Marie's Cooking Groupies

12/13/2024

Hershey Kiss Cookies

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup butter
1 egg
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
additional sugar to roll the dough balls before baking
36 Hershey kisses unwrapped

Heat oven to 375°
In a large bowl beat together granulated sugar, brown sugar, butter, peanut butter and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
Stir in flour, baking soda and baking powder until dough forms.
Shape into 1 inch balls. Roll into additional sugar.
Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 8-10 min. or until edges are light golden brown.
Remove from oven and place 1 kiss in each cookie.
Remove from cookie sheets to a cooling rack.

03/11/2024

12/21/2023

Snickerdoodle Cookies

1 cup butter softened
1 1⁄2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
2 3⁄4 cups flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
1 tsp. Vanilla extract

3 tablespoons sugar
3 teaspoons cinnamon

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350°F.

Mix butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1tps of vanilla extract and eggs thoroughly in a large bowl.
In a separate bowl combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
Blend dry ingredients into butter mixture.
Chill dough, and chill an ungreased cookie sheet for about 10-15 minutes in the fridge.

Meanwhile, mix 3 tablespoons sugar, and 3 teaspoons cinnamon in a small bowl.

Scoop 1 inch globs of dough into the sugar/ cinnamon mixture.
Coat by gently rolling balls of dough in the sugar mixture.
Place on chilled ungreased cookie sheet, and bake 10 minutes.
Remove from pan immediately.

12/20/2023

Buttery Spritz Cookies for Christmas. Caution....they are addicting. I made these in my little countertop oven this year. I may need to lower the temperature using this oven.

Buttery Spritz Cookies
1 1/2 cups butter
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Beat butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on med. speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and baking powder, beat well.
Add egg and vanilla. Beat until combined.
Beat in as much flour as you can. Stir in remaining flour with a wooden spoon. Do not chill dough.
Pack dough into a cookie press. Force dough onto ungreased cookie sheets. If desired, decorate them with colored sugar, or sprinkles.
Bake at 375 degree oven for 8-10 min. or until edges are firm but not brown. Remove cookies and cool on wire racks. Makes about 84 cookies.

10/30/2023

I found a couple of old pictures to share.

02/09/2023

So....this is what I meant when I said the gas oven doesn't like me. No matter what shelf I use, the top doesn't cook!

02/07/2023

The Bagel recipe I posted called for Self-rising flour. If you don't have any, you can make your own.

Self-rising flour

4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. salt
2 Tbls. Baking powder

In a large bowl combine with a wisk and store in an air tight container.