BEST cookie recipe anyone...?

im new at baking and want to experiment with different cookie recipies. im not the best baker... so im very prone to make little accidents. anyone want to suggest an all time favorite cookie recipe...?


cakes and other sweets recipes are also welcome :D


thank you!!!BEST cookie recipe anyone...?
These are my all-time favorite cookies - easy to make and they melt in your mouth!





Crispy Butter Cookies





1 cup butter (no substitutes), softened


1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar


2 egg whites


1 teaspoon vanilla extract


2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour


1/2 teaspoon baking powder


1/2 teaspoon baking soda


sugar





In a mixing bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar. Beat in egg whites and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Roll into 1-1/2-in. balls, then roll in sugar. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Flatten with a fork. Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-14 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.BEST cookie recipe anyone...?
NEIMAN-MARCUS COOKIES (Recipe may be halved)





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2 cups butter


24 oz. chocolate chips


4 cups flour


2 cups brown sugar


2 tsp. soda


1 tsp. salt


2 cups sugar


1x8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)


5 cups blended oatmeal


4 eggs


2 tsp. baking powder


2 tsp. vanilla


3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)





Measure oatmeal, and blend in a blender to a fine powder. Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla, mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda.


Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar, and nuts. Roll into balls, and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet.





Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.





Makes 112 cookies.
1 3/4 cups flour


3/4 teaspoon baking soda


1/4 teaspoon salt


3/4 cup margarine, softened


1/2 cup granulated sugar


1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar


1 egg


1 teaspoon vanilla


1 (8 ounce) package BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, coarsely chopped


1 cup chopped PLANTERS Walnuts











DIRECTIONS


Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Mix flour, baking soda and salt until well blended; set aside. Beat margarine and sugars in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Gradually add flour mixture, beating well after each addition. Stir in chocolate and walnuts.


Drop heaping tablespoonfuls of dough, 2 inches apart, onto baking sheets.


Bake 11 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 1 minute; remove to wire racks. Cool completely.
CORNSTARCH COOKES 4 cups cornstarch





2 oz freshly grated coconut





1 3/4 cups sugar





1 egg





1 pinch salt





1 1/2 cup tub margarine





Preheat oven to 375掳 F. Sift together cornstarch and sugar. Add coconut, salt, egg and margarine. Mix with your fingertips to form a dough ball. Roll dough into 2-inch cylinder. Cut into 1 inch slices to form cookies. Place cookies on greased cookie sheet. Use the tines of a fork to make grooves on the top of the cookies. Bake for 15 minutes. Let cool completely and keep in a tightly closed tin.
Fudge Crinkles (A Great 4 Ingredient Cake Mix Cookie)





1 (18 1/4 ounce) box devil's food cake mix (Betty Crocker Super Moist suggested)


1/2 cup vegetable oil


2 large eggs


confectioners' sugar





Preheat oven to 350掳.


Stir (by hand) dry cake mix, oil and eggs in a large bowl until dough forms.


Dust hands with confectioners' sugar and shape dough into 1'; balls.


Roll balls in confectioners' sugar and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.


Bake for 8-10 minutes or until center is JUST SET.


Remove from pans after a minute or so and cool on wire racks.


*My Notes*:.


I have tried these with several different cake mix brands. They all come out good, but the Betty Crocker does come out the best.


I was having a problem with my cookies flattening while baking. This usually happens with the generic cake mix brands. You can play with your oven temp and try them on 375 to keep them from spreading. Adding more oil than called for will also cause the cookies to spread -- I wouldn't suggest it, they really don't need extra oil.


Another way to keep them nice and thick and to get the most ';crinkled'; or ';crackled'; look is to make them bigger. When I roll them at about 1.5 inches they look prettier.


And my best tip: My confectioners' sugar was consistently being absorbed by the dough. The last time I baked them, I rolled them into balls without rolling in the sugar and let them ';dry'; for a few minutes. Then I rolled them in sugar and baked. These came out with a nice coating of sugar that didn't disappear
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Cookie Recipes


Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies II





INGREDIENTS


1/2 cup butter


1/2 cup shortening


3/4 cup packed brown sugar


1/2 cup white sugar


1 egg


1 teaspoon vanilla extract


1 teaspoon baking soda


1/4 teaspoon salt


1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips


2 cups all-purpose flour





DIRECTIONS


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).


Combine flour, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine soften butter with shortening, sugar and brown sugar and vanilla. Beat until creamy. Beat in egg. Gradually add flour mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips.


Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 8-10 min. Note: I take them out of the oven before they start to turn dark! Do not double this recipe, or they don't bake soft. Can make this recipe for bars too. Spread dough into greased 9x13 inch pan. Bake them at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 15-20 minutes.





Shortbread Cookies II





INGREDIENTS


2 cups butter, softened


1 cup white sugar


2 teaspoons vanilla extract


4 cups all-purpose flour





DIRECTIONS


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).


Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Stir in vanilla; add flour and mix well.


Put through cookie press and form cookies onto baking sheets. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes.





Wacky Cake Recipe


Makes: 1 rectangular cake that serves about 12-14 people


Time: 10-15 mins prep





Cake


1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour


1 cup granulated sugar


3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder


1 teaspoon baking soda


1/2 teaspoon salt


6 tablespoons vegetable oil


1 tablespoon vinegar


1 teaspoon vanilla extract


1 cup cold water





Frosting


3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened


1 cup sifted confectioners sugar


3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder


1/2 teaspoon salt


1 teaspoon vanilla extract


chopped nuts (optional)





Cake:


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.


Sift four, sugar, cocoa, soda, and salt together into ungreased 8X8X2-inch baking pan.


Make three wells in mixture with spoon: one large, one medium, and one small. Into large well pour oil; into medium well, vinegar; into small well, vanilla.


Pour water over all and stir with fork until smooth; do not beat.


Bake 30 to 35 minutes, until springy to touch





Frosting:


Melt butter in saucepan, add confectioners sugar, cocoa, salt and vanilla and beat until smooth. If too stiff to spread, soften with warm milk or water.


As soon as cake is done, transfer to wire cooling rack and spread at once with frosting.


Cool cake before cutting.





White Cake Supreme Recipe





Ingredients


戮 cup shortening


1陆 cups sugar


1陆 teaspoons vanilla extract


2录 cups sifted cake flour


3 teaspoons baking powder


1 teaspoon salt


1 cup skim milk


5 stiff beaten egg whites





Directions


Stir shortening to soften. Gradually add sugar and cream together until light and fluffy (beat about 10 minutes at medium high speed on mixer, scraping bowl occasionally to guide batter into beaters.) Add vanilla extract. Sift flour with baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture; beat after each addition. Fold in egg whites. Bake in 2 paper-lined 9 x 1陆-inch round pans in moderate oven at 375掳 F for 18 to 20 minutes. Cool. Frost.





buttercream icing will look good with the wacky cake and here is the recipe for it.





Ingredients:


1 cup butter, softened


6-7 cups powdered or confectioner's sugar


1/4 tsp. salt


6-9 Tbsp. milk


2 tsp. vanilla


Preparation:


In large bowl, cream butter until very fluffy. Add part of the sugar and salt and beat again. Continue adding sugar and milk in small batches, alternately, beating until very fluffy. Stir in vanilla. Fill and frost cake.





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