Easy Recipe: Sweetheart Cookies

 

I could not stop thinking about these cookies after seeing it pop up on my Facebook feed - sweetheart cookies by Taste of Home.  I love butter cookies, and I love strawberry jam, and this recipe calls for only 5 ingredients (6, if you want finish it off with confection's sugar for looks).

All you need to do is mix together the butter and sugar, add an egg yolk, mix in the flour, knead until well combined (it says to knead on a flat surface but I just continued to mix it in my mixing bowl).  

Roll into one-inch balls, use your finger to make a slight indentation, and fill the hole with 1/4 teaspoon of fruit preserves.  Bake at 350 for 13-15 minutes.

After they're done, you can dust them with confectioner's sugar (I put about a teaspoon of confectioner's sugar into a hand-held strainer and gently tap the side with the other hand, over the cookies).

If you like chewy, buttery cookies, you'll love these!

Click HERE for the recipe!

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Cowboy Cookies

I never heard of Cowboy Cookies before, but when I was searching online for cookies to make, I found several recipes for them, so I decided to try.  

The cookies are full of chocolate chips, oats, coconut, and nuts.  They are very hearty!

Cowboy Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 c  butter, softened
• 3/4 c brown sugar
• 1/2 c sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 2 t vanilla extract
• 2 3/4 c flour
• 1 t baking powder
• 1 t baking soda
• 1/2 t salt
• 2 c chocolate chips
• 1 c old-fashioned oats
• 3/4 c chopped walnuts
• 3/4 c shredded coconut

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. 
• In a large bowl, mix together the butter and sugars until creamy.
• Mix in the eggs and vanilla extract.
• Stir in the flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
• Stir in oats.
• Mix in chocolate chips, Add in all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix until just combined. Add in the quick oats and mix until just combined.
• Fold in the chocolate chips, walnuts, and shredded coconut.  
• Scoop dough by heaping tablespoons onto a parchment-lined baking sheets and bake for approximately 10-12 minutes.  

You can find the original recipe here on The Stay at Home Chef.

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