Chocolate Chip And Cashew Gourmet Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; add alternately with sour cream to creamed mixture. Stir in chopped cashews. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. For frosting, lightly brown butter in a small saucepan. Remove from the heat and cool slightly. Add cream and vanilla. Beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth and thick. Frost cookies; top each with a cashew half.

Steps:

• Sift first 4 ingredients into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, cream butter, sugar and molasses in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients. Add cashews and chocolate chips. Refrigerate 1 hour or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease cookie sheets. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Bake until golden brown, about 12 minutes. Cool on cookie sheets 2 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool completely. (Can be prepared 1 week ahead. Store in airtight container.)

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, bread flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a large bowl and set aside.
• In another bowl, cream together the butter, shortening and sugars on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs and vanilla and beat well.
• Gradually add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
• Add the chocolate chips and cashews to the dough. Stir well. This will be very thick, and I sometimes use my hands to mix together.
• Using a spoon, scoop the dough into a rough ball, about the size of a golf ball, and place on the baking sheet.
• Sprinkle lightly with sea salt and bake until light brown and and set for about 9-10 minutes in a 350 degrees oven.
• Cool cookies on a cooling rack and enjoy!

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the coconut and chips. Shape 3 tablespoonfuls of dough into a ball; repeat with remaining dough., Place balls 3 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool., If desired, in a microwave, melt candy coating; stir until smooth. Dip one end of cooled cookies in candy coating. Allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.