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Snickerdoodle Cookies

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I decided that my Snickerdoodle cookie recipe needed some updated pictures today.  My brain has been playing tricks with me lately and movement is not my friend.  I was trying to think of things to do that didn’t involve reading, scrolling, watching tv, videos, excessive movement, or too much thinking. (#strokebrain)  Photography seems pretty harmless and I can type with my eyes closed, for the most part.  Plus, I just found out that my son’s girlfriend and family haven’t tried Snickerdoodle cookies.  Crazy!

Snickerdoodle Cookies
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These are super soft cookies that are easy to make and sooo yummy.
Snickerdoodle Cookies
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These are super soft cookies that are easy to make and sooo yummy.
Ingredients
Cookie
Cinnamon Sugar
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Instructions
  1. Mix shortening and sugar. Add eggs and mix. Add dry ingredients and mix. Using a cookie scoop, shape dough into balls. Roll dough balls in the cinnamon sugar mixture. I bake these cookies on a Silpat lined baking sheet, at 400 degrees, for 7 minutes.
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Happy baking, friends!

Classic Gingerbread Men

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Well, friends, this is my favorite recipe of all time.  There is nothing better than soft gingerbread cookies to make it feel like Christmas.  I could (and do) make theses any time of the year.  This is the recipe my mom always made when I was younger.

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They certainly don’t have to be in the shape of gingerbread men.  When I get the urge to make this recipe in the middle of summer, round cookies with plain icing is a good way to go too.

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Classic Gingerbread Men
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Servings
24 medium sized cookies
Servings
24 medium sized cookies
Classic Gingerbread Men
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Servings
24 medium sized cookies
Servings
24 medium sized cookies
Ingredients
Servings: medium sized cookies
Instructions
  1. Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and molasses. In a separate bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients a little at a time. Chill dough for at least 2 hours. Roll the dough, on a lightly floured board, 1/4 inch thick. Cut in any shape you choose. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 7 minutes, longer if you are using extra large cookie cutters. Frost with a butter cream frosting or a powdered sugar glaze.
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Happy baking!

 

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies – WITH NO FLOUR!

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ok, friends.  I think I should just change the title of this post to Magic Cookies, because they HAVE to be magic.  They have no flour, no butter, and no shortening… and they’re amazing!  Magic, I’m telling you!

My naturopath shared this recipe with me because she know that I’m obsessed with baking.

**Side story.  My naturopath is amazing.  Her name is Dr. Rhian Young and she owns Purity Health.  Any of you who have know me for any amount of time, in real life (outside of the web world), know that I’m CONSTANTLY sick.  I can’t seem to catch a break between illness and injury.  Well, I’ve been doing better and better each year.  She’s been helping me figure things out one by one.**

Ok, back to the story.  Dr. Young shared this cookie recipe with me and I was skeptical.  How good could this cookie be without butter, shortening, or flour.  She said her family said it was the best cookie she had ever made.  So, I tried it.  Ummm. Wow!

Flour-less Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie
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Flour-less Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie
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Instructions
  1. Mix peanut butter and brown sugar together. Add egg. Mix. Add baking soda. Mix. Add chocolate chips. Mix. Use a cookie scoop to put balls of cookie dough onto baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-9 minutes.
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Super Soft Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

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The invention of the gingerbread cookie is right up there with the invention chocolate chips, in my book. This is one of those recipes that has been part of the Holidays for as long as I can remember. My mom says the recipe came from a newspaper many, many years ago.  The original recipe calls these cookies Molasses Cookie Cutouts.

My mom had awesome cookie cutters when I was little.  I loved her Halloween cookie cutters.  They were orange plastic owl, witch, cat, and pumpkins.  The gingerbread man was my favorite.

I found these pictures of cookie cutters for sale on Ebay.  I think they are just like my mom’s.

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A couple of years ago my sister-in-law and I decided to find them on Ebay.  We were able to replace her broken gingerbread man and I bought one for myself too.  These must have been really popular, back in the day, because they weren’t too hard to find.

 

I’m always asked what my recipe is for the frosting I use on my cookies.  I just use powdered sugar and milk.  I put powdered sugar in a bowl and add a tiny bit of milk.  I stir that until I get the consistency that I want.  The kids love to frost their own cookies and they are finally getting pretty good at it. They always ask me how my cookies look so neatly frosted and I remind them that I have had about 35 years of practice.  I have been frosting cookies with my mom since the time I needed a stool to reach the counters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoy! Happy baking and Happy Thanksgiving!

Super Soft Gingerbread Cookie Recipe
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Super Soft Gingerbread Cookie Recipe
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Ingredients
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Mix butter and sugar. Add Molasses and egg. Add dry ingredients. Chill for 3 hours.
  2. Roll dough to 1/4 in thickness on a floured board. Cut into shapes Bake at 350 degrees for 7 minutes.
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