Sweet and Easy Sugar Cookies

I'm never one to start my Christmas baking way in advance, I started yesterday with "Sweet and Easy Sugar Cookies, " I've been making these for a few years, if you're looking for a nice sugar cookie that you don't have to roll and cut out and also makes a large batch, you best try this one.  

This recipe came from the cookbook - Great Canadian Cookies, published in 2000, the recipes were gathered through the Great Canadian Cookie Contest, I  did a post here last month on peanut butter cookies which were also from this book.

Sweet and Easy Sugar Cookies

2 cups margarine

2 cups white sugar

2 eggs

4 cups all purpose flour

4 tsp. cream of tartar

2 tsp. baking soda

2 cups chocolate chips ( I always use the miniature chocolate chips)

Preheat oven to 350.

Cream margarine and sugar until light and fluffy.  Beat in eggs.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, cream of tartar and baking soda.  Stir flour mixture into creamed mixture in thirds.  Fold in chocolate chips.

Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet ( I always use parchment paper for cookies)

Bake for 12-15 minutes, it is more like 12 in my oven or until edges are slightly browned.  Makes about 5 dozen small cookies.  

I also made Cranberry Orange loaf yesterday - that post has been my most popular one for months - it's a great recipe for Christmas or anytime - you can check it out right here if you'd like!

Happy Baking - today I plan on making peanut butter balls and a gumdrop cake, which will be a first for me!  

I'm linking up today with Junkin Joe

Peanut Butter Cookies - A Small Batch!

Do you ever want to make a batch of cookies, but not a huge batch?   Sometimes it's nice to have a big batch so you can freeze them, but some days you just can't be bothered.  This recipe for Peanut Butter Cookies is one of those that doesn't take long and doesn't make a lot of cookies.  

I've had this cookbook for a while, it was published in 2000 - it's a neat book because the recipes were all winners in an online cookie contest back then.

I used my Pyrex Butterfly Gold bowls today, it's not often that you can make a batch of cookies in the 403 bowl, it's usually too small.

Peanut Butter Cookies

1/2 c. soft butter, I used margarine

1/2 c. peanut butter

1/2 c. white sugar

1/2 c. brown sugar

1 egg

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1 c. flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

Preheat oven to 350.

Cream together margarine, peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy.  Beat in egg, then vanilla.  In a separate bowl, combine flour and baking soda.  Stir flour mixture into creamed mixture, in thirds.

Drop teaspoons of dough 2 inches apart on a parchment - lined cookie sheet.  I use my small scoop.  Make a criss cross pattern on each cookie with a floured fork.

Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden.  Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to cooling racks.  Makes about 30 cookies.

Now it's lunch time and I'm going to have one!!  

I'm linking up with Weekend Potluck at the Country Cook