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I got all of the assorted cookie dough that has been in my freezer and I finally cooked them :3

They’re yummy :)

TRIPLE LAYER BROWNIES :333

A copycat recipe of my friends secret crac- I mean brownies that are so good that he will never tell us the actual homemade recipe :’)

Thumbprint Cookies page 252 of The Baking Bible makes about 2½ dozen cookies

1 cup butter or margarine ¼ cup sugar 1 teaspoon almond extract 2 cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup finely chopped nuts, if desired   (I didn't desire it) any Preserves or Jams   (I used Lingon Berry preserves from Ikea)

Heat oven to 400F. Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies.

Combine butter and sugar in large bowl. Beat until light and fluffy. Blend in almond extract. Add flour and salt; mix well.

Shape level tablespoonfuls of dough into balls; roll in nuts. Place on ungreased cookie sheets; flatten slightly. Indent center; fill with preserves or jams.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.

These turned out great, but next time I'll try making the wells deeper and use less preserves. Hopefully then there'll be less spill over. -Laur

Lemon Pecan Cookies page 270 of The Baking Bible makes about 6 dozen cookies

1 Butter Flavor CRISCO® Stick or 1 cup Butter Flavor CRISCO® all-vegetable shortening 1½ cups granulated sugar 2 eggs 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 1 cup chopped pecans

Heat oven to 350°F. Place wire rack on countertop for cooling cookies

Combine 1 cup shortening and sugar in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat in eggs and lemon juice until well blended.

Combine flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Add to creamed mixture; mix well. Stir in nuts. Spray cookie sheets lightly with Non-Stick cooking spray. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on cookie sheets for 4 minutes; transfer to cooling rack to cool completely.

Be prepared for a large batch of cookies with this recipe, I purposefully made some of them rather large and still ended up with 67 total. I also found them just a bit dry, so they'd be perfect for tea or coffee with company. -Laur

Snickers Pillow Cookies   [source]

½ tube refrigerated sugar cookie dough, softened

¼ cup all-purpose flour

24 miniature Snickers candy bars *

Red and green colored sugar **

1) In a small bowl, beat cookie dough and flour until combined.

2) Shape 1½ teaspoonfuls of dough around each candy bar. ***

3) Roll in colored sugar.

4) Place 2 in. apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.

5) Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown.

6) Remove to wire racks. Yield: 2 dozen.

* = Using half the tube as directed, and a tablespoon of dough per cookie, I only managed to yield 10 cookies, and 9 when I used the rest of the tube.   ** = Obviously I used silver and gold sugar, because red tastes gross and it's not even Christmas yet. *** = As I mentioned above, except for the very last cookie (center gold), I only used a tablespoon of dough per cookie.