Volcano Cookies Food

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER VOLCANO COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking soda and salt into a bowl.
• Cream the sugar, brown sugar, butter, and peanut butter in a separate bowl. Then add vanilla extract and egg.
• Slowly, add the try ingredients to the wet until combined.
• Shape the cookie dough into balls about 1 inch big. Place them 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Using your thumb, make an indentation in each cookie.
• Using a double boiler, melt chocolate chips. Once melted, whisk chocolate together with other "filling" ingredients.
• Place about half a teaspoon of filling into each cookie indentation, trying not to run over the sides. Pinch the sides of the cookies together so that each cookie is nearly closed and you can't see much of the filling.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes at 350°F.

LEMON VOLCANOES

Steps:

• Make Classic Sugar Cookies with 1 cup granulated sugar total (omit confectioners') and lemon zest instead of orange; omit baking powder. Chill. Pulse 1/4 cup granulated sugar and 1 tablespoon lemon zest in a food processor. Roll dough into two 1-inch-thick logs and roll in the lemon sugar. Freeze logs 20 minutes, then slice 1 inch thick. Bake 20 to 25 minutes at 325 degrees.

CHERRY-CHOCOLATE VOLCANO COOKIES

Steps:

• Reserve 7 cherries; chop remaining cherries. Melt 8 oz. chocolate as directed on package. Add 1/4 cup butter; stir until melted. Stir in sugar and eggs. Add flour and baking powder; mix well. Stir in nuts and chopped cherries. Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 350ºF. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough, 2 inches apart, onto pachment-covered baking sheets.
• Bake 12 to 14 min. or until cookies are soft to the touch but tops are still slightly shiny. Cool on baking sheets 1 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
• Melt remaining chocolate; mix with remaining butter and cherry liquid until blended.
• Quarter reserved whole cherries. Spread 1 tsp. chocolate glaze over each cookie; top with cherry piece.