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Super Star Sugar Cookies

zesty — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:00:12 +0000

Hi ALl, I have a repost for today. Just traveling back home from Philly this morning and I really didn’t have much time to prepare anything new and fun. The conference was very busy but enjoyable, however looking to get back home to see the little turkies and Mrs. Zesty. Enjoy the sugar cookies and I will see you on Monday.

Do you like cookies? I love them and these may be the best darn sugar cookies you ever sunk your teeth, gums or dentures into. Now I can not take full credit as it is my Mom’s recipe but when these sugar cookies are cooked right – these are definitely super star cookies.

These sugar cookies are not difficult to make and I love how chewy they are. Have these along side a tall chilled glass of milk and you’ll never turn back!

Ingredients

1 1/2 Cups butter, softened
2 Cups white sugar
4 eggs
1 Tsp. vanilla extract
5 Cups all-purpose flour
2 Tsp. baking powder
1 Tsp. salt

Method

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth.
Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt.
Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour.
Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter.
Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven.
Cool completely.

Zesty Tip: When asked to preheat your oven in the recipe, ensure you follow those directions and do not start the baking process before the oven is preheated.

Things are looking up. I hope you have a great day and let me know what you think of these cookies.

Take care

zesty

Toffee Chocolate Chip { Cookies }

zesty — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:00:05 +0000

Good morning you! Big day in Zesty land today. It’s Mrs. Zesty birthday today!! We don’t have much time after work to celebrate but we will squeeze in some time around supper time to have some fun with the family. Lately it seems there is not enough hours in the day to get everything done but hopefully that is just a phase.

On to some cookies ( YUM ). Another cookie we brought for the bake sale last week were Toffee Chocolate Chip cookies. I really enjoyed the flavor but most of all the texture. They were soft and chewy with the amazing flavor of toffee and chocolate. Needless to say the remaining cookies that did not make the bake sale… lasted all of 2 hours on the counter.

Ingredients

2/3 Cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 Cup brown sugar
1/4 Cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 Tsp. Vanilla
1 2/3 Cups All purpose flour
1/2 Tsp. Baking soda
1/2 Tsp. Salt
1/2 Cup Toffee bits
1/2 Cup semi sweet chocolate chips

Method

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, beat butter with both sugars until fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla
Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; stir into butter mixture until combined.
Toss in toffee bits and chocolate chips.
Drop by rounded teaspoon onto parchment paper lined baking sheets.
Bake in oven until golden about 10-12 minutes.
Let cool on pan and then transfer to cooling rack.

Zesty Tip: Making these cookies in multiple batches was a way to experiment with timing and baking of the cookie. I preferred the texture around the 9 minute mark especially after they cooled. They stayed soft and chewy.

Ok so Monday is here, let’s make the best of it! The weather is sub-par and has been for as long as I can remember. I need to get the garden planted but am getting a little leery that time is passing. I may start some plants off as opposed to the seed. I will touch base with you on Wednesday.

Take care

zesty

Soft Chewy Ginger Cookies w/ Molasses

zesty — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:00:08 +0000

I love any cookies that have molasses in them and these soft, chewy ginger cookies are no exception! I don’t know what my issues have been as of late but I feel I am hooked on SWEETS. It is crazy and normally I am just hooked on potato chips, french fries and double cheese burgers. Haha kidding…. maybe! Ok so as I type this post I am still reeling from the fact that as I was driving home last night – I get pulled over by the cops for speeding. Grrrrrrrr. Anyway my own fault as I was driving pretty fast and well over the speed limit. But what a way to dampen your day!

Let’s lift our spirits with a soft chewy ginger cookie. Usually when you eat these, I recommend 2-3 per serving and a heaping glass of chilled white milk. YUM!

Ingredients

1 1/4 Cup all purpose flour
1 1/2 Tsp. ground ginger
1/2 Tsp. baking soda
1/2 Tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 Tsp. ground cloves
1/4 Tsp. ground nutmeg
1/8 Tsp. allspice
1/3 Cup butter, softened
1/2 Cup sugar
1 Egg
2 Tbsp. molasses
2 Tbsp. white sugar (for rolling cookies)

Method

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a medium mixing bowl, blend flour, baking soda and spices together and set aside.
In another bowl, cream together butter and 1/2 cup of sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg until well mixed. Then add the molasses and mix to combine.
Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture.
Using rounded teaspoonfuls (or not quite full tablespoons), form dough into balls and roll them in the extra 2 tablespoons of sugar.
Place cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet, lightly flatten and bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes.
Allow to cool on cookie sheet for about 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.
ENJOY!

Zesty Tip: The rolling in white sugar really adds a nice dimension of both flavor and texture to these cookies. Whatever you do – do not skimp on this step. You will be disappointed if you do.

I need some ideas on what to write for the Christmas edition of the G! magazine. I was thinking a fun gum drop cheese cake recipe, some sticky date pudding but I need a third recipe. Any ideas? Have a super Friday and a fun weekend.

Take care

zesty

Soft Chewy Molasses Cookies with Travel

zesty — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:00:47 +0000

I am on my way home! With that brings anticipation of snow and cold weather. Oh well that is life and I will survive. My day is action packed with 11 hours of travel so I am looking forward to getting on solid ground.

With that being said, I though I would continue the baked goods week and share with you one of my favorite soft chewy molasses cookies. As I have mentioned before, I love soft and chewy cookies similar to the chewy chocolate chip cookies and white macadamia nut cookies. However, I also love MOLASSES and everything about it.

These molasses cookies have a soft chewy texture. Growing up we called them Tuffies. Have you ever heard molasses cookies called that before?

These take no time to make and use pretty generic baking ingredients. They are also very easy to flip to Vegan cookies as well.

Ingredients

3/4 Cup butter
1 Cup packed brown sugar
1 Large egg
1/2 Cup molasses
2 1/2 Cups all-purpose flour
1/2 Tsp. salt
2 Tsp. baking soda
1 Tsp. ground cinnamon
1 Tsp. ground ginger
1 Tsp. allspice
1 Tsp. nutmeg

Method

Preheat oven to 350°.
Cream together butter and brown sugar.
Add egg and molasses and mix well.
Fold in dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Cover and chill for about an hour to firm up the batter.
Take small amounts of dough and roll them in your hand to form small balls.
Place on lightly greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350° for 9-10 minutes.
Leave on sheet one minute until set.
Cool on rack.

ENJOY!

Zesty Tip: when baking cookies in large batches, keep the dough chilled in between batches. To store soft chewy cookies, I keep them in a container with a lid to prevent them from drying out. You can also add a slice of apple in the container to keep them moist.

I will be back on the island I call home tonight. I will see you in the morning with hopefully another fun post to lead you into the weekend. Have a great day!

Take care

zesty