Favorite Almost Never Fail Recipies

Todays blog post will be a little on the lighter side. And, I am not referring to calories. Because these delicious recipes are not recipes you want to count your calories. Unless, you want to turn them into delicious points (tee-he-he). These are recipe's my daughters and I enjoy making together on a regular basis. Especially for holidays and birthdays. They are great gifts. Just fill a little "Chinese take-out container". You can purchase them from the Dollar Tree for a buck.



The first recipe is the almost never fail no bake cookie recipe. The reason we call them almost never fail no bake cookies is...... if it's raining the humidity is extremely high and they don't seem to want to set. Any other time viola easy.

Hollie Kate's No Bakes

 





 

Ingredients:

2 C. sugar

3 Tbsp. of cocoa

1/4 C. butter

1/2 C. milk

1/2 C. peanut butter

2-1/2 C. quick oats**

1 tsp. vanilla

Directions:

1.  In saucepan, bring to a boil: sugar, cocoa, butter, and milk.

2.  After is starts boiling, remove from heat and add: peanut butter, quick oats, and vanilla.  Stir until oats are coated well {about 1 minute}.

3.  Place immediately on wax paper in a size of your choosing to cool.  Yields: about 3 dozen

 

**Warning:  Don't try to substitute regular oats in place of quick oats.  The regular oats will not get cooked and you will essentially be eating raw oats.  This didn't seem to bother my husband, but it did a number on my jaw.  Quick oats are the key to this one!  

 

Memaw's Chocolate Chip Cookies

 

 

 

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups cake flour

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened

1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar

1 cup granulated sugar

4 eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla

2 12 - ounce packages semisweet chocolate pieces (4 cups total)

3 cups chopped pecans or walnuts

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, combine all-purpose flour, cake flour, salt and baking soda. Set aside.
2. In a very large mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar and granulated sugar. Beat on medium speed until mixture is combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Add eggs one at a time, beating on medium speed after each addition until combined. Beat in vanilla until combined. Beat in as much of the flour mixture as you can with the mixer on low speed. Stir in any remaining flour mixture with a wooden spoon until combined. Stir in chocolate pieces and pecans.
3. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons or by using a rounded #40 ice cream scoop 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and center is set (may appear underbaked). Remove from oven. Cool on cookie sheets for 1 minute; transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Makes 78 cookies.

 

 

These are our go-to cookies recipe's. We love them both, and think they are equally delicious. They are very easy, and as mentioned before great gifts.  We hope you enjoy some of our favorites. Sending blessings you way.

 

 

Remember God is great and coffee is your friend,

Hollie Kate, Kielee Joy & Madison Faith