LET'S BAKE SOME COOKIES

Cookies make a great last minute gift and reflect the time and effort you put into your baking them. I found these great boxes at Big Lots for a couple of dollars each. Aren't they pretty?  I filled the large farm scene one with the following cookie bars using a recipe from recipegoldmine.com.  These got excellent reviews from my tasters.

CHOCOLATE-DRIZZLED CINNAMON PECAN BARS

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

1 cup granulated sugar

1 egg, separated

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon cinnamon

3/4 cup finely chopped pecans

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1/4 cup white baking chips (optional)

Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy.  Add egg yolk, beat well.  Add flour and cinnamon; beat on low speed until well blended.  Press dough out evenly into a 1/4 inch thick rectangle on large ungreased baking sheet.  (I used a rectangle baking pan with sides.) 

Beat egg white until foamy.  Brush on dough.  Sprinkle with nuts.  Lightly press into dough.  Bake at 300 degrees for 45 minutes or until lightly browned.  When dough is slightly cooled, press in half of the dark chocolate chips and all of the white chips.  Cut into bars while still warm.  Melt remaining dark chocolate in a pan set inside a larger pan filled with boiling water.  Drizzle chocolate over bars.  Makes about 2 dozen.
(One taster said he preferred these without the chocolate chips.)

Bake these just before company comes and you house will smell fantastic!

What's YOUR favorite cookie recipe?

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