Pumpkin Choc Chip Cookie

My friend Dana gave me a cookbook and I tried her pumpkin cookies, I know I have already posted one, and this one is a bit different, the way it looks after it is baked, and I really liked them, so I am going to include this recipe as well!

Dana's Pumpkin Choc Chip Cookies

1 cup sugar
2 stick margarine or butter, softened
1 cup pumpkin
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups flour (I added about 1/4 to 1/2 cup more)
1 tsp baking powder
3 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1 pkg chocolate chips

Combine sugar, butter, pumpkin, vanilla, eggs, blend well.  Combine in another bowl:  flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and salt - add to creamed mixture.  Put on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 10 minutes (I did 9 1/2 min)
Yields 2 to 2 1/2 dozen
These are really YUMMY!

Monster Cookies and Cookie Brookie

We have a wonderful RS teacher who bakes us treats when she teaches her lesson, she made these and I really liked them so she gave me the recipe, they are called Brookies, but there is a separate recipe for the Monster Cookies which you put the dough onto the brownie, so if you are in the mood for a chocolate brownie with a oatmeal based choc chip cookie (with M&M's) on top, then make these, I love them! It came from www.somethingswanky.com, a fun baking site!

Monster Cookie Brookies

Ingredients:

For the Brownie Layer:

1/2 cup butter, room temperature

1 cup granulated sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 eggs

1/2 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup cocoa powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

2 cups chocolate chunks

For the Monster Cookie Layer

1/2 of the dough from monster cookie recipe

Instructions:

For Brownie layer:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees  Line a 9 x 13 baking dish with Tin Foil and Spray with non cooking spray  (I just sprayed real good)

allow at least an extra inch of foil along the sides to fold over the edges towards the end of baking (the edges brown much more quickly than the center will bake)

Beat together the butter, sugar, and vanilla in a stand mixer bowl.  Add the eggs one at a time , mixing well between each addition.  Stir together the flour, cocoa powder, and salt.  Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture. Mix in the baking soda.

Mix in the chocolate chunks with a wooden spoon or spatula

Once the batter forms, scrape it into the prepared dish and spread evenly (it will be thin and don't stress if it doesn't spread all the way to the edges, the monster cookie dough will add extra thickness to the bars.

Spread the Monster cookie dough over the Brownie batter layer

Bake for 35 to 45 min , until toothpick inserted comes out pretty clean, the edges are golden brown, and the middle seems pretty set

Also note, at about the 25 min mark, I folded over the edges of the tin foil around the crust of the bars to prevent burning

Let cool and cut into squares for serving

Serves 12

(Or just use a good quality brownie mix like duncan hines)

Monster Cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, softened (Not melted)

1 1/2 cups peanut butter

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup sugar

3 eggs

1 tbsp corn syrup

1 tsp vanilla

2 tsp baking soda

1 tbsp hot water

4 1/2 cups old fashioned oats

1/4 tsp salt

1 package M&M's (plain or peanut)

1 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Beat together the peanut butter and butter until smooth and combined.  Beat in the brown sugar and granulated sugar.

Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix in between each addition.

Mix in the corn syrup and vanilla

Dissolve the baking soda in the hot water, then mix into the batter

Mix in the oats and salt.  Fold in the M&M's and choc chips

Scoop cookie dough by rounded tablespoons onto a parchment or silicon lined baking sheet.

Bake for 9 min until the edges look set and golden, but the top sis not brown.

Notes:  there is no flour in this recipe. I promise, they'll still turn out just right!