Foothills House Sweet Dreams Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Cream butter and mix in brown sugar, egg and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt and blend into butter mixture. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts (Sometimes I leave these out or substitute pecans.). Refrigerate until dough is firm. Preheat oven to 375ºF. Lightly grease baking sheets. Break off small pieces of dough and roll into 1" rounds. Dredge in powdered sugar. Arrange on prepared baking sheets at least 2" apart. Bake 10 minutes. Cool 5 minutes on the sheets before transferring to racks to cool completely. Store in airtight container.

Steps:

• 1. Using mixer, cream butter. Beat in brown sugar, egg and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Blend into butter mixture. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts. Refrigerate until firm. (Can be prepared a day ahead.)
• 2. Preheat oven to 375. Lightly grease baking sheets. Break off small pieces of dough, roll into 1-inch rounds. Dredge in powdered sugar.
• 3. Arrange on cookie sheet, spacing at least 2 inches apart. Bake 10 minutes. Let cool at least 5 minutes on sheets. Transfer to racks and cool. Store in airtight container.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Butter baking sheet or square baking pan.
• Sift first 4 ingredients into large bowl.
• Fold in enough cream to make soft dough that can be handled easily.
• Turn out onto floured board and knead about 1 minute.
• Pat to 1/2- 3/4 inch thickness.
• Cut into rounds or squares, dip in melted butter and place on baking sheet (do not crowd; biscuits should not touch).
• Bake until golden, about 15- 18 minutes.
• Serve hot.