Cinnamon Streusel Cookies

Ingredients:

Dough

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

2 tsp cinnamon

2 1/2 cups flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

Streusel Topping

1/4 cup butter, softened

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/3 - 1/2 cup flour

1/2 tsp cinnamon

pinch of salt

Icing

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 TBS milk

splash of vanilla

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350° F
• Make dough by combining butter, oil and brown sugar. Mix for a few minutes until smooth. Note: The mixture should be lighter in color and fluffy
• Add egg and vanilla to dough and mix some more
• In a separate bowl combine dry ingredients (cinnamon, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt), sift if needed and add to "wet" ingredients. Mix and set aside. 
• Streusel Topping: combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix with a spoon or by hand. Start with 1/3 cup of flour and add 1 TBS more if isn't crumbly. Set aside.
• Scoop cookies onto parchment lined baking tray. Using the back of your spoon or fingers, make an indent in the top of the dough. Sprinkle a couple tablespoons of the streusel on top of the cookie, into the indent. 
• Bake for 7-8 min. (small cookies) or 10-12 min. (large cookies)
• Icing: combine powdered sugar, milk and vanilla in a small bow and whisk until smooth and runny
• Drizzle icing over baked and slightly cooled cookies

Note: recipe yields approx. 12 large cookies (1/4 cup dough per cookie) or 36 small cookies (1.5 inch cookie scoop)

 

Adapted from recipe found here

Chocolate Fudge Cookies

Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla

2 cups flour
1 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cups chocolate chips

Directions:
In a large bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until fluffy.
Beat in the eggs and vanilla extract.
In a medium-sized bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to large bowl and mix.
The batter will be very thick.
Stir in the chocolate chips.
Form the dough into balls and flatten the cookies slightly.
Optional: Cover the cookie sheet and refrigerate for 1 hour, or overnight.
When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 375F degrees and bake 8-12 minutes.

Soft and Gooey Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup of melted butter

2 cup of dark brown sugar

2 eggs

1 1/2 cup of peanut butter

2 tsp. vanilla

3 cups of flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 and line a cookie baking sheet with parchment paper

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together melted butter and brown sugar, eggs, vanilla and peanut butter  

In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt

Combine all ingredients thoroughly and then add the chocolate chips

Bake for 8-9 minutes

Snickerdoodles

Ingredients:

½ cup butter, softened

½ cup shortening

1 ½ cups sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

2 ¾ cups flour

2 tsp. cream of tartar

1 tsp. baking soda

¼ tsp. salt

2 Tbs. sugar

2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees

Cream together butter, shortening, 1 ½ cups sugar, eggs and the vanilla. Blend in the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Shape dough by rounded spoonfuls into balls.

Mix the 2 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls of dough in mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.

Bake 7-9 min. or until set but not too hard. Remove immediately from baking sheets.

Chocolate Peanut butter Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened

½ cup shortening

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup brown sugar

½ cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp salt

½ Tbs. vanilla

1/4 cup cocoa powder

1 cup all purpose flour

2 ½ cups old fashioned oats

1 tsp baking soda

2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

Beat together butter, shortening and peanut butter. Add the brown sugar and granulated sugar, beat until creamy.

Add the eggs, one at a time and mixing in between each addition.

Add the salt and the vanilla. Mix well.

Mix in the cocoa powder, flour, oats, and baking soda until dough forms, but don't over mix.

Add the chocolate chips and mix.

Scoop onto a cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 9 minutes, until edges are set. 

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup butter

1 cup shortening

1 ½ cups sugar

1 ½ cups packed dark brown sugar

1 Tbs. vanilla

3 eggs

5 ½ cups flour
2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. baking soda

chocolate chips

Directions:

Use an electric beater (or stand mixer) to cream the butter, sugars and shortening (approx. 2 min.)

Add the vanilla and eggs and continue to mix until super creamy. 

In a separate bowl mix the flour, salt and baking soda. 

Add the dry ingredients to the creamed sugars, vanilla and eggs. Use a spoon to mix by hand until thoroughly combined. 

Add chocolate chips.

Bake at 350 degrees for 7-9 min.

Don’t over bake.  Take them out when they are light golden brown.  Enjoy!!!

Makes approx. 60 medium size cookies.

Chocolate Freakin’ Cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter

½ cup shortening

1 cup white sugar

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

2 eggs

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 cups white chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips or Reece’s peanut butter cups (crushed)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, shortening, brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition. Combine the cocoa, flour, and baking soda, gradually stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, fold in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until puffy but still soft.