Chocolate Chip Cookies!!

Yesterday I felt like making something really simple so I decided I'd whip up a quick batch of chocolate chip cookies!  This recipe is so good!  I'd have to say these are the best chocolate chip cookies I've ever had!  OK here's the ingredients!! :)




INGREDIENTS:
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
 1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups Nestle Toll House semi-sweet chocolate chips
Optional: Chopped nuts (I didn't put the nuts in)




Directions:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.  Beat the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in a large electric mixer until creamy.  Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.  Gradually beat in flour mixture.  Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.  Drop by the rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until they are golden brown.  Cool on the baking sheets for 2 minutes.  Remove to wire racks to cool completely.


These go great with a cold glass of milk!  Enjoy!! :)


Thanks
Alyssa :)

Irresistible Peanut Butter Cookies!

I got this recipe from  http://www.foodnetwork.com/.  This recipe is so good and the cookies are really soft and chewy!  OK, here's the recipe!

INGREDIENTS:

3/4 cup Jif Creamy peanut butter

1/2 stick all vegetable shortening (I used butter, it's so much more healthy!)

1 1/4 firmly packed brown sugar

3 tablespoons milk

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 large egg

1 3/4 cup all purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.  Combine peanut butter, butter, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in a large bowl.  Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until well blended.  Add the egg. Beat until just blended.

Combine the flour, baking soda and salt.  Add to the creamed mixture at low speed.  Mix until just blended.  Drop by rounded tablespoonful 2 inched apart onto a greased baking sheet.  Flatten in a crisscrossed pattern with a fork.

Bake the cookies for 7 to 8 minutes, or until set and just beginning to brown.  Cool for 2 minutes on a baking sheet.  Remove the cookies to a cooling rack so they can be cooled completely.

These cookies go great with a glass of milk!!  Enjoy!

Thanks

Alyssa :)

Pumpkin Cookies with Cinnamon Icing

I found this great recipe on a cooking blog called http://livlifetoo.blogspot.com/, I love her blog I check it almost every day and get new ideas and awesome recipes!  These Pumpkin cookies are really soft, chewy and moist! Anyway here's the recipe! :)

1/2 cup of whole wheat flour
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice (if you don't have pumpkin pie spice, just mix together some cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg it's the same thing!)
1/2 cup of butter, softened
1 1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract


Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Combine the flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in a bowl.  Mix well.
In another bowl beat the pumpkin pie spice, butter, and sugar together with a mixer until creamy.  Add the pumpkin puree, egg, and vanilla extract and mix until well combined.  Slowly add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture until just combined.
Drop by the spoonful onto the baking sheet.  Place into the oven and bake for 15 minutes.  Cool on a wire rack.
Cinnamon Icing:
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups powdered sugar (I put 1 in, I don't like glazes or frosting's too sweet!)
3-4 tbsp milk
1 tbsp melted butter


Combine all of the ingredients together in a bowl and mix thoroughly.  Place the cookies on the wire rack over waxed paper.  Spoon the icing over the top of each cookie and spread around until covered.  Goes great with an ice cold glass of milk!  Enjoy!


Thanks
Alyssa :)