My Favorite Cookie Recipes

I'm not much of a dessert person, but I love a good cookie. Here's some of my favorite cookie recipes!

I've been makin' and bakin' over the holidays. Cooking is so therapeutic for me. Unlike life, I can follow instructions when I'm cooking and it usually turns out right. I like that I can count on that. There are no set instructions for life. I also love how food brings people together. It makes me so happy when I make something and people tell me it's good. I also love getting together with family or friends and sitting around with good food and good conversation. It's one of my favorite things in the whole world.

I have very fond memories of making cookies with my Grandmas and my Mom.

This Peanut Butter Cookie recipe from my Grandma Cash is my son's very favorite cookie.

Peanut Butter Cookies

• 1 C. Butter
• 1 C. Peanut Butter
• Snickerdoodle1 C. White Sugar
• 1 C. Brown Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 3 C. Flour
• 1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
• 1.2 tsp. Salt
• 1 tsp. Baking Powder

Cream the butter and peanut butter together. Add white sugar, brown sugar, and eggs. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder. Mix in with the creamed mixture. Roll into cookies and then gently press down in center with a fork in two directions. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 min.

I have great memories of making snickerdoodles with my Mama. They were one of my favorites growing up. Here's her recipe.

Snickerdoodles

• 2 Eggs
• 1 1/2 C. Sugar
• 1/2 C. Butter
• 1/2 C. Vegetable Oil
• 2 tsp. Cream of Tartar
• 1/2 tsp. Salt
• 1 tsp. Baking Soda
• 2 3/4 C. Flour
• (Cinnamon & Sugar for rolling)

Combine all ingredients. Make into balls, roll in cinnamon and sugar. Bake at 400 degrees for 7-8 min.

The first thing I ever learned to make was chocolate chip cookies. I learned this recipe from Mrs. Militoni's food class in the 8th grade and now it's the only recipe my family uses.

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

•  2 1/4 C. All-Purpose Flour
• 1 tsp. Baking Soda
• 2 tsp. Salt
• 2 sticks of Softened Butter
• 1 C. White Sugar
• 1 C. Brown Sugar
• 1 tsp. Vanilla extract
• 2 Large Eggs
• 2 C. Chocolate Chips

Beat butter, sugars, and vanilla until creamy. Add eggs one at a time until well blended in. Add flour, soda, and salt together and then add to mixture and blend. Stir in chocolate chips. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

I have struggled with finding the perfect sugar cookie recipe for years. Finally, my sister Hayley gave me this recipe a couple years ago and I won't use anything else. They are awesome and they freeze great too!

Sugar Cookies

• 1 C. Softened Butter
• 3/4 C. Vegetable Oil
• 1 1/4 C. Sugar
• 3/4 C. Powdered Sugar
• 2 T. Water
• 2 Eggs
• 1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
• 1/2 tsp. Cream of Tartar
• 1 tsp. Salt
• 5 1/2 C. Flour

Cream together butter, vegetable oil, sugars, water, and eggs. Combine dry ingredients and slowly add to butter mixture. Mix until everything is combined. Your dough should not be sticky. Roll into golf size balls on cookie sheet. Put a 1/4 C. Sugar and a pinch of salt in a dish. Stick the bottom of the glass in the sugar mixture and press the glass into the center of the cookie dough balls. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes.

Sour Cream Frosting

• 1/2 C. room temperature butter
• 3/4 C. Sour Cream
• Almost a whole 2 lb. package of powdered sugar
• 1 tsp. Salt
• 1/4 C. milk
• Food Coloring

Cream butter, sour cream, and salt together. Slowly add powdered sugar until it's thick like frosting. Add food coloring and whip for 1 minute. Frost cooled cookies.

Enjoy!