Posts Tagged ‘cookie recipes’
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
Looks like a cookie, tastes like a brownie!
Whenever I have a cookie craving, I almost always bake the traditional chocolate chip. However, after trying this easy and quick recipe, that could change. These Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Cookies, from Allrecipes.com, are perfect in every way. Sinfully chocolate, without being too sweet and wonderfully chewy without being gooey. It’s like a brownie in cookie form! This treat is sure to liven up your cookie tray and be sure to add the nuts if you’re allergy-free, because the little crunch is heavenly. Enjoy!
CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In large bowl, beat butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt; stir into the butter mixture until well blended. Mix in the chocolate chips and walnuts. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or just until set. Cool slightly on the cookie sheets before transferring to wire racks to cool completely. Makes 48 cookies.
Easy Italian Ricotta Cookies
Make These Cake-Like Cookies In About 30 Minutes!
I LOVE ricotta cheese whether it’s in lasagna, on top of spaghetti, in desserts or by itself. It is SO creamy! So this week I made a lasagna for dinner and had left over ricotta, and even though I could’ve eaten the rest out of the tub, I thought I’d try experimenting with a recipe. I found a great one on Allrecipes.com for Italian cookies. These taste slightly sweet, they’re light in texture and so adorable! Best of all the ingredients are simple so I already had everything on hand and the recipe is easy and quick to put together! You’ll love these little white balls of sweet heaven…and they’ll look great on a cookie platter too. Enjoy!
ITALIAN RICOTTA COOKIES
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 ounces ricotta cheese
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Icing:
2 tablespoons butter, softened
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 tablespoons milk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets or use parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and ricotta cheese. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually stir into the cheese mixture. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets (these don’t spread while baking).
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden (tops will still be white). Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Icing: In a medium bowl, cream together the remaining butter and confectioners’ sugar. Beat in vanilla and milk gradually until a spreadable consistency is reached. Frost cooled cookies. Makes 3 dozen.