Firefighter’s Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

July 5, 2006 | Posted by Allison as Cookie Recipes at 1:00 pm | Comments »

Firefighter Cookie chocolate Chip recipe.jpg Get out your favorite chocolate chip cookies & get ready for this Firefighter’s Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe! Cook up the Wild Rice Casserole & tempt them with these wonderful treats!

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/8 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
6 (1.4 ounce) bars chocolate covered English toffee, chopped

What’s next:

Go ahead & preheat oven to 350 degrees F, or 175 C.

In a medium bowl- combine the flour, salt & baking soda.

In a large bowl- cream the butter and sugars. Mix until smooth. Add the vanilla and the eggs and beat well. Gradually add the flour mixture until well combined.

Stir in the chocolate chips and chopped candy bars. Mix until combined.

Drop spoonfuls of dough onto un-greased baking sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Immediately remove the cookies from the sheet and let them cool on racks.

Eat well & Laugh often!

Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies Recipe from Weight Watchers

June 22, 2006 | Posted by Allison as Weight Watchers Recipe & Handy Info, Cookie Recipes at 2:09 pm | (2) Comments »

Sugar Cookies.jpg Now that we can make cookies look wonderful with those Linzer cookie cutter sets, let make those wonderful babies with this terrific Weight Watchers recipe for Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies! Enjoy, they are a true treat!

Cookie Ingredients:

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
4 teaspoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon anise extract or almond extract
2/3 cup butter
1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
Powdered Sugar Icing — optional
Small multicolor decorative candies or
colored sugar — optional

Powdered Sugar Icing Ingredients:

1 cup sifted powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Milk or orange juice
Few drops food coloring — optional

What’s Next:

STIR together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl; set aside.

STIR together eggs, milk, vanilla, and anise or almond extract in a small bowl; set aside.

BEAT butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium
speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar, and beat till fluffy. Alternately add flour mixture and egg mixture to sugar mixture, beating till combined (the dough may be a bit sticky). Wrap dough in waxed paper or clear plastic wrap. Chill dough for 2 to 24 hours or till firm enough to handle.

ROLL dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/8- to 1/4-inch thickness. Using cookie cutters, cut into desired shapes, re-rolling trimmings as necessary. Arrange cutouts about 1 inch apart on an un-greased cookie sheet.

Bake in a 375 degree oven for 5 to 7 minutes or till the edges are
firm and light brown. Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Decorate with Powdered Sugar Icing and decorative candies or colored sugar, if desired. Makes 72 cookies.

Eat well & Cookie often!

Weigh Wacthers Weekend Recipe- Chocolate Chip Cookies

June 2, 2006 | Posted by Allison as Weight Watchers Recipe & Handy Info, Cookie Recipes, Dessert Recipes at 11:42 am | Comments »

Weight Watchers Cookies Recipe.jpg If zucchini cake isn’t your thing, then you must delve into this delicious Weight Watchers Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe. At just 2 POINTS, you won’t feel guilty as the sweet chocolate melts on your lips!

Ingredients:

2 sprays cooking spray
2/3 cup light cream cheese, at room temperature
1/3 cup unpacked brown sugar
1/3 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup whole-grain wheat flour
1/2 cup all-purpose flour, unbleached
1/4 tsp table salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 Tbsp fat-free skim milk
6 oz mini chocolate chips

What’s Next:

Go ahead & preheat your oven to 375 F, or 195 C.

Coat 2 cookie sheets with cooking stray or cover with parchment paper.

In a large bowl- beat cream cheese and both sugars with an electric mixer until sugar is fully mixed. Add egg and vanilla. Beat until blended.

In a medium bowl- combine both flours, salt & baking soda.

Add half the flour mixture to the cream cheese mixture; beat until well incorporated. Add milk and remaining flour mixture; beat until fully blended and then fold in chips.

Drop heaping teaspoons of dough onto prepared cookie sheet and press dough down with dampened fingers to form about 1-inch raw cookies. Make sure to leave at least an inch between each cookie. Bake cookies until slightly golden on top, about 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool on cookie sheet for 1 to 2 minutes; remove to a wire rack and cool completely. Yields 1 cookie per serving.

Eat well & Laugh often!

Albert Einstein Birthday Party Pfeffernusse Cookies

March 14, 2006 | Posted by Allison as Cookie Recipes at 12:56 pm | Comments »

pfeffernusse cookies.jpg Celebrating Albert Einstein’s birthday just got yummier with these Pfeffernusse cookies! A traditional German cookie the pfeffernusse, or “peppernuts”, get their name from a stiff dose of black pepper in the dough. Make them small so you can pop them into your mouth one at a time.
Ingredients:

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 cup butter — softened

1 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup dark molasses

1 large egg

powdered sugar

What’s Next:

Go ahead and grease your cookie sheet.

In large bowl- place flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, salt, cloves, cardamom and pepper; stir to combine.

In separate large bowl- beat butter and sugar with electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses and egg. Gradually add flour mixture. Beat at low speed until dough forms.

Go ahead and preheat your oven to 350 F, 175 C

Form dough into a disc; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, 30 minutes or up to 3 days.

Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Place balls 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown.

Remove cookies with spatula to wire racks; dust with sifted powdered sugar. Cool completely. Store tightly covered at room temperature or freeze up to 3 months. This recipe for Pfeffernusse serves/makes 5 dozen.

Enjoy your Albert Einstein’s birthday celebrating while enjoying these fabulous German cookies!

Essen Sie gut und lachen Sie oft.

A Cookie Made in Heaven, Just in Time for Valentine’s Day

February 8, 2006 | Posted by Allison as Cookie Recipes at 2:37 pm | Comments »

The sugar cookie is an open canvas you can paint anything on. For a special Valentine’s Day treat, I like to prescribe these cookies with a healthy dose of mint chocolate chips and shaped into a heart.

Ingredients:

2 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (No imitation, please)
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract (Trust me)
Bag of mint chocolate chips for sprinkling

What’s Next:

Go preheat the oven to 375 and get some romantic music going, what about old blue eyes?

In a small bowl, sifting makes perfect; sift together flour, baking soda & baking powder.

In a large bowl, beat together butter & sugar until uniform. Next, crack that egg & beat in. Add vanilla & lemon extracts.

Add half of flour mixture and blend, once blended add other half.

Get some wax paper out of the cupboard. Lay down a long sheet and sprinkle with flour. Roll out your dough and start cookie-cutting away! Once all the dough has turned heart-shaped, sprinkle mint chocolate chips on top. Place on an un-greased cookie sheet.

Bake 8 - 10 minutes, or until golden.

And voila! Delicious sugar cookies with just a hint of lemon, perfect for any sweetheart. Enjoy!

Eat well & Laugh often!

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