Ginger Snaps

Ginger snaps are probably one of my favorite kind of cookie. The best ginger snap is soft and chewy.  Try this recipe. You'll love it!

What you will need: 2/3 cup margarine, 1 cup sugar, 1 egg, 4 Tbsp molasses, 2 cups flour, 1/4 tsp salt, 2 tsp soda, 1/2 tsp ginger, 1/2 tsp cloves, 1 tsp cinnamon

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Beat the margarine and sugar.  Then add the egg and molasses and mix well. Add the remaining ingredients and mix.  The dough will be sticky; add a little flour if you feel it's too sticky.  I usually refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes then roll the dough into balls about the size of a walnut.  Roll them in sugar and space them on a baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes.  Makes 3 dozen.

Cookies: Old and New

Every Christmas I bake tons of cookies.  This year I got bored of making the same kind year after year.  I did make the peanut blossoms per my husband's request.  I also tried a new recipe; Rolo cookies.  They are made with cake mix, which I wasn't crazy about. They are okay, but next year I might use a chocolate cookie recipe instead of the cake mix.

Peanut Blossoms

What you will need: 1/2 cup margarine, 1/2 cup peanut butter, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1 egg, vanilla, 1 3/4 cup flour, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp soda, 2 Tablespoon milk, milk chocolate star candies

Preheat oven to 350.  Beat the margarine, peanut butter, and sugars well. Add in egg and vanilla and mix.  Add the dry ingredients and mix slowly; while mixer is going, add the milk until the dough comes together.  Roll the dough into small balls and coat with granulated sugar. Bake for 10-12 minutes.  Remove from the oven and immediately top each cookie with a chocolate star.  I do this before I even take the cookies off the pan so the chocolate can melt into the cookie.  Makes 3-4 dozen.

Rolo Cookies

What you will need: 1 box chocolate cake mix, 1/3 cup oil, 2 eggs, one bag of Rolos (foil removed;)

Preheat the oven to 350. Place the cake mix in a bowl.  Beat the eggs and add them along with the oil. The mixture will be a little dry.  You have to mix it well to incorporate all the cake mix.  Form the dough around a rolo and roll into a ball. Coat with granulated sugar and bake for about 10 minutes. Pretty easy, right?