I don’t know why all of a sudden I wanted shortbread cookies. It might have been after watching Barefoot Contessa on the Food Network one day. I wanted a cookie that is easy to make, sweet, crunchy and had a nice vanilla taste.  I was also out of eggs which left me few options. After searching for a short period of time, I came across this excellent recipe here. The cookies are everything I wanted in a shortbread cookie. They were crunchy, not too sweet, had a nice vanilla taste and were easy to make. These cookies can be put through a cookie press, made into different shapes with cookie cutters, or just rolled into balls and flattened for little round cookies.  Both times I made these cookies, I dipped them in melted chocolate with some sprinkles. They were a hit for New Years Eve and my kids loved them.

 Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Stir in vanilla; add flour and mix well.
3. Roll out and cut cookie cutters or roll into small balls and flatten for small circle cookies.
4. Bake for 10 – 12 minutes.
5. After cooling, dip in chocolate or candy melts and add desired toppings.

These are my basic chocolate chip cookies that I have been making for years. They come out great each time and even do well as a cookie pie when using a deep dish pizza pan. The recipe is from the Great American Cookie Cookbook (2001). The cookies are sweet, a little crunchy and chewy. They are crunchy coming out of the oven but nice and soft the next day. The cookie pie is excellent too especially for a special occasion. U usually frost the cookie cake

Hershey’s Soft and Chewy Cookies

1 cup (2 sticks) butter

3/4 cup packed light brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup light corn syrup

1 egg

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 package of chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Beat butter and sugars in bowl until fluffy. Add corn syrup, egg and vanilla. Beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt. Gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in chips.

3. Roll in rounded teaspoons and bake for about 10 minutes or until golden brown.

YUM!!!!!!!!!

 

 

These cookies are one of my favorite recipes. The cookies are crispy, sweet and hearty. I also love that the cookies are made out of brown sugar to give them a nice molasses taste. The white chips are a perfect compliment. If you have cinnamon chips or coffee chips those would be great as well.

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients

1 1/2 stick butter softened

1 cup of light brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon of ground all spice

1 large egg

2 cups of flour

2 teaspoons of baking soda

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

1/2 cup of white chocolate chips

Directions

1. Cream brown sugar and butter. Add egg and mix. In a separate bowl mix the dry ingredients. Add flour mixture to butter mixture. Add in vanilla. Fold in chips. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until done.