Rocky Road Cookies

 This is another new cookie for 2025.  It has all the flavors of rocky road ice cream.  I will admit I was concerned about freezing the marshmallows but they did fine.  There's a lot of ingredients but they are worth it. 

These are so good warm and fresh from the oven. 

Sometimes you have to look for the mini marshmallows. 

Start with 2 sticks softened butter

Add 3/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup sugar.  Mix that well.  It should be a light yellow color. 

2 large eggs

Now the recipe calls for 1 1/2 teaspoon corn syrup.  I did not have any corn syrup and did not want to buy some for such a small amount.  So I headed to Google to find out what can be substituted; honey, maple syrup, agave nectar, and golden syrup call all be substituted.  Also you can make your own 1 cup sugar and 1/4 cup warm water.  So I had honey and I used that.

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt.  Mix all these things together.

1/2 cup special dark cocoa powder.  If you don't have that use the cocoa you have.  Mix well. 

2 1/3 cups all purpose flour.  Add a little at a time, mix between adding. 

Add 12 oz chocolate chunks.  This can be chips, mini chips, chunks whatever you like or have. 

1 cup ChocoMaker mini marshmallows. I don't suggest using the big ones.

This is what the marshmallows come in.  I found these at Walmart.

1 cup chopped walnuts.  You can use pecans if that is what you have. 

Shop them fine. 

Add all these goodies and mix well. 

It will be a stiff dough. I put it in the fridge for a little while before scooping.  It makes scooping a little bit easier. 

I used my new small scoop so the mini chips work better.  Scoop on a parchment lined cookie sheet.  Preheat oven to 375.  Bake for 6-8 minutes.  These are small cookies so I started with 6 and watched them.  You don't want them to over bake.  

Enjoy them while they are hot.  You will thank me for that.  There's a whole lot of goodness in these little bites.

Rocky Road Cookies Recipe

2 sticks soften butter

3/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 teaspoon corn syrup or one of the substitutes listed above

2 large eggs

2 1/3 cup all purpose flour

1/3 cup special dark cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

12 oz chocolate chunks

1 cup walnuts

1 cup ChocoMaker mini marshmallows 

 Preheat oven to 375 bake 6-8 minutes depending on size of the cookies.

Chewy Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chunks, Pecans, and Dried Cherries

These little cookies are packed full of flavor.  You can't go wrong with these cookies any time of the year not just at Christmas.  The chocolate and cherries go so well together and then the crunch of the pecans.  Delicious!  I really like them warm from the oven with the gooey chocolate.  I might have to go bake a few.  

I found a new smaller cookie scoop this year and it has been a hit.  Everyone loves the small bite size cookies, so they can sample more of them. 

There's lots of goodies in these, both white and  chocolate chips. 

Start with 1 1/2 sticks softened butter

Add 1 1/4 cups brown sugar. Mix well. 

Add 1 egg, mix.  Add 2 teaspoons vanilla

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt.  Mix after adding all these. I really messed up with the pictures on this one.  Add 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour.  Mix a little at a time. 

1 1/4 cups old fashioned rolled oats, add a little at a time

1/2 cup white chocolate chips

1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chunks

1 cup chopped pecans.  You can toast the pecans before adding.  If you do make sure they are cooled. 

1 cup dried tart cherries.  Add all these goodies and mix well.  The batter will be thick.

Scoop onto a parchment lined baking sheet.  Place in a preheated 350 oven. Due to the size of my cookies I start out with 7 or 8 minutes.  It is much easier to start with a shorter time period and add to the baking time.  Nothing worse than burnt cookies.  If you make them larger you can start with a longer time. 

Trust me they are so good warm from the oven.

Chewy Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chunks, Pecans and Dried Cherries Recipe

1 1/2 sticks softened butter1 1/4 cup brown sugar

1 egg

2 teaspoons canilla

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 1/4 cups old fashioned rolled oaats

1 cups chopped pecans

1/2 cup white chocolate chips

1/2 cups semi sweet chocolate chunks

1 cup dried tart cherries

Bake in a preheated 350 oven for 7-10 minutes depending on size. 

Honey Pistachio Cookies

 I found this recipe shortly after Christmas last year and set it aside to try this year.  In early fall I made a test recipe to see how well the honey in the batter froze.  I know I sacrificed for all of you so you wouldn't have to test it yourself.  They worked well so they were added to this year's lineup.  I think you will like them. 

They are a nice golden brown cookie with little specks of chopped pistachios. 

This is a very simple base the flavor comes from the honey and the nuts. 

Start with 1 stick softened butter.

3/4 cup sugar.  

Mix well. 

Add one egg. 

Mix that well

If you spray your measuring cup with nonstick spray the honey will slide right out. 

1/2 cup honey.  Find a good honey since that is where a lot of the flavor comes from. 

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 cups all purpose flour.  Add a little at a time. 

1 cup unsalted pistachios chopped. You don't have to make them tiny. They can be a little chunky.

And here is the dough. 

Scoop out onto a parchment lined baking sheet.  Place in a preheated 350 oven.  Bake for 8-10 minutes depending on the size of your cookies.  I like to make small cookies.  They do freeze well for baking later. 

Now enjoy some warm cookies. 

Honey Pistachio Cookie Recipe

2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup softened butter

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup honey

1 egg

1 cup unsalted pistachios chopped

Preheat oven to 350.  Bake for 8-2 minutes depending on size.