Melt-A-Way Cookies

Ingredients & Directions:

1 lb. butter
1 ½ cups powdered sugar
1 ½ cup cornstarch
2 cups flour

Combine butter, powdered sugar, cornstarch, and flour. Spoon onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 12 minutes.

Frosting
1 stick butter
1 (3 oz.) cream cheese
4 cups powdered sugar
Milk or cream
Food coloring

Combine butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar and enough milk or cream to frosting consistency. Add food coloring.

Submitted By: Jodi VanSkiver

Kneaders White Chocolate Chip and Cranberry Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened to room temperature
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 egg
1 T. vanilla
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 ½ cup white chocolate chips
1 ½ cup dried cranberries
1 cup macadamia nuts chopped

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until fluffy. Beat in the eggs and the vanilla. Combine the flour and baking soda and stir into the sugar mixture. Do not over beat as this will cause the cookies to be tough. Fold in white chocolate chips, cranberries and nuts. Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto the cookie sheets. Bake for 10 – 12 minutes until slightly brown on the edges. Allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheets before placing them on a cooling rack.

Submitted By: Jodi VanSkiver

Peanut Butter ~ Kiss Cookies

These cookies are cute, simple and delicious!

Ingredients:

1 yellow cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil
3/4 cup peanut butter
1 package Hershey's Kisses

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350

Mix together cake mix, eggs and oil until mixture reaches brownie consistency. Mix peanut butter into the dough. Drop balls of dough onto a lightly greased pan. Place an unwrapped chocolate kiss in the center of each ball.

Bake 10 minutes, or until light golden brown. Remove from pan and cool.

Submitted By: Tiffany Shafer

Whoopie Pies

This recipe I originally got at Relief Society when we lived in Berlin. We were told that it was Benjamin Franklin’s favorite. This is a homemade version of Hostess’ Susy Q’s. It is my sons’ (all 5 of them) absolute favorite cookie.

• 1 c. shortening
• 1 c. hot water
• 2 c. sugar
• 2 tsp. soda
• 2 whole eggs
• 1 c. cocoa
• 2 egg yolks, reserve whites
• 4 c. flour
• 1 c. sour milk
• ½ tsp. salt

Directions:

Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs and egg yolks; beat well. Combine dry ingredients and mix into creamed mixture alternating with milk and then hot water. (This will be like a thick cake batter rather than cookie dough). Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 for 8-10 minutes. They are done when they bounce back when lightly touched. When cool, sandwich 2 pies together with filling.

Filling:

• 2 egg whites (unbeaten)
• 2 Tbsp. milk
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 4 Tbsp flour
• 1 c. shortening

Directions:

Beat all together with an electric mixer. Add one box (4 ½ c.) powdered sugar. Beat until creamy. Makes 4 dozen filled cookies.(If you like chocolate and mint you can flavor the filling with mint and color it green or pink—makes it pretty for the holidays.)

Submitted by: Naomi White