Cookie Challenge 2011: Breakfast Cookies

These are good enough to have for breakfast... with cranberries, orange juice and oatmeal who could argue with that! :)

3/4 c. butter or margarine softened
1 c. packed light brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. grated orange peel
2 c. quick cooking oats
1 c. all purpose flour
2/3 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 c. dried cranberries

icing
1 c. powdered sugar
3/4 tsp. vanilla
 3 - 4 tsp. orange juice

* I made no alterations for altitude and they turned out great!

Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla and orange peal on medium, until well mixed.  Mix in the remaining ingredients.

Line a pan with silpat or parchment paper. Drop dough by tablespoons 2 inches apart. Bake 11 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack; cool completely (about 15 minutes).

In a small bowl, stir powdered sugar, vanilla and enough oj until thin enough to drizzle over the cookies!  Spoon into small ziploc and cut off tiny corner of the bag. Squeeze bag to drizzle icing over cookies.

Enjoy! :)

Cookie Challenge 2011: Chocolate Raspberry with White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Raspberry with White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

1 c. butter, softened

3/4 c. sugar

3/4 c. packed brown sugar

2 eggs

3/4 c. semisweet chocolate chips, melted and cooled

1/2 c. raspberries, pureed (and a little extra)

3 c. all-purpose flour (3 ¼ c flour at altitude 5000ft)

3/4 tsp. baking soda (1/2 tsp at altitude 5000ft)

3/4 tsp. salt

1 c. white baking chips

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in melted chocolate and raspberries. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Stir in chips.

Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 6 dozen.