While Nathan slaved away on my computer last Saturday, the boys and I made cookies all day.    We made our Favorite Chocolate chip cookies, the supposed Neiman Marcus Cookie recipe (although that is an urban legend).  but the cookie sure is good:

Best Chocolate Chip Cookie

1 cup butter
1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs

1/2 tsp. salt

2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder

2 1/2 cups blended oatmeal**
12 oz. chocolate chips
4  oz. Hershey Bar (grated) (I usually don't bother with this, but maybe I should?) 
1 1/2 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
1 tsp. vanilla

Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla; mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar and nuts. Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 9-12 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes  about 4-5 dozen cookies.

** measure oatmeal and blend in a blender to a fine powder.

Then we made your basic Sugar Cookies:

1 c sugar

1 c butter

1 egg

1/2 t vanilla

1 1/2  t baking powder

1/2 t salt

2 1/2 c flour

cream 1st 2 ingredients, add rest.  Chill few hourse, roll out, cut out, bake, eat.

350 for 10-12 minutes

Then we made some cookies that we used to make around Passover when we were growing up.  They make great Christmas cookies, and so yummy:

Swiss Butterhorns

Dough:
2 cups flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

2/3 cup cold butter
1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
3/4 cup sour cream
FILLING:
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
GLAZE (optional):
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons warm water

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in margarine and butter until crumbly. Stir in egg yolk and sour cream; shape into a ball. Chill several hours or overnight. Divide dough into thirds. On a well-floured surface, roll each portion into a 12-in. circle. Combine filling ingredients. Sprinkle a third of the filling over each circle. Cut each circle into 12 wedges. Roll each wedge, starting at the wide end. Place on greased baking sheets with points down. Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Make glaze if desired. Combine all ingredients and spread on warm rolls. Yield: 3 doz

Making cookies is such fun.  Today we are going to make gingerbread cookies, since Luke keeps begging for these.