Victory Tuesday Cookies (for a Wednesday)

Last night’s win was a huge one, and a stressful one on the road against the preseason NFL super bowl favorite, so i needed to really step up my victory treat game, featuring 3 kinds of cookie dough – sugar, chocolate chip and double chocolate.  And these are bring baked as I watch a re-air of last night’s game.

Superman!

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount, firmly pack brown sugar into your measuring cup.  Chill the dough before baking and preheat your oven before baking.

  • Sugar cookie ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, almost completely melted
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tbs heavy cream (or more if dough seems dry)
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup bread flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder

In a bowl, mix butter and sugar.  Add egg, vanilla and cream.  Blend in dry ingredients.   Add a little more cream if dough seems too dry.  Scoop out tbs of dough and set aside.

  • Chocolate chip cookie dough ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, almost completely melted
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tbs brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbs heavy cream
  • 1 1/2 cups bread flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl, combine butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Add egg, cream and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients.  Mix in chips.  Scoop out tbs of dough.  Set aside.

  • Double chocolate cookie ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, almost completely melted
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tbs sugar
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tbs chocolate chips, melted
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbs heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tbs all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup plus 1 tbs bread flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa

Directions – in a bowl, combine butter and sugar.  Add egg, then mix in melted chocolate.  Fold in dry ingredients.  Scoop out tbs of dough.

Cookie assembly directions

Take one tbs of each dough and form a large cookie. 

Chill a few hours.  When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on sheet. 

Bake 11 to 15 minutes, until edges of chocolate chip sections are light golden. 

Cool completely.  store in covered container.

Victory Tuesday cookies, on A Wednesday- the Franks – a puffy version

Victory Tuesday cookies for my beloved Bills are a day late.. the reason – we traveled back from celebrating my grandma’s 99th birthday.

  It was a wonderful celebration of a wonderful lady, who loves the Bills and watches every game and is quite knowledgeable.

My dad died at age 67, so i know how lucky I am  still have her and my mom (who is 78) in my life.  I take no one for granted. 

Our girl, Gracie, made the trip (6 1/2 hours one way) and as always, was a trooper.  Quite a hit among my family.

  • Ingredients list
  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 tbs cornstarch
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbs vanilla
  • 1 cup butter, cold and cubed
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup white chocolate chips
  • 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2/3 cup milk chocolate chips

Directions – cream butter, brown sugar and sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Fold in dry ingredients.  Mix in chips.  Scoop out 1/4 cups dough.  Chill 24 hours. line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Stagger cookies.  Bake at  375 degrees. 12 min.