I like to bake cookies for my kids and send them to them in the mail and this is the recipe I like to use. I don't frost them though, the icing gets too smoshed. Just sprinkles. sometimes I put in a can of store bought frosting so they can decorate them themselves.
What is your favorite cookie?
WHITE VELVET CUTOUTS
2 cups butter or margarine, softened
1 pkg. (8 ozs) cream cheese, softened
2 cups sugar
2 egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla extract
4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add sugar, egg yolks and vanilla; mix well. Gradually add flour. Cover and chill 2 hours or until firm.Roll out on a floured surface to 1/4 in.thickness. Cut into 3-in. shapes; place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until set (not browned). Cool 5 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool. YIELD: about 7 dozen.
(that graphic is a book cover for FOOD! illustrated by Mike Pantuso. You can find it on amazon.com if you like)
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This is one of our favorite cookies. My husband is a Huge cookie fan like you Pip. I'd rather have cheese cake or pecan pie or just Solid Chocolate!! LOL!
Title: "Choc-Oat Chip Cookies" by: Nestle
Ingredients:
1-3/4 C. flour
1 t. Baking Soda
1/2 t. Salt (optional)
1-1/4 C. packed Brown Sugar
1 C. (2 sticks) Butter softened
1/2 C. Sugar
2 large Eggs
2 T. Milk
2 t. Vanilla
2-1/2 C. Quick or Old Fashioned Oats (I used Old Fashioned)
2 C. semi sweet Choc. Chips
1 C. chopped Nuts (optional)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375*
Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl; set aside. Beat brown sugar, butter and granulated sugar in large mixing bowl until creamy. Beat in eggs, milk and vanilla; gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in oats, choc. chips and nuts; mix well. Drop by rounded Tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake for 9-10 minutes for chewy cookies or 12-13 minutes for crunchy cookies. Cool on baking sheets for 1 minute before removing...
Number Of Servings: About 4 Dozen
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