Snicker Doodles

The perfect combination of crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside--perfect! 

Ingredients:
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp cream of tarter
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 3/4 cups flour

Preheat oven to 400.  Combine butter, sugar and eggs.  Add cream of tarter, baking soda and salt.  Mix well.  Slowly add flour until batter is mixed completely.  Roll dough into 1-inch balls.  Roll the balls into cinnamon and sugar.  Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden brown.

Easy Pumpkin Cookies

I don't think there is an easier recipe than this one.  They are so yummy and festive for fall!

1 box spice cake mix (or yellow cake mix and add cinnamon, nutmeg and all spice)

1 15 oz can of pumpkin

chocolate chips

Stir the three ingredients together until moist--I add the chocolate chips after the batter is moist first.  Drop in spoonfuls on a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with non-stick spray.  Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes.

Blonde Brownies

For a long time Nate has been calling these "Brown Blondies", however you want to say it, they are yummy! Kids like them because there aren't any nuts or strange textures, adults love them because they are so tasty!  Try them and you'll see why.  We love to eat the ones around the edge first because they have a crunchy edge!

2 1/3 cups brown sugar (packed of course)

2 cubes butter

4 eggs

3 cups flour

1/4 tsp baking soda

1 1/2 TB baking powder

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

6 oz chocolate chips (mini or regular)

In a saucepan, melt butter and sugar until almost boiling.  Remove from heat.  Let it cool down (if you don't let it cool down it will not turn out, believe me).  Transfer to mixer.  Add eggs stirring constantly.  Then add dry ingredients.  Add vanilla.  Spread into greased and floured 11"x17" pan.  Sprinkle chocolate chips** on top and bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

**For a fancier alternative, I omitted the chocolate chips.  After it finished baking and cooled, I drizzled i with chocolate sauce (I like the taste of the chips better):

In a small saucepan, melt:

1 cup chocolate chips

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1 cube butter

1 tsp vanilla

Aunt Nancy's Chocolate Layer Cookies

1 Cup Butter
2 Cup Brown Sugar
2 Eggs
2 teaspoons Vanilla Stir Together
2 ½ C. Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Salt
3 Cups rolled oats

2 Tablespoons Butter
½ teaspoon Salt Heat in microwave
Add:
1 can eagle brand milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 pkg. chocolate chips

On cookie sheet 17 x 11 with sides on it–spread 2/3 batter w/hands. Pour microwave mixture on top and sprinkle pkg. of chocolate chips over. Then spoon rest of the cookie batter on top.

Bake 350 degrees for 20 min.