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It's The Holiday Season - We ALL Need COOKIES :)

My buddy Calvin has really been giving me a hard time about these cookie recipes. I tried to hold back, but I couldn't do it. I know you guys are looking forward to the next cookie recipe.  So here ya go.

This recipe comes to us compliments of Shannon Clarke of Starry Night Bakery Coffeehouse in Westminster, Maryland.  She tells us that it is a great cookie base and you can add the special extras - Whatever you have on hand!

 

Whatcha Got?  Cookies

 

Ingredients:

 ½ cup butter, softened

½ cup shortening

¾ cup sugar

¾ cup packed brown sugar (light or dark)

2 large eggs

1 tsp. vanilla (or whatever flavoring you have on hand)

2 ¼ cup flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

½ teaspoon cinnamon (or nutmeg, cloves, ginger, curry, cayenne pepper, etc.

Mix it up every time! (coconut and curry with some chocolate chips???)

 3 cups of goodies

(Goodies may include: chopped nuts, chocolate, peanut butter, butter scotch chips, chopped candy bars, dried fruit, M&Ms, Rice Krispies, Trail Mix, etc.)

 

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. 

Cream butter and shortening until light and fluffy

Add Sugars, eggs, and extract; mix on medium until combined. 

Toss in dry ingredients; mix until combined. 

Add the goodies (either put them all in the dough or sprinkle some on top of each cookie before baking)

Drop even sized pieces of dough on cookie sheets and bake until golden around the edges and set in the centers.

 

Enjoy

Leander McClain, Burlington Township Realtor & Real Estate Consultant, EXIT Buyers Plus Realty, 15 E. Broad Street, Burlington, NJ 08016 609-505-6578(cell)