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here's a twist on the toll house cookie! really yummy but I think I'm the only one in my family that likes these - what a shame



Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Refrigerator Cookies

¾ cup unsalted butter
½ cup sugar
1 ½ tsp. orange zest
1 ¼ tsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp. salt
2 egg yolks
1 ¾ c flour
1 cup mini chips

Combine butter, sugar, zest and cinnamon. Beat on high until light and fluffy. Add yolks and beat until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low and add flour and chocolate chips. Mix until incorporated.

Turn dough on to lightly floured work area. Divide dough in half and work with dough to form log, 1 ½ inches in diameter. Wrap with plastic and chill 1 hour or overnight. Cut dough in to rounds and bake at 350 on lightly greased cookie sheet for 15 minutes.

Cool for 5 minutes. While cookies are still warm roll in sugar mix.

½ cup sugar
1 ½ tsp. cinnamon

California Girl wrote:Oh man, Mary Beth! I'm coming to YOUR house! I'll help make up for your dumb family! LOL!

they ARE dumb! no one likes chocolate but me. HELLO?

Without CHOCOLATE life is not worth living!

Mary beth's cookies remind me of Mandel bread,

This is a great treat anytime. I get multiple requests for it at work and home. Easy too!

White Chocolate Party Mix

4 cups Cheerios
4 cups Crispix
2 cups dry roasted peanuts
10 oz. bag pretzel twists
21 oz. bag plain M&M's
2 12oz. bags Nestle white morsels
3 T. oil

In a large Tupperware bowl with a lid mix cereals, nuts, pretzels and M&M's.

Melt white morsels and oil in microwave for 2 minutes. Be careful not to burn. They will look like they're not melted, but give a stir and they will melt. Pour mixture over dry ingredients. Lightly stir to coat. Place lid on bowl and give several good shakes. Dump onto wax paper and allow to harden. Store in Tupperware bowl. People go absolutely nuts for this.

Enjoy!


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Here is my holiday cookie stash this year....yummy!

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I don't do cookies - but here is some Baklava (excuse the crumbs)



YUM!

Recipes girls, I need recipes!!!

Liamsaunt - May I please have the recipe for 3 of your cookies? The white wedding cookies, the bumpy cookies by the wedding cookies, and the square bar (on the right) by the wedding cookies that you can see the layers on.

Jayseadee - May I please have your baklava recipe? My friend Pam will be coming over on Tues and I would love to have made them for her, as she is the only one in our group to ever make them, and I think it would be a nice treat for her.

Thnx!!

Here is my Baklava recipe -

1 lb. margarine or butter (melted)
1 pkg. Phyllo dough (can be found in frozen section of most major supermarkets)
Note : Phyllo dough dries out very quickly. After removing each sheet, keep the remaining covered with plastic wrap and moist kitchen towel.

Filling

3 Cups chopped (fine) walnuts
1 tsp. Cinnamon
4 Tbsp sugar

Brush pan (roaster) with melted Butter

Layer _ Phyllo dough; brushing each piece with melted butter/margarine
Spoon filling over dough
Layer remainder of Phyllo; brushing each piece with melted butter/margarine.


Slice into Diamonds.
Note: prior to slicing, place in refrigerator for ~20 minutes; this will make it easier to slice.

Bake at 375; ~30 minutes until golden brown

Cool
Syrup
1.5 Cup sugar
1 Cup water
1 tsp Lemon juice
3 TB Honey

Bring to a boil; simmer 1 minute
Cool for 5 minutes

Pour over cooled Baklava (I spoon it over the sliced areas; you may not need it all)

Serve in cupcake tins.

Makes ~ 3 - 4 dozen pieces

Enjoy -

My sister is the cookie baker in my family so I actually don't have the recipes. I suppose I could ask her for them.

Jamestown, that's a clever idea. My nephew is allergic to eggs and this looks like something that he might be able to have. It can be hard to get him treats sometimes because so many sweet things have egg in them.

jayseadee - Thank you so much, I will give it a whirl. If I have any questions, which I know I will, I'll e-mail you.

Liamsaunt - My bad...you are such an outstanding cook that I thought you made the cookies as well.

Jayseadee, the Baklava looks amazing! I don't see any crumbs ?? I probably ate them.