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Pinwheel Cookies

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  • Mar
  • 12

3 c. Flour ½ tsp. Baking Powder 1 c. Butter, softened 1 1/3 c. Sugar. 2 Eggs, room temperature 2 tsp. Good Vanilla 2 oz. Unsweetened Chocolate Sift together flour & baking powder. Set aside. In a stand mixer, cream together butter & sugar. Add the  eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla. Add flour to […]

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3 c. Flour
½ tsp. Baking Powder
1 c. Butter, softened
1 1/3 c. Sugar.
2 Eggs, room temperature
2 tsp. Good Vanilla
2 oz. Unsweetened Chocolate

Sift together flour & baking powder.
Set aside.
In a stand mixer, cream together butter & sugar.
Add the  eggs one at a time.
Add the vanilla.
Add flour to egg mixture & blend well.
Remove half the dough from the bowl.
Add chocolate to the dough left in the bowl & blend well.
Form both into a 4”x4” block & wrap in plastic wrap.
Chill 15 – 30 minutes.
Cut each block into 4 equal pieces.
Place ¼ of the chocolate dough between 2 pieces of parchment paper.
Tap lightly with a rolling pin.
Roll out the dough into a  6x7x¼ inch block (measure with a ruler).
Repeat with the vanilla dough but make the block 6x6x¼ inch.
Preheat oven to 350°.
Carefully place the vanilla on top of the chocolate leaving a small edge at one end.
Fold the edge over onto the vanilla dough.
Roll the dough closed and seal the ending edge by pressing lightly.
Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill 15 minutes, turning the dough every 5 minutes.
Roll the dough in course sugar & slice into ½” slices.
Place on a cookie sheet and bake 9 – 11 minutes.

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Tantallons

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  • Dec
  • 8

These delicious shortbread style cookies were my grandmothers favorite. I love making them around the holidays. 2 sticks Butter, softened 2 c. Flour 1¼ c. Powdered Sugar 1/2 c. Brown Sugar, lightly packed 1 tsp. Vanilla 1 tsp. Baking Powder ¼ tsp. Salt Preheat oven to 350. Sift together flour, powdered sugar, baking powder and salt. […]

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These delicious shortbread style cookies were my grandmothers favorite. I love making them around the holidays.

2 sticks Butter, softened
2 c. Flour
1¼ c. Powdered Sugar
1/2 c. Brown Sugar, lightly packed
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 tsp. Baking Powder
¼ tsp. Salt

Preheat oven to 350.
Sift together flour, powdered sugar, baking powder and salt.
Set aside.
With an electric mixer, beat softened butter until creamy. 
Beat in flour mixture until well blended. 
Stir in vanilla & brown sugar. 
Press into a non-greased 13 x 9 baking dish. 
Using a fork, lightly run lengthwise and widthwise across top of dough. 
Bake 25 minutes (or until golden brown).  Let cool 15 minutes. 
Cut into bars and cool completely.

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GF Peanut Butter Cookies

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  • Jun
  • 5

This recipe is from Claire Robinson’s “5 Ingredient Fix” & they are delicious! 1 c. All Natural Peanut Butter 1 tsp Vanilla Extract Pinch of Salt 1 c. Sugar 1 Egg, beaten Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together all ingredients. Drop by small scoop fulls onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Press to top of […]

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This recipe is from Claire Robinson’s “5 Ingredient Fix” & they are delicious!

1 c. All Natural Peanut Butter
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Pinch of Salt
1 c. Sugar
1 Egg, beaten

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix together all ingredients.
Drop by small scoop fulls onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
Press to top of each cookie with a fork.
Bake 10 minutes.

 

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Nutty Reeses Cookie Cups

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  • Apr
  • 18

1 pkg. Pillsbury White Chocolate Chunk Cookie Dough 1 pkg. Mini Reeses Peanut Butter Cups 1 (6.5 oz.) jar Macadamia Nuts or Peanuts Foil Baking Cups, with flat bottoms Preheat oven to 350. In a food processor, coarsely chop 1 c. nuts & set aside. Place baking cups on a cookie sheet. Fill the bottom of each […]

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1 pkg. Pillsbury White Chocolate Chunk Cookie Dough
1 pkg. Mini Reeses Peanut Butter Cups
1 (6.5 oz.) jar Macadamia Nuts or Peanuts
Foil Baking Cups, with flat bottoms

Preheat oven to 350.

In a food processor, coarsely chop 1 c. nuts & set aside.
Place baking cups on a cookie sheet.
Fill the bottom of each cup w/ 1 tsp. crushed nuts then 1 Tbs. cookie dough.
Bake exactly 9 minutes.
While cookies are baking, remove all wrapping from Reeses Peanut Butter Cups (1 Reeses per cookie).
Remove cookies from oven and immediately press Reeses  into the center of cookie.
Cool completely before serving.

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