"Variety is the spice of lifeâ??this delicious all in one cookie recipe makes 5 delicious cookie flavors: peanut butter walnut cookies, orange cookies, cherry pinwheel cookies, M&M cookies and adorable chocolate-filled cookie cups. Great for holiday cookies, or anytime!..."
INGREDIENTS
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For the base cookie dough:
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2 ½ cups unsalted butter (5 sticks / 20 ounces / 568 g)
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2 cups sugar (420 grams)
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5 ½ cups flour (736 g)
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1 ½ teaspoons salt (9 g)
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2 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract (10 g)
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Flavorings:
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For the Peanut Butter Cookies:
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½ cup peanut butter (138 g)
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½ cup finely diced walnuts (60 g)
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For the Orange Cookies:
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1 teaspoon orange zest (3 g)
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1/2 teaspoon orange extract (2 g)
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For the Cherry Pinwheel Cookies:
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⅓ cup drained and diced maraschino cherries (62 g)
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¼ teaspoon cherry extract (2 g)
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Optional Sugar Glaze for the Cherry Cookies:
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1 tablespoon melted butter (14 g)
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1 cup powdered sugar (110 g)
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2 - 3 tablespoons milk (36 g - 54 g)
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For the M&M Cookies:
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½ cup -¾ cup mini M&M candies (90 g -135 g)
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For the Cookie Cups:
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½ cup sugar (105 g) to coat cookie dough balls
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1 egg white in a small bowl
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Small bowl of ¾ cup finely diced walnuts (90 g) mixed with 1 tablespoon sugar (12 g) to coat cookie dough balls
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Chocolate Filling for the Cookie Cups:
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1⅓ cups semi-sweet chocolate (¾ pound / 212 grams)
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¾ cup heavy whipping cream (165 grams)
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Optional: Hershey Kisses for garnish