World's Best Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

It's true!! These really are the BEST! Recipe from The Idea Room.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/2 c. butter, softened
  
• 1/2 c. Peanut Butter
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1/2 c. Brown sugar
• 1/2 t. baking soda
• 1/2 t. baking powder
• 1 egg
• 1/2 t. vanilla
• 1 1/4 c. flour
• 1/2-1 T. milk
  
• 1/2 - 1 c. Semi-sweet Chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS: Add all to the mixer from top of list to bottom!

1. Mix the butter and peanut butter.
2. Cream in the sugars, baking soda and baking powder.
   
3. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
4. Add the flour in slowly until combined.
5. Stir in the milk in the end to make the dough moist and creamy.
   
6. Fold in the chocolate chips.
   
7. Chill dough in the fridge for 1 hour.
8. Spoon dough onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375* for 7-9 minutes.

* Seriously SO GOOD. I have made these frozen as well. Just form the dough into balls and place on a cookie sheet. Once they are frozen you can put them in a zip lock bag. When ready to bake just bake them for a few minutes longer then the regular bake time. I baked them frozen for 11 minutes in my oven.

ENJOY :)

Monster Cookies

I got this recipe from Pioneer Women. Man, her recipes never disappoint! Another awesome cookie recipe to add to my collection. :) My kids loved helping me make these "monster" cookies. It's a good one to let them help since there is a little of everything for them to dump in!

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 sticks Butter (salted) Softened
• 1/2 c. Sugar
• 1-1/2 c. Brown Sugar, Packed
• 2 lrg. Eggs
• 1 T. Vanilla
  
• 1-1/2 c. Flour
• 1/2 t. Baking Soda
• 1 t. Baking Powder
• 2 t. Salt
• 1-1/2 c. Oats (either Quick Or Regular)
• 1/2 c. M & M's (more To Taste)
• 1/2 c. Pecans, Chopped (more To Taste)
• 3/4 c. Chocolate Chips (milk Or Semi-sweet)
• 1/2 c. Peanut Butter Chips
• 2-1/4 c. Rice Krispies cereal
  

DIRECTIONS:

1. Cream butter with sugars until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and beat.

2. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add to mixing bowl and mix till combined. After that, add in remaining ingredients in whatever quantity you prefer. Add more nuts if you'd like, or more M & M's, more peanut butter chips or chocolate chips.

3. Add Rice Crispies at the very end, mixing until just combined. Do not overmix!

4. Scoop into balls of dough onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375* for 12 minutes or until golden brown, then allow to cool on a rack.

*Crunchy, chewy and delicious! I'm gonna omit 1 t. salt next time because it was extra salty, but that is the only thing I will change. Great recipe!!

Smartie Cookies

My sugar cookie & icing recipe is HERE. Perfect sugar cookie. Just be sure to chill the dough for at least an hour, so that it is easy to work with. I usually roll the dough into a log and wrap it in saran wrap to chill overnight in the fridge.

I made these cookies for each of my twins preschool classes for all the smarties in their class. My boys loved putting the smarties on and counting as they went to be sure they all had 6 smarties each. The smarties actually taste really good on this cookie. Makes for cute "sprinkles" too.

Chocolate Nutella Cookies

Today I was eating my favorite SNYDER pretzels and then decided to try it dipped in Nutella. It was GOOD! I'm sure you all gathered by now that I LOVE cookies. So I got to thinking I HAVE to make a Nutella Pretzel cookie. I found a good looking recipe HERE. No egg, weird, but it worked! Tastes like a brownie!! Crazy good.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 1/4 c. flour
• 1 t. baking powder
• 1/2 t. salt
• 2/3 c. cocoa powder
• 1/2 c. (1 stick) butter
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1/2 c. brown sugar
• 1 1/2 t. vanilla
• 1/2 t. hazelnut extract *I just used 2 t. vanilla
• 1/3 c. Nutella
• 1/3 c. milk

DIRECTIONS:

1. Combine flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder. Set aside.
2. Cream butter and sugars.
3. Blend in extract and Nutella spread until smooth.
4. Mix in HALF of the dry ingredients.
   
5. Stir in the milk until combined.
6. Then add in the remaining dry ingredients.
7. Chill dough for at least 15 minutes. *I chilled the dough for a few hours.
8. Bake @ 325 for 10-12 minutes.
   

*I wanted to play with the cookies a bit. So I tried out different toppings for the cookie. It was fun! Check it out below....

FYI- The chocolate candies and pretzels were topped immediately after the cookie came out of the oven. NOT before.

1. Plain cookie dough (chilled)
2. Course chopped pretzels
3. Rolo in the middle
4. chopped pretzels inside
   
5. Semi-sweet chocolate chips
6. chopped pecans + Semi-sweet chocolate chips
7. whole pretzel in middle
8. Rolo in middle + finely chopped pretzel on top
   
9. Craisens... My 5 yr. old requested this one. He LOVED it!
10. Peanut butter Chips
11. Ball rolled in sugar + topped with Hershey Kiss
12. Ball rolled in chopped pecans + topped with Hershey Kiss
13. Topped with Reese's Peanut Butter cup

14. Also plain, but most brownie like.
I thought this one was interesting because I didn't expect it to turn out this way. The dough was soft and no longer cold when I put it in the oven. I baked it an extra couple minutes longer than the other cookies. Perfect-o.

Although I wanted to, I didn't try them all! I just really don't want to gain 50 pounds over night, so I had #8 the Rolo with pretzel on top. It was fantastic! Brownie like cookie with caramel in the middle and crunchy salted pretzels on top. WINNER! I also had a bite of the #14... couldn't resist it. Totally had the same texture and taste as a brownie. YUM.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Wow. These are yuuuuummy! I got the recipe HERE. I made a couple small changes to the recipe. My suggestions are at the bottom.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1½ c. + 2T flour
• 6 T. cocoa pwd.
  
• ½ t. baking soda
• ½ t. salt
• ¾ stick (6T) Butter
  
• ¼ c. + 2T creamy peanut butter
• ½ c. sugar
• ½ c. brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 t. vanilla
  
• 2 T. milk
• 2 c. frozen Reese's peanut butter cups, coarsely chopped. Save 1/2 c. for top.
  

DIRECTIONS:

1. Mix the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
   
2. Cream the butter, peanut butter and sugars in a mixer until fluffy.
3. Blend in the egg, vanilla and milk until smooth.
4. On low speed mix in the flour mixture until just combined.
5. Fold in 1 1/2 c. peanut butter cups.
6. Roll into ball and press some chopped peanut butter cups on top.
   
7. Bake @ 350* for 12-14 minutes. *Took my cookies 8-10 minutes. Do not over bake them! You want to take them out when they are still slightly soft.
   

*I chilled the dough overnight. I did not add the 1 1/2 c. peanut butter cups to the dough. Instead I added 1/2 c. semi sweet chips and 1/2 c. peanut butter chips. Baked the cookies and then immediately topped them with chopped Rolos and chopped Reese's peanut butter cups. YUM.

Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies

This is one tasty cookie! Recipe found HERE.

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 c. flour
• 1 t. baking soda
• 2 t. cinnamon
• 3/4 t. ground ginger
• 1/4 t. ground cloves
• 1/4 t. nutmeg
• 1/2 t. salt
• 1 c. butter
• 1 c. brown sugar
• 1 c. sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 t. vanilla
• 1 c. pumpkin puree
• 1 1/2 c. oats
• 1 c. White chocolate chips
• 1 c. Dried Cranberries

DIRECTIONS:

1. Combine flour, baking soda, spices and salt. Set aside.
2. Cream in a mixer the butter and sugars. 3 minutes til fluffy.
3. Blend in the egg, vanilla and pumpkin puree.
4. Add in the dry ingredients just until combined.
   
5. Stir in the oats, chips and cranberries.
6. Bake @ 350* for 12-14 minutes. I found mine were done around 10 minutes.
   

* You may not have this issue, but the dough was very wet. I added in a few extra tablespoons of flour. I also did half white chips and half semi-sweet chips.... because I love chocolate.

* I chilled the dough for an hour.... longer would have been better, but I just couldn't wait any longer! It's great to chill the dough prior to baking for better consistency and it keeps the cookies from spreading when baking. These cookies seemed to brown quickly on the bottom, so I moved them up to a higher rack in the oven.

I used fresh pumpkin puree from my freezer stash. Wanna learn how to puree a pumpkin? HERE is my step by step instructions.

The Chewy (Alton Brown's)

Hello perfect chocolate chip cookie.

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 sticks unsalted butter (MELTED)
• 1/4 c. sugar
• 1 1/4 c. Brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 egg YOLK
• 2 T. Milk
• 1 1/2 t. Vanilla
• 2 1/4 c. BREAD flour
• 1 t. salt (I use 1/2 t. when using salted butter)
  
• 1 t. Baking soda
• 2 c. Chocolate Chips (I use 1 1/2)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Combine sugars and butter on med speed.
2. Add in the eggs, milk and vanilla.
3. Combine the flour, salt and baking soda. Slowly add to cream mixture until thoroughly combined. Fold in Chocolate chips.
4. CHILL DOUGH with saran wrap pressed against the dough.
   
5. Scoop onto parchment paper lined cookie sheets. 6 big cookies per sheet.
6. Bake @ 375 for 14 minutes.
   

*Definitely CHILL the dough. The longer it's chilled the better! I chilled the dough overnight.

Frosted Lemon Cookies

I love anything lemon and I love cookies. These cookies are made from my parents home grown lemons. yummy! I took these cookies to my parents house and they were devoured in no time. I do have 4 (BIG) little brothers. :) I love them dearly and they ♥ cookies.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 c. Butter
• 1 1/2 c. sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 T. Grated lemon peel
• 1 T. lemon juice
• 1 1/2 t. Cream of Tartar
• 1 t. baking soda
• 1/4 t. salt
• 2 1/2 c. Flour

DIRECTIONS:

1. Combine dry ingredients.
   
2. Cream butter, sugar and eggs.
3. Stir in all other ingredients until mixed.
   
4. Bake on greased cookie sheet at 400* for 6-8 minutes.
   
5. Drizzle with glaze while warm.
   

GLAZE: 2 1/2 c. Powdered sugar, 1/4 c. lemon juice and lemon zest (optional).

Recipe from Highland Hills Stake cookbook.

Mint Chocolate Delight cookies

(Toll House recipe)

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 c. flour
• 2/3 c. cocoa powder
  
• 1 t. baking soda
• 1/2 t. salt
• 1 c. butter, softened
• 2/3 c. sugar
• 2/3 c. brown sugar
• 1 t. vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 c. Dark chocolate & mint chips

DIRECTIONS:

1. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in small bowl.
2. In the mixer beat the butter and sugars until creamed.
3. Add in eggs and vanilla.
   
4. Gradually add in flour mixture.
   
5. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet @325 for 11-13 minutes.
   

*Makes 4 dozen. I half the recipe and add in a splash(1 T) of milk.

Peanut Butter Cookies + Reese's or Kiss

So soft and peanutbutterlicious.
My hubs favorite cookie is a good Ol' Classic crisscross peanut butter cookie. So, I made up a batch today for our 6th anniversary. Woot-woot!!

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 3/4 c. Flour
• 1/2 t. Salt
• 1 t. Baking Soda
• 1/2 c. Butter
• 1/2 c. Sugar
• 1/2. packed Brown Sugar
• 1/2 c. Peanut Butter
  
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 t. Vanilla
• 2 T. Milk

DIRECTIONS:

1. Combine flour, salt and baking soda. Set aside.
2. Cream butter, sugars and peanut butter.
   
3. Beat in the egg, vanilla and milk.
4. Chill dough for 1 hour in fridge. I just let it chill over night.
   
5. Roll into ball. Make the crisscross mark on top and bake @ 375* for 6-7 minutes. Then cool on rack.

OR you can mix it up a bit....

Just roll up a small ball of chilled dough. Bake and then immediately press FROZEN Reese's cup into the peanut butter cookie. Chill in the fridge if the chocolate melts.

I looooove Reese's, so this is my kind of cookie! YUM.

This one is a cute little treat. A good one for the up coming holiday! Just roll a small ball of chilled dough into sugar. Bake and then top with a Hershey's Chocolate Kiss. Chill in fridge.

Grandma Waters Applesauce Cookies

This recipe is a family favorite! Everyone loves these cookies. YUUUUMMY. :) No one can make them just like Grandma does, but this is one great recipe!!

This makes a HUGE batch. I normally half the recipe if I'm not making them for others.

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 c. Applesauce
• 3 c. Sugar
• 1 1/2 c. Shortening
• 3 eggs
• 6 c. flour
• 3 t. baking powder
• 3 t. Cinnamon
• 1 1/2 t. Nutmeg
• 1 1/2 t. gr. Cloves
• 1 1/2 t. Baking Soda
• Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips

DIRECTIONS:

1. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and spices. Set aside.
2. In the blender cream the sugar and shortening. Beat in the eggs and stir in applesauce.
3. Stir flour mixture into cream mixture until combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
4. Bake @ 350 for 12 minutes.
   

* Grandma covers them with a towel when taken out of oven.

*I've also made these using a combo of applesauce & pumpkin puree. YUM.

Sugar Cookies & Icing

This sugar cookie recipe is great!! Tasty and they hold their shape really well. The key is to chill the dough for at least an hour and to keep it chilled while cutting out shapes and baking. I like to make the dough the night before baking to chill it in the fridge over night.

INGREDIENTS:

• 3/4 c. Butter
• 1 c. Sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 t. Vanilla
• 2 1/2 c. Flour
• 1 t. Baking Powder
• 1/2 t. Salt

DIRECTIONS:

1. Cream butter & sugar.
2. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
3. Combine flour, baking powder & salt. Stir into cream mixture until combined.
   
4. Chill in fridge.
   
5. Roll out and cut shapes. While keeping remaining dough in fridge.
6. Bake @ 400 for 6 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet.

*Watch cookies carefully while baking! They only take around 5-6 minutes until done.

Now for the icing.....

I got the recipe from Allrecipes website. I like it because you can't really mess it up. You just add more powder sugar or milk to get the consistency you like. It's perfect for a sugar cookie and so pretty!! I just use a spoon to pour it on and smooth it over. Pour some in a zip lock bag. Cut a small hole to drizzle and decorate your cookies!

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons milk
• 2 teaspoons light corn syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• assorted food coloring

I made these once to hand out to neighbors and friends for Valentines Day. I put them on a cute plate with Oreo truffles and Pretzel Kisses!

Oreo Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 pkg. Devil's Food Cake (I like Duncan Hines)
  
• 2 Eggs
• 1/3 c. Oil

DIRECTIONS:
Mix ingredients. Roll into 1 inch balls and place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake @ 350* for 8 minutes and let cool before frosting.


FROSTING:

• 4 c. Powder Sugar
• 1/4 c. Butter
• 1 c. Cream Cheese
• 1 t. Vanilla

Blend together until smooth. I normally HALF the frosting recipe because it makes so much.

Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies!

My favorite Cookie recipe.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 c. Butter
• 1 c. Brown Sugar
• 1/2 c. White Sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 t. Vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 c. Flour
• 1 t. baking Soda
• 1/2 t. Salt
• 3 c. quick Oats
• 1 c. chopped walnuts (optional)
• 1 c. Semi-sweet Chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:
-Preheat Oven to 325 degrees

1. In a small bowl combine Flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
   
2. In large bowl cream butter and sugars. Add eggs one at a time and then vanilla.
   
3. Mix Flour mixture to the cream mixture.
   
4. Stir in Oats and Chocolate Chips.
5. Place cookie dough onto an UN-greased cookie sheet and bake for 11-12 minutes or until lightly golden around edges. Cool on sheet for a few minutes before placing on a cooling rack.
   

*** This recipe will not disappoint. Seriously so scrumptious! They stay chewy and soft for days. Last time I added Dark Chocolate Raisinets in place of the semi-sweet chocolate chips. YUM!

Sugar Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup Butter (the real stuff)
• 1 1/4 cup Powder Sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. Vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. cream of tartar
• 1/8 tsp. salt

DIRECTIONS:

1. Cream butter & pwd. sugar in mixer.
2. Beat in the egg & vanilla
3. Combine in separate bowl; flour, baking soda, cream tartar & salt.
4. Blend the flour mixture with the sugar mixture.
5. Set dough in fridge for 1 hour to chill.
6. Roll out dough & cut with cookie cutters.
7. Set on an UNgreased baking sheet and bake for about 9 minutes. Cool and frost!
   

* These cookies are so super easy to make and they make cute treats to give to family, friends, neighbors or Visiting Teaching!

The BEST No Bake Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 3/4 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup Butter
  
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 4 Tbsp. Cocoa Powder
• 1 tsp. Vanilla
• 1/2 cup Peanut Butter
• 3 cups Quick Oats

DIRECTIONS:

1. Boil sugar, butter, milk and cocoa powder. You want it to boil for 1 1/2 minutes before you turn off the heat and I mean full on rolling boil. I turn on the timer to boil for exact amount of time- for a not too gooey/not too firm cookie, but just right!
2. Turn off heat and stir in the vanilla, peanut butter and oats.
   
3. Spoon onto parchment paper and let set.
   

YUM! If you like your no bake cookie more on the gooey side then boil it for less time.

Outrageous Chocolate Chip Cookies

My SIL (Alisha) made these cookies for a reunion and she gave me the recipe. I had forgotten about it until I was digging through my recipes and found it!! You really have to try this recipe! It is the ultimate cookie!! Oh and Alisha added nuts and peanut butter chips when she made hers and it was super good!

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 egg
• 2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
   
2. Cream together the butter and sugars until smooth. Stir in the peanut butter, vanilla and egg until well blended.
   
3. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the batter just until moistened.
   
4. Mix in the oats and chocolate chips. Spoon onto lightly greased cookie sheet.
   
5. Bake for 11 minutes, until the edges start to brown. Let cookies cool before you eat them- tastes better cooled!

* IMPORTANT: Make sure you combine the ingredients according to the order of the directions.

Makes 3-4 Dozen Cookies