Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

 
1 c Margarine -- melted
3/4 c Sugar
3/4 c Brown Sugar
2 Eggs
1 1/2 ts Vanilla
1 ts Salt
1 ts Baking Soda
2 2/3 c Flour
2 1/2 c Chocolate Chips
Nuts -- optional
Melt margarine in a glass bowl in microwave. Add rest of ingredients. Stir well. Let harden up. (Set out for about an hour. )
Bake on air-bake pan at 350 for 10-12 minutes. If using a regular cookie sheet, cover with waxed paper before putting cookie dough on it. Bake with same directions. 
 
Chocolate Dipped Cherry Cookies

1/2 c Whole almonds;, chopped & divided
1 pk (18.25 oz) cherry-flavored cake mix
1 Egg
1/3 c Vegetable oil
2 tb Water
1 1/2 c Semisweet chocolate chips, melted
2 ts Vegetable oil
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Finely chop almonds with food chopper. Reserve about 2 tablespoons almonds for garnish. Combine remaining almonds, cake mix, egg, oil and water in mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly. (Mixture will be dry) With small stainless steel scoop, drop dough 2 inches apart onto 13" baking stone. Bake 13-15 minutes or until tops are lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes on stone; remove to non-stick cooling rack. Cool completely. Place chocolate chips and oil in covered micro-cooker. Microwave on high 2-21/2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until smooth. Dip half of each cookie in chocolate; shake to remove excess. Sprinkle with reserved almonds. Place on parchment paper and refrigerate until set. Yield: about 3 dozen. 
 
Chocolate Kiss Cookies

1/2 c Shortening
1/2 c Peanut butter
1 3/4 c Flour
2 tb Milk
1 sm Bowl sugar
1 Egg
1 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Brown sugar
1/2 ts Baking soda
Hershey's Kisses
Combine all ingredients except the small bowl of sugar and Hershey's Kisses. Roll dough into small balls, then roll into the small bowl of sugar. Bake at 375 degrees for 7 to 8 minutes. Take out of the oven and press a Kiss in the middle of each cookie. Bake for an additional 2 minutes. 
 
 
Chocolate Mint Brownie Cookies

3/4 c Mint chocolate chips; melted
1/2 c Margarine; softened
2 ts Vanilla
2 Egg whites; whipped
1 3/4 c Unbleached flour
3/4 c Mint chocolate chips
1/2 c Granulated sugar
1/2 c Brown sugar
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Salt
Preheat oven at 350. Melt 3/4 cups chocolate chips, in a saucepan over lowest heat. When chips begin to melt, remove from heat; stir. Return to heat for a few seconds at a time, stirring until smooth. Cool to room temperature. In a mixing bowl, combine melted chocolate chips, margarine, vanilla, and egg whites. In another mixing bowl, combine flour, remaining chocolate chips, sugars, baking soda, and salt . Mix wet ingredients with dry ingredients just until moistened. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto prepared baking sheets. Bake for 12 minutes or until edges are set but centers are still soft.
 

Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

2 c Sugar
4 tb Cocoa
1 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Milk
1/2 c Butter
3/4 c Peanut butter
3 c Oats
Bring the first 5 ingredients to a boil & remove from heat. Add peanut butter & oats; mix well. Drop by tsp. on to wax paper. Let cool until set. 
 
Double Chocolate Cookies

18 1/4 oz Package devil's food cake mix with pudding
1/2 c Vegetable oil
2 lg Eggs
1 c (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate morsels
Combine first 3 ingredients, and beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended. Stir in chocolate morsels.
Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes. Cool cookies on cookie sheets 5 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: 3 dozen.