Fill Your Cookie Jar With These Homemade Goodies

Fill Your Cookie Jar With These Homemade Goodies Don't we all love a good homemade cookie? Here are so yummy cookie recipes you can use to fill your cookie jar. Your friends and family will love sharing these cookies with you over some good conversation and some milk or hot chocolate! Two favorites are combined in this first cookie - peanuts and chocolate chips! The second recipe is one my grandkids and I call our Worth A Blue Ribbon Recipe. It is a simple cookie that can be used for any occasion when you change the color of the sugar sprinkles to fit the occasion.

PEANUT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp granulated sugar 1/4 cup milk 1 large egg 1 tsp vanilla 1/3 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips 1/4 cup finely chopped peanuts Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together; set aside. In a large mixer bowl beat the peanut butter and butter together on medium speed for a couple of minutes until creamy. Add the brown sugar and the quarter cup of granulated sugar; beat 2 minutes. Beat in the milk, egg, and vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture just until combined. Stir in the mini chips and the peanuts. Cover dough and refrigerate for 15 minutes. Roll 2 teaspoons of dough into a ball for each cookie. Place balls 2-inches apart on the cookie sheets. With a fork, flatten each ball into a 1 1/2-inch round cookie, making a criss-cross pattern on top. Sprinkle a small amount of the remaining tablespoon of sugar over each cookie. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges. Allow to cool on the cookie sheets 1 minute then remove to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: 60 cookies Approximate 50 calories per cookie. WORTH A BLUE RIBBON COOKIES 1 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup whole-wheat flour 1/2 tsp cream of tartar 1/2 tsp baking soda colored sugar sprinkles Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large mixer bowl combine the butter and the confectioners' and granulated sugars together. Beat mixture on medium speed until creamy; scrape down the bowl while beating. Add the egg and vanilla extract and continue to beat until mixture is well combined. Reduce the speed to low and add the two types of flour, cream of tartar, and baking soda beating until the dough forms a ball. Shape dough into balls about an inch in diameter and place about 2-inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Using the bottom of a glass that has been dipped in granulated sugar, press each ball to about an inch and a half in diameter. Sprinkle tops with the colored sugar sprinkles and bake at 375 degrees for 7 to 9 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for around a minute then remove to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: 72 cookies Enjoy! Fill Your Cookie Jar With These Homemade Goodies