Sugar Cookies

These are delicious!

1 c. butter
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3 c. flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 c. sour cream

Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and vanilla

Combine all dry ingredients in separate bowl, then add to butter mixture.

Mix well and add sour cream very last

Chill overnight or at least 4 hours.

Cut cookies with cookie cutters

Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 8-11 minutes.

T o a s t e d C o c o n u t L i m e C o o k i e s

Cookies

· 1c Unsalted Butter Softened
· 1 1/4c Sugar
· 3/4c Powdered sugar
· 2/4c Vegetable Oil
· 2Tbsp cream
· 2 Eggs Room Temperature
· 1/2Tsp Cream of Tarter
· 1 1/2Tsp Salt
· 2c Unsweetened Coconut
· 5 1/2c Flour
Frosting
· 6c Powdered Sugar
· 6Tbsp Unsalted butter softened
· 4Tbsp Lime Juice
· 10Tbsp Cream
· 1/2Tsp vanilla extract
· 1 1/2Tbsp Lime Zest + more for topping (I would purchase 7-9 limes)

Directions
· Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
· While oven is heating, toast the coconut. On medium heat, place the coconut in a large saucepan or skillet so it covers the bottom of the pan. Using a wooden spoon, stir the coconut around as it begins to brown. Keep stirring until the coconut is a nice even golden brown. Remove from heat and pour the coconut into a bowl. Divide in half. One cup will go into the batter and one cup will be used for the topping.
· In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time beating well between each one. Add the oil and cream and mix until it’s all combined.
· In a separate bowl, mix the baking soda, cream of tarter, salt, 1 cup of the toasted coconut and flour. Whisk together. Turn the mixer on low and gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet. The dough will be very thick and will not be very sticky like a traditional cookie dough.
· Roll dough into large golf sized balls. Place evenly on a cookie sheet. Approx, 3 across. Pour some sugar onto a plate. Using a dish cloth, lightly wet the bottom of the glass, just so when pressed into the sugar, the sugar will stick to it. Take the sugared glass and press down to flatten the cookies and give them a rough edge. Repeat dipping the glass every other cookie (you will not need to re-wet the glass once you start pressing the cookies.
· Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes. Once done, remove from the oven. Let cool on the pan for a few minutes then remove and place onto a wire rack.
For the Frosting
· In a stand mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment or a strong hand mixer, combine the powdered sugar, butter (make sure it really is soft so it will blend in), lime juice, cream and vanilla. Add in lime zest.

· Frost the cookies once they have cooled and sprinkle with the extra toasted coconut and lime.

No Bake Cookies

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups rolled oats

Bring the first 4 ingredients to a full rolling boil stirring the whole time.  Remove immediately from heat.  Stir in peanut butter and vanilla.  Stir in rolled oats, mix well.  Drop by teaspoonful on wax paper, to cool and set.

Pumpkin Spice Cookies

1 spice cake mix
1 pkg. chocolate chips
1 egg
1 15oz can pumpkin
1 tsp. pumkin spice

Preheat oven to 350*.  Mix ingredients together.  Grease cookie sheet.  Bake for 10-12 minutes.  Remove from oven and place on cooling rack.  Enjoy!

Caramel-Stuffed Snickerdoodles

Jsee sent this recipe to me. They are super easy, but yummy!   http://www.the-baker-chick.com

Caramel Stuffed Snickerdoodles

Makes 4 dozen cookies

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Ingredients

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter

1/2 cup pure vegetable shortening

1 3/4 cups sugar, plus more if needed

2 tablespoons ground cinnamon, plus more if needed

2 large eggs

48 soft caramel candies or Rolos unwrapped

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, with one rack in top third and one rack in bottom third of oven. Line baking sheets with Silpat baking mats or parchment paper; set aside.

Sift together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine butter, shortening, and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl. Add eggs, and beat to combine. Add dry ingredients, and beat to combine.

In a small bowl, combine remaining 1/4 cup sugar and the ground cinnamon. Use a small (1 1/4-ounce) ice-cream scoop to form balls of the dough. Break the ball into two and place the caramel into the middle. Form one large ball and roll in cinnamon sugar. (I had a problem with the caramel coming out the bottom once cooked. Make sure you have enough dough around the caramel.) Place about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake until the cookies are set in center and begin to crack (they will not brown), about 10 minutes, rotating the baking sheets after 5 minutes. Transfer the sheets to a wire rack to cool about 5 minutes before transferring the cookies to the rack. Store in an airtight container up to 1 week.  Warm in the microwave for about 10 seconds afterwards to soften caramel again.