Cookies!

Hi Everyone!
As I have said before, I will be filming my first episode of "Sweet Treats and Delectable Eats" next week, with recipes for chocolate truffles, chocolate drops, and caramel meringues. 
Here are some cookie recipes of mine while you wait for the show!
                                                                                           -Elizabeth :)


Chocolate Chip Cookies
These are my favorite cookie to make, and I've made them so many times. The key when making these cookies (or any cookie) is to remove them from the oven before they look done and leave them on the tray for a few minutes. The heat from the tray will finish cooking them, and the cookies will stay chewy. You can also add about 1 cup of chopped walnuts or pecans to this recipe with the chocolate chips, or you can substitute 6 oz. of white chocolate chips for 6 oz. of the semi-sweet chocolate chips.


                  Ingredients
1           Cup butter, softened
3/4        Cup white sugar
3/4        Cup brown sugar
1           Egg
2 1/4    Cups all-purpose flour
1           Teaspoon baking soda
1/2        Teaspoon salt
1           12 oz. package semi-sweet chocolate chips


                 Directions


1. Cream the butter and the sugars until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in the egg.
3. Stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Add to butter, sugar, and egg mixture.
4. Stir in chocolate chips.
5. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375F for 8-10 minutes. Let sit on tray for 2 minutes after removing from oven. Transfer to wire rack to cool.


Almond Chocolate Cookies
I came up with this cookie recipe one day because I had cocoa powder and almonds, and I wanted to use them. If you like almonds and chocolate, you will love these cookies! 



                Ingredients

1	Cup butter
¾	Cup packed brown sugar
2/3	Cup sugar
½	Cup cocoa
2	Teaspoons almond extract
1	Teaspoon vanilla
2	Eggs
2 ¼	Cups flour
1	Teaspoon baking soda
½-1	Cups sliced almonds (depending on how many you want)

                 Directions

1.    In a mixing bowl, beat the butter, sugars, cocoa, and extracts until light and fluffy.          

2.    Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.       

3.    Combine the flour and baking soda; gradually add to sugar mixture. Add almonds.

4.    Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 F for 7-9 minutes or until edges are firm. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Walnut Lace Cookies

This recipe is a modification of another lace cookie recipe I had. I didn't have any corn syrup when I was making the recipe so I made brandy-flavored syrup and substituted it. The brandy flavor really takes these cookies to another level.

              Ingredients

½	Cup butter, room temp.
2/3	Cup sugar
¼	Cup brandy-flavor syrup (see recipe)
2/3	Cup flour
2	Cups ground walnuts
1	Teaspoon vanilla
	Directions

1.    Stir butter, sugar, and syrup in saucepan over low heat until melted and smooth. 

2.    Bring to boil over medium-high heat. Remove from heat.         

3.    Stir in flour.     

4.    Stir in walnuts and vanilla.

5.    Drop by teaspoonfuls on parchment-lined baking sheet, two inches apart.

6.    Bake at 350F for 10 minutes.

Brandy-flavored Syrup

               Ingredients

½	Cup brown sugar
½	Cup white sugar
1	Cup water
2	Teaspoons brandy flavor
	Directions

1.    Stir ingredients together in small saucepan.

2.    Bring to boil over medium heat

3.    Boil for several minutes.

4.    Remove from heat.

5.    Let cool.

6. Store left-over syrup covered in the fridge.