1st & 2nd Place Cookies!!

White Chocolate topped Gingerbread Cookies
3 cups flour
2 tsp. Ginger, Ground
1 tsp. Cinnamon, Ground
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. Nutmeg, Ground (I used fresh)
1/4 tap salt
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1 egg
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
1 cup white chocolate chips
Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt in large bowl.
Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
Add molasses, egg and vanilla; beat well. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed. Press dough into a thick flat disk. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges of cookies just begin to brown. Immediately press about 5-6 white chocolate chips into center of each cookie. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Store cookies in airtight container up to 5 days.

Cinnamon and Chocolate Spiced Mexican Wedding Cookies

http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/cinnamon-and-chocolate-spiced-mexican-wedding-cookies-recipe/index.html

Mint Choc Cookies & Choc Peppermint Cookies

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/mint-chocolate-chip-cookies/22bebeda-ea36-441a-9909-ae78409d6da6

http://www.fortheloveofcooking.net/2012/12/chocolate-peppermint-cookies.html

 

 

Nilla Turtle “candies”

what you need:

Vanilla Wafers

Kraft caramels
Planters pecan halves (I used walnuts)
semi-sweet chocolate, melted

Make it:

place wafers, bottom-sides up, on a baking sheet
Microwave caramels and water in microwaveable bowl on Medium 1-1 1/2 minutes, or until caramels are melted
Spoon half a tablespoon onto each wafer; top with nut; drizzle with chocolate, let stand until caramel and chocolate are firm

Store: store in tightly covered container at room temp.

Jenna’s Cookies/Bars

These were very tasty as well! highly recommend trying!

 

ROCKY LEDGE BARS

Ingredients:

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1 1/2 cups packed dark-brown sugar
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1 cup semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 cup white chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 cup toffee chips
18 soft caramel-candy cubes, coarsely chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan. Line with parchment paper, allowing a 2-inch overhang on the longer sides. Brush parchment with butter (not overhang).
2. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix butter and brown sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla; mix until well combined. Mix in flour mixture until combined. Fold in half of each of the marshmallows, chocolates, toffee chips, and caramels.
3. Spread batter in prepared pan. Scatter remaining marshmallows, chocolates, butterscotch chips, and caramels on top. Bake until top is golden brown and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack. Lift out of pan, and transfer to a baking sheet. Refrigerate until set, at least 30 minutes.
4. Remove parchment, and cut into about 16 triangles. Bars can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

BUTTERSCOTCH & CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup butter
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 cup butterscotch chips
1 cup milk chocolate chips

Directions:

1.) Mix together the flour, salt and baking soda in a small bowl, set aside.
2.) Cream the sugars and butter together, add the vanilla.
3.) Add the eggs one at a time.
4.) Slowly add the flour mixture.
5.) When completely mixed, add the butterscotch chips.
6.) Drop by the spoonful onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
7.) Bake 8-10 minutes at 375F degrees

Kristen’s Sugar Cookies & Susie’s Ghirardelli Choc Chip cookies

Kristen’s Sugar Cookies
> 1 cup of butter softened
> 1 cup sugar
> 1 egg
> 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
> 3 cup flour
> 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
>
> Beat butter and sugar
> Then add egg and vanilla
> Then add flour and baking powder (slowly)
> Then divide into 4 equal disks/ wrap with plastic wrap
> Then refrigerate for 1 hour
> After, roll between 2 pieces of wax paper/ cut out shapes
> Bake on parchment  and cookie sheet 350degrees do 9 minutes
>
> For frosting
> Mix confectioner sugar (powdered sugar) and a little water.
> Dip top of cookies
> Let excess drip off
>
> Garnish with sprinkles before frosting dries or/ and cake gel after frosting dries

Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies (4 Dozen Cookies)

2 1/4 cups unsifted flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar, packed

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 eggs

2 cups Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Chips

1 Cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)

Preheat oven to 375°F. Stir flour with baking soda and salt; set aside. Beat butter with sugar and brown sugar at medium speed until creamy. Add vanilla and eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed until incorporated.

Gradually blend dry mixture into creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts (if desired). Drop by tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 9    to 11 minutes or until golden brown.

Holiday Cookie Party

Hello to everyone! I have started this blog especially for condensing all the cookie recipes into one collective area! What a successful time we had!! 19 people participated in the swap. Next time I do the swap I vow to lower the amount of cookies needed to participate because some people did not take as many as they brought to the swap home with them! That was ok though, I had lots of extra which I was able to donate a nice platter along with the canned goods to My Brother’s Table. I also froze a bunch of the cookies, which I brought to my work’s office Christmas party today!!! Still yummy. I had always wanted to go to one of these parties & decided I didnt want another season to go by that I didnt participate in one. I hope you all had a great time!

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