Neiman-Marcus Cookies

NEIMAN-MARCUS COOKIES (Recipe may be> halved)
2 cups butter
24 oz. chocolate chips
4 cups flour
2 cups brown sugar
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 cups sugar
1 (8 oz.) Hershey Bar (grated)
5 cups blended oatmeal
4 eggs
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. vanilla
3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
Measure oatmeal, and blend in a blender to a fine powder. Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla, mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey bar, and nuts. Roll into balls, and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.Makes 112 cookies.

Lemon Meringue Cookies

6 large egg whites, at room temperature
2 teaspoon(s) fresh lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon(s) salt
1 teaspoon(s) pure lemon extract
1 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract
1 1/4 cup(s) sugar
Directions
1. Make the meringues: Preheat oven to 200 degrees F. Line 2 baking pans with parchment paper and set aside. Place egg whites, lemon juice, and salt in a large bowl and beat using a mixer set on low speed until foamy. Add the extracts, increase mixer speed to medium, and add the sugar in a slow, continuous stream. Increase speed to medium high and continue beating until egg whites form satiny, stiff peaks.
2. Bake the cookies: Fit a large piping bag with a large star tip and fill with meringue. Pipe 3-inch S shapes onto prepared baking sheets. Bake without opening oven for 1 hour. Reduce temperature to 175 degrees F and continue to bake for 2 more hours or until cookies are completely dry. Transfer the cookies, on the parchment, to a wire rack to cool -- about 45 minutes. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup butter flavored Crisco (not butter)
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Add 2 eggs, 2 cups flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt. Mix well.
Add 2 cups chocolate chips.
Bake 350*F for 8-10 mins.

Pumpkin Cookies

2 spice cake mixes

1 29oz pumpkin

2 bags chocolate chips

Mix it all together and put heaping table spoon fulls onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Bake 350 for 15 mins.

*A Hansen kids favorite!