Banana Oatmeal Cookies

These cookies are really yummy! They have that delightful flavor of your momma's banana cookies, but the oatmeal gives them some texture and keeps them from falling apart.

 

Banana Oatmeal Cookies

3 cups whole wheat flour

1 cup sugar

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

3 sticks butter, softened (1 1/2 c)

2 eggs

4 bananas

3 1/2 cups oats

2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Mix together the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

Beat in softened butter until the mixture is crumbly.

Add eggs, bananas, and quick oats to bowl and beat until fluffy.

Add chocolate chips and walnuts.

Spoon onto cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.

Bake for 13-15 minutes, then place on a rack to cool.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
2 cups pumpkin
2 eggs
5 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice*
12 oz chocolate chips

Cream butter & sugar, beat in eggs, vanilla & pumpkin. Sift together dry ingredients and mix in. Dough will be thick & very sticky. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop onto greased cookie sheets and bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes.

*If you don't have pumpkin pie spice, substitute:

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground ginger

3/4 teaspoon ground allspice

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Triple Chocolate Peppermint Delights

I got this recipe from the Taste of Home website and it's REALLY good! It was really easy to make and definitely has the WOW factor in taste and presentation! Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate baking chips

Frosting:
1/2 cup white baking chips (I used white candy melts)
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1/8 tsp peppermint extract (not in the original recipe, but its GOOD)
1/3 to 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candies
Red food coloring (optional)

Directions:
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the chocolate chips.

Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, peppermint extract, and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Beat in melted chips and food color. Frost cookies; sprinkle with peppermint candies. (I used a pastry bag with a large round tip to pipe the frosting on top- very pretty!)

Peanut Butter Creme filled Chocolate Chip Cookies

All I can say is that these are chewey- chocolatey -peanut buttery -heaven! My family LOVED them!

Cookies:

2/3 cup butter

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

2/3 cup chocolate chips

1 1/2 cups flour

Cream together butter & sugars. Beat in egg, vanilla, baking soda, & salt. Stir in chocolate chips and flour. Drop spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes or until slightly golden. Cool on wire rack.

Peanut Butter Creme Filling:

1 cup creamy peanut butter

1/4 cup butter, softened

3 TBS sour cream

1 tsp vanilla

2 cups powdered sugar

Cream together until smooth. Spread peanut butter creme on half of the cookies. Top with remaining cookies to make sandwiches. Gobble them up with a tall glass of milk!

Yummy Gingerbread Cookies

I love these cookies! They are soft and chewey- unlike most gingerbread. I like to dress them up by pressing different small candies (such as candy corns and the like) into the center just after they come out of the oven. Happy Holidays!Ingredients:
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 3/4 cup white sugar, divided
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses*
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 TBS cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
2 3/4 cup flour

Cream together butter and 1 cup of sugar. Beat in egg, molasses, vanilla, ginger, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda. Stir in flour until well combined. Roll dough into balls. Roll balls in remaining 3/4 cup sugar and place on ungreased cookie sheet (I usually line my cookie sheets with parchment paper). Gently press down the middle of the balls to flatten the tops just a bit. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes (for small balls) or 12-15 minutes (for large balls). Cool on wire racks. They should be very soft in the middle when they first come out of the oven but they will set up when they cool.

*To make measuring molasses a little easier (and less messy) try warming your molasses in the microwave for 20-30 seconds; but be careful not to burn it- you just need it to be warm. Then it will pour out really easily into your measuring cup.

Sugar Cookies

Grandma’s Sugar Cookies

1 cup shortening
2 eggs
5 cups flour ***
1 t. salt
2 cups sugar
1 t. vanilla
1 t. soda
1 cup butter milk
1/4 + tsp ground nutmeg



Cream together shortening and sugar.  Beat in eggs and vanilla.  Add the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk, mixing well.  Rolls out on floured surface and cut in shapes.  Bake at 350° for 9 to 11 minutes.

*** Add extra flour for right consistency for rolling out cookies.

Cream Cheese Frosting

2 3-ounce packages of cream cheese
½ cup softened margarine or butter
2 teaspoons vanilla (or any other extract flavor)
4 ½ to 4 ¾ cups powdered sugar
1/4- 1/2 tsp salt

Beat together cream cheese and margarine or butter, and vanilla till light and fluffy.  Gradually add 2 cups powdered sugar, beating well.  Beat in enough remaining powdered sugar to make frosting of spreading consistency.

Dove Tempting Double Chocolate Cookies

Dove Tempting Double Chocolate Cookies

*prep time 25 minutes

Bakes time- 10-12 minutes

Difficulty- easy

Makes 24 cookies

1 bag DOVE PROMISES milk chocolate

1 cup (you can buy a bar if its 8 oz or a bag and just use 8 oz) DOVE PROMISES Dark Chocolate

1/4 cup butter

1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 eggs

1 cup flour

1 tsp almond extract (we used orange extract and it was EXCELLENT)

1/4 tsp baking powder

1. Coarsly chop the DOVE PROMISES Milk chocolate and melt in either in a bowl on top of a double boiler or in the microwave for 1- 1 1/2 minutes.

2. Stir the chocolate until smooth. Add the sugar, butter, eggs and almond (or orange) extract.

3. Stir in the flour and baking powder

4. Add 1 cup chopped DOVE PROMISES Dark Chocolate (not melted, just coarsely chopped)

5. Drop heaping tablespoons of batter on an ungreased cookie sheet

6. Bake in preheated oven at 350* for 10 to 12 minutes

7. Cool on the cookie sheet

Shortbread Cookies

Ingredients:

2 cups butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
Stir in vanilla (and food coloring if desired); add flour and mix well.
Put through cookie press and form cookies onto baking sheets.
*Bake for 10 - 12 minutes.

Oreo Cookies

These are a new favorite!!!!!

Oreo Cookies:
2 pkg's cake mix (any chocolate, I liked using Devils Food Cake)
1 cup oil
4 eggs
Mix and roll into balls, place on baking sheet. Bake at 375 * for 10 minutes.

Filling:
1 pkg 8 oz cream cheese
4 c powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
(to add some color try dying the filling!) Here I have it dyed light green for Easter.

Once cookies have cooled, add filling! This simple recipe is delicious!!!

Monster cookies & Banana cookies

Monster Cookies
3 eggs 1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter 2 tsp. baking soda
2 cups brown sugar 1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cup peanut butter 4 1/2 cups oatmeal
1 cup chocolate chips 1 cup M&M’s
Cream butter, sugars, baking soda, eggs, and vanilla. Add peanut butter, beat until smooth. Add remaining ingredients, mix well. Drop onto greased cookie sheet & bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven while center still appears doughy. Cool completely.


Banana Cookies
2 1/2 cups sugar 4 1/2 cups flour
1 1/3 cups shortening 4 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. vanilla 1/2 tsp. baking soda
4 eggs 1 tsp. salt
2 cups mashed bananas 1 pkg. chocolate chips
Mix and drop onto greased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.