Seeking Good Cookie Recipe!

I don't have a special recipe, but I LOVE allrecipes.com
The recipes are reviewed, so you can scan through and get an idea of what to expect, what to change, etc...
And you know if 484 people rated a recipe almost 5 stars - then it's worth trying ;-)

I got a cookie recipe from food network that I really love. It is just sugar cookie batter.(any one you like)You can even use the tube kind.Mix in dried cranberries and pistaccios.It is pretty for Christmas and are a big hit. T.

Hi L., I've used a bunch of these recipes. I received this LONG email with every name of every cook, and it basically brings you to this site... http://www.northpole.com/kitchen/cookbook/
A lot of conditions can change a cookie recipe (age of eggs, flour, temp in the house, etc.) Don't beat yourself up, it happens to all of us. Do you like Annisette cookies, if you do email me directly and I'll send you my family recipe. Good luck... C. (____@____.com)

Super Super Easy and good for you too. My friend got this recipe when she was on Weight Watchers. They are sooo good and couldn't be more simple. Seriously, this is all you do....
We call them Pumpkin Spice because the ingredients are a can of pumpkin pie filling and a box of spice cake mix. THAT'S IT!
Mix, spoon out (they cook in the same size you spoon them out so make them flater rather than rounded). Bake @ 350 for 9-12 minutes. Sprinkle with Powdered Sugar. Great Holloween through Christmas. Everybody will love and want the recipe.... you decide if you want to share your simple but super secret! (I made so many last year, we got sick of them!)

Here's my favorite, it's great for Halloween because of the orange pumpkin with the chocolate chips:

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ginger
1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. pumpkin
2 c. chocolate chips
Beat butter, sugar and eggs till fluffy. Beat in pumpkin. Then beat in dry ingredients just until combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
Drop by tablespoonfuls, two inches apart, onto greased cookie sheets.
Bake at 350 F, 12-15 minutes, or until golden. Makes about 3-1/2 dozen.

Yummy soft cookies
Butter cookies, You can find the recipe on the food network website. it is a recipe from Paula Deen.

1 package chocolate cake mix
1 stick butter
1 8oz package cream cheese, soften.

mix all togethor and refriderate till firm. Roll into small balls and roll in powdered sugar. Bake I think (check website) at 350 for 10-15 minutes, may be longer, these cookies taste more like cake than a cookie, they never last when I make them!!! Happy baking!!

To get our cookies nice and fluffy we use an extra egg. If it says 2 then use 3 and they will turn out nice and fluffy like they look on the package. As far as recipes they are all in storage because we have moved.

check out cookie recipes at www.marthastewart.com There are great holiday ideas and the search engine works really well. I set up a sign in and have my own "collections" link where I have all the recipes that I love. Enjoy!

One trick for the chocolate chip cookies is that I add a little extra flour. They don't flatten out as much and taste great! Don't overbake to remain nice and chewy.

Our favorite Christmas cookie is Cream Cheese Cookies, dipped in chocolate. As far as my husband is concerned, the only cookies I need to make are these...and plenty of them. He and our son help with the chocolate dipping each year. It's a fun ritual. Plus, they know the more they help, the more cookies I'll make. This recipe is so easy and gets lots of compliments with friends, too. It's great any time of the year!

CREAM CHEESE COOKIES

CREAM TOGETHER:
2 c. butter
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
2 c. sugar

MIX IN:
2 egg yolks, one at a time
1 t. vanilla
4-1/2 to 5 c. flour

BAKE AT 375º, 7-10 minutes.
Makes 8-9 dozen small cookies.

Melt 12 oz. bag chocolate chips in double boiler. Dip one end of cookie in chocolate. Place on waxed paper till chocolate cools/hardens.

NOTE:
FOR BEST RESULTS—hand roll & flatten each cookie (less edge browning)
FOR STIFFER DOUGH—add more flour (maintains shape more)
DON’T LET CREAM CHEESE GET TOO WARM—will cause cookies to flatten too much
Works well with cookies presses, too.

P.S. My mom used to break the dough into three batches--one plain color, one with red food coloring, and one with green. It dresses them up a little for Christmas. We just skip the colors in our family, though. I guess I'm not a pastel person and the food coloring just makes them pink and light green. It was fun when I was a kid, though.

Enjoy!

I have the same problem. One thing I've noticed is that your butter has to be COLD when you add it, not softened like they say. Cut it up into tiny chunks with a knife as you add it to the batter, so it'll mix better. And most importantly, chill the finished dough before you use it. This way the blobs of cookie dough stand up tall on the cookie sheet, they don't flatten out, which is the problem I had when my butter and dough was not chilled. To save time, you could mix it up, and shape it into 2 waxed-paper logs, and chill them for a day or two. Then you have homemade slice-and-bake cookies. I like to do that for our kids, I give them each their own chilled "log" and a butter knife, and they get to slice and put them on the cookie sheet. Good luck!

I make choc.chip rolo cookies. They are delicious! You can use homemade choc chip cookies or the precut ones in the refrigerated section. Let the dough soften a bit and just press a rolo into the middle of the doughball and make sure it is hidden inside and covered fully with dough. Cook them the same way you would cook the cookies plain. When you take them off the pan let them cool upside down on a paper towel or else the caramel sticks to the towel/plate. When they come out they look like regular choc chip cookies, but when you eat them they are filled with caramel. They are always a favorite!

This recipe comes from www.allrecipes.com - they have many, many wonderful cookie recipes. These are perfect for this time of year (I cut the nutmeg & clove down to 1/4 each).

Iced Pumpkin Cookies

PREP TIME 20 Min
COOK TIME 20 Min
READY IN 1 Hr 20 Min
Makes 3 dozen

INGREDIENTS

* 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 cup butter, softened
* 1 1/2 cups white sugar
* 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
* 1 egg
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 2 cups confectioners' sugar
* 3 tablespoons milk
* 1 tablespoon melted butter
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt; set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup of butter and white sugar. Add pumpkin, egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla to butter mixture, and beat until creamy. Mix in dry ingredients. Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls; flatten slightly.
3. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool cookies, then drizzle glaze with fork.
4. To Make Glaze: Combine confectioners' sugar, milk, 1 tablespoon melted butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add milk as needed, to achieve drizzling consistency.

i put pudding in my chocolate chip cookies and they are always in demand. follow a traditional recipe but take a little flour out to compensate for the power pudding. mix the pudding in at the beginning with the butter and the sugars and the eggs. they are so yummy. if you want you can put chocolate pudding for chocolate chocolate chip cookies. enjoy!

My own recipe - I won 3rd place in a baking contest w/this one (I have no measures, you'll have to go by sight!)

Sugar cookie mix
apples
kraft or Werther's chewy caramels (I used Werthers)

Cut the caramels into small pieces
chop/shred the apples in a food chopper

Use the sugar cookie mix that comes in a pkg., following the directions for the mix. To that, add fresh shredded apples into the mix(your choice). When you spoon the mixture onto your cookie sheet, press a piece of caramel into the center of the cookie and bake till golden brown.

These are some of the most delicious caramel-apple cookies!

Enjoy!

Sometimes, I too have to add more flour if the batter is thin-like. I also have to adjust my oven. It is an older one and if it is heated up for a bit then it seems to get too hot...so I ahve to make some adjustments along the way.

http://www.oceanspray.com/recipes/Oatmeal_Cranberry_White...

These are THE BEST cookies./ Try em. I can't get enough!

Magazines often print holiday cookie recipes and even devote entire issues. Maybe check your local library to see if they have any from previous years, or wait to see what comes out (or maybe they are even already out now). Also, on-line you can find interesting recipes through epicurious.com.

I was going to suggest allrecipes.com as well - that is my #1 source for food....they offer a 12 days of Christmas cookies email as well as other weekly emails.