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Cookie Recipe with Smarties

cookieguy — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:36:32 +0000

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups smarties (mashed)
2 cups flour
1 cup butter
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375 F.
Beat butter along with brown and white sugar in a large bowl until smooth. Add the eggs and beat again until smooth.
Add the dry ingredients and start beating while adding the smarties gradually at the end of the process.
Line 2 large baking sheet with parchment paper, then form the dough into balls and bake for about 12 minutes, until golden brown.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 12 minutes
Yield: About 48 cookies

This recipe was submitted by the staff editing Easy Comfort Foods.

Golden Cereal-Nut Clusters

cookieguy — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:08:47 +0000

Ingredients:

1/2 pound vanilla-flavored candy coating
3 cups Golden Grahams® cereal
1/2 cup salted peanuts
1/2 cup miniature marshmallows

Preparation:

Chop candy coating into small pieces; place in heavy 10-inch skillet. Cover and heat over low heat about 5 minutes or until coating is soft; remove from heat. Stir until smooth and creamy.

Stir in cereal until well coated. Stir in peanuts and marshmallows. Drop mixture by rounded tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper, or spread mixture evenly on waxed paper or aluminum foil. Let stand 1 to 2 hours or until completely set.

Pastel Mint Drops

cookieguy — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:34:09 +0000

Pastel Mint Drops Recipe

3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped party mints (pastel mint candies)

Heat oven to 375º. Beat sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in candies.

Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Ice-Cream Sandwich Cookies

cookieguy — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:25:50 +0000

Ice-Cream Sandwich Cookie Recipe

Peanut Butter Cookies — (see peanut butter cookie recipe)
2 cups ice cream (any flavor) — slightly softened
Assorted candies or chopped dry-roasted
peanuts, if desired

Prepare and bake Peanut Butter Cookies; cool completely. For each sandwich, press 1 rounded tablespoon ice cream between the bottoms of 2 cookies. Roll edge of sandwich cookie in candies. Place in rectangular pan.

Freeze uncovered about 1 hour or until firm. Wrap each sandwich cookie in plastic wrap. Store in freezer in plastic freezer bag.

Easy Decorated Gingerbread Cookies

cookieguy — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 01:38:12 +0000

Easy Decorated Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

1 package gingerbread cake and cookie
mix
1/4 cup hot water
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons butter or margarine — melted
Sugar
1 tub Rich & Creamy vanilla
ready-to-spread frosting
Miniature chocolate chips, raisins, cut-up gumdrops, colored sugar, miniature marshmallows, red cinnamon candies, shredded coconut, chocolate shot or shoestring licorice — if desired

Preparation:

Heat oven to 375º. Mix gingerbread mix, hot water, flour and butter in
medium bowl with spoon until dough forms.

Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press bottom of glass into dough to grease, then dip into sugar; press on shaped dough to flatten to 2 1/2 inches in diameter.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are firm (do not overbake). Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Frost with frosting. (Cover and refrigerate any remaining frosting.) Decorate as desired with chocolate chips and candies.