The “cookie aisle” on the old forum was a favorite place for leaving cookie recipes. I decided to move those recipes over here and will add more as I try them out. Sorry I don’t have pictures of these yet but will add them when I can!

Chocolate Chip and M&M Cookie Recipe

1 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream or buttermilk
1 1/4 cups milk chocolate chips
1 1/4 cups of M&M chocolate coated candies

Mix all ingredients together in the order that they are given in the recipe. Drop by the teaspoonful onto a cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until done. Let cool.

Thanks Ravish30! Check out her website at: http://wahmshelly.blogspot.com/

Spice Cookies with Pumpkin Dip Recipe

1 1/2 cups butter or margarine softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup molasses
4 cups all purpose flour
4 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ea ground ginger & cloves
1 tsp. salt

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a
time, beating well after each addition. Add molasses; mix well.
Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt;
add to creamed mixture and mix well. Chill overnight.
Shape into 1/2 in. balls; roll sugar. Place 2 in. apart on
ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 for 6 minutes or until
edge begin to brown. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to a
wire rack.

for dip: beat cream cheese in mixing bowl until smooth. Add
pumpkin mix; beat well. Add sugar, cinnamon and ginger; beat
until smooth. Serve with cookies. Store leftover dip in fridge
Yield: about 20 dozen (3 cups dip)

PUMPKIN DIP

1 package (8oz.) cream cheese
1 can (18 oz.) pumpkin pie mix
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/2 to 1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 to 1/2 tsp ground ginger

Thanks to RJSaunders!

Oatmeal Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies

1 cup butter
1 3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups peanut butter chips
1 1/2 cup quick oats (oatmeal)
3/4 cup jelly

Cream butter and brown sugar in a bowl. Add eggs and vanilla, beat until light and creamy. In another bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add flour mixture to creamed mixture. Reserve 1/2 cup peanut butter chips. Stir in oats and 1 1/2 cups peanut butter chips. Shape dough into 1″ balls. Place balls on ungreased cookie sheet. Press center of each with your thumb to make a deep depression in the cookie. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes until done. Remove from cookie sheet and cool. Fill center of each cookie with 1/4 teaspoon of jelly. Top with a few peanut butter chips.

That was another great contribution from Ravish30 at http://wahmshelly.blogspot.com/

Soft Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, melted
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 3/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup dried cherries, diced to about raisin size

Cream together sugars and butter. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in oats, then mix in dried cherries. Cover, and chill dough for at least an hour.

Roll dough into walnut sized balls, place on greased cookie sheet/silmat.

Bake 8-10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Thanks to our friend Crimsulent for the above cookie recipe!