Cookie Recipes

Here are the recipes I used for my Valentine's cookies. I don't know how many people actually look at blogs without going through Google Reader anymore, so I'm making this a post rather than my recipe of the month. You may think sugar cookies are sugar cookies, but in case you have a recipe that uses sour cream, you might want to try these and see what you think. They are very moist. I included the directions just in case your husband is satisfied with the store-bought cookie dough. The Homemade Oreos are about the simplest cookie you'll ever make.

Sugar Cookies

1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. baking soda
4 tsp. baking powder
4 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt

In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs, sour cream and vanilla. Combine the flour, soda, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 2-3 hours or until easy to handle.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut out with cookie cutter dipped in flour. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 375 for 7-9 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: about 4 dozen.

Homemade Oreos

Chocolate or Devils Food cake mix
¼ c vegetable oil
3 Tbsp. hot water
2 eggs
Cream cheese frosting

Mix first four ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Drop cookie dough onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes. Note: Do not bake these cookies on a stone! Remove cookies to cooling rack. Once cooled, frost the bottoms of half the cookies with the cream cheese frosting. (I never can make it thick enough, so I just use Pillsbury or Betty Crocker.) Put the tops on and it's just that easy. I try to make small cookies since there are actually two of them. Otherwise they don't make very many. Yield: about 18-22.