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Cookies

May 2000 – A home made cookie is always a welcome treat – a store bought cookie just can’t even come close! I don’t think there would have been a time that my Grandma did not have a batch of cookies available to offer to visitors who stopped in.

I used to bake cookies a lot too – great for after school or anytime snacks. And when they are fresh out of the oven…who can resist?

A popular ice cream flavor is cookie dough – ice cream with chunks of cookie dough mixed in – proving what bakers and kids have always known: sneaking bits of cookie dough out of the bowl before the cookies are baked is one of the best “perks” of cookie making!

Thimble Cookies

Thimble Cookies

These are called thimble cookies because the indents in the cookies were traditionally made with a thimble. If you don’t have a thimble, you can use the end of a wooden spoon.

Chocolate Shortbread

Chocolate Shortbread

What could be better than a shortbread cookie? A chocolate shortbread cookie!

Cherry Flips

Cherry Flips

Tasty cookies with a hidden maraschino cherry inside.

Pecan Puffs

Pecan Puffs

Tasty shortbread puffs with pecans, rolled in sugar.

Chocolate Chunk Shortbread

Chocolate Chunk Shortbread

If you are in a hurry, you can use chocolate chips instead of chocolate chunks and they will be just as tasty.

Mocha Disks

Mocha Disks

Tasty cookies flavored with chocolate and coffee, and rolled in chopped walnuts – great for Christmas, or any time.

Butter Balls

Butter Balls

I don’t know where this recipe came from, but it has been made and enjoyed by my family for as long as I can remember.

Hershey Kiss Cookies

Hershey Kiss Cookies

Chocolate and peanut butter – always a favorite, and this recipe is no exception. Peanut butter cookies with a Hershey’s Chocolate Kiss on top.

Java Jems

Java Jems

No-bake cookies with oatmeal, coconut and instant coffee.