Malted Milk Ball Cookies

We had a chilly start here this morning.  The air conditioning was going full blast earlier in the week so I refused to back track and turn on the furnace.  Baking is the best solution to the problem so I decided to make cookies using some Malted Milk Balls I've had waiting around for a month or so.  The hardest part of making these was getting the butter to soften in a chilly house.  The fun part was placing Malted Milk Balls into a Ziploc bag and hitting them with a hammer.

Malted Milk Ball Cookies

3/4 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup brown sugar, packed

3/4 cup sugar

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

2 large eggs

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup quick cooking oats

1 3/4 cups flour

Cream together butter and sugars.  Add in the eggs and vanilla.  Gradually add in the dry ingredients and then the oatmeal.  Fold in 1 1/2 cups crushed Malted Milk Balls.  Scoop out onto parchment lined baking sheets.  Bake for 9 minutes at 350 degrees.

Blueberry Lemon Cookies

It's finally Spring here, bordering on summer since we went from 40 degrees to 80.  I thought it was a good weekend to bake some cookies and happened to have a lemon and some fresh blueberries in the refrigerator.

Blueberry Lemon Cookies

1 cup butter, softened

2 cups brown sugar

1 large egg

1/4 cup milk

1/4 cup sour cream

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp. lemon zest

1 tsp lemon extract

2 1/2 cups flour

1 cup quick oatmeal

1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries

Cream together butter, brown sugar, milk and sour cream.  Gradually add in dry ingredients.  You can use a mixer until you add the blueberries.  Gently fold in the blueberries.  Using a medium scoop, place cookie dough on parchment lined cookie sheets.  Bake for 12 minutes at 350 degrees.  Remove from oven and let sit for 2 minutes before placing on a cooling rack.