Cookies & Cookies & more Cookies

Three ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

The  original recipe is:  

1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg

My recipe is:

1 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg

I made them adding chocolate chips. If you do that add less sugar. 

Mix together. Roll into small balls. Dip in sugar if you want-use fork to press them down a bit and bake at 350. Watch them closely.

Ranger Cookies

1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs beaten
2 1/3 cups flour
1 cup coconut
1 cup oats
1 cup rice Krispies (I might put in a different cereal one I can buy organic)
1 teaspoon salt - 1 teas baking powder - 1 teas baking soda - 1 teas vanilla

Cream butter with the sugars, add vanilla, and eggs.  Mix well. Add flour with salt, powder and soda. Add oatmeal, krispies and coconut. Make into small balls and bake 350 for 10-12 minutes.

Thin Mint Cookies

These taste just like the Girl Scout thin mint cookies only much much better

Ingredients: Ritz cracker  - Andes Mint chips (You buy them in a bag like you would buy choc chips)

Melt Andes mint chips in microwave. Doesn't take long

Dip cracker in chocolate and place on parchment paper.

Pretzel thins too dipped in the chocolate are good.

Do your like peanut butter. I bet you could take melted peanut butter chips and dip cracker in the chips too. So many different things you can make. Use your imagination.

Ann's note: The first time I made them I couldn't find the Andes Mint chips so I just bought the little individual bars and just had to open them all up separate.

Toll House Cookies

I have learned a lot about recipes over the years. The first thing is you never need all the sugar the recipe calls for. Also I don't pack brown sugar like the recipe calls for. Here is my version of the Toll House Cookies.

2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 sticks butter softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar in stead of 3/4 (I also use coconut sugar in stead sometimes)
1/2 cup brown sugar instead of 3/4 and don't pack it (I use my homemade brown sugar)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 large eggs
2 dark chocolate candy bars chopped
1 cup nuts chopped optional

Oven to 375 degree's. I mix butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Then add the flour, salt and baking soda. Mix and add chocolate and nuts. Bake on ungreased sheet 9 to 11 minutes or until done.

Most of my recipes I don't use vanilla anymore either. I also use organic products and the taste is so good.

Remember homemade brown sugar is just 1 cup granulated sugar and 1 Tablespoon molasses. Little lumps are okay. You can also blend it. I don't take time to do that. I never pack it like recipe says.

Molasses Cookies

3/4 cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar (I used 3/4 cups, will try coconut sugar too)
1 egg
1/2 tsp cloves (Don't use)
1 tsp cinnamon
2 cups flour
1/4 cup molasses
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp salt

Melt butter in a 4 qt saucepan over low heat. (I just use soften butter) Remove from heat let cool and add sugar, molasses, and egg, beat well. Add everything else and mix well. Chill. Form into 1 inch balls and roll in sugar (if you want I don't) and place on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 375 8-10 minutes.

Strawberry Jam and Butter Cookies

1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 teas salt
1/2 teas baking powder
3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks)
2/3 cup sugar plus more for rolling
1 egg
1 teas vanilla
1/3 cup jam

Preheat oven to 350. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or spray them.

Whisk together flour, salt and baking powder.

Beat butter and sugar till fluffy. Add egg and vanilla until just combined. Slowly beat in dry ingredients, mixing until just combined.

Roll into 1 inch balls. Roll in sugar if you want, I don't. Place on your cookie sheets 2 inches apart. Press thumb gently into the center of each ball, about 1/2 inch deep. Fill each thumbprint with about 1/2 teaspoon of jam.

Bake 15 - 17 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool on baking sheet.

Make your own brown sugar by taking a cup of white sugar and 1 Tablespoon of molasses. 

Crackers

Homemade Cheez-it Crackers

1 cup flour
4 Tablespoons cold butter, cut into small squares
1 8oz bag grated extra sharp cheddar cheese
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper - I don't use

Preheat oven to 350. Combine all ingredients in food processor, and pulse until crumbly. Add cold water, a tablespoon at a time, until dough comes together. Form into ball, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill in the freezer for at least 30 minutes. Place dough between two pieces of plastic wrap or parchment paper, and roll out to 1/8 inch thickness. Transfer to parchment lined baking sheet, and, using a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut into 1 inch squares. Sprinkle with salt and bake 25 minutes. Test for crispiness; cracker may take a few minutes more to finish crisping. Remove from oven when crisp and just starting to brown. Let cool and serve. They aren't as good the next day so eat them when fresh.

Crack-tastic Crackers

1 - 1 1/4 cup oil
1 packet ranch dressing 
2-3 Tablespoons red pepper flakes
4 sleeves of saltine crackers

Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. Let sit 5 - 10 minutes. Lay them out on a cookie sheet and drizzle the yummy, ranchy, peppery oil that's in the bottom of the bowl, over the top of the crackers. Bake at 250 degree's for 15-20 minutes, stirring them around about halfway through. Let them cool and store in a big old baggie. Or a few little baggies.

Batter Coatings/Sauces

Batter for Shrimp, Chicken or Veggies

1 cup flour
1 Tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teas baking powder
1/2 teas season salt
1/2 teas chili powder
2 eggs beaten
1/3 cup milk
1 tablespoon oil or melted butter

Mix dry ingredients then add wet. Dip whatever you want then deep fry. Or us it for a fondue.

Batter for Fish

Dip in flour  -  dip in egg or milk  -  then in bread crumbs OR
Dip in flour  - dip in egg or milk   - then dip back in flour

Dipping Sauce

1 15oz can tomato sauce
1 teas sugar
1 teas oregano
1/2 teas basil
1/2 marjoram
1/2 garlic powder
1/4 salt

Heat all till boil then simmer 30 minutes stirring occasionally.

Barbecue Sauce from GB Christian School Cookbook

1 cup chili sauce - I didn't have the chili sauce so I used a can of tomato sauce and added chili powder.
2 cups ketchup
1 T soy sauce
Juice of 1 lime
2 T brown sugar
Seasoned salt
salt and pepper
2 T Worcestershire sauce
2 T lemon juice
1/4 cup vinegar
2 T honey
2 cloves garlic, minced

When I use to make this I used a can of tomato sauce and I added chili powder to it instead of the chili sauce. I never used the lime because I didn't have it on hand.

Quick & Easy Barbecue Sauce 

Makes: 1 cup

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 cup onion, finely diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoons molasses
2 Tablespoons spicy mustard 
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
2 teaspoons chili powder 

Instructions:
1. Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat and sauté onion & garlic for 2 minutes until golden brown.
2. Add everything else and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, for about
25 minutes. Sauce with thicken as it cools.

Fresh Pasta Sauce

In saucepan, saute 1 pint cherry tomatoes in oil for 5 minutes., or until skins begin to split. Add 2 cloves garlic, minced, and a pinch of oregano. Add salt and pepper to taste; stir until fragrant. Toss with cooked angel hair pasta. Top with grated Parmesan and baby arugula. Drizzle with oil.

Taco Salad

Taco Salad

We like taco salad but for two of us its to much at one time. The chips get soggy the next day and even though its good its not as good as day 1.

When I make chili as an example I take a bit of the browned hamburger and put it aside. The next day I literally throw a taco salad together. It  makes just enough for two. I also add more veggies. 

Just throw it together. The browned hamburger, cheese, onion, lettuce and I use romaine, chips crushed and I don't eat Dorito's. Throw in anything you like stir it and add more it needed. I do use western dressing but careful not to add to much. Some day will try my homemade western dressing.