Chocolate Chewy Cookies GF

I've been looking for the perfect Chocolate Chewy Cookie recipe

since Gottlieb's Bakery in Savannah, Georgia closed.  They had

a location in the mall and I couldn't pass by without stopping for

a Chocolate Chewy Cookie!! They were the most scrumptious 

extra chewy cookies that I've ever eaten! 

I did buy their cookbook and tried their recipe for Chocolate

Chewy Cookies, but it just wasn't the same! When I see a

recipe with a different twist of ingredients, I always hope

that maybe this is the one!! Today's recipe is an excellent

recipe and the cookies were easy to make and very yummy,

but alas....not "the one." They are chewy.....just not 

extra chewy! However, I still highly recommend that 

you try these!! I would definitely make them again, and

next time I think I'll add some chopped Pecans, like

Gottliebs use to add!!

CHOCOLATE CHEWY COOKIES

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3 cups powdered sugar

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon kosher salt

2 large eggs

1 egg white

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted & cooled

1 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment

paper and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, beat together the powdered sugar, cocoa

powder and salt.  Add in the eggs, egg white and butter; mix well.

Fold in chocolate chips.  

Spoon 1 tablespoon of the batter onto the prepared cookie sheet,

leaving about 2 inches in between. Bake 14-16 minutes until the

cookies are puffed and cracked. Remove from the oven and let

cookies cool completely on the pan. Makes approximately 3 dozen.

Enjoy!! xo!!

Perfect Peanut Butter Cookies

Do you have a favorite Peanut Butter Cookie recipe? I didn't, until

I tried this recipe!! It comes from the Gooseberry Patch

cookbook "Autumn in a Jiffy." These Peanut Butter Cookies

are so easy to make and are melt in your mouth good!! A

perfect cookie to whip up on the weekend with your kids!!

My daughter and I had so much fun making these!!  Unlike some 

of the more popular recipes on the web,  this cookie dough doesn't 

require chilling (which I love!!) so you'll be enjoying these cookies 

in no time!! They are a little chewy on the outside, soft on the

inside and extremely addictive!!

Just combine your ingredients, then scoop out by tablespoonfuls,

roll into a ball and drop into a bowl with some granulated sugar to 

coat. I used my 1 1/2" cookie scoop which made the process go

even faster.  Then place the sugar coated balls of dough onto a

parchment lined baking sheet and flatten the balls with a fork

in a criss-cross pattern.

The dough is very easy to work with - not sticky at all!!

I love the sugar coating! It gives the cookies a little

sparkle!! We actually added a bit more sugar to the

tops of the cookies before baking!

PERFECT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Autumn in a Jiffy

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup creamy (or crunchy) peanut butter

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

*1 cup sugar, DIVIDED

1 egg, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.

In a separate large bowl, combine butter, peanut butter, brown

sugar and *1/2 cup sugar. Beat with an electric mixer on medium

speed until blended; stir in egg and vanilla. Add flour mixture; 

stir until a stiff dough forms. Roll dough into balls by tablespoonfuls.

(I used my 1 1/2" cookie scoop) Roll balls in *remaining sugar; 

place 2 inches apart on parchment lined (or greased) baking 

sheets.  With a fork dipped in sugar, flatten balls in a 

criss-cross pattern. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes, 

(mine took 15) until golden. Makes 2-3 dozen (depending on 

how big you make them.)

In the cookbook, these cookies are called "Nanny's

Peanut Butter Goblins." "Nanny" made these every

year for a Halloween Open House. These cookies 

would be perfect for any Holiday Gathering, and would

be the hit of any bake sale!! I highly recommend them!!