White Chocolate Cranberry Nut Cookies

White Chocolate Cranberry Nut Cookies
by Cindy Goode of Tampa, Florida, Cookie Club Member
Recipe Courtesy of www.CookieClubRecipes.com

Category: Desserts, Cookies
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Level: Easy to Bake
Yield: 3 Dozen Cookies


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This is a great Christmas cookie!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 c. all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. butter, softened
1 c. packed brown sugar
3/4 c. white sugar
1 egg
1 T. vanilla or almond extract
3/4 c. white chocolate chips
1 c. dried cranberries
1/2 c. chopped pecans

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets. 

Editor's Note: We baked one dozen with parchment paper and the rest with a greased baking sheet. All the cookies came out the same size and height, and, crisp on the outside, chewy on the inside.

In small bowl, combine flour and baking soda.

Set aside.

In large bowl, beat butter, brown sugar and white sugar until smooth. 

Add egg and vanilla (or almond) extract. 

Editor's Note: We chose almond extract, perfect for these holiday cookies!

Slowly stir the flour mixture into the sugar mixture. 

Mix in chips, cranberries and nuts. 

Editor's Note: This cookie dough is so pretty, you could even freeze it in nice containers and give them out as Christmas gifts (with baking instructions). Since this recipe makes 3 dozen cookies, you could divide the dough into thirds and make 3 gifts.

Drop onto prepared cookie sheets, 1-inch apart. Bake 9 - 12 minutes. 

Allow cookies to cool 1 minute on cookie sheets and transfer to wire racks.

Enjoy!

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Chinese Chews

Chinese Chews - Christmas Cookies
by Joan of Toronto, Canada, Cookie Club Member
Recipe Courtesy of www.CookieClubRecipes.com


Category: Desserts, Cookies
Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Level: Baking Experience Helpful
Yield: 2 Dozen Cookies


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This is a favorite that my mom made all the time as we were growing up, especially at Christmas. It just brings back so many fond memories. My mom is long gone, but when I make these, it brings me right back to when we were having tea and cookies together.

Editor's Note: My grandmother used to make these cookies by the same name when I was growing up too, so, as you can imagine, I was delighted when Joan shared her recipe with our Cookie Club a few years ago. I do not know why they are called Chinese Chews, but they are definitely chewy, even more so the next day. They are not as sweet as most cookies, but they've always been one of my favorites!

Ingredients:

3/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. dates, chopped
3/4 c. walnuts, chopped
2 eggs
Confectioners' sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

1 cup equals about 7 large dates.

Chop dates with a sharp knife, they will be very sticky.

Blend together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add dates and walnuts. 

Stir flour mixture, dates, and walnuts together.

Add eggs to flour mixture and combine well. 

Spread batter into a greased 9-inch square pan. 

Bake for about 25-30 minutes. Cut baked dough into finger-like cookies while still warm, and, if needed, trim hard edges off with knife or edge of spatula. With hands, shape cookies into logs and roll in confectioners' sugar to cover completely. Store in airtight container.

Enjoy!

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Coconut Cookies

Coconut Cookies
by Shayleigh, Cookie Club Member
Recipe Courtesy of www.CookieClubRecipes.com


Category: Desserts, Cookies, Bars
Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Level: Easy to Bake
Yield: 25 Bars

These cookies are super yummy. They look and taste similar to pecan pie bars, except with coconut!

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Ingredients:

1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. light brown sugar
1 c. bread flour
2 eggs, beaten
1 c. light brown sugar
1 c. pecans, cut fine
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. dry coconut
1/4 tsp. salt
3 T. flour

Directions:

Cream the butter, add 1/2 c. light brown sugar and blend thoroughly. 

Add flour, mix and spread in lightly greased 8x8-inch baking pan. Bake in 375-degree oven for 10 minutes.

Beat eggs lightly and add all remaining ingredients, mix thoroughly. 

Then pour this mixture over mixture which has been baked. 

Replace in oven and bake 20-22 minutes longer. 

When cooled slightly, cut in small squares for serving.

Enjoy!

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Rock Cookies

Rock Cookies
by Kathy, Cookie Club Member
Recipe Courtesy of www.CookieClubRecipes.com


Category: Desserts, Cookies
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Level: Baking Experience Helpful
Yield: 4 - 5 Dozen Cookies

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This recipe was requested and shared by our Cookie Club members. The only thing missing is chocolate chips, which we feel would be perfectly fine to add!

Ingredients:

1 c. shortening
2 1/2 c. brown sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. baking soda
2 T. boiling water
3 1/3 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 c. raisins
1 c. chopped nuts, pecans or walnuts

Directions:

Editor's Note: Soak raisins for 10 minutes in cup of water, then drain before adding to cookie dough.

Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs. Dissolve baking soda in water and add to creamed mixture. Add dry ingredients, raisins, and chopped nuts. Drop cookies by spoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes. 

This recipe can also be made into cupcakes, now isn't that wild?! 

For cupcakes, bake at 350 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes. (And let us know how they turn out!)

Enjoy!

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Source: Adapted from Grandma's Cookie Party, 1985

Rocky Road Brownies

Rocky Road Brownies
by Brian, Cookie Club Member
Recipe Courtesy of www.CookieClubRecipes.com


Category: Desserts, Brownies
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Level: Easy to Bake
Yield: 16-20


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Ingredients:

1 chocolate chips
1 1/4 c. mini marshmallows
1/2 c. chopped nuts
1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1/2 c. flour
1/3 c. cocoa
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt

Directions:

Grease a 9-inch square pan. Heat oven to 350. Stir together chips, marshmallows and nuts, set aside. Melt butter in large bowl. Add sugar, vanilla and eggs. Mix well. Spread into pan. Bake 22 minutes. Sprinkle chip mixture over top. Bake for 5 minutes or until marshmallows are golden. Cool.

Enjoy!

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Double Chocolate Biscotti with Walnuts

Double Chocolate Biscotti with Walnuts (Italian)
by Niki Havekost, Cookie Club Member
Recipe Courtesy of www.CookieClubRecipes.com


Category: Desserts, Cookies
Prep Time: 45 Minutes
Level: Impressive Baking Skills
Yield: 3 Dozen Cookies


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This is a lovely holiday cookie from an old gourmet magazine recipe that is just fabulous. You can substitute different varieties of chips and nuts for amazing combinations (mint chocolate chips are also delicious). These cookies are surprisingly easy to make!

Ingredients: 

2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 c. cocoa powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
3/4 stick unsalted butter, softened (6 T.)
1 c. sugar
2 large eggs
1 c. walnuts, chopped
3/4 c. chocolate chips

Directions: 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, butter and flour large baking sheet. In bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl with an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat until combined well. Stir in flour mixture to form stiff dough. Stir in walnuts and chocolate chips. 

On prepared baking sheet with floured hands, form dough into two slightly flattened logs, each 12 inches long and two inches wide. Bake logs 32-35 minutes (depending on desired crispness) or until slightly firm to the touch. Cool biscotti on baking sheets for 5 minutes.

On cutting board, cut biscotti diagonally into 3/4 inch slices with serrated knife. Arrange biscotti cut sides down on baking sheet and bake 8-10 more minutes (depending on desired crispness.) Cool on rack. Keep biscotti in airtight container 1 week or keep frozen one month. 

If you want triple chocolate biscotti, cookies can be drizzled or dipped in a good dark chocolate. I would recommend el ray baking chocolate 58.5 or 61%, Callebaut's semi-sweet or any Scharffenberger's semi-sweet or dark chocolate. This biscotti is also wonderful with Dutch process cocoa.  

Enjoy!

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Raisin Filled Pumpkin Cookies

Raisin Filled Pumpkin Cookies
by Raines, Cookie Club Member
Recipe Courtesy of www.CookieClubRecipes.com


Category: Desserts, Cookies
Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Level: Impressive Baking Skills
Yield: 3 Dozen Cookies


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Ingredients:

1 c. butter
1 c. sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. baking powder
1 T. pumpkin pie spice
2 and 3/4 c. flour

Filling:

2 c. raisins
1/4 c. chopped walnuts
1/2 c. frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed (undiluted)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and flour. Add to mixture 1 c. at a time. Mix well. The dough will be stiff. Do not chill dough. Tint orange with food coloring until desired color is reached. 

Divide dough into 2 balls. Roll dough out. Cut pumpkin shapes. Place half the cookies on cookie sheets. Mix filling ingredients in a small bowl (or can fill with a layer of jelly). Place 1 T. filling on cookie. Cut eyes and mouth from remaining cookies. Place on top. Press to seal edges. Bake 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned.

Enjoy!

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Lebkuchen Cookies

Lebkuchen Cookies (German)
by Ebalamucki, Cookie Club Member
Recipe Courtesy of www.CookieClubRecipes.com


Category: Desserts, Cookies, Christmas, German
Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Level: Baking Experience Helpful
Yield: 3 Dozen Cookies


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Here's a good cookie to make ahead of time for the holidays. This recipe was given to me by my grandmother. 

Ingredients

2 eggs
l cup sugar
1/3 cup honey
3/4 cup ground nuts
2 l/2 cups flour
l/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
l/2 tsp. cinnamon
l/4 tsp. allspice
l/2 tsp. cloves
6 tsp. orange peel and 2 tsp. lemon peel
(or you can use mixed candied fruit in place of orange and lemon peel)

Directions:

Beat eggs and sugar till fluffy. Add honey and mix well, then add nuts (almonds or walnuts). In a separate bowl, sift dry ingredients together. Add orange and lemon peel, or candied fruit. Add flour mixture to egg mixture and beat well.

Chill dough for several hours or overnight. Roll out to about l/4 inch thick or thinner. Cut out cookies with cutters of the season. I add a slivered almond and green and red candied cherries on the top before baking at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes. Do Not let them get too brown. 

If they are too crisp, put them in a plastic bag and add a bread crust. They will become softer and chewy. They will keep for weeks - Not refrigerated. 

Enjoy!

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Fruitcake Cookies

Fruitcake Cookies
by Mary Clark, Cookie Club Member
Recipe Courtesy of www.CookieClubRecipes.com


Category: Desserts, Cookies, Christmas
Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Level: Baking Experience Helpful
Yield: 5 Dozen Cookies


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I was given this recipe way back in 1981 and I still enjoy it, even more than fruitcake. Hope that you will too.

Ingredients:

1/2 c. butter
4 eggs
1/2 pound candied cherries
1/2 pound candied pineapple
1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 c. all purpose flour
1 3/4 c. sugar
3 T. milk
6 c. chopped pecans
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. white raisins

Directions:

Put raisins to soak in hot water overnight. Drain before using. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition . Add milk. 

In another bowl, mix soda with 2 cups of the flour and slowly add in the cut up fruit, drained raisins and nuts, coating all the fruits and nuts with flour mixture. (This prevents the fruits and nuts from sinking to the bottom.) Add other cup of flour and mix well. Add fruit mixture to first mixture. Add vanilla and mix well. 

Drop by small spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 275 degrees for 20-25 minutes. 

Enjoy!

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Crisp Graham Cookies with M&M's® Candy

Crisp Graham Cookies with M&M's® Candy
by BJMJ, Cookie Club Member
Recipe Courtesy of www.CookieClubRecipes.com


Category: Desserts, Cookies
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Level: Easy to Bake
Yield: 3 Dozen Cookies


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Ingredients:

1/2 c. butter-flavored shortening
1/2 c. brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
3 T. creamy peanut butter
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. graham cracker crumbs
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 c. plain M&M's® candy
1/2 c. chopped pecans

Directions:

In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar.

Then beat in egg. 

Add vanilla and milk. Next, blend in peanut butter. 

Combine dry ingredients and add to the creamed mixture.

Stir in the M&M's® and nuts. 

Drop by teaspoonfuls 1" apart on ungreased baking sheets. 

Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks.

Enjoy!

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Granny's Scrumpdelicious Cookies

Granny's Scrumpdelicious Cookies
by Scarlett of FL, Cookie Club Member
Recipe Courtesy of www.CookieClubRecipes.com


Category: Desserts, Cookies
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Level: Easy to Bake
Yield:  5 1/2 Dozen Cookies


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I have probably made this recipe a hundred times! Everyone loves these cookies. They are almost like the World’s Best Cookies. My gramma used to make these when we visited and we all thought they were fabulous. These cookies live up to their name!

Editor's Note: These cookies bake up nice and crisp but are still chewy.

Ingredients:

1 c. butter
1 c. oil
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. white sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
3 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cream of tartar
1 c. chocolate chips
1 c. quick-cooking oats
1 c. coconut
1 c. Rice Krispies®
1 c. walnuts or pecans, chopped

Instructions:

Cream together thoroughly the butter, oil, brown sugar, white sugar, egg and vanilla. 

After combining the wet ingredients, in a separate bowl stir together flour, salt, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Incorporate dry ingredients into butter mixture. 

Add remaining ingredients; chocolate chips, oatmeal, coconut, Rice Krispies®, and chopped walnuts or pecans. 

(Editor's Note: We used pecans! :o)

Place large tablespoon-size portions on cookie sheets that have been lightly sprayed with no stick spray. About 8 cookies per baking sheet. 

Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly brown. This recipe made 5 1/2 dozen cookies.

As of this week, these cookies are our family's favorite Cookie Club Recipe!

Enjoy!

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Chunky Pecan Pie Bars

Chunky Pecan Pie Bars 
by Mincer, Cookie Club Member
Recipe Courtesy of www.CookieClubRecipes.com

Category: Desserts, Bars
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Level: Baking Experience Helpful
Yield: 18-36 Bars

Crust:

1 1/2 c. whole-wheat pastry flour
1/2 c. (1 stick) butter, softened
1/4 c. packed brown sugar

Filling:

2 large eggs
1/2 c. corn syrup
1/2 c. sugar
2 T. butter, melted
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 3/4 c. (11.5-ounce package) semisweet chocolate chunks or chips
1 1/2 c. coarsely chopped pecans

Instructions:

Heat oven to 350 degrees. 

Grease or coat a 9 by 13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray. 

For crust: Beat flour, butter and brown sugar in small mixer bowl until crumbly.

Press into pan. 

Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned. 

For filling: Beat eggs, corn syrup, sugar, butter and vanilla in medium bowl with wire whisk. Stir in chocolate chunks (or chips), and nuts.

Pour evenly over baked crust. 

Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until set. 

Cut into bars. Yields 36 small bars, or 18 large (as pictured).

Enjoy!

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