Favorite Cookies!

For those of you who don't know I am a cookie lover. I don't eat just any cookie though. Buy those mass made store bought cookies and I will pass over them anytime in the cupboard. On the other had, let me make cookies, especially with my favorite little helpers, and I will be happy! Baking with my little girls is one of my favorite things to do with them. I was recently inspired by a post from Mrs. Dub to share my favorite cookie recipe. I couldn't come up with one...so here are my top three! Enjoy!

Chocolate Crinkles (My favorite as a child!)

2 cups sugar
½ cup oil (I use canola)
2 tsp vanilla
4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, melted and cooled a bit
4 large eggs
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 cup powdered sugar

Mix oil, sugar, vanilla and chocolate. Mix in eggs one at a time. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Cover and refrigerate 3 hours (or put in the freezer for one hour if you’re in a hurry for yummy cookies!)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheet. Drop balls of dough in powdered sugar and roll around to coat. Bake 10-12 minutes. Do not over bake! I take them out when they still look a little underdone! Enjoy. (We sometimes call these flour cookies because my daughter used to think they were rolled in flour, so the name stuck!)

Chocolate Chip Cookies

I have made many chocolate chip cookies in my lifetime but none compare to this recipe a friend gave to us when we got married!

1 ¼ cups butter flavored Crisco
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 ½ cups brown sugar
2 scant tsp salt
1 tbsp baking soda
1 tbsp vanilla

Mix/ cream above ingredients. Then add

4 ¼ cups flour
1 bag of milk chocolate chips (Ghirardelli work best!)

Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Do not over bake! Take out just when turning brown!

Banana Drop Cookies (This is a family recipe that might sound different but is so good!)

¾ cup shortening
¾ cup brown sugar
Cream these two together then add the following:

1 egg
2 cups flour
1 tsp vanilla
2 ripe bananas mashed (bananas that are too brown to eat)
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp soda
chopped walnuts (optional, but really good!)

The batter will be somewhat sticky and that’s OK! Drop cookie dough onto cookie sheets with a spoon. Cook at 375 degrees for 8-12 minutes. Do not overcook!

Frost with brown sugar frosting:

6 Tbsp brown sugar
4 Tbsp canned milk (are whatever milk or cream you have on hand)
4 Tbsp real butter
Bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Add 1 tsp vanilla. Add powdered sugar to spreading consistency. If icing gets thick before finishing cookies, just warm up in the microwave for a few seconds or add a bit of milk! I almost always double this recipe of cookies because it is so good!