Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies

These are my family's absolute favorite cookies...period. They are always a hit at gatherings, too. Best of all, they can be healthier than most of the chocolate chip cookies consumed nowadays, if you use all natural and raw ingredients. Without further ado:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup homemade or organic butter
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp. aluminum free baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 cups freshly ground soft wheat flour

                            or

• 1 cup whole wheat flour & 1 cup all purpose white flour
• 2 cups organic plain oats
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or carob (more or less, as desired)

Preparation Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease two cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light an fluffy.
• Add eggs and mix well.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour(s), baking soda, and salt.
• Add flour mixture to creamed mixture and stir until combined.
• Add oats and mix well.
• Stir in chocolate chips or.
• Roll dough, which should be slightly sticky, into 1.5 inch balls and place on cookie sheets.
• Bake for 11 - 14 minutes, or until slightly browned on edges. Do not over bake.
• If you do not plan on eating immediately, let cool for about 20 minutes, then place in container and cover with plastic wrap to hold in moisture. This way, you don't have dry, crunchy cookies.

Lemon Buttermilk Cookies

I discovered this delightful recipe today and thought I would share it with y'all. I hope you enjoy!

Lemon Buttermilk Cookies

Ingredients:

For cookies

• 3 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups raw sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup well-shaken buttermilk

For glaze

• 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons well-shaken buttermilk
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Preparation:

For  cookies

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheight with rack in middle. Grease two large baking sheets.
2. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
3. Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixng well after each addition, then mix in vanilla and lemon juice.
4. Mix in flour mixture and buttermilk alternately in batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture, until smooth. The dough will be slightly sticky, but do not add more flour.
5. Drop by the tablespoon onto baking sheet, spacing about 1 1/2 inches apart.
6. Bake, one sheet at a time, until cookies are puffed and the edges are golden - about 12 minutes.

For glaze

1. Whisk together all of the glaze ingredients and brush on tops of warm cookies.
2. Let stand until cookies are cooled and the glaze is set.

Enjoy!