Yoga Cookies

Well, I was doing yoga, when all I could think about was these molasses cookies that my mom and I had talked about the night before.  So, when I reached my max at doing the yoga, then cookies it is!  I then I went and delivered it to friends and family, because sweet cookieness aren't really allowed in my house during diet season...but I did eat one....and ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...it was delightful.  I am taking a 7 mile hike tonight to make up for the cookie at lunch.  Though, molasses does have a lot of antioxidants!  So healthy is awesome!!  :) 

Chewy Molasses-Spice Cookies

recipe by the queen of cookies Martha Stewart·                          

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup molasses

Directions

1.      Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. In a shallow bowl, place 1/2 cup sugar; set aside.

2.      With an electric mixer, beat butter and remaining cup of sugar until combined. Beat in egg and then molasses until combined. Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in dry ingredients, just until a dough forms.

3.      Pinch off and roll dough into balls, each equal to 1 tablespoon. Roll balls in reserved sugar to coat.

4.      Arrange balls on baking sheets, about 3 inches apart. Bake, one sheet at a time, until edges of cookies are just firm, 10 to 15 minutes (cookies can be baked two sheets at a time, but they will not crackle uniformly). Cool 1 minute on baking sheets; transfer to racks to cool completely.

Peanut Butter Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

One of Aristotle's greatest questions was....is there such thing as
too much peanut butter?  The answer...not a chance.  I heart peanut butter, that is all I have to say about it.  My little brother Corey has long been the peanut butter cookie king, but as cookie princess, I was determined to conquer this monumental task of the perfect peanut butter cookie.  I think I did a pretty splendid job.  Go team!!  Enjoy!

Peanut Butter Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

Cream together:

1 cup shortening

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

Stir in:

1 cup peanut butter

Sift together:

2 cups flour

2 tsp baking soda

½ teaspoon salt.

Stir in:

1 pckg of peanut butter chips

Stir dry ingredients into the creamed mixture.  Add peanut butter chips. Roll into one-inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet.  Press each cookie with back of sugared fork to make crisscross.  Make in oven at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes or until light brown.

Chocolate, White Chocolate Chip, Macadamia Nut Cookies to make you drool and smile

If you need happiness, and all you have is cocoa powder and white chocolate chips then you can have sweet, heavenly happiness!!!!  I also used it to bribe my supervisor for a couple days off to go play, and because he and everyone at my job are so super nice and flatter me and my ego, which is an excellent way get me to cook for them!!!  Yes, I pay off my friends in food, it works for me!!!  :)  So try these and you will be happy!!  Promise!!!

Chewy White Chocolate, Chocolate Cookies

1 3/4 cups flour
1 1/4 cups cocoa powder (I used Hershey’s Dark Chocolate Cocoa Powder)

1 cup white sugar                                                            
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tsps. baking soda
1 cup butter
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
1 bag white chocolate chips

optional: macadamia nuts

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease cookie sheet.        
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well with each addiction. Add the salt and vanilla.
3. In another bowl, combine the flour, cocoa and baking soda and gradually add to the creamed mixture. Fold in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet.
4. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until fluffy but still soft. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely