Baking Bonanza

Today is Friday, thank goodness. Tonight Nicole and I had a baking bonanza. I made two kinds of cookies and brownies! We're having a bunch of sweet treats now and playing games. Happy weekend and enjoy the recipes and baked goods pictures. 

Brownies

Ingredients:

1 1/3 cups al-purpose flour

1tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

1 cup butter

1 cup cocoa powder

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

1 ½ tsp vanilla

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Stir together flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Melt butter in a large saucepan. Remove from heat. Stir in cocoa. Blend in sugar, eggs and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients. Pour batter into greased 13x9 inch rectangular baking pan. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until done.

Cool.

Ranger Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup butter

2 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla

2 cups flour

½ tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

2 cups oatmeal

1 cup chocolate chips

2 cups Rice Krispies

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375°F.

In a small bowl combine flour, baking powder baking soda and salt; set aside.

In a large bowl combine butter brown sugar, sugar and vanilla extract; beat until creamy. Beat in the eggs. Gradually add flour mixture; mix well.

Stir in oatmeal, chocolate chips and Rice Krispies; mix well. Roll into small balls and flatten.

Bake on ungreased cookie sheets for 10-12 minutes or till light brown

Snickerdoodles

Topping:

3 Tbsp. sugar

½ tsp cinnamon

Cookie Dough:

3 ½ cups flour

1 Tbsp baking powder

2 tsp baking soda

¼ tsp salt

¼ tsp cinnamon

1 cup butter

2 cups sugar

2 eggs

1 Tbsp light corn syrup

2 ½ tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375°F.

In a small bowl, stir together the sugar and cinnamon and set aside.

To make the cookie dough, stir together the dry ingredients.

In a bowl with a paddle attachment, cream the butter. Add the sugar and continue to mix, then ad the eggs corn syrup and vanilla, and mix thoroughly. Add the dry ingredients and mix until blended. Chill dough 1 hour if its sticky or difficult to handle.

Roll balls of dough about the size of a walnut then roll them in the cinnamon sugar to coat. Place on an un-greased cookie sheet 2 ½ inches apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes until puffed up and the surface is slightly cracked. Let cool on the sheet a few minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.