Breakfast Cookies Penzeys Catalog Spring 2012 Food

BREAKFAST COOKIES

Steps:

• Place rack in center of oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Whisk together flours, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a medium-sized bowl. Combine butter, oil and sugars in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix on high speed, scraping down sides if necessary, until sugars have dissolved and mixture is light in color, about 1 minute. Add egg, carrot puree and vanilla and beat an additional 30 seconds. Add flour mixture and beat an additional 30 seconds. Add oats, flakes, raisins and walnuts and mix over low speed just until incorporated. Dough will be slightly sticky and less cohesive than traditional cookie dough. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper. Using between 3 to 4 tablespoons of batter, form a ball and place on cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining batter, leaving about 3 inches between cookies. Wet hands and use palm of hand to flatten cookies until about 1/4-inch thick. Bake for 12 minutes, until cookies are fragrant but still soft. Let cookies cool slightly, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

HEARTY BREAKFAST COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two baking sheets or line them with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, and vanilla until creamy. Beat in eggs and water.
• Mix together flours, oats, wheat germ, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda. Mix into peanut butter mixture. Stir in raisins or dates (see Cook's Note). Drop by ice cream scoopfuls 2 1/2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Flatten slightly.
• Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes. Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to cooling racks. Store in an airtight container.

PENZEY'S CHOCOLATE SPICE DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Sift the flour into a large bowl.
• Cut the shortening in with a knife.
• Add sugar, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa, and nuts.
• Mix well.
• Add milk gradually and mix thouroughly.
• Drop dough by teaspoon 1 1/2 inches apart on a large, greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
• Let cookies cool before frosting.
• Frosting:.
• Mix all ingredients together until smooth.
• Frost cooled cookies.

BREAKFAST COOKIES, PENZEYS CATALOG SPRING 2012

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter and sugars until fluffy. Add eggs and extracts and beat well. Add dry ingredients and mix. fold in remaining ingred. and stir. Bake for 14-16 minutes.