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To Die For Chocolate Chip cookies.

4 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 cup butter room temp
1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup vegetable oil, Wesson preferable
1 tsp cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg, slighty beaten
1 bag chocolate chips
1 cup walnuts

Preheat over to 350. Sift together the first 4 ingredients, set aside. In a large bowl with mixer at high speed beat butter until smooth. Add sugars and beat until combined. Reduce speed to medium: beat in next 4 ingredients until combined. Reduce speed to low: beat in flour mixture until combined. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts.

Drop be 2 tablespoonfuls 2" apart on to cookie sheets. Bake 16 minutes. Cool for a couple minutes before you put them on a rack. They are crumbly at first.

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. Meringue Cookies-- light as a cloud

2 Egg whites - room temperature
1/8 ts Cream of tarter
1/8 ts Salt
1 ts Vanilla
3/4 c Superfine sugar
1/2 c Chocolate chips
1/4 c Nuts; optional

Preheat oven 300 degrees.

Beat egg whites, cream of tarter and salt together until soft peaks form.

Add vanilla, then add sugar gradually, beating until stiff.

Fold in choc. and nuts.

Drop by teaspoon fulls 2 inches apart on ungreased brown paper ( Paper grocery bag) layed on cookie sheet. Bake until dry approx. 25 minutes.

Let cool slightly before removing from brown paper.

Set on rack to cool before storing in airtight container. Freezes well.

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Helpful Hint--- Make on a sunny day. Humidity makes them less crisp

Mmmm... nothing like chewy chocolate chip cookies and milk! The problem with my generation (I am 23) is that not many girls can cook :(. Not in NYC at least.

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I think I'm going to love this thread. Have been lurking off and on for weeks because I am so busy. Hope everyone is doing well!

Here are my favorite cookies. Mrs. Watts lived up the road from us when I was little, and she used to milk her cow, churn her own butter (and I helped!) and make these wonderful cookies. Somehow I always could tell when she had some in the oven, and would stop in for a visit. ;-)

Mrs. Watt's Oatmeal Cookies

1 cup flour
1/2 Tsp. Salt
1/2 Tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 Tsp. Soda
1 1/2 Cups Rolled Oats
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup White Sugar
1/2 Cup Shortening
1 Egg
1 Tbs. Water
1 Tsp. Vanilla

Sift flour, salt, baking powder and soda into mixing bowl. Add remaining igredients except oats. Beat until smooth. Fold in the oats (not cooked) and shape into small balls. Place on cookie sheet and bake at 350° about 20 minutes. (375° for 14 minutes). Makes 2 1/2 - 3 dozen.

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HLL, I hope your car troubles are over soon. My daughter wrecked both of our cars in a two week period last month. Someone hit her Jeep from behind. She was okay thankfully, and the car was fixed. While I was driving the little rental car, she totalled my Maxima two weeks later. This time she hit someone from behind. I now have a new car and many more years of payments.

My other favorite--really a candy recipe, but here goes:

Peppermint Candy Cups

12 ounces vanilla-flavored candy coating
3/4 cup crushed hard peppermint candy

Place candy coating in a 2-qt. glass bowl and microwave on medium (50% power) 3 to 4 mins. or until melted, stirring after two minutes. Stir in crushed candy. Spoon mixture evenly into petit four paper cups, filling about 3/4 full. Chill until firm. Store in airtight container. Makes 3 dozen.

Tip: Good way to use up candy canes! You can place them in a plastic zip-lock bag and take out all your fustrations with a rolling pin or hammer :)!! I have used a blender to crush them but it makes an awful racket.....

Cheesecake, of course!

Cheesecake Cookies

Crust:
2 cups flour
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
12 T. butter
Combine flour and brown sugar, cut in butter. Reserve 1 1/2 cup of crumb mixture for topping, and press reamining crumb mixture in a 9x13 pan.

Filling:
16 oz. cream cheese
4 T. lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
4 T. chopped pecans
4 T. milk

Cream together cream cheese and sugar; add eggs, milk, lemon juice and vanilla. Spread on crumb mixture and sprinkle on the reserved topping. You can add Christmas colored toppings if you like. Bake at 350 for 20-25 Minutes. Cool and cut into squares.

My kids like it with chocolate chips on top, too.

Thank you ladies..I am baking next week!