Dark Chocolate Dipped Butter Cookie

Recipe adapted from allrecipes.com
Butter Cookie #3

DARK CHOCOLATE DIPPED BUTTER COOKIES

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup white sugar

2 egg yolks

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 bag dark chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS

1.Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and egg yolks. Mix in flour a little bit at a time until a soft dough forms.

3.Roll out dough to desires thickness. If dough is too soft, refrigerate for 15 to 20 minutes. Cut out into shapes and place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake and let cool completely on wire racks.

4.Once cooled melt chocolate in double boiler. Dip cookies in chocolate and place on wax paper to harden/dry.

Christmas Trees

Butter Cookie #2
Recipe adapted from allrecipes.com

ROLLED BUTTER COOKIE

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
2 egg yolks
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 bag white chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS

1.Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and egg yolks. Mix in flour a little bit at a time until a soft dough forms.

3.Roll out dough to desires thickness. If dough is too soft, refrigerate for 15 to 20 minutes. Cut out into shapes and place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake and let cool completely on wire racks.

4.Once cooled melt chocolate in double boiler. Dip cookies in chocolate and place on wax paper to harden/dry.

Jam Filled Butter Cookies

I love making 1 dough and turning it into different cookies. I made a large batch of butter cookies and in the course of an afternoon ended up with 3 different sets of goodies. The best part of this is you play it off like you’ve been slaving away for days but in reality it was a few short hours. Let me know what you do with this recipe!

Recipe from allrecipes.com

Butter cookie #1

JAM FILLED BUTTER COOKIE

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
2 egg yolks
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup fruit preserves, any flavor

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and egg yolks. Mix in flour a little bit at a time until a soft dough forms. Roll dough into 1 inch balls. If dough is too soft, refrigerate for 15 to 20 minutes. Place balls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Use your finger or an instrument of similar size to make a well in the center of each cookie. Fill the hole with 1/2 teaspoon of preserves.

Hockey Pucks

These are super easy and fun to make with kids, or your 28 year old sister :)

HOCKEY PUCKS

INGREDIENTS

1 (16 ounce) jar peanut butter
1 (16 ounce) package buttery round crackers
½ bag chocolate chips
½ bag white chocolate chips

DIRECTION

1. Spread 1 teaspoon peanut butter on a cracker and top with another cracker.
2. Place both chocolates in top of double boiler; stir frequently over medium heat until melted.
3. Place cracker sandwiches onto a fork and dip into the chocolate. Drain excess chocolate and cool on waxed paper. Store in refrigerator or cover and freeze until ready to serve.

Chocolate Crinkles

I experienced a little heart break while making these cookies. I was so excited to try this recipe. When I got home from work I decided that it was a great day to bake. I got out all my recipes I've been wanting to try and got started. I made the dough and because it was so cold outside today (31 was the high) I thought I would chill it outside. The recipe says to refrigerate it for at least 4 hours but I just couldn’t wait that long so I made a practice batch. They turned out great but the dough was a little hard to work with so back outside it went. That was at 6:00pm. It is now 8:00pm. I just went outside to grab the dough so I could wrap up my day of baking only to find 2 HUGE raccoons eating my dough! Needless to say the dough was unsalvageable. The few cookies I got out of it before the raccoons got to it were wonderful. I think I may add chocolate chips the next time I make this.

Lessons learned today:
1. Don't leave food unattended outside.
2. Raccoons are not my friend.


I hope you have better luck with this than I.

Thanks allrecipes.com
Chocolate Crinkles


INGREDIENTS

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

DIRECTIONS

1. In a medium bowl, mix together cocoa, white sugar, and vegetable oil. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the cocoa mixture. Cover dough, and chill for at least 4 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Roll dough into one inch balls. I like to use a number 50 size scoop. Coat each ball in confectioners' sugar before placing onto prepared cookie sheets.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Let stand on the cookie sheet for a minute before transferring to wire racks to cool.

Cake Mix Cookies

I am a big fan of cake mix. When I use it I like to play it off like it’s homemade. This wonderful concoction is a simple recipe I found on allrecipes.com. They turned out super moist. Everyone at work loved them and when I told them how east they were one of the guys I work with made them for himself at home later in the week. I love when people get inspired :)

INGREDIENTS

1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl, stir together the cake mix, butter and eggs until smooth and well blended. Mix in the chocolate chips. Drop by spoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Candy Cane

I don't much care for candy canes. Take away the peppermint and make them out of cookie dough and ta da, the perfect candy cane :)

Sugar People

My mom is such a trooper! I was telling her how I wanted to put little faces on my little people so she picked through all the sprinkles and found eyes for them all. These were a blast to make but after the first few dozen I got sick of them real fast. They are only about the size of my thumb, by the end of the night my hands ached and my eyes were sore from squinting.

Christmas Wreath

I wouldn't mind hanging this on my door.

St. Jude Bake Sale

At work we had a bake sale to benefit St. Jude’s. It was a raging success thanks to everyone who took part. This is what I contributed. Don’t forget to donate this Christmas season. Whether it be your money, time, or delicious baked goods. It will make a world of difference, I promise!

Glitter for Cookies

“Do they make glitter for cookies?”

“Um yeah we call them sprinkles”

I have the best friends around…

I know that these aren't what I would call "glitter sprinkles" but this was to funny not to post. I love a good sugar cookie because you can do almost anything with them.

Cookie Bars

I love me a cookie bar. Growing up my mom's friend Fran made these for us every year on halloween. Thanks Fran for all the years of yummyness :)

Recipe

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

3/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 large eggs 2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels

Preheat oven to 375° F.

Mix 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.

Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan. Spread into prepared pan. Bake until chocolate chips just start to melt, about 3 minutes. Take a knife and swirl throughout dough. Bake for an additional 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack. Makes 4 dozen bars.

Rose Cupcake

This rose is pink
It is quite yummy
It’s good to look at
But better in my tummy.

Cherry Blossom

My favorite colors lately... I heart them.