Cookies....Glorious Cookies!

Oh yes, tonight, I made cookies. I am faithful to a Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe I found on Allrecipes.com one day (recipe below). Man these things are tasty!

I tweaked it ever so slightly and added the zest of one orange. Les said it tasted like Terry's Chocolate Orange, the round chocolate in a box that you bang against a table and it breaks into orange-shaped segments. I say it tasted like something that tastes incredibly delish!

I also made flourless Peanut Butter cookies and they were totally *in my best Cartman voice* Kick Ass! Recipe is also below. You've got to try these. I used natural peanut butter and just drained off the extra oil from the top.

What sparked this little cookie adventure was a trip to Viking Gourmet because I wanted some kitchen gadgets. Well, I found those cute little baby ingredient cups like Sheri has as well as the smallest measuring cup that I loved so much at Sheri's house. So, once I had those in my hands, I just had to have more things. I ended up with new cookie sheets, cookie cooling racks, a kitchen timer, a new peppermill, a new whisk with a 90 degree rotating head, and one of those things that will scoop up my chopped things so I don't ruin the blade of my knife.

Out of control? Yes. Having fun doing it? Absolutely!

Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 cup butter, melted
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:
1) Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line
cookie sheets with parchment paper.
2) In a medium bowl, stir together the melted butter and
brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda, gradually
stir into the sugar mixture. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
3) Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow
cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing
to a wire rack to cool completely.

Best Peanut Butter Cookies Ever
2 cups peanut butter
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS:
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line
cookie sheets with parchment paper.
2) In a medium bowl, stir peanut butter and sugar together until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the baking soda, salt, and vanilla. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place them two inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets. Press a criss-cross into the top using the back of a fork.
3) Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.