Pretty Sure My Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies

Mix together until fluffy
2 cubes butter, softened
2 cups brown sugar
2 cups white sugar

Add:
2 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs
2 tsp. Baking Soda
2 tsp. Salt
6 cups flour

Add chocolate chips

Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes

Chocolate Almond Filled Cookies

These were really good, but next time I am going to try a different variation.  I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE German Chocolate Cake with Coconut Icing.  Next time, I am going to make these cookies with a German chocolate cake mix, make the German Chocolate Frosting Recipe and fill with a dollup of that.  Yum.  I can’t wait to try them.

Ingredients:
3/4 cups roasted and salted almonds
1 1/2 cups coconut
1/2 cup Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk
2 pkg. Ready to Bake refrigerated sugar cookie dough
2/3 cup baking cocoa
2/3 cup milk chocolate chips (good kind)

Directions:
Chop almonds in a bowl.  Stir in coconut and milk until well blended.  Refrigerate until ready to use.  Mix the cookie dough with the cocoa until well combined.  Use extra cocoa on your counter to prevent dough from sticking and roll out the doll until thin.  Cut the dough into circles, using some sort of cutter (I use the top of a cup).  Place a dollup of almond, coconut mixture on the middle of one circle of dough.  Take another circle of dough and place on top, pressing down the edges.  Repeat until you have used all the dough.

Bake 10 minutes at 350.  When cooled, melt chocolate chips in a ziploc bag (in 25 second increments).  Cut a small hole in the end and drizzle over the cookies.  Allow to cool.  Serve.

Thick, Chewy Oatmeal Craisin Cookies

This dough is great chilled and sliced the next day to bake fresh.

Ingredients:
1 stick butter, softened
2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup raisins or craisins
1/2 cup walnuts or pecans, optional

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, egg and vanilla until smooth. Add all the dry ingredients and stir just until blended.  Add craisins and nuts and mix lightly.

Drop by rounded spoonfuls on a greased cookie pan and bake at 350 for 10 minutes.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Mix together until fluffy
2 cubes butter, softened
2 cups brown sugar
2 cups white sugar

Add:
2 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs
2 tsp. Baking Soda
2 tsp. Salt
6 cups flour

Add chocolate chips

Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes

Easy Lemon Cookies

Sydnee wanted to make individually wrapped cookies to sale at her school classes Economics Fair tomorrow. We googled and found this really easy cake mix cookie recipe for lemon cookies. They are really moist and soft. I got the thumbs up from my lemon taster (thanks Liz), so here is the recipe. Ingredients:
1 lemon cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil
1 tsp. lemon extract
1/4 cup powdered sugar

Mix all the ingredients, EXCEPT the powdered sugar. Shape the cookies and roll in the powdered sugar. Bake at 350 for 6-9 minutes. They will seem gooey when you take them out. Allow to cool on the cookie sheet before removing.