This chocolate chip cookie recipe is really good . Chewy and delicious!
1c. butter
2/3 c. sugar
1-1/3 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
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2-1/3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 pkg. M&Ms and 1/2 pkg. chocolate chips (Use all chocolate chips for the traditional recipe.)
Combine butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Sift together dry ingredients in a separate bowl and add to mixture. Stir in m&ms.
Bake at 350° for 12-15 min.
Say Mmm!
– Debra
Once in a while, you are blessed to meet a person with a truly giving spirit. Loretta was that person for my family and me.
Since my parents were transplants from another area, she adopted them, the four of us, and even my nieces when they came along. Not a holiday would go by without her dropping off a tin of her delicious sugar cookies, along with a multitude of other special treats.
This old fashioned cookie simply melts in your mouth with a lovely vanilla almond flavor that is wonderfully unique.
Occasionally, Loretta would drizzle a thin glaze over the top and sprinkle them with colored sugar to dress them up for the season. We just loved them.
So, in honor of Loretta and her kind-hearted nature, I’m happy to share this treasured recipe along with my memories. Enjoy!
1 c. sugar
1 c. powdered sugar
1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. Crisco
2 eggs
2 tsp. pure vanilla
1 tsp. almond extract
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4-1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1. Blend sugar and shortening. Add eggs, vanilla, and almond extract.
2. Mix dry ingredients together in a separate bowl; add to mixture
3. Chill dough
4. Roll into balls.
5. Flatten onto cookie with patterned glass dipped in sugar.
6. Bake at 350° until browned on edges.
Cookies make me happy! Baking them, eating them, sharing them . . . If you’re like me, a good cookie can really turn your day around.
Can a cookie solve your problems? Of course not. But the simple act of stirring ingredients together to create something good may help you remember that life is pretty good too.
Don’t forget the sprinkles!
– Debra
How about them apples?!
Mom and Dad have a cute little apple tree that drops tons of apples each fall. Dad picks them, and Mom bakes them into a sweet, cinnamon apple crisp. Yum!
“It’s like pie with a cookie on top!” Mom says. And heaven knows how we feel about cookies around here. We love this apple crisp so much that she has to make two batches on holidays so everyone can take some home. (Shhh . . . the secret is the double crumb topping.)
Mom’s Apple Crisp
6 c. apples; sliced
3 tbsp. flour
1 c. white sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
Dash of salt
Mix together evenly and spread into a lightly greased 9 x 12 cake pan.
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Crumb Topping:
1-1/2 c. flour
3/4 c. white sugar
3/4 c. brown sugar
1-1/2 c. quick oatmeal
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1 c. butter
Mix dry ingredients together and cut in butter with a pastry blender into small, coarse crumbs. Spread over top of apples and press down.
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Bake at 350° for 30-45 minutes until apples are tender. Chill and serve with ice cream.
Be prepared to fight over the last piece!
I have a vague childhood memory of Mrs. Drentell standing at the door of her house, which was kitty corner from my grandparents’ house on South Main Street. I have vivid memories, however, of my mother making batch after batch of this tried and true cookie. Soft and chewy with the perfect combination of spices, you’re gonna love this one! (And thank you, Mrs. Drentell, for being so generous in sharing your recipe.)
3/4 c. butter
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. molasses
1 egg
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2 c. flour; sifted
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
Combine butter and sugar. Add molasses and egg. Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl, and add to mixture.
Chill dough. Roll into balls. Press on greased cookie sheet with a sugar dipped glass.
Bake at 375° for 8 minutes.
UPDATE: Mom just informed me that Mrs. Drentell didn’t live across the street; she lived next door. And I had never met her. Well, I did say “vague” memory . . .
