Easy Cookie Recipes

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.

Better Than Sex Cookie

cookieguy — Sun, 17 May 2009 05:29:55 +0000

Better Than Sex Cookie Recipe:

1 cup butter
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 2/3 cups vanilla baking chips
4 ounces macadamia nuts, chopped

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

In a large mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla extract; beat until light and fluffy.

In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually blend into butter mixture.

Stir in vanilla chips, and macadamia nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake for 9 minutes. (Do not overbake; cookies will be soft. They will puff while baking; flatten upon cooling.) Cool slightly, remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.

Cream Cheese Brownies

cookieguy — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:00:15 +0000

Ingredients:

4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
1 cup butter or margarine
Cream Cheese Filling — (recipe follows)
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts

CREAM CHEESE FILLING

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese — softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 egg

Heat oven to 350º. Grease rectangular pan, 13 × 9 × 2 inches. Melt chocolate and butter over low heat, stirring frequently, until smooth; remove from heat. Cool 5 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare Cream Cheese Filling; set aside.

Beat chocolate mixture, sugar, vanilla and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed 1 minute, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in flour and salt on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat on medium speed 1 minute. Stir in nuts.

Spread half of the batter (about 2 1/2 cups) in pan. Spread Cream Cheese Filling over batter. Carefully spread remaining batter over filling. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely. Cut into 8 rows by 6 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

CREAM CHEESE FILLING:

Beat all ingredients with spoon until smooth.

Coconut Meringue Cookies

cookieguy — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:58:02 +0000

Ingredients:

4 egg whites (1/2 cup)
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups shredded or flaked coconut

Heat oven to 325º. Lightly grease cookie sheet, or cover with baking parchment paper. Beat egg whites in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until foamy. Beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time; continue beating until stiff and glossy (do not underbeat). Stir in salt, vanilla and coconut.

Drop mixture by heaping teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until set and light brown. Cool 5 minutes; carefully remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Cinnamon-Nut Crisps

cookieguy — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:58:00 +0000

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup shortening
2 tablespoons water (2 to 3 tablespoons)
3 tablespoons butter or margarine — softened
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons very finely chopped nuts
Sugar

Heat oven to 375º. Mix flour and 1/2 cup sugar in large bowl. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until particles are size of small peas. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until mixture almost cleans side of bowl.

Roll dough into rectangle, 15 × 10 inches, on lightly floured cloth-covered surface. Spread butter over dough. Mix 2 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon; sprinkle evenly over butter. Sprinkle nuts evenly over sugar mixture. Roll up tightly, beginning at 15-inch side. Pinch edge of dough to seal.

Cut roll into 1/4-inch slices. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.