My Recipes

  Ingredients 2 cups all purpose flour 1/ 2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cream of tartar 1 cup (2 sticks) butter 1 1/3 cups firmly packed light brown sugar 2 large egg yolks 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup chopped pecans pecan halves for garnish Directions Preheat oven to 350℉. Sift flour, salt and cream of tartar into medium bowl; set aside. Beat butter and sugar with electric mixer at medium speed until creamy. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in pecans. Drop dough by teaspoons (15ml) onto ungreased cookie sheets. Top each with a pecan half. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light tan. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets; transfer to wire rack to cool completely. Notes: Watch them carefully starting at 7 minutes. They burn very quickly, but they are very yummy. I amde this Christmas 2006.

These pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are perfect for those of us who love all things pumpkin pie and chocolate. These cake-like cookies are always a big hit. I think they taste best when they are cold from the refrigerator. Recipe by   Jennifer   Prep Time:   10 mins Cook Time:   10 mins Total Time:   20 mins Ingredients 1   cup   canned pumpkin 1   cup   white sugar ½   cup   vegetable oil 1   large   egg 1   teaspoon   baking soda 1   teaspoon   milk 2   cups   all-purpose flour 2   teaspoons   baking powder 2   teaspoons   ground cinnamon ½   teaspoon   salt 2   cups   semisweet chocolate chips ½   cup   chopped walnuts (Optional) 1   tablespoon   vanilla extract Directions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet. Combine pumpkin, sugar, oil, and egg in a large bowl. Dissolve baking soda into milk i...