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  Today I looked through some saved recipes, read up on cream of tartar (to see if my cookies actually needed it) and created this recipe. Cream of Tartar (how do you say it Tar-Tar or tarter?) is needed for this recipe. It interacts with the baking soda, which makes the cookies puff up and then flatten out when cooling off. It also is what gives snickerdoodles their signature cracking. Here is the recipe: Sourdough Snickerdoodle Cookies Ingredients: 1 3/4 c Granulated Sugar  3/4 c + 2 tbsp Softened Salted Butter 2 Large Eggs 3/4 c Sourdough Starter 3 1/2 c Flour 1 tsp Baking Soda 1 1/2 tsp Cream of Tartar 1/2 tsp Salt Directions: Preheat your oven to 350°. In the bowl of your stand mixer add the butter and sugar and mix for about 2 minutes.  Now add the eggs and sourdough starter and mix until creamy.  In a smaller mixing bowl add the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and the salt and mix with a fork.  Add these ingredients to the stand mixer bowl and combin...

  These sourdough sugar cookies are so soft and delicious.  I know it has a lot of sour cream in them, but I don't notice it and it helps keep them soft. I made almond butter cream frosting to go on top. Here is the recipe: Sourdough Sugar Cookies Ingredients: 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp Salted Butter 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil 2 Large Eggs 1 1/2 cups Sour Cream 2 tsp Vanilla Extract 2 tsp Almond Extract 3/4 cup Sourdough Starter (Discard) 3 1/2 cups Flour 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Baking Soda 1/2 tsp Baking Powder Directions: Preheat oven to 325°. Line a baking/cookie sheets with parchment paper.  In the bowl of your stand mixer add the butter and sugars.  Mix until well combined.  Add the oil and mix.  Add the eggs and mix for 1 minute (until fluffy).  Scrap down the sides and add the sourdough, vanilla and almond.  Mix well.  In a separate bowl add the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.  Mix with a...

  Nick loves peanut butter cookies.  So, I decided to try and make some.  I found several different recipes and then came up with my own.  I'm not good at knowing everything I should put in cookies, but I can adjust different recipes to and make my own from it.  lol Here is my recipe: Sourdough Peanut Butter Cookies Ingredients: 1/2 Cup Salted Butter softened 1/2 Cup Dark Brown Sugar 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar 2 Eggs 1 tsp Vanilla 3/4 Cup Sourdough Starter 1 Cup Peanut Butter 2 1/2 Cups Flour 1 tsp Baking Powder 1 tsp Baking Soda 1/2 tsp Salt Directions: Preheat the oven.  Add the butter and sugars to your stand mixer.  Mix until it's lighter in color.  Add the eggs and mix again.  Mix in the vanilla and sourdough starter. Add the peanut butter and mix until creamy.  In a separate bowl mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.  Add to your dough in your stand mixer.  Mix until well combined.  Using a 2 t...

  I have had my  Sourdough Starter  for almost 2 years now! About a year ago I started putting it in a lot of recipes, but especially dessert recipes. I looked up some sourdough pumpkin recipes and adjusted them for me. So here is my recipe for them. I do have to add more flour being at a high altitude. If you are not, you won’t need as much flour. Sourdough Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Ingredients: 1/2 cup Salted Butter 1 tbsp Pumpkin Spice 1/4 cup Sugar 1/2 cup Dark Brown Sugar 1/3 cup Pumpkin Purée 1 tsp Vanilla 1/2 cup Sourdough Starter (fed or unfed) 2 cups Flour 1/4 tsp Baking Soda 1/4 tsp Baking Powder 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 cup Mini Chocolate Chips Directions: Preheat oven to 375°. In a small saucepan brown the butter stirring frequently. It takes about 5 minutes over medium heat and will have a nutty aroma. Remove from heat and stir in the pumpkin spice. Set aside to cool (under 100°). While it’s cooling, in a large mixing bowl; mix the sugar, brown sugar, pumpkin, v...

  Today is National Peanut Butter Day, so I made some peanut butter cookies. I’m not a fan of peanut butter, but most of my family is. I just used a Betty Crocker mix, then melted chocolate chips with a little bit of milk, and dipped half the cookie in the melted chocolate. I also put some homemade raspberry jam on three of them, for a PB&J cookie. Do you like peanut butter cookies or just peanut butter in general?

These cookies are delicious! If I do say so myself!  I tried making some before, but I didn’t add enough flour. I remade them, with more flour, and they are so much better! Here is the recipe: Ingredients: 3/4 Cup + 2 Tbsp of Butter at room temperature(I used salted) 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar 1/2 Cup Packed Dark Brown Sugar 1 Large Egg room temperature (I just got a fresh one from our hens) 3/4 Cup Sourdough Starter 1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract (I used Mexican Vanilla) 2 1/2 Cups Flour (I used all purpose) 1 Tsp Salt 1 Tsp Baking Soda 1 Bag 12 oz. Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips Directions: In your mixer add the sugars and butter, mix well. Add the egg and mix until it’s incorporated. Stir in the sourdough starter and vanilla extract. In a separate bowl mix the flour, salt, and baking soda, then add to the mixer with the other ingredients. DO NOT over mix (just mix until it’s well combined). By hand mix in the chocolate chips.  Preheat the oven to 350°. Scoop the cookie dough by tablespoo...