Deliciously Easy Cookie Recipes

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Everyone loves warm, homemade cookies that are so fresh that they melt in your mouth, but no one loves the hassles involved with baking. Sure celebrity chefs make it look easy to effortlessly whip up a plateful of delectable cookies without breaking a sweat, but in reality it isn’t so easy. The average baker does not own obscure kitchen utensils, cannot locate hard-to-find ingredients, and does not have a team of assistants who do all of the hard work. Lucinda and Heather Wallace, the authors of 101 Easy Peasy Cookie Recipes (January 2008; $16.95; ISBN 1434821749), recognized that real people cooking in the real world wanted great tasting cookies that could be created effortlessly. It was for this reason that they wrote this collection of deliciously easy recipes.

Written in an easy-to-follow, conversational tone, this cookbook contains recipes that are so easy to follow that bakers of all levels will have no problem baking cookie after delectable cookie. Each and every user-friendly recipe contains ingredients that can be found in any grocery store and that can be created using common equipment and kitchen gadgets.

Chapters include No-Bake Cookies, Roll-Out Cookies, Shaped Cookies, Drop Cookies, and Bar Cookies. A wide range of deliciously easy recipes are included from ultra-simple Chewy Chocolaty Butterscotch Bars and Chocolate-Topped Peanut Butter Bars, that can be prepared without even turning on the oven, to Sweet Graham Scotchies and Oranges and Cream Cookies that require no more effort than dropping spoonfuls of dough onto cookie sheets. Recipes such as mouthwatering Root Beer Frosties and Frosted Maple White Chip Cookies are also included for when bakers are feeling a little bit more adventurous and would like to top off their creations with a scrumptiously sweet helping of frosting.

Log on to http://easypeasyrecipes.com to access a free selection of recipes from this title to try and enjoy. I’ve got two here that you can try right away!

Colossal Double Chocolate White Chip Cookies
Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups butter or margarine, softened
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup white chips
1 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and baking soda. In a large bowl, cream together butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar. Beat eggs and vanilla extract into butter mixture. Gradually stir in flour mixture. Stir in milk chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, white chips, and nuts. Drop by level 1/4-cupfuls, about 2 inches apart, onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until light golden brown. Allow cookies to cool for 2 minutes on baking sheets, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

Oranges and Cream Cookies
Makes about 3 1/2 dozen cookies.

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
2-3 teaspoons grated orange peel
1 package (12 ounces) white chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and salt. In a large bowl, cream together butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar. Beat in egg and orange peel. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in white chips. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Allow cookies to cool for 2 minutes on baking sheets, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

Mmmmm, Cookies!

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