Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Step 1:
Mix the following in a large bowl:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla

Step 2:
Slowly add the following to the bowl from Step 1, mixing well:
2 cups flour
2 1/2 cups quick oats
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda

Step 3:
Stir in the following:
12 ounces chocolate chips

Cooking Directions:
Spoon 1 inch balls onto a greased cookie sheet. Cook at 375 degrees for 12 minutes.

Peanut Butter Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup extra chunky peanut butter *
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cup butterscotch chips
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 1/4 cups flour

Method:
Preheat oven to 375 F.
This recipe is best if mixed by hand. Stir together softened butter, peanut butter, and the sugars. Stir in eggs, and vanilla. Add chips and stir.
Combine flour, salt, and baking soda. Stir flour mixture into sugar/butter mixture. Dough may appear slightly crumbly, but will hold its shape when pressed together.
Scoop our walnut size proportions of dough and shape into a ball. Place on un-greased cookie sheet and flatten. Bake 9-12 minutes or until lightly browned on edges. Serve warm with cold milk. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

*Note: Extra chunky peanut butter may be replaced with creamy peanut butter and 1/2 cup chopped peanuts (or, if preferred, leave the chopped nuts out).

Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 cups oatmeal
1 cup butter softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 TBSP vanilla
2 eggs
optional - white chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, or chocolate chips

Directions:
Mix butter and sugars until well blended. Add vanilla and eggs.
Mix in oatmeal.
Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl, then add to butter mixture. Beat just until mixed.

Drop by tablespoons onto a cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden.

This time around, I split the dough into thirds, then rolled the portions into logs (about 2 inches thick) and wrapped them in wax paper. Once the dough was chilled, I sliced the dough into half inch discs, put them on cookie sheet, and baked them.

Honey and Spice Cookies

These are a great Fall cookie!

Cream together:
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup shortening-butter or margarine doesn't substitute well in this recipe
1 egg
1/4 cup Honey
Add:
2 1/4 cup flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves

Mix all ingredients together. roll into cookie sized balls and smoosh with fork. Bake @ 375 for 7-9 minutes.
Yield: about 2 dozen

Monster Cookies

Cream together:
2 cups sugar
2 cups brown sugar
2 sticks butter

Then add and mix well:
6 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 Tbsp. karo syrup
3 1/2 cups peanut butter

then add:
9 cups QUICK oats...(old fashion ones don't work)
4 tsp. baking soda

Stir in 2 cups chocolate chips, 1 cup M&M's and 1 Cup butterschotch chips

Bake @350 for about 8-10 minutes.
Makes 10 Dozen
(I slit recipe in 1/2 when I make it)

Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos
Recipe by OurBestBites.com
1/3 C (3 oz) cream cheese
1/4 C green salsa ( I use Pace brand Salsa Verde)
1T fresh lime juice
1/2 t cumin
1 t chili powder
1/2 t onion powder
1/4 t granulated garlic
3 T chopped cilantro
2 T sliced green onions
2 C shredded cooked chicken (I throw frozen boneless chicken into a crockpot on low with a little pepper, for a couple hours until tender and shreds)
1 C grated pepperjack cheese

small corn tortillas
kosher salt
cooking spray

Heat oven to 425. Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly coat with cooking spray.
Heat cream cheese in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds so it's soft and easy to stir. Add green salsa, lime juice, cumin, chili powder, onion powder and granulated garlic. Stir to combine and then add cilantro and green onions. Add chicken and cheese and combine well.

You can prepare up to this step ahead of time. Just keep the mixture in the fridge.

Work with a few tortillas at a time and heat in the microwave until they are soft enough to roll without cracking. It helps to place them between damp paper towels. Usually 20-30 seconds will do it. If you find yours are cracking when you roll them or come unrolled right away, just try heating them longer and try the paper towel thing.

Place 2-3 T of chicken mixture on the lower third of a tortilla, keeping it about 1/2 inch from the edges.
Then roll it up as tight as you can.

Place seam side down on the baking sheet. Lay all of the taquitos on the baking sheet and make sure they are not touching each other. Spray the tops lightly with cooking spray or an oil mister and sprinkle some kosher salt on top.

Place pan in oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until crisp and the ends start to get golden brown.
Dip 'em in salsa, sour cream, guacamole, or creamy lime-cilantro dressing.

Creamy lime-cilantro dressing
ourbestbites.com
1 pack (1oz) Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix (regular or buttermilk, and ignore directions on the packet)
1C mayo
1/2 C milk (or buttermilk depending on which packet you buy)
1 lime
2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
1/2 C roughly chopped cilantro
1/4 C green salsa (I use Pace brand Salsa Verde)
hot sauce (I leave this out)
- Place milk, mayo, and ranch mix in a blender. Juice the lime in there too, you should get about 2T juice. Toss in the garlic, cilantro and green salsa. Blend 'er up. Sample it and add hot sauce to taste. Make it several hours ahead of time to allow it to thicken

Sour Cream- Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/4 margarine or butter , softened
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c. sour cream
1/4 c. shortening
1 egg
2 1/4 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 pckg milk chocolate morsels

Heat oven to 350. Mix sugar, sour cream, maregarine, shortening, vanilla, and egg in large bowl.Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir in chocolate morsels. Drop dough by rounded and tablesspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until set and just begin to brown. Cool slightly. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack. Makes about 3 1/2 dzn cookies.

Peanut Butter Chip Fudge Cookies

1 box chocolate cake mix
1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. oatmeal
2 eggs
1 c. peanut butter chips

Heat oven to 350. Melt butter until soft.Mix in cake mix, oatmeal, and eggs with beaters until cake mix is wet. Add peanut butter chips. Put on spoon sized balls on cookie sheet. Cook for 7-10 minutes. Let them cool.

Oreos

From my friend Jenny:

1/4 c. water
3/4 c. oil
2 devils food cake mixes
4 eggs
1-2 tub sour cream frosting- depending on how much frositng you want in each cookie.

Mix all ingredients together. You might need to add a little flour. Place equal size dough balls onto cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 8 minues. Cool on Wire racks. Match cookie sized by twos and frost with sour cream frosting. When you frost them, leave the tops of the cookies on the outside.

Cake Mix Chocolate Cookies

1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® devil's food cake mix
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1/4 cup sugar


1. Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, mix cake mix, oil, vanilla and eggs with spoon until dough forms.
2. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls about 2 inches apart.
3. Bake 8-10 minutes or until set*. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Store tightly covered.

*My oven cooks hot, I usually bake them for 8 minutes.

This is a Betty Crocker recipe!

Soft Snickerdoodles

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup margarine
2 large eggs
2 3/4 c flour
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
3 T sugar
4 tsp cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 350'
2. Mix butter, margarine, 1 1/2 cup sugar and eggs thoroughly in a large bowl.
3. Add flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt.
4. Mix together.
5. Chill dough for 10-15 min in the fridge.
6. Mix remaining cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl.
7. Use a medium sized scoop and to scoop dough into sugar mixture, roll around then
place on cookie sheet. I like to gently press my cookie dough ball to flatten it a little bit.
8. Bake 8 min. The cookie is perfect if it has a hint of light brown on the edges. Adjust the time according to your taste. My oven cooks hot!
9. Remove cookies to cooling rack immediately.
Enjoy!

Easy Peanut Butter Cookies

1 c. Chunky Peanut Butter
1 egg
1 c. sugar
hershey kisses

Mix ingredients. Roll into ball (makes about 30). Cook for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. After removing from oven, place a hershey kiss in the middle.

August's Theme!

Hey Everyone!

By a slim margin, we will be sharing

COOKIE recipes this month!

Can't wait to try your favorite cookie!

Thanks! Leah