milk chocolate chip and cherry cookie

here is another cookie recipe that uses the base from my amazing chocolate chip cookie recipe.  i like to add cherries for a nice tart & sweet bite that complements the creamy sweetness of the chocolate and cookie dough.  enjoy!

ingredients:

- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

- 1 teaspoon baking soda

- 1 teaspoon salt

- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

- 1 cup butter @ room temperature

- 3/4 cup white sugar

- 1 cup packed brown sugar

- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

- 2 large eggs

- 2 cups milk chocolate chips

- 1/2 cup chopped cherries (or any dried fruit)

directions:

- preheat oven to 325 degrees; prepare a cookie sheet with a silpat or foil

- mix flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a bowl 

- in a separate bowl, cream butter with white and brown sugars and vanilla extract until well blended

- add eggs, one at a time and blend until incorporated

- stir in flour mixture and mix well; add chocolate chips and cherries and mix

- drop rounded tablespoons of batter on prepared cookie sheets

- bake for 7 to 9 minutes until golden brown; cool on baking sheet and enjoy!

xoxo,

kara

post-holiday candy cookie recipe

using my amazing chocolate chip cookie recipe as a base, you can make all sorts of different types of cookies.  here is my post-holiday candy cookie recipe (ie: use leftover valentines/easter/halloween/christmas candy).  enjoy!

ingredients:

- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

- 1 teaspoon baking soda

- 1 teaspoon salt

- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

- 1 cup butter @ room temperature

- 3/4 cup white sugar

- 1 cup packed brown sugar

- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

- 2 large eggs

- 2 cups chopped leftover candy (i recommend rolos, twix, m&ms, snickers, milky ways)

directions:

- preheat oven to 325 degrees; prepare a cookie sheet with a silpat or foil

- mix flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a bowl 

- in a separate bowl, cream butter with white and brown sugars and vanilla extract until well blended

- add eggs, one at a time and blend until incorporated

- stir in flour mixture and mix well; add candy and mix

- drop rounded tablespoons of batter on prepared cookie sheets

- bake for 7 to 9 minutes until golden brown; cool on baking sheet and enjoy!

xoxo,

kara

amazing chocolate chip cookies

so a little tidbit about me...i used to pull all-nighters all the time in high school to study...and when i did stay up all night, i would take "breaks" and bake cookies.  i have baked hundreds of batches of cookies in the last 20 years, so when i say this chocolate chip cookie recipe is amazing, i mean it!  it took a lot of trial and error to get to this recipe...so bake a batch and enjoy!

ingredients:

- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

- 1 teaspoon baking soda

- 1 teaspoon salt

- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

- 1 cup butter @ room temperature

- 3/4 cup white sugar

- 1 cup packed brown sugar

- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

- 2 large eggs

- 2 cups blend of chocolate chips: semi-sweet, milk, dark, bittersweet, etc

- 1/2 cup chopped nuts, totally optional

- 2 tablespoons dry milk powder, also totally optional

directions:

- preheat oven to 325 degrees; prepare a cookie sheet with a silpat or foil

- mix flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a bowl 

- in a separate bowl, cream butter with white and brown sugars and vanilla extract until well blended

- add eggs, one at a time and blend until incorporated

- stir in flour mixture and mix well; add chocolate chips and nuts/milk powder and mix

- drop rounded tablespoons of batter on prepared cookie sheets

- bake for 7 to 9 minutes until golden brown; cool on baking sheet and enjoy!

xoxo,

kara