Chocolate Turtle Cookies

These are delicious!! My kids (and my husband and I) all loved them.
Adapted from Cook's Country


Chocolate Turtle Cookies

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
1 large egg, separated, plus 1 egg white
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans, chopped fine
14 soft caramel candies
3 tablespoons heavy cream

Adjust oven rack to upper-middle and lower-middle positions and heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat liners. Combine flour, cocoa, and salt in bowl. With electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter and sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg yolk, milk, and vanilla and mix until incorporated. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture until just combined. Refrigerate dough until firm, at least 1 hour.

Whisk egg white(s) in another bowl until frothy. Place pecans in another bowl. One at a time, roll dough into 1-inch balls, dip in egg whites, then roll in pecans. Place balls 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Using teaspoon measure, make indentation in center of each ball. Bake until set, 10 to12 minutes, switching and rotating sheets halfway through baking.

Meanwhile, microwave caramels and cream in bowl, stirring occasionally, until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Once cookies are removed from oven, gently press existing indentations with teaspoon measure. Fill each with 1/2 to 1 teaspoon caramel mixture. Cool 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack and cool completely.

Snickerdoodles

1/2 cup softened butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 3/8 cups sifted flour (for high altitudes add 1/4 cup additional flour.)
1 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon

Mix together:softened butter, sugar, and egg. Sift together: sifted flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Mix and set aside: sugar, and cinnamon. Chill the dough for 1 hour in the refrigerator. Roll the dough into balls about the size of walnuts. Roll the balls in cinnamon and sugar mixture. Place the balls about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit until center is almost set and cookie appears lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Cookies will puff up at first, then flatten out with a crinkled top.

Chocolate on Chocolate Cookies

1 Devil's Food Cake Mix
2 eggs
1/2 C. oil
1 bag chocolate chips

Mix all ingredients together.Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees for 7-10 minutes. Leave on cookie sheet for 2 minutes. Cool.

**If you want to add a little more flavor, of course you can also add peanut butter chips. You can add them to the recipe or omit the chocolate chips and just add the pb chips.**

Root Beer Cookies

Root Beer Cookies

1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 egg
1/4 c. buttermilk
1 t. root beer extract
1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt

Mix brown sugar, butter, and egg until fluffy.
Stir in buttermilk, root beer extract, flour, baking soda and salt.
Mix until smooth. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
Heat oven to 400°.
On greased cookie sheet, drop by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart.
Bake 6-8 minutes or until almost no impression remains when lightly touched.
Remove cookies immediately from pan.
Place on rack and frost with glaze.

Glaze:
2 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 t. root beer extract
1 T. hot water

Mix sugar and butter. Stir in root beer extract and water. Spoon over cookies and let set.
Enjoy! (***You really must like root beer to like these cookies!***)

Cookie Cups

Make your favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe (you could really use any cookie- peanut butter cookies would be great). Instead of baking your cookies on a cookie sheet, use a muffin pan (I used a mini muffin pan since I was making them for kids). Fill muffin cup about 1/2 full. Bake. Push in center with a tart shaper.

Let them cool. Then fill them with ice cream. Top with cool whip, nuts, hot fudge, caramel, banana, fresh fruit, etc... like a small ice cream sundae! These are a huge hit with kids!!

Pig Cookies

My mom made these cookies with my kids the other day. They are really cute and it's a great creative way of getting the kids busy in the kitchen :)


http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Cute-Pig-Cookies

The Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cream together:
1 Egg
2 sticks Butter
3/4 c Brown Sugar
3/4 c Sugar

Add:
1/2 t Salt
1/2 t Baking Powder
1 t Baking Soda

Slowly add 2 1/4 c Flour

Add 1 pkg chocolate chips. Add 3/4 c chopped Walnuts. Bake in a 375* preheated oven for 8 minutes.

Oatmeal Cookies

Cream Together:
1 c Butter- softened
1 c Brown Sugar
1/2 c Sugar
2 Eggs

Add:
1 1/2 c Flour
1/2 t Salt
1/2 t Soda
1/2 t Baking Powder
1 t Vanilla

Stir in:
4 c Oats
1/2 c Coconut
3/4 c Raisins (or Chocolate Chips)

Mix all together. Drop by teaspoon on greased cookie sheet. Bake @ 350* for 11 minutes.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

I have looked forever for a good pumpkin chocolate chip cookie recipe. I have tried tons! I used to buy these cookies in Utah- and they were the best! These cookies are just like the ones I used to buy! Awesome! They are my fav!!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 ½ c all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp ground cinnamon

½ tsp nutmeg

½ tsp salt

1 ½ c granulated sugar

½ c butter(1 stick) softened

1 c 100% pure pumpkin

1 large egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 12 oz bag chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350*. Grease Baking sheets.

Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in medium bowl. Beat sugar and butter in large mixer until well blended. Beat in pumpkin, egg and vanilla extract until smooth. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto prepared baking sheets. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until edges are firm. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.