16 fabulous butter cookies Recipes

butter, white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, quick-cooking oats, semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional), sugar , set aside

butter, softened, brown sugar, shortening, egg, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, unsweetened cocoa powder, sugar for dusting

fabulous chocolate peanut butter cookies, level 3, unsweetened dutch cocoa, unbleached baking flour, baking soda, salt, semisweet baking chocolate, broken, unsweetened baking chocolate, broken, light brown sugar, chopped peanuts, unsalted butter, eggs, real vanilla, semisweet chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, prepare cookies : preheat oven to 325 degrees., sift together cocoa , flour, baking soda and salt onto a sheet of wax paper. set aside., heat 1 inch of water in the bottom of a double boiler over medium heat. place semisweet and unsweetened baking chocolate in top half of the double boiler. tightly cover the top pan with plastic wrap and heat 12 to 15 minutes. remove from heat and stir chocolate until smooth. keep at room temperature. or, melt in microwave., place brown sugar and butter in the bowl of electric mixer and beat on medium speed 1 minute. scrape down bowl and beat on high speed additional 30 seconds. scrape down bowl. add eggs, 1 at a time, while beating on medium, stopping to scrape down bowl after incorporating each addition., add vanilla and beat on medium 30 seconds. add melted baking chocolate and beat on low 10 seconds more. scrape down bowl and beat additional 30 seconds. add flour mixture and beat on low until thoroughly combined, 20 to 30 seconds. remove bowl from mixer, add chocolate chips and peanut butter chips; mix thoroughly with rubber spatula. add peanuts, place 6 to 8 cookies per baking sheet (each cookie is approximately 2 tsp. put sheets in middle of oven. bake for 18 to 20 minutes, cool cookies on pans 5 to 6 minutes. transfer cookies to wire rack. repeat procedure until all cookies have been baked. cool cookies thoroughly before storing in sealed plastic container., prepare chocolate dipping sauce : heat cream, butter and sugar in saucepan over medium-high heat. when hot, stir to dissolve sugar. bring mixture to boil. place chocolate in stainless steel bowl and pour boiling cream over chocolate. let stand 5 minutes. stir until smooth. cool to room temperature. (dip can be made 3 to 4 days ahead and refrigerated. reheat, stirring. bring to room temperature before using.), put dip in a serving bowl, so guests can dip their cookies in before eating.

chewy , cherry-flavored cranberries and milk chocolate pair up together in a cookie reminiscent of the classic cake., fabulous black forest cookies, milk chocolate morsels, divided use, brown sugar, butter, softened, eggs, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking powder, ocean spray craisins cherry flavor sweetened dried cranberries, pecans or walnuts, coarsely chopped, preheat oven to 350o f., pour 3/4 cup morsels into an uncovered large microwave-safe bowl. set remaining morsels aside ., microwave morsels for 2 minutes on high. stir until chocolate is smooth., stir in brown sugar , butter, eggs and vanilla., add flour and baking powder, mixing until thoroughly combined., stir in remaining morsels , cherry flavor sweetened dried cranberries and pecans., drop by tablespoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet ., bake for 12 minutes or until cookies are puffed and set to the touch. for a firmer cookie for 14 minutes., cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes., transfer to a wire rack and cool completely., recipe and photography provided courtesy of ocean spray cranberries , inc.

all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, white sugar, brown sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla extract, semisweet chocolate chips, candy-coated chocolate pieces, peanut butter chips, honey, ground cinnamon, chopped walnuts

flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, fresh ground nutmeg, butter, softened, sugar, egg, pure vanilla extract, green food coloring (as much as you require ), milk, sugar, candy sprinkles (optional)

whole wheat flour, baking soda, salt, flax seed meal, oats, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, butter (room temperature ), egg whites, chocolate chips

brown sugar , firmly packed, butter, softened, eggs, separated, water, vanilla, all-purpose flour, nuts, finely chopped (used walnuts), salt

oreo cookies, butter or 1/2 cup margarine, french vanilla instant pudding, milk, cream cheese, sugar, cool whip

flour, baking soda, egg whites, margarine, sugar (or substitute like splenda), brown sugar, reduced-fat peanut butter, vanilla, rolled oats

betty crocker sugar cookie mix, butter or 1 cup margarine, softened, almond extract, eggs, cherry pie filling, powdered sugar, milk, almond extract

unsalted butter (soft , i use land o lakes), brown sugar , unpacked, granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, flour, baking soda, salt, semi-sweet chocolate chips

unsalted butter, softened (175g), light brown sugar (160g), granulated sugar (130g), egg, vanilla extract, rolled oats (170g), all-purpose flour (160g), baking soda, baking powder, salt, raisins , if desired (200g)