COOKIES!

The BEST No bakes! This recipe makes a smaller batch!
2 C. Sugar
1/2 C. Cocoa
1/2 C. Milk
1/4 C. Butter
1 tsp. Vanilla
pinch of salt
1/2 C. Chunky Peanut Butter
3 C. Quick Oats
Mix Sugar, cocoa, Milk, and butter over med-high heat until it boils. Remove from heat when mixture is boiling and all ingredients are well blended. Add vanilla, salt, peanut butter, and oats. Stir until fully mixed. Spoon out hot mixture onto sheets of foil. Wait to cool completely!


Homemade Oreos
These cookies are so fast and easy!
2 Devil Food cake mixes
4 eggs
2/3 cup veggie oil

Cream Cheese Frosting:
1/2 stick butter, room temperature
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
4 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons orange juice
1 tablespoon orange zest

Mix all ingredients until dough forms. Scoop out with a cookie scooper or ice cream scooper onto a cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. Let cool. Frost one side of cookie and sandwich frosting with another cookie. Cream cheese frosting or Vanilla Buttercream is the best I think. Cream butter and cheese, add 2 c. sugar, mix, add remaining 2 c. sugar, add juice and zest. If too thin add more sugar. Substitute a capful of orange extract for orange juice!




Brown Sugar Shortbread
Shortbread
2 Sticks butter, room temperature
3/4 C. Brown Sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 C. Flour

Topping
1 T. Butter
1 C. semisweet chocolate chips
4 oz. pecans, walnuts, or my choice...heath toffee bits

325*
Preheat oven, in a large bowl cream butter and sugar at medium speed. Scrape sides of bowl. Then add vanilla and flour blend thoroughly on low speed. Shape level tablespoons of dough into 1-inch balls, then form into logs 2 inches long and 1 inch wide.Place on ungreased cooke sheets, 2 inches apart. Bake for 17 to 19 minutes or until they turn a light golden brown. Transfer to cool surface. For the topping Melt chocolate chips and butter in microwave safe bowl in 30 second incriments until melted. Don't do more than 30 seconds at a time or chocolate will burn. Dip top of Shortbread cookie into melted chocolate then into nuts or toffee pieces. Place on foil to cool.