The Chewy, Alton Browns Chocolate Chip Cookies

I went on the hunt on the cooking board to find a delish Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe to Send to a friend for helping me with my computer. This is the one i got Req's for, So i tried it they were pretty good. These are from Food Network, Alton Brown's The Chewy

Ingredients
2 sticks unsalted butter
2 1/4 cups bread flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (i used Dark chocolate)

Hardware:
Ice cream scooper (#20 disher, to be exact)
Parchment paper
Baking sheets
Mixer

Directions
Heat oven to 375 degrees F.

Melt the butter in a heavy-bottom medium saucepan over low heat. Sift together the flour, salt, and baking soda and set aside.

Pour the melted butter in the mixer's work bowl. Add the sugar and brown sugar. Cream the butter and sugars on medium speed. Add the egg, yolk, 2 tablespoons milk and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Slowly incorporate the flour mixture until thoroughly combined.

Stir in the chocolate chips.

Chill the dough, then scoop onto parchment-lined baking sheets, 6 cookies per sheet. Bake for 14 minutes or until golden brown, checking the cookies after 5 minutes. Rotate the baking sheet for even browning. Cool completely and store in an airtight container

I chilled the dough for about 30-45 minutes

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Out of the Delaware County Historical Society Cookbook from my hometown in Iowa. I wasn't so sure about the sour cream in this recipe but i thought oh what the heck give it a try and see how they come out. they are so soft and great tasting. I didn't get any more than a couple dozen out of the recipe but i make big cookies!

1C Sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 C Raisins

2C Oatmeal

1C Shortening

1 C Sour Cream

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 C Broken nut meats (omitted)

2 C Flour

Bake on greased cookie seet for 10 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes about 5 1/2 Dozen.

Cranberry-Pumpkin Cookies

I'm unsure where i found this recipe but i made them back in the fall as well. This time i thought i would add a little pumpkin spice, and maybe some cream cheese frosting to the top and see how good they come out.

1/2 C Butter Softened

1C white sugare

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 egg

1 C Solid packed pumpkin

2 1/4 C Flour

2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 C Cranberries

1 teaspoon Cinnamon

1 teaspoon orange zest (I omit)

1/2 C Chopped Walnuts

~2 teaspoon pumpkin spice, i didnt really measure, just to taste.

Preheat oven 375 degrees

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in Vanilla, egg, and pumpkin. sift together flour, baking soda, powder, salt, pumpking spice, and cinnamon. Stir in mix until well blended. Stir in Cranberries, walnuts, and orange zest.

drop on cooking pan. Bake 10-12 minutes. Topp with Cream Cheese frosting if you wish.

Monster Cookies

I use to make these all the time with my step-gramma when i was a kid. We would make tons and tons of cookies all year long and they are so tastey! I got this recipe out of the Delaware County Historical Society Cookbook, From my hometown, in Iowa.

1C Sugar

1C Brown Sugar

1/2C margarine

1C Peanut butter

3 eggs

2t baking soda

2t vanilla

4 1/2 C Oatmeal

1C M&M (i love using peanut M&M's)

1C chocolate Chips (I never use these)

Mix ingrediants in order given. Drop by teaspoon on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12 minutes on 350 oven. Don't overbake! This recipe takes NO FLOUR!