I live down the street from a Great Harvest Bakery. I love their bread, but what I really loved was their Mint Chocolate Chip cookies. I stopped by the other day and they were out. In fact, not only were they out, but the friendly lady behind the counter told me that they are no longer making them. Ouch.
I left with a pumpkin chocolate chip muffin and a strong desire to figure out my own version of that cookie recipe.

Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients:

*1 cup unsalted butter, 2 sticks
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon mint …read more

Today, August 2nd, is National Ice Cream Sandwich day. An ice cream sandwich is simple – ice cream sandwiched between two cookies or wafers.
I like frozen already prepared ice cream sandwiches, but I don’t buy them very often. Instead, I bake my own cookies. My family likes a Chocolate Chip cookie, Vanilla ice cream combo, but don’t limit yourself.
 A couple other combos we’ve tried include Chocolate ice cream with a crisp Peanut Butter cookie or a cinnamin Oatmeal cookie with French Vanilla ice cream in the center.
You can fancy them up by rolling the ice cream sides in crushed nuts …read more

This weekend, I was feeling a bit blue. So, I did what I always do when the blues hit – I got baking. I wanted to make a variation on a peanut butter cookie, because 1) I love peanut butter cookies, and 2) I wanted to try my natural peanut butter to see if the cookies turned out differently from what I get when I use my usual Jif.
I decided to do a jumble-sort of peanut butter cookie. I added oats, coconut, dried cranberries, and white chunks to the usual cookie recipe that I use. In addition, I cut the …read more

Monster cookies are one of my son’s favorite cookies, and he loves to help make them. He does the measuring, and pouring, and I do the mixing. We make a pretty good cookie making team.
One of my favorite things about Monster Cookies is all the flavors you can get in one bite. You put everything in them but the kitchen sink!
Here’s my favorite recipe for Monster Cookies:
3 eggs
1 stick of butter
2 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
4 1/2 cups oatmeal
2 teaspoons of baking soda
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup m & m candies
1 tablespoon vanilla
Preheat …read more

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Quilters seem to enjoy sharing recipes almost as much as patterns and fabric.  Why not have a recipe exchange when you get together, along with a recipe “tasting.”
Peanut Butter Krispies are easy to make, tasty to eat.
Cook 3/4 cup corn syrup and 3/4 cup white sugar in a pan over medium heat until you see the first bubble.  Add 3/4 cup chunky peanut butter (creamy if you prefer) and stir until melted.  Pour this over 4 1/2 cups krispy rice type cereal.  Pat into a buttered 9 x 13-inch pan.  Melt 3/4 cups chocolate bits  or dipping chocolate and spread …read more