These cookies are so easy to make (hence the name - Easy Peasy) and they have peppermint extract in them which makes them taste like candy canes. The sweetness of brown sugar and chocolate chips and the richness of cherries, pecans and raisins makes this our favorite.
I love Prisha’s playtime but she gets so busy that she refuses to eat anything. So, this time I asked my friends if it would be ok if I baked some fresh cookies for all the kiddos. I added nuts and chocolate and they all loved it! Of course I always ask for any food allergies but thankfully this group had none.
Someone said, ‘Is it Christmas already?’ And then I realized that this will also make a really great Christmas gift.
The best part, this is a one bowl, overnight fridge recipe. You just mix everything in the bowl, including the pecans and cherries. No need to chop anything. Then transfer the mixed cookie dough on a big piece of parchment. Roll up the sides and put it in the fridge. Bake it the next day (or after 2-3 hours) when the butter is cold and easier to handle. Roll up small balls of cookie dough and bake!
Cookies are anyway my favorite thing to bake because I can just whip up a few different flavors and kinds of cookie doughs whenever I am free and freeze them. Then I can just thaw and bake them whenever I want.
Today was a good day. I baked and the kids had fun. It was really fun to watch them playing, jumping and laughing. Now I just need to clean up all the mess the kiddos made while playing and I made while baking. Then I will be done for the day!
Ingredients:
- All-Purpose Flour - 1 ¼ cups
- Brown Sugar - 1 cup packed
- Baking Soda - ¼ teaspoon
- Egg - 1
- Vanilla Extract - 1 teaspoon
- Peppermint Extract - 1 teaspoon
- Butter - 8 tablespoons, at room temperature
- Raisins - ½ cup
- Pecans - ½ cup
- Dried Cherries - ½ cup
- Chocolate Chips - ½ cup
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Directions:
- Sift - Take a large bowl and sift the dry products (All-Purpose Flour, Brown Sugar and Baking Soda).
- Beat - If you are making the cookie dough by hand, take another large bowl and a wooden spoon. Cream together the Butter, Egg, Peppermint and Vanilla Extracts and mix just until combined. If you are using a stand mixer, use the paddle attachment. Beat the Butter on lower speed for 1 to 2 minutes, and then scrape down the sides of the bowl before continuing. Add the Egg with the extracts and stir just until combined.
- Mix - Now we will start adding the dry products in the wet products. Add about 2 spoonfuls of dry products and stir gently just until combined. Continue this step till all the dry products have been mixed and a dough starts to form.
- Add the Raisins, Pecans with the dried Cherries and Chocolate Chips and stir until all the Nuts have been evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Transfer the cookie dough on a big piece of parchment.
- Roll the sides and refrigerate for 2-3 hours or overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Wash your hands then roll 1-inch balls of the dough and set them 2 inches apart on the prepared sheets.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges turn golden-brown (the baking time may change depending on the size of the cookies you have rolled).
- Let them rest on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack and allow them to cool.
- Bake the 2nd batch of cookies fresh whenever you want. Freeze them if you want to bake later. Thaw them in the fridge overnight or on the kitchen countertop for a few hours.
- Enjoy the scrumptious cookies with coffee/ milk and keep the leftover cookies in an airtight cookie jar for up to 4 days.
How to know if the cookies are baked through:
Before transferring the cookies to a cooling rack, push the sides of the cookie very lightly with a spatula or your finger. If the edge stays firm and doesn't fall inwards, then your cookies are done. If you leave a noticeable indentation, then your cookies need a few more minutes in the oven.
Keep an eye on the cookies, if the edges become dark brown, they are over baked. If the edges aren't golden and the tops are soft and shiny, bake a little longer. Cookies are baked when they have a firm golden edge or bottom and appear slightly set on top. Touch the top to confirm.
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