jkath
Hospitality Queen
Here are some of the recipes from my cookie exchange party I had on the 15th. I've transferred these from the general chat page, in case you hadn't seen them...
LeAnne's No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Goodies
(they taste like Reese's!)
1 cup butter or margarine
4 cups powdered sugar
2 cups peanut butter
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs, finely crushed
12 oz bag semi sweet chocolate chips
Melt butter or margarine in microwave. Remove and stir in powdered sugar, peanut butter and graham cracker crumbs. Spread mixture in a 9X13 pan. Pat down evenly.
Melt chocolate chips in microwave. (Be sure to check often while melting, and stir frequently). Spread melted chips over peanut butter mixture. Refrigerate for 1/2 hour.
Cut into 24 squares.
Kathryn's Yummy Chocolate Squares
In a saucepan, melt:
1/2 c. butter
1/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. chocolate chips
Drop in, but don't cook:
1 egg, beaten
Remove from stove. Mix in:
2 c. crushed graham crackers
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
Mix well, and then press into a greased 9 x 13" pan.
Refrigerate.
In a separate bowl, mix together:
1/2 c. soft margarine
3 Tbsp. milk
3 Tbsp. instant vanilla pudding
3+ c. powdered sugar
Mix together until it is a soft, spreadable consistency.
Layer over the refrigerated graham cracker mixture.
Refrigerate.
In a saucepan, melt:
1/4 c. margarine or butter
1-1/2 c. chocolate chips
Pour over pudding mixture.
Refrigerate 1 hour.
Cut into small bite-size squares.
*Note: If you like mint, try replacing 1/2 the
chocolate chips with chopped up mint candies.
(York Bites, Andes, After Eight, etc.)
Darlene's Rocky Road Cookies
1-1/4 c. flour
1/2 c. butter
1/4 c. lt. brown sugar, packed
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg
1/2 c. chopped nuts
1/2 c. raisins
1/2 c. butterscotch morsels
1/2 c. milk chocolate morsels
1/2 to 3/4 c. mini marshmallows
Put first 7 ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer at low speed until well blended, scraping bowl from time to time. Stir in nuts, raisins, butterscotch and chocolate morsels.
Grease large baking sheets; drop cookie dough by heaping tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart. Bake in a preheated 375* oven for 10 minutes.
Remove cookie sheets from oven; press 2 or 3 miniature marshmallows onto each cookie. Bake cookies 2 minutes longer, or until marshmallows are slightly melted and are sticking to the cookies.
Remove cookies to racks to cool completely. Store in tightly covered container for up to 1 week. Yield: 2 dozen
Natalie's Almond Toffee Bars
3/4 c. butter or margarine, softened
3/4 c. packed brown sugar
1-1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. salt
1 pkg. (6 ounces) semi-sweet real chocolate pieces
3/4 cup Chopped Almonds, toasted
Preheat oven to 350*. Cream butter and sugar; blend in flour. Add extracts and salt,
mixing well. Spread in bottom of ungreased 13x9x2" baking pan. Bake in 350* oven for
15-20 minutes or until deep golden brown. Remove from oven and sprinkle with chocolate pieces. When chocolate has melted, spread evenly; sprinkle with almonds.
Cut into bars.
Let cool.
Makes 40 bars
Clare's Mint-Chocolate Clusters
1 c. semisweet chocolate chips
1 tsp. mint extract
1/2 cup pecan pieces
2/3 cup Cheerios
1/3 cup M&Ms minis
(or raisins)
Microwave chocolate chips in a bowl on high power until melted, about 2 minutes.
Stir in remaining ingredients.
Using a teaspoon,
drop 1-1/2 inch pieces
on wax paper. Cool.
Yield: 2 dozen pieces.
Dawn's Gooey Cherry Bars
2-1/3 c. flour
1 (10oz.) jar maraschino cherries, drained, juice reserved
1/3 c. white sugar
3/4 c. butter, softened
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
1 c. brown sugar
2-1/2 c. powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 tbsp. butter
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
Preheat oven to 350*. Lightly grease a 9x13" baking dish. In a medium bowl, mix flour, white sugar & 3/4 c. butter until crumbly. Press into prepared pan. Bake 12-15 minutes, till light brown. In a food processor, combine eggs, brown sugar, vanilla & baking powder & process until smooth. Pour in cherries & walnuts & pulse until just chopped & incorporated, but not pulverized. Pour over crust. Bake 25 min, until center is set.
To frost, cream together powdered sugar with
2 Tbsp. butter & 4 Tbsp. cherry juice until fluffy.
Cut into bars.
Yield: 36 bars
Joani's Hazelnut Toasties
(this is the recipe I used, but since they are so
tiny, I made 24 dozen instead - about 6x the recipe)
1/2 c. shelled hazelnuts (2oz)
1/4 c. +2 Tbsp. sugar
3/4 + 2 Tbsp. flour
1 stick (1/2 c.) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350*.
Toast hazelnuts in a shallow baking pan until fragrant & skins begin to loosen, 6 - 10 minutes. Rub nuts in a kitchen towel to remove any loose skins & cool to room temp. Pulse nuts & 1/4 c. sugar in a food processor until nuts are finely ground, then add flour & a pinch of salt, pulsing until combined. Add butter & pulse until dough just forms a ball. Divide dough in half, then roll dough on a work surface lightly dusted with sugar & flour into two 11" logs, each about 1" wide. Chill wrapped in plastic wrap, 1 hour. Cut logs crosswise into 1/2" slices & arrange rounds 2" apart on baking sheets. Bake, 1 sheet at a time, until bottom edges just begin to turn pale golden, 12 - 15 min, Place remaining 3 Tbsp. sugar in a small dish & dip tops of cookies in it, then cool sugared cookies on a rack.
ough can be chilled up to 12 hours or frozen, wrapped well
in plastic wrap, up to 1 month. (Thaw before cutting & baking)
* Cookies keep in an airtight container at room temp. 2 weeks
Debbie's 1-2-3 Peanut Butter Cookies
(these are delish!)
Stir together:
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet and criss cross with fork.
Bake at 375* for 12 to 16 minutes depending on size of cookie until golden brown.
Let stand a couple minutes on cookie sheet
before removing so cookies can "firm up".
Rebecca's Butter Horns
(* Do not double recipe! *)
Cut 1/2 lb. butter or margarine with 2 cups flour.
Add 1 egg yolk and 3/4 cup sour cream.
Shape into 4 balls, sprinkle balls with flour.
Wrap each ball in wax paper & chill 5 hours or overnight.
In bowl combine 1 cup sugar, 3/4 cup chopped nuts,
& 1 tsp cinnamon.
Roll out one ball into 1/8 inch thick circle.
Sprinkle with 1/4 of mixture & cut into 12 wedges
(like pizza)
Roll each wedge (like a croissant).
Place on slightly greased cookie sheet.
Bake @ 375* for 20 minutes or till light brown.
Eat UP!
Jeanie's Peanut Butter Kisses
1 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
1 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. peanut butter
2 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
Hershey's Kisses (opt)
Cream together shortening, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, & vanilla. Mix in peanut butter. In separate bowl mix flour, soda, & salt. Stir flour mixture into peanut butter mixture. Drop by big teaspoons full onto cookie sheet. Criss-cross with fork dipped in sugar. For Hershey kiss variation, press a kiss into cookie rather than criss-crossing with fork. Bake @ 325* for 10 to 12 min. Let cool 3-5 minutes, transfer to wire rack.
Jennifer's Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
1 c. canned pumpkin
1 c. sugar
1 3/4 c. rolled oats
1 egg (beaten)
1-1/2 c. flour
3/4 c. shortening
1 c. raisins
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
Preheat oven to 400*. In a mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Add and mix shortening. Stir until mixture is crumbly. Stir in egg, pumpkin, oats & raisins. Drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake fifteen minutes or until done.
Linda's Chocolate Cinnamon Snaps
1-1/4 c. granulated sugar, divided
1/2 c. firmly packed lt. brn. sugar
1-1/2 sticks butter, softened
2/3 c. chocolate chips, melted
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. cinnamon, divided
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
Place 1 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar butter in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add melted chocolate, egg and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl; mix well. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture; beat on low speed until moistened. Cover dough with plastic wrap; chill until firm, at least 3 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350*. Coat baking sheets with cooking spray. Combine remaining granulated sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Shape dough into 1" balls. Roll balls in sugar mixture; place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Bake cookies until set, 10-12 min. Cool on baking sheets 1 min. Remove from baking sheets; place on wire racks to cool. Makes 5 dozen cookies.
Careth's Molasses Cookies
3/4 cup margarine
2 tsp. soda
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp ginger
1/4 cup dark molasses
1/2 tsp. cloves
1 egg
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
Melt margarine over low heat; cool. Add sugar, molasses and egg; beat well. Sift together flour,
soda, cloves, ginger, salt and cinnamon. Add to first mixture. Mix well and chill. Form in 1 inch balls and roll in granulated sugar. Place
on greased cookie sheet 2" apart. Bake 8-10 min. at 375*.
*These look beautiful when you dip half of each cookie in melted white chocolate!!!
(*NOTE: some recipes' ingreds seem out of place, as I had them typed/tabbed, so sorry about that! But all ingreds are correctly listed)
LeAnne's No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Goodies
(they taste like Reese's!)
1 cup butter or margarine
4 cups powdered sugar
2 cups peanut butter
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs, finely crushed
12 oz bag semi sweet chocolate chips
Melt butter or margarine in microwave. Remove and stir in powdered sugar, peanut butter and graham cracker crumbs. Spread mixture in a 9X13 pan. Pat down evenly.
Melt chocolate chips in microwave. (Be sure to check often while melting, and stir frequently). Spread melted chips over peanut butter mixture. Refrigerate for 1/2 hour.
Cut into 24 squares.
Kathryn's Yummy Chocolate Squares
In a saucepan, melt:
1/2 c. butter
1/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. chocolate chips
Drop in, but don't cook:
1 egg, beaten
Remove from stove. Mix in:
2 c. crushed graham crackers
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
Mix well, and then press into a greased 9 x 13" pan.
Refrigerate.
In a separate bowl, mix together:
1/2 c. soft margarine
3 Tbsp. milk
3 Tbsp. instant vanilla pudding
3+ c. powdered sugar
Mix together until it is a soft, spreadable consistency.
Layer over the refrigerated graham cracker mixture.
Refrigerate.
In a saucepan, melt:
1/4 c. margarine or butter
1-1/2 c. chocolate chips
Pour over pudding mixture.
Refrigerate 1 hour.
Cut into small bite-size squares.
*Note: If you like mint, try replacing 1/2 the
chocolate chips with chopped up mint candies.
(York Bites, Andes, After Eight, etc.)
Darlene's Rocky Road Cookies
1-1/4 c. flour
1/2 c. butter
1/4 c. lt. brown sugar, packed
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg
1/2 c. chopped nuts
1/2 c. raisins
1/2 c. butterscotch morsels
1/2 c. milk chocolate morsels
1/2 to 3/4 c. mini marshmallows
Put first 7 ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer at low speed until well blended, scraping bowl from time to time. Stir in nuts, raisins, butterscotch and chocolate morsels.
Grease large baking sheets; drop cookie dough by heaping tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart. Bake in a preheated 375* oven for 10 minutes.
Remove cookie sheets from oven; press 2 or 3 miniature marshmallows onto each cookie. Bake cookies 2 minutes longer, or until marshmallows are slightly melted and are sticking to the cookies.
Remove cookies to racks to cool completely. Store in tightly covered container for up to 1 week. Yield: 2 dozen
Natalie's Almond Toffee Bars
3/4 c. butter or margarine, softened
3/4 c. packed brown sugar
1-1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. salt
1 pkg. (6 ounces) semi-sweet real chocolate pieces
3/4 cup Chopped Almonds, toasted
Preheat oven to 350*. Cream butter and sugar; blend in flour. Add extracts and salt,
mixing well. Spread in bottom of ungreased 13x9x2" baking pan. Bake in 350* oven for
15-20 minutes or until deep golden brown. Remove from oven and sprinkle with chocolate pieces. When chocolate has melted, spread evenly; sprinkle with almonds.
Cut into bars.
Let cool.
Makes 40 bars
Clare's Mint-Chocolate Clusters
1 c. semisweet chocolate chips
1 tsp. mint extract
1/2 cup pecan pieces
2/3 cup Cheerios
1/3 cup M&Ms minis
(or raisins)
Microwave chocolate chips in a bowl on high power until melted, about 2 minutes.
Stir in remaining ingredients.
Using a teaspoon,
drop 1-1/2 inch pieces
on wax paper. Cool.
Yield: 2 dozen pieces.
Dawn's Gooey Cherry Bars
2-1/3 c. flour
1 (10oz.) jar maraschino cherries, drained, juice reserved
1/3 c. white sugar
3/4 c. butter, softened
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
1 c. brown sugar
2-1/2 c. powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 tbsp. butter
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
Preheat oven to 350*. Lightly grease a 9x13" baking dish. In a medium bowl, mix flour, white sugar & 3/4 c. butter until crumbly. Press into prepared pan. Bake 12-15 minutes, till light brown. In a food processor, combine eggs, brown sugar, vanilla & baking powder & process until smooth. Pour in cherries & walnuts & pulse until just chopped & incorporated, but not pulverized. Pour over crust. Bake 25 min, until center is set.
To frost, cream together powdered sugar with
2 Tbsp. butter & 4 Tbsp. cherry juice until fluffy.
Cut into bars.
Yield: 36 bars
Joani's Hazelnut Toasties
(this is the recipe I used, but since they are so
tiny, I made 24 dozen instead - about 6x the recipe)
1/2 c. shelled hazelnuts (2oz)
1/4 c. +2 Tbsp. sugar
3/4 + 2 Tbsp. flour
1 stick (1/2 c.) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350*.
Toast hazelnuts in a shallow baking pan until fragrant & skins begin to loosen, 6 - 10 minutes. Rub nuts in a kitchen towel to remove any loose skins & cool to room temp. Pulse nuts & 1/4 c. sugar in a food processor until nuts are finely ground, then add flour & a pinch of salt, pulsing until combined. Add butter & pulse until dough just forms a ball. Divide dough in half, then roll dough on a work surface lightly dusted with sugar & flour into two 11" logs, each about 1" wide. Chill wrapped in plastic wrap, 1 hour. Cut logs crosswise into 1/2" slices & arrange rounds 2" apart on baking sheets. Bake, 1 sheet at a time, until bottom edges just begin to turn pale golden, 12 - 15 min, Place remaining 3 Tbsp. sugar in a small dish & dip tops of cookies in it, then cool sugared cookies on a rack.
ough can be chilled up to 12 hours or frozen, wrapped well
in plastic wrap, up to 1 month. (Thaw before cutting & baking)
* Cookies keep in an airtight container at room temp. 2 weeks
Debbie's 1-2-3 Peanut Butter Cookies
(these are delish!)
Stir together:
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet and criss cross with fork.
Bake at 375* for 12 to 16 minutes depending on size of cookie until golden brown.
Let stand a couple minutes on cookie sheet
before removing so cookies can "firm up".
Rebecca's Butter Horns
(* Do not double recipe! *)
Cut 1/2 lb. butter or margarine with 2 cups flour.
Add 1 egg yolk and 3/4 cup sour cream.
Shape into 4 balls, sprinkle balls with flour.
Wrap each ball in wax paper & chill 5 hours or overnight.
In bowl combine 1 cup sugar, 3/4 cup chopped nuts,
& 1 tsp cinnamon.
Roll out one ball into 1/8 inch thick circle.
Sprinkle with 1/4 of mixture & cut into 12 wedges
(like pizza)
Roll each wedge (like a croissant).
Place on slightly greased cookie sheet.
Bake @ 375* for 20 minutes or till light brown.
Eat UP!
Jeanie's Peanut Butter Kisses
1 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
1 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. peanut butter
2 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
Hershey's Kisses (opt)
Cream together shortening, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, & vanilla. Mix in peanut butter. In separate bowl mix flour, soda, & salt. Stir flour mixture into peanut butter mixture. Drop by big teaspoons full onto cookie sheet. Criss-cross with fork dipped in sugar. For Hershey kiss variation, press a kiss into cookie rather than criss-crossing with fork. Bake @ 325* for 10 to 12 min. Let cool 3-5 minutes, transfer to wire rack.
Jennifer's Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
1 c. canned pumpkin
1 c. sugar
1 3/4 c. rolled oats
1 egg (beaten)
1-1/2 c. flour
3/4 c. shortening
1 c. raisins
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
Preheat oven to 400*. In a mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Add and mix shortening. Stir until mixture is crumbly. Stir in egg, pumpkin, oats & raisins. Drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake fifteen minutes or until done.
Linda's Chocolate Cinnamon Snaps
1-1/4 c. granulated sugar, divided
1/2 c. firmly packed lt. brn. sugar
1-1/2 sticks butter, softened
2/3 c. chocolate chips, melted
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. cinnamon, divided
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
Place 1 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar butter in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add melted chocolate, egg and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl; mix well. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture; beat on low speed until moistened. Cover dough with plastic wrap; chill until firm, at least 3 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350*. Coat baking sheets with cooking spray. Combine remaining granulated sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Shape dough into 1" balls. Roll balls in sugar mixture; place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Bake cookies until set, 10-12 min. Cool on baking sheets 1 min. Remove from baking sheets; place on wire racks to cool. Makes 5 dozen cookies.
Careth's Molasses Cookies
3/4 cup margarine
2 tsp. soda
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp ginger
1/4 cup dark molasses
1/2 tsp. cloves
1 egg
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
Melt margarine over low heat; cool. Add sugar, molasses and egg; beat well. Sift together flour,
soda, cloves, ginger, salt and cinnamon. Add to first mixture. Mix well and chill. Form in 1 inch balls and roll in granulated sugar. Place
on greased cookie sheet 2" apart. Bake 8-10 min. at 375*.
*These look beautiful when you dip half of each cookie in melted white chocolate!!!
(*NOTE: some recipes' ingreds seem out of place, as I had them typed/tabbed, so sorry about that! But all ingreds are correctly listed)