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BETTER HOMES & GARDEN SNICKERDOODLE COOKIES

September 8, 2022

One of my favorite shower gifts from my engagement was the BH&G Cookbook. Who knew my husband’s favorite cookie would be synonymous with a crossbreed? I guess the same could be said for the Snickerdoodle. The obvious would be a cinnamon sugar cookie mixed with a Snickers bar.

This classic cinnamon sugar cookie is a favorite at our house.

Snickerdoodle cookies are one of the few cookies I bake without chocolate! My boys (all of them) are not fans of chocolate. I can not wrap my head around the concept of that last sentence.

But, Snickerdoodle cookies, with the sugar and cinnamon combo, are a delicious blend of sugar and spice! Here is one more favorite non-chocolate cookie.

This Snickerdoodle cookie recipe is straight out of the Better Homes & Garden Cookbook from over thirty years ago. It was a wedding gift from either my mother-in-law or my mom. My mom will text me the correct answer after she reads this post.

Sidenote: My MIL also gave me a weight scale (not a cooking scale) a weight scale. I understood it was more about her than me, but my friends always look horrified when I share that story.

This is one of the few recipes I pull into the cookie rotation at our house. I make this a few times a year for my husband! It’s my way of thanking him for spending an hour on the phone with me walking me through the printer’s ink cartridge error message.

These Snickerdoodle cookies come out pretty much perfect every time I bake them. It’s one of the few recipes I follow line by line. I’m sure that’s just a coincidence.

My sister is sending me a long-distance eye roll right about now.

SNICKERDOODLE COOKIE RECIPE BY BH&G

INGREDIENTS

1/2 CUP BUTTER, SOFTENED
1 1/2 CUPS FLOUR
1 CUP SUGAR
1 EGG
1 TSP VANILLA
1/4 TSP BAKING SODA
1/4 TSP CREAM OF TARTAR
2 TBSP. SUGAR
1 TEASPOON CINNAMON

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
In a mixing bowl beat butter.
Add 1/2 the flour, then add sugar, the egg, vanilla, baking soda and cream of tartar.
Beat in remaining flour.
Cover and chill 1 hour.
Shape dought into 1-inch balls.
Combine the tablespoons of cinnamon and sugar.
Rolld balls in sugar-cinnamon mix.
Place dough balls 2″ apart on an ungreased baking sheet or baking sheet line with parchment paper.
into 1″ balls and roll in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
Place each dough ball on a lightly greased baking sheet or on a baking sheet line with parchment paper.
Use the bottom of a glass (or shot glass) to slightly flatten each dough ball.
Bake at 375 for 7-8 minutes.

You can find all your favorite BH&G recipes here.

SHOT GLASS TIP

Who knew a shot glass was a multi-purpose tool? I use the bottom of a shot glass whenever a recipe includes the instructions to “flatten” the dough.

It also works great when you need a small circle cookie cutter.

Enjoy these soft and chewy Snickerdoodle cookies with a glass of chilled milk! Oh, and if my husband is reading… I can explain why the printer is in my office trashcan.. have another Snickerdoodle cookie, sweetie!

CHOCOLATE CHIP PEANUT BUTTER BANANA COOKIES

March 14, 2022

If my sister is reading this post she already knows I did not follow the recipe. With this many ingredients for the chocolate chip peanut butter banana cookies recipe’s title, my sister knows I did not have all of the ingredients. And she would be correct. Because with this recipe from Siri Daly’s family-friendly, cookbook, Siriously Delicious I did not have two bananas.

So I added a little Greek yogurt.

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On a side note, Siri is also a Today Show contributor. I have made several of her recipes and every one of her recipes has been a home run! You can check out her cookbook here.

CHOCOLATE CHIP PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA COOKIES

I was so close to having the ingredients for these puffy cookies. And, because I had almost all the ingredients I was not going to let the absence of two bananas stand in the way. I assumed the bananas added flavor and moisture so my only substitution options were Greek (vanilla) yogurt or sour cream. I went with the yogurt.

If you have followed me for a hot minute you know my recipes tend to go sideways.

It was in my fridge.

INGREDIENTS

2 RIPE BANANAS I substituted Greek yogurt
1/2 CUP UNSALTED BUTTER, SOFTENED
1/2 CUP CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER
1/2 CUP PACKED DARK BROWN SUGAR **substituted with light
1 TSP. VANILLA EXTRACT
1 LARGE EGG
1/2 CUP SUGAR
1/4 CUP SUGAR
2 CUPS FLOUR
1/2 TSP. BAKING POWDER
1/2 TSP. BAKING SODA
1/4 TSP. KOSHER SALT
1 TSP CINNAMON
CUP SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS *I mixed 1/2 milk & semi-sweet

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Mash the bananas in a large bowl.

2. Add the butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, vanilla, egg, and 1/2 cup of the sugar.

3. Stir to combine.

4. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.

5. Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture. Stir to combine.

6. Add chocolate chips. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 1/2 an hour.

7. Combine the remaining sugar and cinnamon.

8. Drop the chilled dough 2″ apart, onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets.

9. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

10. Bake for about 10 minutes until the cookies are golden brown.

Cool on a baking rack! These cookies are so yummy!

And, whatever ingredients you add or substitute these cookies are amazing! The boys in the house ate the batch of chocolate chip peanut butter banana cookies before the next morning!

These cookies require 30 minutes to chill in the refrigerator so there is no excuse not to clean up the baking aftermath!

Sometimes the best recipes include edits, just like our best days! Thank you for stopping by as I build a new brand with fun content and better images. Scroll below for Siri Daly’s recipe. My substitution is noted too!

If you need a new cookie sheet! This is my favorite Made in USA air bake baking sheet!

chocolate chip peanut butter and banana cookies

PEPPERMINT KISS VALENTINE COOKIES

February 3, 2022

I made three batches in 90 minutes using two recipes for these Peppermint Kiss Valentine Cookies. The first recipe for these Peppermint Kiss cookies was missing a few key ingredients. My sister found a second recipe that was close enough to the first recipe that we did not have to toss almost 4 cups of flour and cocoa.

With a rough start, I assumed the 2nd batch would go off the rails. And, if you are a not new to Everyday Edits you know have a troubled past with recipes.

The irony was that I found this Peppermint Kiss recipe because someone else missed a few details. No judgment; I get it. And, the best part of this recipe? ThesePeppermint Kiss Valentine cookies are uh-mazing!

And, they look so pretty friends and family will think you spent a lot of time in the kitchen.

This recipe calls for almost a cup of unsweetened cocoa. The Hershey White Chocolate Peppermint Kisses offer the perfect contrast to the dense, chocolate base.

The Peppermin Kisses can be difficult to find this time of year so you may have to get creative with the dozen of variations to the original Hershey Kisses. Maybe you could add peppermint M&M’??

RECIPE FOR PEPPERMINT KISS VALENTINE COOKIES

The recipe is below, but I would point out the one and only change I made to the instructions. Okay, maybe two changes but both were related to timing; baking and cooling.

And, it might be my new oven that appears to trend hotter than the dial states.

Oven update: After a charred turkey this past Thanksgiving and these burnt Grinch cookies we confirmed our oven trends 50 degrees hotter than the dial. A temperature guage panel will be here by next Christmas.

PROBLEM

The recipe suggests the Hershey Kiss be added immediately after removing from the oven. However, my sister was in charge of the Hershey Kiss placement. She pointed out the Kisses were melting and sliding off the edge of the cookie.

TIP

For the second batch I :

removed the cookies from the baking sheet
transfered cookies to a cooling rack for a hot minute (1/2 a minute)
followed by the addition of the Hershey Kiss

It’s all about the Kiss.

It was the perfect excuse to make a second batch for Valentine’s Day.

CHOCOLATE AND PEPPERMINT KISSES COOKIES

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Ingredients

2 1/2 CUPS FLOUR
3/4 CUP UNSWEETENED COCOA
1 TSP. BAKING SODA
1/2 TSP. SALT
1 CUP WHITE SUGAR
1 CUP BROWN SUGAR
1 CUP BUTTER
2 EGGS, ROOM TEMP
2 TSP. VANILLA
1 PACKAGE HERSEY'S WHITE CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT KISSES
1/4 CUP ADDITIONAL WHITE SUGAR TO ROLL DOUGH BALLS

Instructions

1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 350
2. IN MEDIUM BOWL MIX DRY INGREDIENTS, SET ASIDE
3. IN LARGE MIXER BEAT THE SUGARS & BUTTER UNTIL LIGHT & FLUFFY
4. ADD EGGS. MIX WELL. ADD VANILLA
5. SLOWLY ADD FLOUR MIXTURE & BLEND
6. ROLL THE COOKIE DOUGH INTO 1" BALLS
7. ROLL EACH COOKIE DOUGH BALL IN THE SUGAR.
8. PLACE ON PARCHMENT PAPER.
9. BAKE 8-10 MINUTES ** I REMOVED MINE AT 8 MINUTES
10. LET COOL FOR A MINUTE ( I PLAYED WITH THIS BECAUSE RIGHT OUT OF THE OVEN MY KISSES MELTED ONTO THE COOKIE). I REMOVED THE COOKIES FROM BAKING SHEET TO COOLING RACK AND THEN ADDED THE HERSHEY'S KISS.
11. THESE PACK AND FREEZE WELL. PERFECT FOR GIFT GIVING YEAR ROUND!

And, now I have a new favorite cookie for Christmas, Valentine’s Day and the 4th of July. I love a multi-purpose cookie recipe. Here is a care package treat using Hershey’s kisses.

CHOCOLATE AND PEPPERMINT KISSES COOKIES

December 21, 2020

this chocolate and peppermint Kisses cookies recipe is a favorite at our house

Is anyone starting to panic right about now? Christmas is in just a few days and my son keeps eating (testing) my cookie recipes.

My goal for this year’s holiday baking was to make the classics, with mostly stock ingredients, and I wanted them neat and pretty for a cookie tray. And, yes, it’s not like these cookies were going to any parties this season.

But I did want to give some cookies to some neighbors! This time of year I pretty much double the recipe. I just double it. If it’s got a base of butter, eggs, powdered sugar and chocolate I am going to eat it. So I just commit to a double batch of butter and sugar oh and Peppermint Kisses.

And, they look so pretty friends and family will think you spent a lot of time in the kitchen.

This recipe calls for almost a cup of unsweetened cocoa. The Hershey White Chocolate Peppermint Kisses offer the perfect contrast to the dense, chocolate base.

CHOCOLATE AND PEPPERMINT KISSES COOKIES

The recipe is below, but I would point out the one and only change I made to the instructions. Okay, maybe two changes but both were related to timing; baking and cooling.

And, it might be my new oven that appears to trend hotter than the dial states.

The recipe suggests the Hershey kiss be added immediately after removing from the oven. However, my sister pointed out the Kisses were melting and sliding off the edge of the cookie.

So on the second batch, I let the cookies set on the cooling rack for a minute. I played with the timing of the Hershey kiss. I either let the cookie set for a minute before adding the kisses or removed the cookies from the baking sheet onto a cooling rack and then added the Hershey kiss.

It is all about the Kiss.

CHOCOLATE AND PEPPERMINT KISSES COOKIES

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Ingredients

2 1/2 CUPS FLOUR
3/4 CUP UNSWEETENED COCOA
1 TSP. BAKING SODA
1/2 TSP. SALT
1 CUP WHITE SUGAR
1 CUP BROWN SUGAR
1 CUP BUTTER
2 EGGS, ROOM TEMP
2 TSP. VANILLA
1 PACKAGE HERSEY'S WHITE CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT KISSES
1/4 CUP ADDITIONAL WHITE SUGAR TO ROLL DOUGH BALLS

Instructions

1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 350
2. IN MEDIUM BOWL MIX DRY INGREDIENTS, SET ASIDE
3. IN LARGE MIXER BEAT THE SUGARS & BUTTER UNTIL LIGHT & FLUFFY
4. ADD EGGS. MIX WELL. ADD VANILLA
5. SLOWLY ADD FLOUR MIXTURE & BLEND
6. ROLL THE COOKIE DOUGH INTO 1" BALLS
7. ROLL EACH COOKIE DOUGH BALL IN THE SUGAR.
8. PLACE ON PARCHMENT PAPER.
9. BAKE 8-10 MINUTES ** I REMOVED MINE AT 8 MINUTES
10. LET COOL FOR A MINUTE ( I PLAYED WITH THIS BECAUSE RIGHT OUT OF THE OVEN MY KISSES MELTED ONTO THE COOKIE). I REMOVED THE COOKIES FROM BAKING SHEET TO COOLING RACK AND THEN ADDED THE HERSHEY'S KISS.
11. THESE PACK AND FREEZE WELL. PERFECT FOR GIFT GIVING YEAR ROUND!

PEANUT BUTTER HERSHEY KISSES COOKIES

December 16, 2020

these peanut butter Hershey kisses may have broken my baking curse

The struggle is real for me to both follow and finish a recipe AND for it to look the way it was intended. You know, like the pinned cookie recipes on my PINTEREST PAGE.

Finally, I made a batch of peanut butter cookies with a Hershey kiss on top that look as yummy as they taste.

If I burn every other tray of cookies this season I can end the Christmas season that I can add peanut butter Hershey Kisses cookies to my line up for favorite cookie recipes!

Can we all agree that almost every cookie and sweet treat tastes better with a Hershey Kiss? Like this seasonal favorite.

This year I ditched the Crisco bars and used butter. And, after how many years of baking, I finally realized the importance of room temp butter. I thought it was just for the real bakers. But it turns out it makes everything creamier-like a good moisturizer.

I probably could have saved a ton of money on our new oven if I had just learned to bake with softened butter and eggs at room temperature.

All these years I blamed it on my oven. #wink

PEANUT BUTTER HERSHEY KISSES RECIPE

My favorite part of this recipe is when it is time to remove the baking sheet from the oven and gently press the kiss into the warm peanut butter cookie.

Tip: Always unwrap your Kisses before you put your cookies into the oven.

You only have seconds to time the placement of the Kiss on the warm peanut butter cookie. If that cookie cools those Kisses are not going to stay on the cookie.

Do you use butter or Crisco sticks for your peanut butter cookies?

INGREDIENTS

3/4 CUP BUTTER SOFTENED

1 1/4 CUPS CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER

1 1/2 CUPS LIGHT BROWN SUGAR

1/2 CUP SUGAR

2 EGGS

2 TSP VANILLA

1/2 TSP BAKING SODA

1 TSP BAKING POWDER

1/4 TSP SALT

2 3/4 CUP FLOUR

1 BAG MILK CHOCOLATE HERSHEY KISSES

INSTRUCTIONS

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1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 350

2. LINE BAKING SHEET WITH PARCHMENT PAPER

3. IN LARGE BOWL CREAM BUTTER, PEANUT BUTTER, BROWN SUGAR & SUGAR.

4. IN SEPARATE BOWL ADD THE FLOUR, BAKING SODA, BAKING POWDER + SALT.

5. ADD THE DRY INGREDIENTS TO THE BUTTER MIXTURE AND MIX WELL.

6. SCOOP DOUGH WITH TABLESPOON, AND ROLL INTO 1″ BALLS.

7. PLACE ON PARCHMENT, SPACE ACCORDINGLY BASED ON DOUGH BALL SIZE

8. BAKE 10-12 MINUTES UNTIL THE TOP OF COOKIE “SETS”

9. REMOVE FROM OVEN ADD HERSHEY KISS TO TOP AND PRESS EVER SO GENTLY.

PEANUT BUTTER HERSHEY KISSES

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Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Ingredients

3/4 CUP BUTTER, ROOM TEMP
1 1/4 CUP CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER
1 1/2 CUP LIGHT BROWN SUGAR
1/2 CUP SUGAR
2 LARGE EGGS
2 TSP. VANILLA
1/2 TSP. BAKING SODA
1 TSP. BAKING POWDER
1/4 TSP. SALT
2 3/4 CUP FLOUR
1 BAG HERSHEY MILK CHOCOLATE KISSES UNWRAP BEFORE BAKING

I shared these cookies on my Instagram.

Sharing one more recipe for peanut butter and chocolate bars. Yes, that one.

Almond Joy Cookies Recipe

October 8, 2019

I planned my annual physical around Halloween. There was no way I was going to go in for my physical and weight check after October 31st. Not happening. I was already thinking about those Halloween candy bars the first week of June. Because that is how I guaranteed an annual physical to be on the books before Halloween.

I miss my kids’ trick or treating days because of the candy. I mean yes I miss scrambling to put a costume together when Denver temps dropped from 83 to 37 in 24 hours.

But I really miss the haul of candy that came through the door after a night around the neighborhood. The kids would designate their spots on the floor and dump and sort their candy bars from the Starbursts. The only candy bars I cared about were the Almond Joys. Well, and maybe the Reeses and maybe a Twix or two.

But, almond joys were that once a year candy bar. So it was no surprise that these Almond Joy Cookies were a favorite new cookie recipe in my kitchen.

You know that feeling when you read the ingredients in a recipe and you just KNOW the recipe will taste amazing with a glass of milk?

You just know! That’s the reaction I had when I skimmed the ingredient list.

These almond joy cookies are that recipe! You might as well plan an hour today to bake these cookies. And, you likely have the ingredients in your pantry.

Almond Joy Cookies Ingredient List

Like coconut and chocolate chips.

The cookie batter was so creamy it was a challenge to get the batter to the baking sheet. Only because my spoon snuck into between the paddle to get a spoonful of the creamy, butter, coconut and chocolate cookie dough.

Recipe Details

The coconut added moisture and the combination of almonds, chocolate chips and coconut added a little heft to these cookies.

Amazing!

I made these cookies several times and the ingredient portions can easily be adjusted. For example, I did not add 2 cups of almonds. And, for the chocolate, I used a combination of both milk and semi-sweet chocolate chips.

Almond Joy Cookies

ALMOND JOY COOKIES

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Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Ingredients

1 CUP BUTTER, SOFTENED
1 1/2 CUP SUGAR
1 1/2 CUP BROWN SUGAR
4 EGGS
3 TSP VANILLA
2 TSP BAKING SODA
1 TSP SALT
5 CUPS CHOCOLATE CHIPS
2 CUPS COCONUT
2 CUPS ALMONDS, CHOPPED

Instructions

Almond Joy Cookies INSTRUCTIONS
1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 375
2. LIGHTLY GREASE BAKING SHEETS
3. COMBINE DRY INGREDIENTS, SET ASIDE
4. IN LARGE BOWL CREAM THE BUTTER AND SUGARS. BEAT IN EGGS VANILLA.
5. ADD DRY INGREDIENTS TO LARGE BOWL. ADD CHOCOLATE CHIPS, COCONUTS & ALMONDS.
6. DROP BY TEASPOON ON COOKIE SHEET. BAKE 8-10 MINUTES. COOL ON WIRE RACK.

These cookies were amazing.

With the perfect combination of butter and chocolate and coconut. They are a bulky cookie which might mean you eat less.

Their hefty size makes them travel-friendly; by car or for a care package delivery too!

Looking for a non-chocolate cookie? Try these sugar cookie bars! Here is another favorite pumpkin cookie recipe around our house