Cookies: Snowball Pecan Sandies

I made these cookies for a friend. Her mother made these every Christmas and they were my Favourite! They turned out delicious and I hope I made her proud.

 

 

Snowball Recipe:

Yields 2 dozen cookies

2 cups flour
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup pecans, chopped
1 cup icing sugar (for dusting)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

2. Cream butter and sugar together.

3. Add vanilla, salt, flour, and pecans. Mix until dough is formed.

4. Roll into 1 inch balls and place onto a baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.

5. Once completely cooled, coat cookies with icing sugar.

Recipe Adapted from Sprinkle Bakes


~Enjoy~

Dessert: Christmas Jersey Milk Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Love making Christmas Cookies! These cookies can really be made anytime during the year, but in my family they are Christmas cookies. These cookies are amazing. I promise you won't be disappointed.

Recipe:

2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
4 tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups oatmeal
3 bars of Neilson's Jersey Milk




The Oatmeal Cookie recipe has seen better days. The torn page had to be pasted into a book

Directions:

1. Mix wet and dry ingredients separately.

2. Combine ingredients and mix thoroughly.

3. Roll into balls onto a greased cookie sheet.

4. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 375 degrees.

5. While the cookies are still hot and on the cookie sheet, press the the Jersey Milk chocolate squares firmly into the cookies.

 

Great for freezing and storing away until Christmas :)

Dessert: Terribly Delicious Extreme Chocolate Cookies

Looking for any excuse to use sprinkles and eat chocolate, I found this recipe on the dessert blog Sweetapolita. It is fairly simple and other than the bittersweet chocolate, you should have most of these baking supplies in your cupboards. Also it only makes 12 cookies so you can't eat too many :)

Cookie Recipe:

1 1/2 cups bittersweet chocolate, chopped
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup light brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

1. Melt 1 cup of chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan with an inch of hot water (not boiling water).

2. Mix together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.

3. Combine sugar, eggs, and vanilla.

4. Mix all ingredients together in one bowl and add remaining 1/2 cup of chopped chocolate.

5. Bake at 325 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

A poor blogger's version of a double boiler!

Chocolate Glaze:

3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon corn syrup

1. Melt all ingredients in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan filled with an inch of water. Melt until smooth.

2. Dip cooled cookie in chocolate glaze and dip into your choice of sprinkles.

I'd call that  Rick's Dozen because my dad couldn't wait until I sprinkled them.

 Enjoy these chocolate cookies with chocolate milk :)

Dessert: Monster Cookie Dough Dip

Oh My Goodness! This dessert is absolute heaven. It combines my two favourite things: Sweets and Dips! I made this for my sister's party. Everyone loved it. The great part about the recipe is there are no eggs so there is no concern about getting sick.

What can you dip in the cookie dough? Well anything...particular anything salty is a great contrast with the sweet. We had tea cookies, pretzels, and apple slices.

Adapted from: The Girl Who Ate Everything

1 (8 ounce) package of cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup peanut butter
2 cups powdered sugar
3 tbsp. brown sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 cups rolled oats
2/3 cup M&Ms
1 cup milk chocolate chips

1. Cream together cream cheese, butter, and peanut butter.
2. Add powdered sugar, brown sugar, flour, and vanilla.
3. Add oats slowly. If you want a thicker dip add the recommended amount. Add less if a thinner dip is preferred.
4. Add the M&Ms and chocolate chips.
5. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

See more at:

http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2012/05/monster-cookie-dough-dip.html

The first dessert I ever made...

Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe has been in my family for years. I can't recall the exact age I was when I first made them, but I know I was required to use a chair to reach the counter. They're simple. They're easy. And they're delicious.

The Original Recipe

                                                 
What I love about this recipe is that the cookies are extremely moist and soft. I HATE crispy, hard, rock-solid cookies. I know it is a matter of opinion on how you enjoy your cookies so hard cookie-lovers beware. This is not a recipe for you.



Ingredients

Milk Chocolate Chipits are better than semi-sweet chocolate chips :)




Keep the dry and wet ingredients separate.

As a kid, I definitely enjoyed making "sandcastles" with the brown sugar.

Add your wet ingredients to your dry ingredients

Mix ingredients and add chocolate chips

Roll dough into roughly 1 inch balls.

The best thing I ever bought was a cooling rack.
I would definitely recommend one.

Enjoy with a cold glass of milk :)

So here is the recipe:

Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla

Mix ingredients together. Add chocolate chips. Cook for 7-8 minutes. Oven temp. 375 degrees.