The great thing about the cookie exchange is that we all were able to take enough home with us to share with our family, roommates and co-workers. AND the night wouldn't be complete without Leah giving us all a little gift! Last year, she gave us candles and this year we all got great kitchen utensils! Although it is so like Leah to do that, we didn't see it coming! What a great surprise!
Take a look at the pictures (there are not that many because like I said, we were stuffing ourselves!)
Tara and Leah's cookie recipes.
Malisa's cookies:
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Ingredients
1 lb light brown sugar
1/8 t salt
3/4 c evaporated milk
1 T butter
2 C pecan halves
Instructions
Mix sugar, salt, milk, butter in 2Q saucepan
Cook and stir over low heat until sugar dissolves
Add pecans
Cook over medium heat to soft ball stage (234 degrees) stirring constantly
Remove from heat, let cool 5 minutes
Stir rapidly until mixture begins to thicken
Drop rapidly onto aluminum foil or parchment paper
Too stiff? add 2 drops of hot water
MK's Outrageous Double Chocolate Chip and Mint Cookies
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1 24 oz bag of chocolate chips
1 cup of butter
1 cup of brown sugar
1 t vanilla
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
2 boxes of Andies Mints
INSTRUCTIONS
Heat 1 1/2 cups of cho chips over low heat. Stir constantly until melted. Cool to room temperature but not until firm. Beat butter, sugar, Vanilla till light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and melted chocolate until light and fluffy. Stir in flour , baking soda and salt. Stir in 2 1/2 cups of chocolate chips. Drop by big spoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12-14 mins. cool 1-2 mins on sheep before putting on cooling rack. While on cookie sheet PUT half or a whole Andies Mint on top of the cookies..... then take fork and swish it around till it gets all hot and melted all over the top of the cookie. Sometimes I take a little piece and I shove it into the cookie so it goes in the middle too.