Showing posts with label Cookies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cookies. Show all posts

Sunday, October 3, 2010

SMS - Coconut Pecan Frosting on Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Drizzle (Gutsy Cooks posted earlier this morning)


Sweet Melissa Sundays is being hosted this morning by one of my favorite food blogging friends: Eliana of a Chica Bakes! Here blog site is almost as adorable as she is. I love her warm and genuine personality portrayed and written in such a positive light everytime I visit her blog. She is ALWAYS so supportive. I couldn't wait to make the Coconut Pecan Frosting with her this week. Not a big surprise about the choice since I KNOW Eliana LOVES, loves, loves coconut =). Hugs Eliana, you rock!

The coconut pecan frosting turned out so thick and finger licking delicious! Okay, you may not see coconut in this picture of delicious frosting . . . Eliana, I love you but girl, my coconut loving taste bud must be missing.

When I was a little girl, a treat was Mom and Dad bringing us home a coconut and letting us open the top holes to drain the coconut water out then crack it open and spend at least an hour prying the snow white coconut flesh out, then peeling the brown skin off the back of the coconut meat. I have no idea what happened along the way. Maybe I only like coconut fresh out of the shell?

I was going to bake carrot cake whoopie pies but instead I baked Carrot Cake Cookies, filled them with Melissa's Pecan frosting and drizzled with cream cheese and honey over the top. We carefully brought out Grandma's fine China and served the cookies with tea.
Grandma's fine china is a treat because Grandpa brought the dish set back from Japan as a wedding present to his new wife. After my grandpa pasted away, Grandma split the set up among 2 of us girls. I have her teapot, creamer and saucer set. A treasure to be loved!

The Carrot Cake Whoopie Cookie recipe came from the old Gourmet website (a moment of sadness, RIP).
1 1/8 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup coarsely grated carrots (2 medium)
1/2 cup raisins (2 1/2 ounces)
For cookie top drizzle or filling
4 ounces cream cheese
1/8 cup honey

(I have been bitten by the fresh nurmeg Bug! Whenever a recipe calls for nutmeg, I get so excited to be able to whip out my fresh nutmeg and grate away, watching the little flakes float over my dry ingredients.)

Directions:
Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 375°F.

Whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.

Beat together butter, sugars, egg, and vanilla in a bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Mix in carrots and raisins at low speed, then add flour mixture and beat until just combined.

Chill dough in freezer for 15 minutes.

Drop 1 tablespoon batter per cookie 2 inches apart on silipat mats and bake on baking sheets, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until cookies are lightly browned and springy to the touch, 12 to 16 minutes total. Cool cookies on sheets on racks 1 minute, then transfer cookies to racks to cool completely.

Check out the recipe for the frosting on Eliana's website by clicking here OR buy Melissa's cookbook; haven't we convinced you yet?

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

TWD - Peanut Butter Crisscrosses PLUS Dorie's Buttery Jam Cookies and a Surprise Cookie


Tuesdays with Dorie was hosted this week by Jasmine of Jasmine Cuisine and what a yummy choice! LOVE peanut butter cookies! Especially with loads of crushed peanuts. I used sea salt coated peanuts along with chunky peanut butter. So Good! You can get the recipe at Jasmine's blog or BUY Dorie's cookbook, you'll love it!



I turned the page from the peanut butter crisscrosses and wow, perfect cookie partnership: Buttery Jam Cookies. Since I have written catch-up recipe on the top of the page, meaning TWD has already baked these cookies in the past, I went ahead and baked them too. I used apricot jam with large pieces of apricot chunks throughout. Buttery deliciousness!



The last cookie to go with the trio is the Chewy Nutella Crinkles!

You see, I have a large jar of Nutella and the jar was dropped. The lid shattered and I am left with all this Nutella to use up. What I am finding amazing is how many people are using Nutella in recipes on their blogs lately. As filling for crepes, in little muffins, and everything looks amazing!
The little Nutella crinkles are rolled in crushed hazelnuts then in powdered sugar. The flavor is rich and a cookie I plan on adding to the list of goodies I will be sending out over Christmas.
Chewy Nutella Crinkles
Ingredients:
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (11 ounce) jar Nutella
1/4 cup shortening
1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/3 cup milk
1/2 cup chopped, toasted hazelnuts
2 cups finely chopped hazelnuts, divided
Sifted confectioners' sugar

Directions:
Stir together flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl; set aside. Combine Nutella and shortening in a large mixing bowl; beat with electric mixer on medium to high speed until combined.
Add sugar; beat on medium speed until fluffy. Add vanilla extract and eggs; beat just until combined.
Alternately add flour mixture and milk to creamed mixture, beating on medium speed just until combined.
Use a spoon to stir in 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts.
Cover and chill for several hours or until firm.
Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
Shape the dough into 1- or 1 1/2-inch balls. Roll the balls in finely chopped hazelnuts, then roll in confectioners' sugar. Place the balls 2 inches apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet. (The cookies will spread and crinkle as they bake.)
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until surface is cracked and cookies are set. Cool cookies on a wire rack.
Makes about 6 dozen.
Thank you Jasmine for hosting and choosing a cookie recipe!

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

CEiMB - Fettucini with Crab and Asparagus Dinner

Craving Ellie in My Belly Thursday is Here!!!!!!

Dinner:
Ellie's Whole Wheat Fettuccine with Crab and Asparagus
(Hosted by Jessica of Johnstone's Vin Blanc; recipe posted on her blog.)
Roasted Beets
Applesauce Cookie Sandwiches with Dreyer's Sugar-Free Vanilla Ice Cream


Jessica, you did wonderfully picking this recipe but Ellie may have improved on the recipe by stating a REALLY important point: All Ingredients Need to be FRESH and this includes the crab meat. Canned crab meat will not give you a good flavor or texture.



Dungeness crab is not in season so I bought fresh picked crab meat in a container and was sorely disappointed but LOVED the fettuccine dish. I also used by homemade fish stock . . . an extremely easy task is making your own fish stock. Minutes to put together and slow cooks for a short period of time. You can keep fish stock in the freezer for months.


Confession time: I hide my boxes of whole wheat pasta, hoping I will forget where they are. Oh, I buy them myself because of the big ww pasta kick, thinking how great the IDEA sounds. My parents are health crazed; I need sympathy here. My whole childhood revolved around eating healthy. Protein drinks, etc. I swore Mom used to make ww pasta alone and I just found out TONIGHT by phone that Dad never liked ww pasta either and Mom had to do a 50/50 mix of ww and regular pasta for Dad to eat it. I used to think the flavor was disgusting.


(Dad, he will be 65 next month)

REVELATION: My VERY FIRST BITE of ww pasta since I left home some 20 years ago was OMG edible! I actually (hold my breath) liked it!



Fresh vegetables, fresh herbs, fish stock, lemon zest and juice and crab meat, what is not to like?


My next REVELATION: I have never eaten a beet that was not pickled. Grandpa used to grow the most beautiful beets in his garden and was always so proud of them and I never tried a one. My revelation is I roasted beets for the first time tonight and really loved them. Like nibblicious!

Now I wish I could go back and give Grandpa a hug and tell him how wonderful his beets were. Mixed sad and happy moment.

Tonight's dinner involved reminiscing with Dad, remembering childhood memories and bringing in a whole lot of love for my family. Isn't it amazing how important a role food plays in our lives?

To keep the whole meal on a low-calorie note, my dessert was the applesauce cookies, loaded with raisins and pecan chunks along with all the amazing flavor and aroma that is imprinted in our baking when we add cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Dreyer's Low-fat, sugar free vanilla ice cream is sandwiched between two golden, moist cookies. The recipe for the cookies is listed.


Applesauce Cookies

Recipe By : National Apple Harvest Festival, 1998

Ingredients:

2 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon cloves

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup raisins

1 cup chopped pecans

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1 cup applesauce

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 egg, well beaten

Dreyer's Low-Fat, Sugar Free vanilla ice cream for sandwiching

Directions:

Preheat oven at 350 degrees F.

Sift flour, measure; add salt and spices, sift again; add chopped nuts and raisins.

Cream shortening, add sugar and beat until light. Stir soda into applesauce; add beaten egg and combine with the cream mixture.

Add dry ingredients.

Drop by teaspoon, 2 or 3 inches apart onto a greased baking sheet. Bake for 9 to 10 minutes or until golden. Put on cooling rack to cool then sandwich the cookies with ice cream and freeze.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

SMS - Sweet Plum Clafoutis w/Almonds plus a special cookie treat

Recipe: Melissa's Sweet Plum Clafoutis w/Almonds
(Found on Michelle's blog and pg. 30 & 31 of The Sweet Melissa Baking Book)


What a fun recipe. I found miniature cast iron skillets at Fred Meyer's store for 20% off (7.99 each) and could not pass them up. I halved the recipe, ending up with exactly 4 single servings.



The plums available at my local produce stand are HUGE. I bought 4 red plums but only used 1 1/2. The fruit is perfectly ripe, juicy and has the best flavor.


I was able to fit all 4 skillets on one large burner which I thought was pretty cute. I should have cut the plums narrower because the tops of the fruit stuck out of the batter. I also used sweetened creme fraiche for topping and the final consensus was thumbs-up. Delicious!

Thank you Michelle for hosting Sweet Melissa Sundays this week; great recipe selection!

While baking the plum clafoutis, I decided today was the day to try baking sweet potato French fries. I am NOT a sweet potato or yam fan. Several weeks ago, I tried my first sweet potato French fry, thinking bad thoughts, and was pleasantly surprised. I loved them! In fact, I was a total piggy and ate more then Larry. I know, he was shocked too. Last week, I bought 4 sweet potatoes, set to bake my own, and wasn't quite sure how to approach them. I assumed just like any other potato.


Sweet potatoes are drier and olive oil really does not coat the fries very well; meaning the diced garlic and sea salt did not stick overly well. I coated the fries fresh out of the oven with ground black pepper and basil. They were killer good! Guess who ate over half of them?

Sweet Potato Fries with Minced Garlic and Seasonings Plus Garlic Mayonnaise Dip
Directions:
3 sweet potatoes, cut into French fries about 1-inch thick
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon dried basil
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3/4 cup mayonnaise
2 clove garlic, minced
1 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Place the sweet potato "fries" on a silicon mat or foil-lined baking sheet and toss with the olive oil and minced garlic. Bake until golden, about 30 to 35 minutes.

Meanwhile combine the basil, salt, and pepper in a small bowl to season fries fresh out of the oven. In another small bowl combine the dip: mayonnaise, garlic, and lemon juice, and stir to combine.

When the sweet potato fries come out of the oven, sprinkle with the basil salt. Serve with the garlic mayonnaise along side.



Here is my other pride and joy: Cinnamon Apple Cookie Swirls. This is truly a Fall cookie. You simmer diced apples with cinnamon red hot candies and a little sugar for 2 to 2 1/2 hours; stirring every so often. You could also throw this in the crock pot for a couple of hours. The idea is to cook all the liquid out, ending with a thick apple filling.



Cinnamon Apple Cookie Swirls

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup shortening

3 eggs

4 cups sifted flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

6 apples, chopped fine

3/4 cup sugar

2/3 cup cinnamon candies


Directions:

Mix apples, sugar, and cinnamon candies in a pot over medium low heat. You want to simmer until the apple filling is very thick. This process will take about 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Check and stir periodically. When thickened, set aside to cool.

When filling is cool, mixture together the cookie dough. Start by creaming the shortening in the mixer. Add sugars gradually and blend until smooth. Add egg, flour,baking soda, salt and vanilla. Roll out to 1/4-1/2 inch thick.

Spread apple filling on dough. Roll up dough with filling like jelly roll. Chill for several hours.

Slice 1/4-inch thick slices. Place on greased baking sheet or silicon mat on baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8-10 minutes. Let cool on sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Chocolate and Peanut Butter Overload

My cooking and baking friend Sally, known as krumkake at Group Recipes, shared this recipe with me awhile back and my family loves them! How could you not? Unless you do not enjoy peanut butter and chocolate together with a wonderfully smooth icing and toasted, chopped peanuts to complete the picture.Filled Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Time: 11 minutes
Serves: 36
Ingredients
Filling ingredients:
½ cup creamy peanut butter
¼ cup powdered sugar (you may need a bit more to make the dough easy enough to handle after it's chilled)
For cookie dough:
½ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup white sugar
½ cup butter, at room temperature
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
2 cups white flour
¼ cup cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
Finely chopped salted peanuts for garnish, optional (but really good!)
Frosting ingredients:
2 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
enough half-and-half to make the frosting spreadable
Directions:
For filling, blend together the 2 ingredients until smooth. Cover and chill for a couple hours to make handling it easier. While filling is chilling, prepare the cookie dough.

For cookie dough, cream together both sugars, butter and cream cheese until batter is fluffy. Add extract and egg, beating until well blended. Stir in flour, cocoa, and baking powder. Take pieces of dough and roll into 1” balls. Make a deep thumbprint in the center of the ball and fill it with about 1 teaspoon of filling. Carefully bring the dough around the filling, covering it completely, and gently roll it again to smooth the dough and fully enclose the filling. Place the balls 2” apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees, for 9 to 12 minutes, until cookies are just barely browned on the bottom. Cool completely before frosting.

For frosting, cream the ingredients together until well blended. I add enough half-n-half to easily dip the top of the cookie into the frosting and let the extra drip off. Frost each cooled cookie and garnish with some finely diced salted peanuts, if desired.

NOTE: I have also used a peanut butter frosting instead of the chocolate cream cheese frosting. Just omit the cocoa and cream cheese, add 2 tablespoons of melted butter and about ¼ cup creamy or crunchy peanut butter (add enough peanut butter to achieve the “peanutty” taste you like best – if I use crunchy peanut butter, I don’t bother with the chopped salted peanut garnish on the frosting).

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Sorry for no TWD today ~ but we do have Gardening and Baking Giant White Chocolate Chunk Macadamia Nut Cookies


Sorry for no TWD today. The apple, apple bread pudding looks phenomenal and I will be making it. I just let myself get a little behind =(.
Living on several acres in the country and trying to make the land usable for a variety of flowering trees, bulbs, perennials and a vegetable garden has been nothing short of a muscle wrenching challenge. The garden area still contains large rocks and 6 inches down is clay. A rototiller was used on the garden spot twice but the rocks cause too much damage to the machinery. My solution is using by arm strength and an old-fashioned spade. Eventually, all the large rocks will be gone, new soil will be mixed with the old and I will have a workable garden. This year looks promising!
Yukon and red potatoes are already up, pole green beans, pole and bush sugar snap peas, heirloom tomatoes and cherry tomatoes, mesclun lettuce mix and pickling cucumbers seem to be happily growing. My Kandy corn seedlings are also just popping up. Today is rain; go ol' natural watering. I have discovered Facebook several months ago and found when the rain is out, I feel a pull to the computer which can easily use up several hours of my time during the day. Do you ever feel guilty when time is allowed to slide like this? I have so many projects planned and self-control has been lacking today. I wonder if women have a harder time with guilt then men?
Enough deep thinking! Let the white chocolate chunk cookies do the rest of the talking here:

Giant White Chocolate Chunk Macadamia Nut Cookies
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 18 minutes
Makes: 16 cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup unsalted macadamia nuts, roughly chopped
1/2 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 each: large egg, large egg yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spread macadamia nuts and coconut over a cookie sheet; roast, stirring every 2 minutes, until golden brown, about 6 minutes. Set aside to cool.
2. Increase heat to 375 degrees. Whisk flour, baking soda and baking powder together in a medium bowl; set aside.
3. Cream the butter in a mixing bowl with a mixer on low speed, 30 seconds. Add the sugars and salt; increase the speed to medium. Beat the mixture until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. Reduce the speed; add the egg and egg yolk. Beat until combined. Beat in vanilla. Add dry ingredients; mix on low until combined. Stir in chips, nuts and coconut.
4. Scoop out about 3 tablespoons of dough per cookie, arranging 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake cookies 1 tray at a time, rotating baking sheet halfway through baking, until cookies are golden brown and edges have begun to set but centers are still soft, 12-14 minutes per batch. Transfer sheet to wire rack to cool.

Friday, May 7, 2010

Peanut Butter Cookies and Frosting with Chocolate Icing

Peanut Butter cookies are always a hit! Add peanut butter frosting and chocolate icing; the cookie becomes a masterpiece.
Using a melon ball scoop producing 1" balls is the perfect size to scoop cookie dough for uniform cookies. The scoop utensil makes less mess for the baker - I really dislike having cookie goop all over my hands every time I bake another batch of cookies.
Peanut Butter Cookies and Frosting with Chocolate Icing
Ingredients
* 1/2 cup shortening
* 1/2 cup butter, softened to room temperature
* 1 cup peanut butter
* 1 cup sugar
* 1 cup packed brown sugar
* 2 eggs
* 1/4 cup milk
* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
* 2 teaspoons baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* FROSTING:
* 1/4 cup butter, softened
* 1/4 cup shortening
* 1/2 cup peanut butter
* 4 cups confectioners' sugar
* 1/4 cup milk
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* Dash salt
* ICING:
* 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
* 2 Tablespoon milk
Directions:
* In a large bowl, cream the shortening, peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in milk and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
* Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks.
* For frosting, in a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening, peanut butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the milk, vanilla and salt until smooth. Frost cookies.
*Combine melted chips and milk; drizzle over frosting. Yield: 7-1/2 dozen.

Monday, February 15, 2010

TWD - Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peanut Butter

Chocolate lovers everywhere . . ."know" his and her chocolate chip cookie. We truly ARE chocolate chip cookie aficionados! What about peanut butter and chocolate? Hence the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup infatuation. I am a true fan of Reese's and anything peanut butter so we read Dorie's twists for flavor alterations and foraged ahead, bringing out the canister of chunky peanut butter and the Hoody lightly salted peanuts. Bittersweet chocolate, I was not sure. Sounds kind of sacrilegious to be messing with semi-sweet or milk chocolate/semi-sweet or milk chocolate/white chocolate but Tuesday with Dorie's group IS all about trying new variations of old favorites AND opening any kitchen fears by baking outside comfort zones. Jumping in head first, we poured Ghirardelli bittersweet chocolate chips into the peanut butter cookie dough; then the crushed, lightly salted peanuts.
LARGE scoops of cookie dough were placed on the silicon and baked.
As the cookie barely cooled, we cracked our first one. Melted chocolate oozed out.
We take our first bite; the chocolate BLOWS me away before my teeth even hit the peanut crunch. I do not even think my mind registered peanut butter at that first bite. The bittersweet chocolate is good but overwhelming. I think waiting till tomorrow and trying another bite after my senses have had a WHOLE night's rest will bring a more objective tasting. The curiosity is killing me to see what my friends in the Tuesday with Dorie blogging world think of the flavors so I will be coming by to say hello and hopefully you will follow along =)
Thank you Kait of Kait’s Plate for selecting My Best Chocolate Chip Cookies from Dorie Greenspan's Baking cookbook. To get the recipe, visit Kait and she will have it posted.

Friday, January 15, 2010

Chocolate Fudge Cheesecake Brownies With Nutella Frosting And Pecans and Nutella Crisps With Caramel Surprise


Delicious but not bowl-you-over sweet. The cheesecake addition cuts the sweetness down. I am grabbing ingredients out of my pantry and using them up to gain more space. What a great way to go! =o)
Chocolate Fudge Cheesecake Brownies With Nutella Frosting And Pecans
4 (1-ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate (Bakers is good)
1 c. butter
2 1/2 c. sugar... See More
4 eggs
1 T. vanilla
1/8 t. salt
1 c. all-purpose flour

CHEESECAKE Ingredients:
1 (8-oz.) pkg cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. sugar
1 lrg egg
1 t. vanilla
1/4 c. all-purpose flour

Frosting:
1/2 of a 13-oz jar Nutella (stir oils up before spreading)
1/2 c. toasted and crushed pecans


Directions for Brownie Base:
Preheat oven to 350.
Melt Unsweeted chocolate and butter in a bowl over simmering water.
Take mixture off heat and stir in sugar until well mixed.
Add eggs, vanilla and salt and beat well.
Fold in flour and mix just until smooth.
Pour into prepared pan and set aside.

CHEESECAKE Directions:
Beat cream cheese and sugar in a mixing bowl.
Add egg and vanilla and mix until smooth.
Add flour; mix until just blended.
Place spoonfuls of cream cheese batter on brownies. Swirl cream cheese mixture into brownie base mixture, using a butter knife.
Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick or knive inserted in center comes out clean. NOW, while brownies are still warm BUT not hot; spread on the Nutella like a frosting And spread your crushed pecans overall. YUMMY! I chill mine in the refrigerator before cutting

Trying to finish up my jar of Nutella, started making this recipe and found out I had to open up a second jar of Nutella because I didn't have enough left over from the brownie recipe. I think my eye is twitching because I STILL have leftover Nutella.

Nutella Crisps With Caramel Surprise
1 1/2 c. unsalted butter - softened
1 1/4 c. Nutella
1 c. granulated sugar
1 1/2 c. brown sugar - packed
4 eggs
4 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
2 t. baking soda
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
10 oz box Milk Duds
1/2 c. granulated sugar for coating

Directions:
Cream together butter, Nutella, granulated and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs, one at a time.
In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients - flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Gradually add to the butter and sugar mixture. Cover dough and refrigerate for at least an hour.

Preheat oven to 350.
Use Tablespoon of dough and make a ball. Insert a Milk Dud into center. Roll in granulated sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet; bake for 9 to 10 minutes.
Refrigerate dough between baking periods or the dough will get to sticky to work with. Do NOT overbake. You want soft and chewy cookies.