Chocolate Chip Cookies (Anne Spencer)
1 cup unsalted butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 2 tsp vanilla 2 eggs 3 cups flour 1 tsp soda 1 tsp salt 2 cups chocolate chips 2 cups chopped pecans (optional, and I don’t usually add them) Beat together butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs and […]
Brown Sugar Cookies (Cooks Illustrated)
12 T unsalted butter 1/4 cup granulated sugar 2 cups packed dark brown sugar 2 cups plus 2 T flour (I use whole wheat pastry flour) 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 large egg 1 large egg yolk 1 T vanilla Heat 10 T butter in a 10-in […]
Brownie Roll-Out Cookies (Smitten Kitchen)
3 cups flour, plus more for counter 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa 3/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking powder 16 T unsalted butter, softened 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 large eggs 1 tsp vanilla Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk the flour, cocoa, salt, and baking powder together in a bowl, and set aside. Beat […]
Peanut Butter Blossoms (Great-Grandmother Helen’s recipe)
1 3/4 cup flour 1 tsp soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1 T milk 1 tsp vanilla Hershey kisses Cream together the soften butter and peanut butter. Blend in the remaining ingredients. Roll into balls. Bake at 375 for […]