Cowboy Cookies; A Family Favorite

I stumbled upon this cookie recipe on Pinterest.  I am a sucker for sweet treats and cookies are just the right size for indulging my taste buds. These cookies have a great texture and are sinfully delicious. The recipe whips up quickly and clean up is easy. Cowboy Cookies don't last long around here; that is a family endorsement! Enough said.

Cowboy Cookies

1 1/3 cup four
1 t baking soada
1 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
1 cup oats
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup m&m's
1/2 cup pecan pieces

1/2 cup butter- one stick melted
1 slightly beaten egg
1 t vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl.  Add wet ingredients to dry, incorporate until dough forms. Drop rounded spoonfuls onto cookie sheets.  Bake 12 minutes.  Allow to cool. Transfer into air tight storage container.

*You can use seasonal colored m&m's for added fun too!

Nom, Nom, Nom! 

XO

Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Bliss

Every mommy needs a go to oatmeal raisin cookie recipe.  Look no further, this cookie is chewy and loaded with raisins. If you love a cookie with texture and flavor this one ranks high in both categories!  The only thing better than this cookie, is this cookie and cold milk.

Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp cinnamon

Whisked together and set aside

1 cup butter softened

1 cup sugar

1 cup  firmly packed dark brown sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp pure vanilla

Cream together

3 cups old fashioned oats (no instant)

1 1/2 cup raisins (I mixed golden and regular raisins)

Combine gently

Method: Preheat Oven to 350.  Whisk dry ingredients in a bowl; set aside.  Mix wet ingredients together at low speed, increase speed to cream until fluffy.  Stir in flour mixture and combine gently.  Add oats and raisins until incorporated.   Avoid over mixing. Drop 2 tablespoon scoops of dough onto greased (nonstick spray) cookie sheets. Bake approx. 12 minutes. Cookies should appear golden but a tad moist under cracks.  Allow to sit on sheets for 2 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.  Yields 36 cookies

Easy Cream Cheese Cake Mix Cookie Recipe

Easy Cream Cheese Cake Mix Cookies

This is a really simple way to whip up some sweet treats.  Just 6 ingredients and you are ready to bake a cookie that tastes like a muffin top; no kidding, they really do.

I recently made these for Independence Day.  My mom who is an excellent baker thought they were a hit.  She was amazed at how simple the recipe was especially since they taste so good.

The cookies photographed here were for my husbands staff as a "Happy Monday Sweet Treat!"

               

 Ingredients

1 Box Cake Mix YellowButter Flavor

8 oz Philly Cream Cheese, Room Temp 

1/4 c Butter Room Temp

1 Large Egg

1 Tbs Pure Vanilla

1 1/2 c Milk Chocolate Chips

Method

Preheat Oven to 375.  Cream butter and cream cheese together.  Add egg and vanilla, blend well.  Gradually, stir in cake mix and chocolate chips.  Drop rounded spoonfuls  (I use a medium sized Pampered Chef cookie scooper) onto ungreased baking sheets.  Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly brown.  If using dark cookie sheets, check after 10 minutes.

You may substitute the milk chocolate chips for semisweet chocolate chips or play around with your add ins by using dried fruit or nuts too!

Remember to add this cookie recipe into your sweet treats repertoire. 

Crazy for Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

As a pinaholic (pinterest addict) I kept seeing a pic of cookies that promised to be delicious so I vowed to make them. The pin stated the recipe came from The New Your Times.  I followed the recipe to the letter and I gotta tell ya, they are delicious.


The New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 cups minus 2 tablespoons cake flour
1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/4 tablespoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons course salt
2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter
1 1/4 cups light brown sugar
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/4 pounds of chocolate chips

Method
Sift flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a bowl set aside
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.  Add eggs. Stir in vanilla. Incorporate dry ingredients on low speed until just combined.  Fold in chocolate chips.  Refrigerate 24-36 hours.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Drop rounded cookie dough onto cookie sheets. Bake approx. 12 minutes. Let stand, then move to cooling racks.

Ingredients

Isabella sifting

Michael's protecting the chips and sneaking a few too

Isabella getting a quick taste

Ready to bake

Crazy for Chocolate Chip Cookies

Delicious!