Best 14 Awesome Cookies Recipes

AWESOME APPLE PIE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add apples; toss until coated with butter. Stir in brown sugar, white sugar, lemon juice, 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, salt, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves; cook and stir until apples have softened and sugars have melted, about 5 minutes. Bring to a boil.
• Combine water and cornstarch in a bowl. Stir cornstarch mixture into the apple mixture; cook and stir until apple mixture is thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• Roll out 1 sheet of pie crust on a work surface with a rolling pin; cover with half of the cooled apple mixture. Roll out a second sheet of pie crust with a rolling pin; slice into 1/2-inch wide strips with a sharp knife. Weave pie crust strips together over apple mixture to create a lattice top.
• Flour a round cookie cutter or drinking glass. Press cookie cutter through dough to create 12 round pies. Transfer to a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is cooked through a golden brown, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool, about 10 minutes.
• Repeat with remaining pie crusts and apple mixture; place on a second baking sheet. Bake in the oven until crust is cooked through a golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• Combine confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a mixing bowl; add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Stir in milk slowly until desired consistency is reached; drizzle over cooled pies.

AWESOME SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES WITH HOMEMADE ICING

Steps:

• Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt in bowl and set aside.
• Cream butter sugar, egg and vanilla. Beat 2 minutes.
• Add sour cream and beat well.
• Add dry ingredient mix (flour, baking soda, and salt) and blend well.
• Roll on floured board to desired thickness. (1/4 inch thick will create thick cookies that will stay moist for up to two weeks).
• Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters.
• Bake on greased cookie sheet at 325°F for 12 minutes.
• Allow cookies to cool completely before decorating.
• Pour bag of confectioner sugar into bowl.
• Whisk the 1 stick butter (melted), 1 tbsp almond extract, and 1/2 can evaporated milk in separate bowl until well mixed.
• Slowly blend into the powered sugar a bit at a time until the icing is a good consistency for decorating. Will not take the entire mixture.
• Pour icing into smaller bowls and use food coloring to make icing into different colors.
• Decorate with icing as desired.
• Use remaining butter, almond, evap.milk mixture to freshen up the icing as it hardens over time. Re-heat the mixture in the microwave before adding to the icing. Add to the icing a few drops at a time until the icing becomes spreadable again. You may have to add more food coloring to freshen up the color.
• Use sprinkles, candy, and a lot of imagination to decorate cookies.
• Lay decorated cookies on wax paper to dry, it will take icing about 2 hours to firm onto cookie but once dry you can store them in an airtight container.

AWESOME SOFT BAKED CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 375°F.
• COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl.
• BEAT butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy.
• ADD eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Gradually beat in flour mixture.
• STIR in morsels and nuts.
• NOTE: I like to refrigerate the dough for 15 mins or so, to get it cool. This helps get a chunky cookie instead of a flat one. I also cool my sheets down with cold water in between batches so they don't start to melt before they get into the oven.
• Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
• BAKE for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• *TIP: To keep cookies soft, store them in an airtight container with a piece of bread.
• PAN COOKIE VARIATION: Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan. Prepare dough as above. Spread into prepared pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack. Makes 4 dozen bars.
• SLICE AND BAKE COOKIE VARIATION:
• PREPARE dough as above. Divide in half; wrap in waxed paper. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm. Shape each half into 15-inch log; wrap in waxed paper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.* Preheat oven to 375°F Cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices; place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.
• * May be stored in refrigerator for up to 1 week or in freezer for up to 8 weeks.
• FOR HIGH ALTITUDE BAKING (5,200 feet): Increase flour to 2 1/2 cups. Add 2 teaspoons water with flour and reduce both granulated sugar and brown sugar to 2/3 cup each. Bake drop cookies for 8 to 10 minutes and pan cookie for 17 to 19 minutes.

AWESOME PEANUT BUTTER OATMEAL COOKIES!!!

Steps:

• Mix softened butter with sugars and peanut butter. Add egg and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients.
• Form into large balls and press down onto a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 13 minutes.
• Note: If optional raisins are used, plump raisins by boiling in 1 cup water for 2 minutes.

AWESOME CHOCOLATE BUTTERSCOTCH CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Combine butter and sugar and beat until fluffy Add egg and vanilla and mix very well.
• Gradually add flour, salt and baking soda while mixing until smooth.
• Stir in chips by hand.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls on lightly greased baking sheet.
• Bake until just browned approximately 10-13 minutes. Watch them closely near the end to prevent butterscotch chips from burning!

GLUTEN FREE AWESOME CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• By hand blend margarine, sugars, egg, & vanilla until creamy.
• In a separate bowl blend flours, baking soda salt. Combine both bowls and mix well. Add chocolate chips and mix. Roll into balls.
• Bake at 375° for 12-15 minutes on a lighty greased preheated cookie sheet.(Stoneware works best).

AWESOME GLUTEN FREE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• In mixing bowl, cream butter, sugars and pudding mix.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in vanilla.
• Gradually add flour mix, xanthan gum, and baking soda.
• Stir in chocoate chips.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.
• Remove to wire racks and let cool.
• Enjoy!

AWESOME PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES!

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°.
• In a bowl, cream together the Crisco shortening, butter, peanut butter and sugars until well mixed and creamy.
• Add in the eggs; beat well.
• In a seperate bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into batter; mix well until well combine.
• Add in chocolate chips (or chopped peanuts) if using.
• Roll into 1-inch balls, and place on a greased baking sheet.
• Flatten each ball with a fork in a criss-cross pattern.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the cookies begin to brown (don't overbake!).

AWESOME CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BLOWOUT COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and peanut butter with an electric mixer for 30 seconds. Add the sugars, baking soda and salt. Beat until combined, scraping sides of the bowl occasionally.
• 2. Beat in egg, milk and vanilla. Using the mixer, beat in as much of the flour as you can. Stir in remaining flour by hand. Stir in the chocolate pieces, peanuts and peanut butter cups.
• 3. Drop by generously rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake the cookies in a 350° oven for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool. Makes about 30 cookies.
• * Note: If you like, for easier chopping, freeze miniature chocolate-covered peanut butter cups in their wrappers for 1 hour. Remove frozen candies from wrappers before chopping.

AWESOME SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES WITH FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. MAKE COOKIE DOUGH: In large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, & salt; set aside. In second large bowl, with an electric mixer, cream the sour cream and butter at low speed; add sugar, eggs, and vanilla & mix until combined. (It's okay if it's a little lumpy as long as no butter chunks are visible.) Gradually add the flour mixture to the sour cream mixture, mixing until well combined. Dough will be sticky. (If cookie dough is too thick for your mixture to handle, you can stir it by hand with a wooden spoon.) Divide dough onto two pieces of plastic wrap; flatten dough, wrap tightly, and refrigerate until chilled, 1-2 hours. (Make ahead tip: Dough may be made to this point and refrigerated for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 1 month.) ROLL, CUT, & BAKE COOKIES: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside. Generously flour your counter or work surface to prevent dough from sticking. Rub flour on the rolling pin. Put one of the chilled pieces of dough on top of the floured surface and sprinkle the top of the dough with more flour. Starting at the center, roll the dough out to one edge; return to the center and roll to the opposite edge. Continue rolling until dough is an even 1/4" thick all over, sprinkling with additional flour, if needed, to avoid sticking. Dip cookie cutter in flour and cut out dough shapes. Transfer dough shapes to baking sheets. Continue rolling dough, cutting shapes, and adding to baking sheets until they are filled. Bake 2 sheets at a time for 8-10 minutes, rotating and switching pans half way through cooking time. Bake them just until they are baked all the way through but haven't started browning on the bottom. If a soft textured cookie is desired, it's very important not to over bake them. Transfer hot cookies to a baking rack to cool completely.
• 2. (Make-ahead tip: Cooled, unfrosted cookies may be stacked in a sealed container and stored at room temperature for up to 3 days, or frozen for up to two weeks.)
• 3. MAKE FROSTING: Combine powdered sugar, softened butter, vanilla, and half of the evaporated milk in a large bowl. Use an electric mixer to combine ingredients on a low speed until its' a thick paste consistency and all of the lumps are gone. Gradually add remaining milk and continue mixing on medium speed until frosting is a smooth, silky, spreadable consistency. If it's still too thick, add more milk 1/2 teaspoon at a time until it's desired consistency. Mix in food coloring, if desired. FROST & STORE COOKIES: Frost each cookie and decorate with sprinkles while frosting is still wet. Leave out to dry for several hours until dry to touch before storing in an airtight container. If stacking frosted cookies, put waxed or parchment paper between layers.

KRISTEN'S AWESOME OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening, brown sugar and white sugar. Stir in the egg, water and vanilla. Combine the flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon, stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, stir in the rolled oats. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool on baking sheets for a couple of minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.

AWESOME COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix dry ingredients together. Note that the flour measurement is for unsifted (and slightly packed) flour. Also make sure your chocolate chips are vegan if you so desire. Mix as much chocolate chips in as you want.
• Mix wet ingredients together.
• Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Dough should be kinda wet, but not soup so add flour if you need to.
• Make balls and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake for about 20 min, expect the cookies to be soft and gooey.
• Place on a cooling rack and the cookies will loose it's gooeyness.

AWESOME CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. In a small bowl combine flour, baking soda, and salt. In a large bowl beat butter, granulated and brown sugars, vanilla extract and eggs (adding one at a time and beating well.) Gradually beat the flour mixture into the large bowl. Stir in the nuts and chocolate chips. Optional variations: can separate into smaller batches of batter and sprinkle sea salt on top of one batch, mix in shredded coconut to another batch, and add 2 teaspoons almond extract to another batch. Drop by rounded teaspoon onto ungreased pan. Bake in preheated oven at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Let stand 2 minutes, and remove to cooling rack.

LORI'S AWESOME COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and the sugars using an electric mixer. Mix in the eggs, vanilla and coffee flavored liqueur.
• Measure the oatmeal and blend in a blender to a fine powder. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, oatmeal, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir the dry ingredients into the butter mixture until blended, then stir in the candy pieces. Roll into balls and place two inches apart on cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges start to turn golden.