Recipes

[beach-mom]

I'm looking for some different cookie recipes that say "summer." Does anyone have one that is not chocolate chip? TIA! 

[qualitygal]

I'll have to look, but there's chocolate drop cookies, no bake and not chocolate chips.

Choc oatmeal cookies:

1/3 C. melted butter

2 C. sugar

1/2 C. milk

1/3 C. baking cocoa

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/2 C. creamy peanut butter

3 C. quick-cooking oats, uncooked

In a saucepan over medium heat, combine butter, sugar, milk and cocoa.  Bring it to a boil; cook for 1 minute.  Remove from heat: stir in remaining ingredients.  Mix well; drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto wax paper.  Let cookies cool completely.  Makes 2 dozen.

or

Peanutty Clusters

2 lbs. white melting chocolate, chopped

4, 1 oz. squares bittersweet baking chocolate, chopped up

12 oz. pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips

24 oz. jar, dry-roasted peanuts

Combine all ingredients except nuts in a slow cooker.  Cover and cook on high for one hour.  Reduce setting to low; cover and cook another hour, until the chocolate is melted, stir every 15 minutes.  Stir in nuts.  Drop by teaspoonfuls onto was paper; let stand until set.  Store covered at room temperature.  Makes 3-4 dozen pieces.

[qualitygal]

But, if chocolate isn't what you want, I have this to try yet.........

Lemon Bars

1 & 1/2 C. plus 3 T. all-purpose flour, divided

1 C. powdered sugar, divided

3/4 C. Butter, softened

3 eggs, beaten

1 & 1/2 C. sugar

1/4 C. lemon juice

In a large bowl, combine 1-1/2 C. flour, 2/3 C. powdered sugar and butter.

Mix it well; pat into a greased 13 x 9 baking pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes; remove from oven.  Whisk eggs, sugar, remaining flour and the lemon juice together until frothy; pour over hot crust.  Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, until light golden.

Cool in pan on a wire rack.  Dust with remaining powdered sugar.  Cut into bars.

Makes 3-4 dozen.

[Jasmine19]

I almost didn't make these because I thought......lavender, to eat? Ick! But I was wrong, these are delicious and easy to make.

LAVENDER SHORTBREAD COOKIES

 2 sticks softened butter

1/2 cup sugar

2 tsp lavender buds (I got mine from Etsy)

1 tsp vanilla

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp salt

      Beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Mix in other ingredients. Form into 12" log on wax paper. Wrap and refrigerate  until firm.

Slice into 1/4" rounds. Sprinkle with lavender or purple sanding sugar. Bake at 325 for 18-22 minutes.

[beach-mom]

@qualitygal & @Jasmine19 - Thank you both for the ideas!

@qualitygal - I've made something similar to the oatmeal ones before, and I've made lemon bars, but I've never made anything like the second recipe.

@Jasmine19 - These sound wonderful and different. We have a lavender farm not too far from here. I will try to go there next week.

I'll have fun trying these! 

[Bluffbaker]

I love lemon bars especially in the summer when it's so hot outside.  This recipe is really easy to make since it starts with a cake mix.  If you click on the recipe title, it will take you to the food blogger's page where the recipe is posted.

Quick and Easy Lemon Bars

24 Servings

1 (18.25 oz.) pkg. lemon supreme cake mix

1 stick butter, melted

1 egg

1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk

1/2 cup lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350°.  Stir together the cake mix, butter and egg.  Press mixture evenly into the bottom of a greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan.  Combine the sweetened condensed milk and lemon juice.  Pour mixture over the top of the cake mixture.  Bake for 23 to 27 minutes.  Cool completely.  Cut into bars.  If desired, dust with powdered sugar right before serving.