Half Cup Cookies Recipes

10-CUP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, peanut butter and sugars until blended. Beat in eggs. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and baking powder; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips, oats, coconut, pecans and raisins., Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

HALF AND HALFS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter with 1/4 cup white sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Beat in 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Combine 1 1/2 cups flour with 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda and a pinch of salt, stir into the creamed mixture until well blended. Fold in the chocolate chips.
• In another medium bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter with 1/2 cup white sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Beat in 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Combine 1 1/2 cups flour with 1/4 cup cocoa, 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda and a pinch of salt, stir into the creamed mixture until well blended. Fold in the chocolate chips. Scoop a small amount of each dough onto a large spoon, drop cookies 2 inches apart onto an unprepared cookie sheet.
• 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.

GIANT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition until combined; mix in vanilla.
• With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture; mix until just incorporated. With a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, stir in chocolate chips.
• Drop 1/4-cup mounds of dough onto ungreased baking sheets, at least 4 inches apart and away from edges of pan. (You will fit about 4 cookies to a sheet; bake in 2 batches, using 2 baking sheets per batch.) Bake until golden, 15 to 18 minutes, rotating sheets front to back and from top to bottom of oven halfway through.
• Cool 1 to 2 minutes on baking sheets, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

BEST HALF-BATCH CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugars at medium speed.
• Add vanilla while mixing.
• Add egg while mixing.
• Turn off mixer and add flour.
• Next add salt.
• Then add baking powder.
• Beat at slow/medium speed just until flour is incorporated into butter and sugar mixture.
• Carefully stir in chocolate chips.
• You can add cocoa powder if you'd like chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, which makes them even better!
• Using two spoons shape into balls and drop on a cookie sheet or baking stone.
• Bake at 375° for about seven minutes.
• Remove from oven just when edges are barely turning brown for a soft moist cookie.
• Allow to set up for a few minutes, if you can wait, or else your cookie will fall apart.

SMALL BATCH CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven or toaster oven to 350°F.
• Beat butter and sugars together in small bowl until creamy. Add egg yolk and vanilla; beat until well mixed.
• Combine flour, baking soda and salt in another small bowl. Add flour mixture and chocolate chips to butter mixture. Stir, by hand, until combined.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 9-11 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.

STUPID SIMPLE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Cream butter and sugar in bowl until fluffy.
• Add egg and mix until well blended.
• Mix in baking powder and extract.
• Add flour by 1/4 cup at a time. This makes mixing a lot easier, and is better if working with children. If batter is slightly too thin, add flour by teaspoonfuls until desired texture is attained.
• Drop cookies onto baking sheet by tablespoonfuls. These tend to spread out a lot, so it may be best to only put 6-8 on each baking sheet.
• Bake for 14-17 minutes or until lightly golden around the edges.

BASIC COOKIE DOUGH WITH VARIATIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Combine flour, baking soda and salt in medium bowl.
• Beat butter and granulated and brown sugars with electric mixer in large bowl until smooth and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until well blended. Add flour mixture; beat until combined.
• Drop tablespoonsful of dough about 2 inches (5 cm) apart onto prepared baking sheets.
• Bake just until cookies lose their shiny appearance, about 9 minutes. Let cookies cool on baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to wire rack to cool completely.

BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375 F. Lightly grease a large baking sheet or line it with parchment paper.
• In a mixing bowl, beat ​the butter until smooth and creamy with an electric mixer .
• Add the brown sugar and granulated sugar and continue to beat for about 2 to 3 minutes, or until light in color and fluffy.
• Add the egg and vanilla and continue to beat until well blended. ​​​
• In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, and baking soda. Blend well with a spoon or whisk.
• Add the flour mixture to the butter and sugar mixture. Stir just until thoroughly blended.
• With a spoon or spatula, fold in the chocolate chips and nuts, if using.
• If you have time, chill the dough in the refrigerator for anywhere from an hour to overnight.
• Drop the batter onto the prepared baking sheet from a tablespoon or small cookie scoop leaving about 2 inches between cookies.
• Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes, or until set and just lightly browned on the bottoms.
• Let cool for a minute on the baking sheet and then transfer to a cooling rack .

HALF-CUP COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat eggs, milk, and vanilla. Beat in peanut butter, honey, brown sugar, and butter until creamy.
• Stir in flour mixture until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips, nuts, coconut, raisins, and granola until blended.
• Drop batter by heaping spoonful 1 inch apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 minutes until golden on bottom. Cool on rack.