9 the very best cookies Recipes

butter (very soft, unsalted , no substitutes!! and save the wrappers to cover the almond dough with, later.), almond paste , crumbled into tiny pieces (1/4 cup total. for best results, use an made without syrup or liquid glucose! check the), sugar, all-purpose flour

shortening, brown sugar , firmly packed, granulated sugar, eggs, beaten, vanilla, flour, salt, baking soda, quick-cooking rolled oats, chopped nuts (optional), semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional), raisins (optional)

a finalist in the 2001 nestle toll house share the very best recipe contest , this dessert was submitted by juilee decker of cleveland, ohio. a scrumptious blend of raspberry preserves, nestle toll house premier white morsels and toasted almonds tops a rich, buttery cookie crust to create an irresistible cookie bar., amazing arazza-ma-tazz bars, butter or margarine, nestle toll house premier white morsels, divided, eggs, granulated sugar, all-purpose flour, salt, almond extract, seedless raspberry jam, toasted sliced almonds, preheat oven to 325o f. grease and sugar 9-inch-square baking pan., melt butter in medium, microwave-safe bowl on high (100%) power for 1 (or less) minute; stir., add 1 cup morsels ; let stand., do not stir ., beat eggs in large mixer bowl until foamy ., add sugar ; beat until light lemon colored, about 5 minutes., stir in morsel-butter mixture ., add flour , salt and almond extract; mix at low speed until combined. spread 2/3 of batter into prepared pan., bake for 15 to 17 minutes or until light golden brown around edges. remove from oven to wire rack., heat jam in small, microwave-safe bowl on high (100%) power for 30 seconds; stir. spread jam over warm crust. stir remaining morsels into remaining batter. drop spoonfuls of batter over jam. sprinkle with almonds., bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until edges are browned. cool completely in pan on wire rack. cut into bars.

all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, unsalted butter, softened, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg, vanilla, old-fashioned rolled oats, golden raisins, semisweet chocolate chips

all-purpose flour, oat bran flour, baking soda, salt, butter, very softened, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, egg, egg yolk, semi-sweet chocolate chips, chopped pecans

coffee ice cream, good brandy-or more to taste, chocolate cookie crumb pie shell, real fudge sauce or use pleclare s fudge sauce (yum), use the very best you can find

apple tartin, quick cooked tart it is called an apple tartin and is very simple and beautiful. my daughter has made this for school and she never brings any back, plus she always has a large number of requests for the recipe. this depends on the size of the saute pan you use. i start with about a 10 pan well coated with no stick pam and i use about 2 sliced apples, about a 1/2 to 1/4 thick (i like granny smith, but use what you like). i then melt unsalted butter and enough brown sugar to cover bottom of the pan and make a thick syrup after it cooks. i thin put the apples into the syrup and cook a few minutes so they get coated good with the syrup., i over lay the apples or shingle them is the tech term in a round circle like a huge sun flower design or something that works for you, be creative! i then use bought flake pastry dough and put on top of the apples enough to cover completely and make an edge on the outside of the tart. you can roll the dough at the edge make a little design in it to close the edge or just leave the edge open but in a round shape no rough edges.then i put in the oven and brown the pastry dough. when it is done (doesn tsp take long to cook) i have a large plate that i put over the saute pan and invert so the whole thing comes out with the, apples on top and the crust on bottom. i then coat with my simple water and sugar syrup ( recipe above) for a shiny coat and then i serve with cool whip or ice cream. 1 thing i forgot . you will have a center hole the apples you can cut a round shape ot of the apple or fill with cool whip, but if you can cut the top of the apple with the stem intact it looks nice in the hole. i have used cookie dough for this recipe and it works , but the pastry works best for me.