Cookies and Brownies

[Esther]

How about cookies and brownies here

[Esther]

Pressing On

Tri-Level Brownies

1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
1/2 cup unbleached flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 baking soda
1/4 t. salt
6 T butter, melted

3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 square (1 oz) unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
1 egg
2/3 cup unbleached flour
1/4 t. baking powder
1/4 t. salt
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup chopped nuts (pecans) I always skip this part!

1 square (1 oz) unsweetened chocolate
2 T. butter
1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 t. real vanilla - no imitation
1/3 to 1/2 cups chopped pecans

Stir together first 5 ingredients. Pat into 11x7x1 1/2- inch baking pan. Bake in 350 oven for 10 minutes. Cool.

Mix granulated sugar, 1/4 cup butter and 1 square melted chocolate. Add egg; beat well. Stir together the 2/3 cup flour, baking powder, and 1/4 t. salt. Add to chocolate mixture alternately with a mixture of milk and the 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in chopped nuts (I omit). Spread over baked layer. Bake in 350 oven for 25 minutes or till done. Cool.

To make frosting, melt 1 square chocolate and 2 Tablespoons butter over low heat; stir constantly. Remove from heat; stir in powdered sugar and the 1 teaspoon vanilla. blend in enough hot water (about 2 Tablespoons) to make an almost pourable consistency. Frost brownies. Top with pecans (I mix them into the frosting). Cut into bars. Makes 16 brownies.

[Esther]

Blubayou

Every year a group of my friends get together for a cookie swap. Got any good cookie recipes? Here is the one I used last year. It was a big hit.
It is festive looking and yummy.

Craisin Crumbles

1 stick butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup self-rising flour
1/2 bag white chocolate chips
2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups Craisins ( dried cranberries)
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Beat butter and sugars in a large bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy.

2. Mix in flour.

3. Stir in white chocolate chunks, pecans, and dried cranberries.

4. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls, 1 1/2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool for 2 to 3 minutes; remove from cookie sheets and cool and wire racks. Store in tightly covered container.

[Esther]

QueenEsther

Cowboys Cookies.....my favorite!!!!

Indgredients:

2 cp flour 2 eggs
½ tsp baking powder 1 cp shortening
1 tsp soda 1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp salt 6 oz of choc chips
1 cp sugar 6 oz of butterscotch chips
1 cp brown sugar
2 cps quick oats

Directions:
Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, brown sugar, and oats in a bowl. And then add in the eggs and vanilla and stir. Add in the shortening and then mix with hands and then mix in the chip morsels with hands.

Bake @ 350 for 8-10 minutes

[Esther]

rcraig


Good Sugar Cookies

3/4 bup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 t. vanilla
3 cups flour
3/4 t. salt
1/2 t. soda
1/2 T. baking powder

Cream butter, add sugar gradually, add eggs one at a time. Mix well. Add flavoring to sour cream. Sift together flour and dry ingredients. Add cream.

Can be dropped by spoon or rolled out and cut.

Chill. Bake 10-12 minutes - frost!

[Esther]

rcraig

Mrs. Fields Butter Cookies - my son does computer work for her and she sent this - - thought we'd share! She's the sweetest woman!


debbi's holiday butter cookies

From: Debbie Fields Rose
RE: RECIPES

PREHEAT OVEN TO 325 DEGREES

2 CUPS ALL PURPOSE FLOUR
1/4 TEASPOON SALT
3/4 UNSALTED BUTTER – 1 ½ STICKS OF BUTTER
3/4 GRANULATED SUGAR
1 LARGE EGG
1 TEASPOON PURE VANILLA EXTRACT

COLORED SUGARS, ICINGS AND EDIBLE FUN DECORATIONS, LIKE M&M’S

YIELD 3 DOZEN COOKIES

1. IN A MEDIUM BOWL COMBINE THE FLOUR AND SALT WITH A WIRE WHISK, WHISK, WHISK, WHISK!

2. IN A LARGE MIXING BOWL CREAM THE BUTTER AND SUGAR WITH AN ELECTRIC MIXER ON MEDIUM SPEED, SCRAPE SIDES AND BOTTOM OF BOWL WITH RUBBER SPATULA

3. ADD THE EGG AND VANILLA AND BEAT UNTIL WELL MIXED, SCRAPE DOWN THE SIDES OF THE BOWL

4. ADD FLOUR MIXTURE, BLEND ON LOW SPEED UNTIL JUST COMBINED. DO NOT OVERMIX. USING YOUR SPATULA SCRAPE BOTTOM AND SIDES OF BOWL.

5. GATHER BOWL IN A BALL*. FLATTEN THE BALL, COVER WITH PLASTIC AND FLATTEN TO LOOK LIKE A DISC OR PANCAKE. * IT IS EASIER TO WRAP THE DOUGH IN PLASTIC AND THEN FLATTEN INTO A DISC. PLACE IN THE FRIG FOR 1 HOUR OR FREEZER FOR 15 MINUTES OR UNTIL FIRM.

6. ON A FLOURED SURFACE, ROLL OUT DOUGH TO A 1/4 INCH THICKNESS. USING YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY COOKIE CUTTERS, CUT DOUGH INTO DESIRED SHAPES AND PLACE ON UNGREASED LIGHT COLORED COOKIE SHEETS. DECORATE WITH COLORED SUGARS, SPRINKLES, CHIPS, CANDIES, EDIBLE DECORATIONS PRIOR TO BAKING

7. BAKE FOR 13 TO 15 MINUTES, BEING CAREFUL NOT TO BROWN. IMMEDIATELY TRANSFER COOKIES WITH A SPATULA TO A COOL, FLAT SURFACE. ONCE COOL, YOU CAN USE YOUR FAVORITE ICINGS TO CREATE FUN FACES AND DESIGNS.

8. THESE COOKIES ARE SO BUTTERY AND FUN TO MAKE WITH THE FAMILY…LET YOUR IMAGINATION RUN WILD…. AFTER ALL, IT IS EDIBLE ART! IF YOU PLAN TO SHIP THESE COOKIES I RECOMMEND THAT YOU ROLL OUT THE DOUGH A LITTLE THICKER THEN 1/4 OF AND INCH AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE CAREFULLY WRAPPED SO ALL THE SUGARS AND ICINGS STAY INTACT.

WHAT YOU NEED – EQUIPMENT
ELECTRIC MIXER
LIGHT COOKIE SHEETS
ROLLING PIN
WIRE WHISK
RUBBER SPATULA
PLASTIC WRAP
2 MIXING BOWLS – 1 MEDIUM, 1 LARGE
COOKIE CUTTERS
METAL SPATULA


DFR

[Esther]

Pecan Cookies

1 White Cake Mix
1/2 Cup Oil
2 Tablespoon Water
2 Eggs
1 Cup Chopped Pecans

Directions

Preheat Oven To 350. Blend Cake Mix With Oil, Water And Eggs Until Thoroughly Mixed. Add Pecans. Drop By Teaspoonful On Greased Cookie Sheet. Bake 10 Minutes Or Until Golden Brown.

[Esther]

rcraig

Strawberry Pizza
9/5/96

2 cups flour
2 sticks butter, melted
1/2 cup powdered sugar

Mix together and press into a pizza pan or jelly roll pan. Bake 15 minutes at 350°. Cool.

Blend together:

1 8oz. package cream cheese
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 can Eagle Brand condensed milk

Spread over crust. Layer with cut-up strawberries (1 qt. or 2 qts. )

Topping:
3/4 cup water
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3/4 cup sugar
Cook low heat until clear. Add: 1/2 small box strawberry Jello. Cool. Pour over top of strawberries.

Top with whipping cream.

[rgcraig]

Guys, these cookies are AWESOME!!!!

My daughter has been making them and I made them this week. They get a 10 rating from me!



CINNAMON BUN COOKIES
www.RecipeGirl.com

VANILLA COOKIE DOUGH
½ cup (2 ounces) powdered sugar
¾ cup (1½ sticks, 6 ounces) unsalted butter
½ tsp salt
1½ tsp vanilla extract
1½ cups (6¼ ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour

MIDDLE:
1 large egg white
1 Tbs water
¼ cup granulated sugar
1½ tsp ground cinnamon

ICING:
½ cup powdered sugar
2 Tbs heavy whipping cream
½ tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp ground cinnamon

1. Prepare dough: In a medium-sized mixing bowl, cream together the sugar, butter, salt and vanilla. Add the flour, stirring to make a cohesive dough. Flatten the dough into a disk, wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate until you’re ready to use it.

2. Roll the dough: Transfer chilled dough to a lightly floured piece of parchment or waxed paper. Roll it into a 9×12-inch rectangle. In a small bowl, whisk together egg white and water until foamy. Brush onto rolled out dough. In another small bowl, whisk together sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle it evenly over the dough. Starting with a long edge, carefully roll the dough into a log, sealing the edge (if dough sticks to parchment, gently use a metal spatula to guide it off of the paper). Wrap in plastic wrap or parchment, and freeze until firm.

3. Bake the cookies: Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease (or line with parchment) two cookie sheets. Remove the dough from the freezer and unwrap it. Using a sharp knife, gently cut it into ½-inch slices. Transfer them to the prepared baking sheets. Bake the cookies for 12 to 15 minutes, until they’re a light golden brown. Remove them from the oven and transfer to a rack to cool.

4. Ice the cookies: Sift or strain the powdered sugar into a medium-sized bowl to remove any lumps. Whisk the cream into the sugar to make a smooth icing. Drizzle or spread icing onto cookies (or serve alongside in a bowl for dipping).

Yield: 2 dozen cookies

Read more: http://www.recipegirl.com/2008/12/11...#ixzz0OjLyuC4j

[Esther]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Guys, these cookies are AWESOME!!!!

My daughter has been making them and I made them this week. They get a 10 rating from me!



CINNAMON BUN COOKIES
www.RecipeGirl.com

VANILLA COOKIE DOUGH
½ cup (2 ounces) powdered sugar
¾ cup (1½ sticks, 6 ounces) unsalted butter
½ tsp salt
1½ tsp vanilla extract
1½ cups (6¼ ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour

MIDDLE:
1 large egg white
1 Tbs water
¼ cup granulated sugar
1½ tsp ground cinnamon

ICING:
½ cup powdered sugar
2 Tbs heavy whipping cream
½ tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp ground cinnamon

1. Prepare dough: In a medium-sized mixing bowl, cream together the sugar, butter, salt and vanilla. Add the flour, stirring to make a cohesive dough. Flatten the dough into a disk, wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate until you’re ready to use it.

2. Roll the dough: Transfer chilled dough to a lightly floured piece of parchment or waxed paper. Roll it into a 9×12-inch rectangle. In a small bowl, whisk together egg white and water until foamy. Brush onto rolled out dough. In another small bowl, whisk together sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle it evenly over the dough. Starting with a long edge, carefully roll the dough into a log, sealing the edge (if dough sticks to parchment, gently use a metal spatula to guide it off of the paper). Wrap in plastic wrap or parchment, and freeze until firm.

3. Bake the cookies: Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease (or line with parchment) two cookie sheets. Remove the dough from the freezer and unwrap it. Using a sharp knife, gently cut it into ½-inch slices. Transfer them to the prepared baking sheets. Bake the cookies for 12 to 15 minutes, until they’re a light golden brown. Remove them from the oven and transfer to a rack to cool.

4. Ice the cookies: Sift or strain the powdered sugar into a medium-sized bowl to remove any lumps. Whisk the cream into the sugar to make a smooth icing. Drizzle or spread icing onto cookies (or serve alongside in a bowl for dipping).

Yield: 2 dozen cookies

Read more: http://www.recipegirl.com/2008/12/11...#ixzz0OjLyuC4j

They look great!