Chocolate w/ White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:
1 cup butter softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 tsp baking soda
2 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
2/3 cup cocoa powder
2 cups white chocolate chips

Directions:
1.Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
2.In a large bowl beat butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla extract together untill light and fluffy.
3.Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt into a bowl and gradually add to sugar mixture until well blended
4.Mix in chocolate chips and drop by rounded teaspoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheets
5.Bake for 8-10 minutes or just until set (warning do not over cook..they will not be soft and brownie like)

Rating:
These are very yummy and tastes just like a soft brownie in the center. Using peanut butter chips or semi sweet chips instead of the white would be great as well. Make sure to press down the dough as you place it on the sheets-the cookies do not spread much.

Individual Lemon Cheesecakes

Happy belated Cinco de Mayo everyone! enjoy this cool treat:

Ingredients:
1 8oz package cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons lemon curd
6 mini graham cracker crusts (recommended keebler)
Whipped topping (recommended cool whip)
Sugared lemon slices for garnish

Directions:
In a medium mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in the lemon curd on low speed until just combined.

Spoon the mixture into the graham cracker crusts. Place on a small baking sheet in the freezer for 10 minutes or more. Serve with a dollop of whipped topping and 1/4 of a slice of lemon that has been sprinkled with sugar.

Rating:
If you like lemons you will LOVE this creamy dessert. Perfect for parties, easy to make, and clean up was fast. You can easily substitute the lemon curd for lime, raspberry or blueberry curd, or even chocolate! Got great reviews from family members (especially those who are big lemon fans) and I was also asked to make them again for an upcoming family get together.