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2006
12.16
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Ingredients
- 2 Cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 Cup of unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 Cups white sugar
- 1/3 Cup peanut butter
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 Cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- About 2 Cups of leftover Halloween candy (M&Ms, Snickers, Milkyway, Reeses Peices, Peanut butter Cups, etc.)
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 360° F
- Mix together your flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.
- In a large bowl mix butter and sugar until it is creamy, once it’s creamy stir in the peanut butter, eggs, and vanilla.
- Add your the mix from the small bowl. Mix well.
- Mix in the chocolate chips and Halloween candy.( If you have candy bars, break into small pieces) Mix Well.
- Form small cookie dough balls and place them on the cookie sheet. Bake 10-15 min. Let the cookies cool before you take them off.
Great way to get rid of all the Halloween candy that no one ever eats! (haha yeah right)
2006
12.12
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Ingredients:
- 2 1//2 cups of flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup of sugar
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 10 oz. bag Andes mint chocolate chips
Directions:
- Heat oven to 350°.
- Combine the first 3 ingredients, mix and set aside.
- In a large bowl combine 1 cup of sugar and oil, mix well. Beat in eggs, vanilla. Gradually add flour. Stir in chips, chill 30 minutes.
- I use an Ice cream scoop to make my patties. I put 15 on one cookie sheet and about 13 on a second sheet. Bake for 10 minutes.
Makes about 28.
2006
12.03
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INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup margarine
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring
- 1/2 cup peppermint candy canes, crushed
- 1/2 cup white sugar for decoration
DIRECTIONS
- In a large bowl, cream together the margarine, white sugar and confectioners’ sugar. Beat in the egg, vanilla and peppermint extracts. Combine the flour and salt; stir into the creamed mixture until well blended. Cover or wrap dough and chill for at least one hour.
- Preheat the oven to 375° F (190° C). Grease cookie sheets. Divide dough into halves. Color one half red by mixing in the food color. Roll a small amount of each dough into a 2 inch long worm. Roll them together in a twisted rope and curve the end like a cane. Place onto prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. In a small bowl, mix together the crushed candy cane and remaining white sugar. Roll hot cookies in the sugar mixture.