Guilt Free Cookies

Although not completely guilt free, they are a little better for you than some cookies... and one of my all time favorite recipes!


Prep time: 15 minutes
Bake time: 8-10 minutes


1 cup margarine
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp hot water
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups quick oats
1 cup chocolate chips (or raisins! If you use raisins, add 2 tsp cinnamon)


Cream together margarine and sugars. Dissolve the baking soda in the hot water, add to creamed mixture with vanilla. Mix in salt and flour. Add oats. Add chocolate chips/raisins. 


Scoop onto cookie sheet. Bake at 375 F for 8-10 minutes, will still be pretty soft when you take them out. Let cool on tray and enjoy!

Chow Mein Butter Chocolates

Prep time: 15 minutes
Set time: 1 hour 


1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup butterscotch chips
2 ounces of chow mein noodles
1 cup peanuts


Melt all chips in double boiler.Mix noodles and peanuts together. Pour melted chips over noodle mixture and mix well. Drop by spoon fulls onto wax paper. Let set.

Meringue Surprise Cookies

Compliments to the Mathis Family for this wonderful recipe! It is nice to have something different sometimes- and these are light and fluffy like no other cookie I have ever tasted!


Prep time: 20 minutes
Bake time: 20-25 minutes


4 egg whites 
1/4 tsp cream of tarter
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cup sugar
chocolate chips (as many/little as you like)


Beat egg whites, cream of tarter, salt and vanilla until soft peaks form. This can take about ten minutes. Once soft peaks form, gradually at sugar, and beat until soft peaks form again. Add chocolate chips, and spoon out onto a cookie sheet covered with a brown paper bag cut to fit the cookie sheet.


Bake at 300 F for 20-25 minutes, just as they are starting to turn golden brown, they are done!


***Tips: When working with egg whites, makes sure NO yoke gets into them. Also, use a metal bowl and metal beaters, and make sure there are completely clean. The tiniest bit of leftover grease, etc. can throw off the chemistry of these delicate cookies! :)

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Prep time: 15 minutes
Bake time: 10 minutes


1 cup pumpkin
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp allspice
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup chocolate chips


Place the pumpkin on the stove in a frying pan with all the spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, allspice). Just cook over medium heat until well mixed- this step helps bring out flavor in the canned pumpkin and makes it taste fresh!
Beat pumpkin and spice mixture with butter, sugar and the egg. In a separate bowl mix flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Combine dry ingredients with pumpkin mixture. Add chocolate chips.
Scoop onto cookie sheet and bake at 375 for about 10 minutes. Enjoy!

Easiest, Best Peanut Butter Cookies

Prep time: 5 minutes
Bake time: 12 minutes


1 cup peanut butter (we use organic)
1 egg
1 cup sugar


Mix together. Roll into balls and place on a cookie sheet. Criss cross with a fork, and bake at 350 for about 12 minutes. Let cool on tray, enjoy with some yummy milk :)


These are very sweet, but sometimes it is fun to sprinkle some powdered sugar on the top when they come out of the oven- but not when they're too hot. 

Almond Crescents

Prep time: 10 minutes
Bake time: 15-20 minutes


1 cup butter
2/3 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp almond extract
1 cup almonds (chopped finely)
2 1/2 cups flour


Cream together butter and sugar. Add in vanilla, almond extract and almonds. Stir in flour until well mixed.


Shape into crescents and bake on a cookie sheet at 350 F for 15-20 minutes. 


Let the cookies cool ALMOST all the way- they need to be slightly warm- and roll them in powdered sugar. If they are too warm, the powdered sugar will melt. If they are too cool, it won't stick.

Cake Batter Cookies

Prep time: 5 minutes
Bake time: about 14 minutes


Beat together:
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 cake mix from a box (any flavor!! We like Funfetti)


Spoon onto a cookie sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 325 F for about 14 minutes. Check for them to become golden brown. Enjoy!

Holly Christmas Cookies

Prep Time: 20-25 minutes


1/2 cup butter
16 oz large marshmallows
2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp green food coloring
3-4 cups corn flakes
red candies (I use red hots)


Melt 1/2 cup butter in a double boiler, add marshmallows and keep stirring until all the marshmallows are completely melted. Add vanilla and food coloring. Pour over 3-4 cups cornflakes (keep adding more until it is kind of like rice krispie treat consistency). Drop on wax paper in circles like wreaths, or little blobs (easier!) and decorate with red candies. Let set for a few hours.