Flourless Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Flourless Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

recipe adapted from Tasty Kitchen

Ingredients:

⅔ cups rolled oats
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup peanut butter (I used crunchy, but creamy would be good too)
1/2 cup brown sugar
2  eggs
1-½ tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips


Directions:


Preheat oven to 350ºF.
In small bowl, mix together the oats and baking soda; set aside.
In a large bowl, beat peanut butter, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in dry ingredients with a wooden spoon, then gently fold in chocolate chips. Using a cookie scoop drop the cookie dough onto prepared cookie sheet.
Bake cookies for 9-11 (I did 11) minutes and remove when edges barely begin to turn a golden brown.  Cool for 2 minutes on the cookie sheet then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining cookie dough.  Makes 16-20 cookies.

Chewy Coconut Lime Sugar Cookies

Hmmmm. Let's see.  I love coconut.  I love lime.  I love sugar cookies.  Yep, it's official, these cookies are AWESOME!!!!


Ingredients:

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 ½ cups white sugar
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
zest of one large lime, finely minced
3 tbsp lime juice
½ cup unsweetened toasted coconut
½ cup sugar for rolling cookies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. If you haven't already toasted your coconut just put a layer of coconut on a cookie sheet and bake it at 350 degrees for 5-7 minutes. Watch out. It goes from white to burnt really quick if you aren't watching closely.
In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
Using a mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until smooth and very fluffy.
Beat in egg, vanilla extract, lime juice and lime zest.
Gradually blend in the dry ingredients and toasted coconut.
Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and roll in sugar. Place on lined cookie sheets about 1 1/2 inches apart. I made mine too big and they ran together. These do spread quite a bit.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned.
Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.

 
Recipe courtesy of My Baking Addiction.

Sugar Cookie Bars

These babies solve a lot of problems for me.  I don't really have the patience to roll out cookies and all that jazz, but wow, do I LOVE sugar cookies.  How brilliant for someone to think of making them in bars!  I never would have thought of that!  Thank you, someone!


Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
5 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. lemon zest (optional)

Cream butter and sugar until flully.  Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each egg.  Add vanilla and mix well.  In seperate bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda and stir.  Add to creamed mixture and mix until just combined.  Spread on a greased baking sheet (13 X 18 or jelly roll pan).  Bake at 375 for 10-15 minutes until light golden brown or until toothpick is clean.  Cool completely before frosting.

Frosting:

1/2 cup butter, room temp
4 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 tsp. vanilla OR almond flavoring
1/4 tsp. salt
4 cups powdered sugar
5 tbsp. milk
food coloring, if desired

Combine butter and cream cheese until smooth.  Add vanilla and salt.  Add powdered sugar in 1 to 2 cups increments until combined, then add milk a little at a time (you may not use all of it) until smooth and spreading consistency.  Spread over cooled bars.

Cowboy Cookies

This is awesome.  I feel really guilty about the shortening part, so I threw in a tablespoon of flaxseed to make myself feel better.  (I know that doesn't make up for it, but come on!!)

1 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tbsp. ground flaxseed
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking power
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups oats
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1 cup chocolate chips

Cream the shortening, brown and white sugars until smooth.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Mix well.  Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and flaxseed together.  Mix into batter.  Stir in oats, coconut and chocolate chips.  I guess if you're a freak you could also add nuts.  Spoon onto cookie sheet.  Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.