Queen Bee Chocolate Chip Cookie Variations
#1 – Almond Cranberry Chocolate Chip
6 Tb or 1/3 cup sliced almonds
6 Tb or 1/3 cup dried cranberries, chopped
3/4 cups chocolate chips or white chocolate chips
Optional: almond extract instead of vanilla extract
#2 Peanut Butter
Add 1/3 cup peanut butter to creamed butter, egg and vanilla.
#3 Double Chocolate Orange
¼ cup cocoa powder to dry ingredients
To creamed butter and egg add:
1/2 tsp vanilla extract, 1/2 tsp orange extract, Zest from one orange
To dough add: ½ cup dark chocolate chips and ½ cup white chocolate chips
#4 Molasses Ginger Spice
Reduce butter to ¼ cup softened butter
Add 2 Tb molasses instead of vanilla extract
To dry ingredients add: 1 tsp cinnamon, ¾ tsp cloves, ¼ tsp nutmeg and ginger, 1/16 tsp black pepper
Stir into dough: 2/3 cup chopped crystallized ginger
#5 Cherry Almond
2/3 to 3/4 cup dried cherries, chopped
2/3 cup sliced almonds
2 Tsp almond extract, omit vanilla
#6 Dreamsicle Cookies
To creamed butter and egg add:
1/2 tsp vanilla extract, 1/2 tsp orange extract, Zest from one orange
To dough add: 1 cup white chocolate chips