Chocolaty Nuggets of Yumminess!!

These cookies are decadent little nuggets of chocolaty goodness and super easy to make.

Chocolate Shortbread Cookies-Egg less

Adapted from Eggless Cooking

2 Cups All Purpose Flour
¼ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1/4 teaspoon Salt

1 cup, 2 sticks Butter, at room temperature

3/4 cup Sugar

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract (optional) I used it

In a medium bowl sift together flour, cocoa and salt.
In a large bowl add the butter and beat on medium speed for 5 minutes until fluffy.
Add sugar and beat about 2 minutes, until very light in color and fluffy, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula. Add vanilla if using.
Add the flour mixture and combine on low speed, until flour is just incorporated and dough sticks together when squeezed with fingers.
Form dough into a flattened disk; wrap in plastic. Chill until firm, at least 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 325F for 15 minutes. Spray two baking sheets with non-stick spray.

Form form the dough into balls (I used a metal tablespoon to scoop each one out) and place on the prepared baking sheet.

Bake until firm, 20 to 25 minutes.

My cookies were ready around 20 minutes.
Cool completely on a wire rack. Dust with cocoa powder just before serving. (I did not do this, this time)

Beware they are very addictive!

Lemony Goodness!

The little ones and I made these tonight, they were quite delicious.

Easy Lemon Cookies

adapted from All Recipes

INGREDIENTS
· 1 (18.25 ounce) package lemon cake mix
· 2 eggs
· 1/3 cup vegetable oil
· zest and juice of one entire large lemon (this originally called for 1 tsp lemon zest)
· 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Pour cake mix into a large bowl. Stir in eggs, oil, and lemon juice and zest until well blended. Drop teaspoonfuls of dough into a bowl of confectioners' sugar. Roll them around until they're lightly covered. Once sugared, put them on a greased cookie sheet. (this part didn't work out so well for us, the dough was much too loose for rolling in powered sugar. We sprinkled them with powdered sugar before baking.)
Bake for 6 to 9 minutes in the preheated oven. The bottoms will be light brown, and the insides chewy.