Chocolate Chip Cookies

B made these and they were the best we've ever made (he's ever made?)

from here

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
3 cups all-purprose flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp hot water
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
1 cup walnuts (didn't use)

Preheat oven to 350. Cream together the butter and sugars until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt. Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and nuts. Drop by large spoonfuls.

Bake about 10 minutes.

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

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These are the best chocolate chip cookies I've ever made….I think…

2 1/4 cups all-purporse flour (add 1/4 to 1/2 for fluffier cookie)
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter at room temp (used earth balance)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 large eggs, room temp
2 cups chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 375.

2. Mix dry ingredients.

3. Cream butter and sugars. Add vanilla and eggs one at a time.

3. add dry ingredients to wet.

4. mix in chocolate chips.

Optional refrigerate dough (I didn't) for 30 mins - 1 hour.

Bake 9-12 minutes.

Soft Sugar Cookies

2/3 c. shortening
2/3 c. butter (I use all shortening to cut the dairy out)
1 1/2 c. white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/3 c. granulated sugar for decoration (optional)

Preheat oven to 350.

In a medium bowl, cream the butter, shortening, and sugar. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt, stir into the creamed mixture until the dough comes together. Roll dough into walnut sized balled and roll the balls into sugar. Place them on an unprepared cookie sheet about 2 inches apart -- flatten if you want and adjust cooking time. They were good as is though!

Bake 10 to 12 minutes in preheated oven until bottom is light brown. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies (from here)

Notes: I might never make another cookie again.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 (12-ounce) bag semisweet chocolate chips, or chunks
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon fine salt

Directions

Evenly position 2 racks in the middle of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F. (on convection setting if you have it.) Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone sheets. (If you only have 1 baking sheet, let it cool completely between batches.)

Put the butter in a microwave safe bowl, cover and microwave on medium power until melted. (Alternatively melt in a small saucepan.) Cool slightly. Whisk the sugars, eggs, butter and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth.

Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt in another bowl. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients with a wooden spoon; take care not to over mix. Stir in the chocolate chips or chunks.

Scoop heaping tablespoons of the dough onto the prepared pans. Wet hands slightly and roll the dough into balls. Space the cookies about 2-inches apart on the pans. Bake, until golden, but still soft in the center, 12 to 16 minutes, depending on how chewy or crunchy you like your cookies. Transfer hot cookies with a spatula to a rack to cool. Serve.

Store cookies in a tightly sealed container for up to 5 days.

Megan's Cream Pie Cookies(from Megan Hebdon)

(from Megan Hebdon) - These were incredibly delicious

The cookies were:
2 Devil's Food cake mixes
5 eggs
1 cup oil
extra flour
some water (1/4-1/3 cup)

Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.  

The frosting is:

6 oz. secret ingredient (:)
1/2 cup plus 2-3 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
powdered sugar
1 small container marshmallow fluff

Beat secret ingredient, butter, and vanilla.  Add powdered sugar until desired consistency.  Add marshmallow fluff.  Pipe in between cookies.

Molasses Cookies from Shayla Asay

Molasses Cookies from Shayla Asay

Notes: These were so good!

3/4 c. butter
1 c. brown sugar
1 egg
1/4 c. molasses
2 1/4 c. flour
2 t. baking soda
1/4 t. salt
1/2 t. cloves
1 t. cinnamon
1 t. ginger

Mix first four ingredients. Add dry ingredients. Dough should be fluffy and "rollable". Shayla always adds more flour a little at a time. Roll in 1" balls and roll in sugar (she uses Sugar in the "raw" for crunch).

Bake at 350 for 7 to 8 minutes.