#91 Chocolate-Chip Peanut Cookies

1-1/4 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup chunky peanut butter

1 stick butter at room temperature

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 egg

6 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Combine the flour, soda and salt.  Cream the peanut butter and butter.  Beat in the sugars and then the vanilla and egg.  Beat in flour mixture.  Stir in the chocolate chips.  Spoon the dough by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets and flatten slightly.  Bake until the edges of the cookies start to brown., 8 to 10 minutes.  Cool on rack.

#60 Soft Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Pecan Cookies

1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup white sugar
1 (3.4oz)pkg instant vanilla pudding
2 eggs
1 T vanilla
2 cups semisweet chocolate hips
1 cup chopped pecans
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 cup oatmeal
1 t baking souda
1 t baking powder
1/4 t salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream together the butter and sugars. Beat in the instant pudding mix until blended. Stir in the eggs and vanill. Blend in the dry ingredients. Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 10 to12 minutes. Edges should be golden brown.

Let sit 2 minutes before removing from cookie sheet.

This was given to me by one of my students at the Panguitch quilt walk. I halved the original recipe, and it still made a big batch of cookies.

#46 Pumpkin Chocolate Chip cookies

These are low fat, easy and taste wonderful. If you have ever been to a Weight Watchers Meeting you have probably been given this recipe, but make them and no one will ever guess they are low in calories.
The Ingredients:
One box spice cake mix (any brand will do)
One 15 oz can pureed Pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix, but plain ol' 100% pure pumpkin)
1 cup chocolate chips (I love using the really dark chips for this recipe)


Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place parchment paper on cookie sheet.
Empty cake mix into bowl. Open pumpkin can and dump pumpkin in with cake mix. Mix throughly with a spoon until all ingredients look wet.
Add Chocolate Chips, throw in a few more if you like.
Spoon onto cookie sheet by large dallops and bake about 12 to 15 minutes. They might look a little underdone but they will be fine. Let cool and then get ready to feast!

Makes about 2 dozen large sized cookies and beware - they disappear quickly.