Join me and my MOM,  Ruth Rhoades, as we whip up some simple cookie recipes for you to try at home.

We make a heck of a mess and have a great time doing it. I hope you all out there have as much fun cooking with your Mom as I do with mine. Love you MOM!!!

Oreo cookie balls:

1 pack Oreo cookies
1 package Cream Cheese
1 bag semi sweet chocolate morsels

1) Crush Oreo cookies to powder
2) Mix in Cream Cheese (mush together with hands)
3) Roll a tablespoon of the mix into a small ball and place on cookie sheet.
4) Refrigerate balls until hard
5) Melt chocolate morsels until creamy and coat each ball, place back on tray
6) Refrigerate until hard once more
7) ENJOY!!

Sugar cookies:

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 Egg
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.

2) In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.

3) Take each ball and roll in a cup of sugar until coated, place back on cookie sheet

4) Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.