Chocolate Toffee Cookies

Chocolate Toffee Cookies

1 cup butter
1 cup light brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/3 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup toffee bits
1/2 cup chocolate

10-12 minutes @ 350

1. Mix the butter and brown sugar together for about 3 minutes.

2. Add in the vanilla and the egg.

3. Mix in the flour, baking powder and salt.

4. Stir the toffee bits into the dough.

5. Split the dough into two and roll into logs about 9" long. Flatten the logs a bit and put in the fridge to cool for about an hour.

6. Cut the logs into slices just under 1/4". Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350. (makes about 60 cookies)

 

7. Once the cookies have cooled drizzle them melted chocolate.

 -thanks to Karen for the recipe-

Shortbread Cookies

Shortbread Cookies

3/4 cup butter
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup icing sugar
1 cup flour

15-20 minutes @ 300

1. Beat softened butter until fluffy (a couple of minutes).

2. Sift the flour, cornstarch and icing sugar together. Add to the butter and mix.

3. Roll the dough into 1-1 1/2" diameter balls. Chill for 30-60 minutes.

4. Press the balls down with a floured fork and bake on sheet for 15-20 minutes at 300.

 

-recipe from Canada Cornstarch-

Ginger Cookies

Ginger Cookies

1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup oil
1/4 cup molasses
1 egg
2 cup flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 tsp ground cloves
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp ground ginger

1/4 cup sugar

10 minutes @ 375

1. Mix brown sugar, oil, molasses and egg together.

2. Add the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and cloves.

3. Roll dough into balls about 1.5" in diameter. Dip the top half in sugar and space on baking sheet.

 

4. Bake for 10 minutes at 375.

 

Eggnog Cookies

Eggnog Cookies

2/3 cup butter/margarine
1/3 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
2 tbsp spiced rum
2 cup flour
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt

Eggnog Glaze
1 1/2 cup icing sugar
1/4 cup spiced rum
2 tsp water
1/4 tsp nutmeg

1. Mix together the butter and sugar.

2. Add in the egg yolks and spiced rum.

3. Add the flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.

4. Separate the dough in quarters. Knead the dough a bit until it's soft and form it into a log. Divide each log into 6 pieces. Roll each piece into a rope and form to a spiral.

5. Bake for 25 minutes at 300. Makes 24 cookies
6. Mix together the icing sugar, rum, water and nutmeg. Heat in a double boiler until the glaze is runny and warm.

7. Dip the still warm cookies one at a time into the warm glaze with a fork.

-recipe from Canadian Living-