light or regular is fine) 1/2 cup white sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 2 1/2 cup flour (all purpose) 1 tsp baking soda heaping tbsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp salt 3 1/2 cups oatmeal (do not use instant use old fashion- very important for texture) 1 bag semi sweet choc. chips Preheat oven to 350 Mix margarine, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, vanilla. Mix well. I use a mixer for these cookies. Especially when you add the oatmeal... it gets REALLY thick and needs a mixer... I have broke many a wooden spoon before I had a ... {More...}

Cookies, Dessert: 0 Comments; 09 Dec 2009 1/2 cup butter (softened) 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1/2 tsp Vanilla 1 - 1/4 cup flour 3/4 tsp Baking soda 1/2 tsp Salt 48 mini peanut butter cups Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cream first 4 ingredients; add egg and vanilla, beat until creamy. Mix in dry ingredients until blended. Roll dough into 1” balls. Place in greased and floured mini muffin tin. (Use “Pam with flour”… it works great!) Bake for 12 minutes. While baking, unwrap peanut butter cups. When cookies are done, immediately press peanut butter cups into each. Place in refrigerator for ... {More...}

Cookies, Dessert, Gluten Free: 0 Comments; 30 Oct 2009 I twisted this recipe around. :) 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup white sugar 1/2 cup shortening 1 eggs 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 1.5 cups spelt flour ("technically" should have been 1 & 3/4 Cups but I forgot) :) 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup candy-coated milk chocolate pieces In a large bowl, mix sugar, eggs, shortening, and vanilla thoroughly. Add flour, salt, and baking soda to creamed mixture. Blend well. Add 3/4 cup of M&M candies. Drop dough by teaspoonful onto cookie sheet. Slightly push a few candies on top of each dough ball with remaining candies. Bake at 350 degrees ... {More...}

Cookies, Dessert: 0 Comments; 23 Oct 2009 My friend Jerri made these for small group one night. If you love Thin Mints, you'll want to eat these cookies asap! :) 1 package Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix 2 large eggs 1/2 C butter or margarine, melted 1/4 C packed brown sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp mint extract Andes creme de menthe chips Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stir together cake mix, melted butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and mint extract. Stir in as many Andes mint chips as you like (I like lots!). Drop onto greased baking sheets (making them as big or small as you like). For chewy cookies, bake for 12 minutes. For crisp cookies, ... {More...}

Cookies, Dessert: 0 Comments; 16 Sep 2009 I had a craving. Craving is satisfied. :) 3/4 c butter or shortening 1 1/4 c brown sugar -- firmly : packed 1 egg 1/3 c milk 1 1/2 ts vanilla 3 c oats, rolled (raw) -- quick/old fashioned 1 c flour -- all-purpose 1/2 ts baking soda 1/2 ts salt 1/4 ts cinnamon ... {More...}

Cookies, Dessert, Spelt, Treats To Try!: 0 Comments; 09 Jul 2009 In an attempt to make foods that my son can eat that are friendlier to his wheat sensitivities, I'm attempting Spelt oatmeal cookies. As I was researching I found this information regarding spelt flour and changing the measurements. I tweaked the Quaker Oats Awesome Oatmeal Cookie recipe (just substituting white spelt flour and whole spelt flour for AP and whole wheat flours). Come back tomorrow for the verdict! 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 egg 1/2 cup vegetable oil, preferably canola 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce 1 teaspoon vanilla 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups Quaker oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked) 1 cup “mix-ins” (dried cranberries, mixed dried fruit pieces, raisins, mini chocolate chips or chopped nuts) Heat oven to 350ºF. ... {More...}