Vanilla Bean Snickerdoodles

A twist on an old favorite! As a kid I would read the recipe and wonder how come there are called a Snickerdoodle with no Snicker bars in the list of ingredients.  Not exactly sure how the cookie was named, but Snickerdoodles are amazing.  Sweet, chewy cinnamon goodness now with vanilla flavors.

Vanilla Bean Snickerdoodles

1 cup softened butter
1 1/2 cups vanilla bean sugar
2 eggs with white thingies removed
1 tsp vanilla
2 2/3 cups unbleached flour
1 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp sea salt

1/4 cup vanilla bean sugar
2 tsp cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.  Whip butter and vanilla bean sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla until well blended. Mix in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and sea salt until a soft dough forms. Shape dough balls using a teaspoon.  Roll dough balls in sugar mixture and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are set. You can freeze dough balls for later use if you desire. 

Red White and Blue Oatmeal Cookies

Patriotic always.  I love being an American.  My Grandparents came from other countries to this great land seeking the American dream.  They embraced the culture of America, but not forgetting their own. These cookies are a blend of patriotic colored dried fruits. Blended together to make a delicously tasty cookie.

Red White and Blue Oatmeal Cookies

1 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup dried coconut flakes
1/2 cup dried wild blueberries
3 eggs with the white thingies removed
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup softened butter
1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup vanilla bean sugar
2 1/2 cups unbleached flour
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp baking soda
2 cups oatmeal

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Beat the 3 eggs until well blended.  Add the dried fruit, vanilla and stir.  Set the egg and dried fruit aside.  Allow the fruit to soak in the egg mixture for about an hour. In another bowl cream together the butter and sugars.  Add the other dry ingredients together and mix well. Dough will be very dry. Add the dried fruit egg mixture and mix together.  The dough will still be on the dry side.  Add the oatmeal until well combined. Form balls of dough using a teaspoon.  Place dough balls on parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes until the edges are set.

Simply Delish Chocolate Chip Cookies

Who doesn't love a chocolate chip cookie? There are so many recipes to chose from. This one is my go to recipe for chocolate chip cookies. Crunchy, chocolately, salty, gooey goodness.

Simply Delish Chocolate Chip Cookies

3/4 cup softened butter
1 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup vanilla bean sugar
1 egg with the white thingies removed
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2 cups unbleached flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 10 ounce bag Ghirardelli 60% Cocao Bittersweet Chocolate chips
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Blend butter and sugars together until light and fluffy.  Add the egg and vanilla and mix again. Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add flour in half cup fulls, mixing after each addition. Once well combined add the chocolate chips slowly until well incorporated.

Using a teaspon measure, scoop teaspoons of dough onto a parchment lined cookie sheet.  If you would like to freeze some dough balls for later use now is a great time.  Otherwise place doughballs 2 inches apart on the parchement and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are set.

Allow cookies to cool and store in sealed container.  Enjoy!

Honey Cinnamon Peanut Butter Cookies

I was reading a group text from my siblings regarding food earlier today. After giggling out loud and reminiscing of days long ago. I pulled out the old yellow cookbook and skimmed through it. My sisters and I used this yellow cookbook to make just about everything.

I made some oatmeal cookies the other day. They were absolutely amazing. Aside from chocolate chip and oatmeal cookies, I wanted something different. So... today I was inspired to make some peanut butter cookies. Below you will find the recipe.


Honey Cinnamon Peanut Butter Cookies

2/3 cup softened butter
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup light brown sugar
1 egg with the white thingies removed
2 tbs cinnamon honey (mix cinnamon in honey if you don't have prepared cinnamon honey)
1 1/2 cup unbleached flour
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp baking soda

1/2 cup white sugar

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a mixing bowl whip together the butter and peanut butter. Add the light brown sugar until well mixed. Add the egg and mix well. Add the cinnanom honey. Add the flour by 1/2 cupfulls until all flour is incorporated and you are left with a soft dough. Using a teaspoon measure scoop dough and form round balls. Roll dough balls in the sugar. Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Press the top of dough the the prongs on a fork to leave a four line imprint. IF you would like to freeze some cookie dough at this point, you can place dough balls on parchment and store in a freezer bag to bake at a later date. Bake 11 minutes or until edges are set. Allow to cool. Serve or store in a sealed container.