Bakers - TO ME!

[KiaKat]

Holy GODS, HFB. Those peanut butter ones sound amazing! Definitely adding them to my arsenal.

The lemon ones sound a little bit like a cross between snickerdoodles and lemon bars... I may have to try them out, and mess with some of the glazes I make for lemon cake.

Eric - Crackles are a very specific type of chocolate cookie rolled in confectioner's sugar before baking. They "crack" as they spread, which highlights the contrast between the white outside and dark inside, and also creates a bit of a crunchy shell.

[HappyFun Ball]

Lemon Sugar Cookies:
3/4 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons corn syrup
1 teaspoon lemon extract for subtle lemon flavor, 2 tsp for lemon and 3 tsp for extra lemony goodness
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup white sugar

In a medium bowl, cream together butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, corn syrup, and lemon extract. Stir in flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Cover dough, and chill in the refrigerator at least 1 hour.
2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Roll chilled dough into walnut sized balls. Roll balls in remaining sugar, and place on the prepared cookie sheet.
3. Bake 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned.


Peanut buttery awesomness cookies:

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 egg
1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 (18 ounce) jar peanut butter
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup ground peanuts
1 cup peanut butter chips
1 cup Reeses Pieces

In a large bowl, cream butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Add the eggs, yolks, and vanilla; mix until fluffy. Stir in peanut butter. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the peanut butter mixture. Finally, stir in the peanuts, chips and Pieces. Refrigerate the dough for at least 2 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
3. Roll dough into walnut sized balls. Place on the prepared cookie sheet and flatten slightly with a fork. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies should look dry on top. Allow to cool for a few minutes on the cookie sheet before removing to cool completely on a rack. These cookies taste great when slightly undercooked.

[EricKei]

Crackles?

Kindly elaborate.

[Victory Sabre]

I haven't made cookies in years. When I did I used a chocolate chip cookie recipe in the Betty Crocker Cookbook. I did make a few changes, though. I substituted whole wheat flour for white flour. I also used Splenda instead of sugar. I also used dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate.

[KiaKat]

Peanut butter is fine - peanuts are legumes, not nuts, so I'm alright. And I LOVE peanut butter cookies. I do the Chocolate Kiss Cookies every so often, though they're a pain, so I don't do them as often as I'd like.

I don't live near Lupo/Wolfie, but I do randomly send them things. Like cookies. And cards with glitter. ^.^ I'm quite happy to send cookies to others, if I have time - between now and Christmas I have... maybe three days off. Maybe less. I'm not entirely sure...

I'd love to see your recipe for Crackles! I'm making some now (they're in the fridge chilling), but the recipe is a non-dairy one I got off AllRecipes. Totally new one for this year (last year was Snickerdoodles, year before was me developing my own spice cookie). If I have time, I'll be doing my own peppermint bark, or maybe the chocolate spoons again... those were fun.

[MaggieTheCat]

Do you want juuuuust cookies, or candy too? 'cuz I've got recipes for super duper easy pretzel turtles (that can be made with or without nuts) and chocolate covered cherries (and chocolate covered PB balls, but they have...y'know...peanut butter.) Anyway, some of my other holiday recipes include:

Rolled sugar cookies and frosting (not the fancy royal icing, mine is very basic)
Spritz (butter cookies with almond flavoring, but it's artificial and you could use vanilla instead)
Soft spiced molasses cookies
Spiced icebox cookies
Chocolate crackles
Peppermint meltaways (I haven't actually made these myself, a friend of mine did last year for Christmas and OMG they were amazing.)

Stuff with nuts in them, for anyone else who's interested:
Peanut butter blossoms (the ones with the Hershey kiss in the center)
Mexican wedding cookies (made with pecans)

This year, I'm also going to attempt making truffles and peppermint bark, both of which look fairly easy but really good. I'll probably also make homemade caramel corn. I'd be happy to post any and all recipes for anyone, I just didn't have time to get them all together right now...and I didn't want to spam the topic with a dozen recipes all at once.

Edit to add: Also Kia, if you live near Lupo and Wolfie then you must live near me! (San Antonio) Maybe we could do a cookie exchange or something sometime?

[Food Lady]

Take a roll of your preferred brand of cookie dough. Freeze it. Gnaw off hunks at your leisure. MMMMMMMMMMMMNUMNUMNUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Hee hee, I so totally do that.

[DaDairyDruid]

While not quite a cookie try adding 1 cup of nestle mini morsels or raisins or half of each to a double batch of banana bread and make 3 loaves out if it.

[EricKei]

Take a roll of your preferred brand of cookie dough. Freeze it. Gnaw off hunks at your leisure.

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[worddork]

After Halloween, I made some cookies with the leftover candy. Each one was wrapped around a Milk Dud, for a little suprise.

Also PM me if you want a pineapple, apple sauce, or strawberry quick bread recipes. I have them saved as a word doc, and can e-mail to you.

[KiaKat]

Give me your best holiday cookie recipe. Anything with chocolate, spice, or lemon is very welcome, and no nuts, please. Or, if there are nuts, nothing necessary to the recipe (i.e. no macaroons). I'm rather sensitive and don't feel like having to slather myself with steroid lotion for the sake of cookies.

I've got a few good ones already (my gingerbread is legendary), but I'm always looking to expand. Ask Lupo and xx_wolfie_xx, they got some of my cookies last year.

Also, if anyone has interesting and different quickbread recipes, I now have loaf pans in MULTIPLE sizes, and looking to use them.

YAY HOLIDAYS!