Chocolate Mountain Cookies Recipes

MOUNTAIN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. , Shape into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Make a deep indentation in the center of each cookie. Bake at 350° until the edges just start to brown, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. , For the filling, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla until smooth. Add pecans and coconut. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon into each cookie. , For topping, in a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips and butter with water; stir until smooth. Stir in sugar. Drizzle over cookies.

CHOCOLATE MOUNTAIN BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Butter 11 x 7 baking pan.
• Mix first 5 ingredients in saucepan.
• Bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients.
• Pour into buttered pan.
• Smooth with back of a spoon.
• Chill for at least 4 hours.
• Cut into bars.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN COOKIES (NO BAKE)

Steps:

• Melt dark chocolate over gentle heat.
• Combine marshmallows, cereal, cookies, peanuts and cherries.
• Pour the melted chocolate over nut/cereal mixture and combine well.
• Spoon mixture onto waxed paper lined baking sheets in mounds that resemble (very roughly) little mountains.
• Melt white chocolate. Spoon some white chocolate on each cookie and let it run down the "peak" like snow caps on a mountain. Makes 38 cookies.
• In the Kitchen with Bonnie Stern.

SNOWY MOUNTAIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Add chocolate chips and, if desired, walnuts; mix well. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate until firm enough to roll, about 30 minutes., Preheat oven to 325°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. triangle-shaped cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until edges begin to brown, 10-12 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., Meanwhile, in a microwave, melt white baking chips; stir until smooth. Dip cookie tops in melted chips; sprinkle with nonpareils. Let stand until set.

CHOCOLATE MOUNTAIN COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. SIFT TOGETHER: 1 3/4 sifted flour 1 C sugar 1/2 C Cocoa 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt ADD: 1/2 C soft shortening 1/2 C evaporated milk 2 Tablespoons water 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Beat three minutes w/ electric mixer at low speed or by hand. Stir in 1/2 cup nuts (if desired) (I Never put them in) Drop mixture by teaspoonfuls about 2" apart onto greased cookie sheet.
• 2. Bake near center of oven 10 min. Cookies will be slightly soft in center. Take from oven and quickly place a marshmallow half, cut-side-down, on top of each hot cookie. Let stand until cool. Spoon 1- 2 teaspoons of choc. frosting over each cookie.
• 3. FROSTING: Stir over low heat: 1 Cup of semi-sweet chocolate pieces until chocolate melts. Add 1/2 cup evaporated milk. Take off heat and stir in until smooth 2 1/2 cups sifted confectioners sugar. I omit marshmallows and put frosting on top then sprinkle coconut on top. Used to use the marshmallow when my kids were small. Either way they are good.

SIMPLE NO BAKE MOUNTAIN BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix first four ingredients in sauce pan.
• Boil one minute.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in oats.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Drop onto wax paper and let cool.

MOUNTAIN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar and vanilla.
• Combine flour and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
• Shape into 1-in. balls; place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Make a deep indentation in the center of each cookie.
• Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until the edges just start to brown.
• Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• For the filling, in a large mixing beat cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla.
• Add pecans and coconut; mix well.
• Spoon 1/2 teaspoon into each cookie.
• For topping, heat chocolate chips, butter and water in a small saucepan until melted.
• Stir in sugar.
• Drizzle over cookies.