Oh my goodness, I love this cookbook. Every single cookie that I have tried out has turned out so delicious. Everyone loves them and they are so easy to make!!! Heather and Lucinda Wallace have done a fabulous job making this cookbook. Easy Peasy Recipes is a great cookbook for beginners and advanced cooks a like. It is easy enough for a beginner to follow and would make a great house warming present for anyone.

Here are a few recipes from the book that you are welcome to try out for yourself…

Colossal Double Chocolate White Chip Cookies

Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ cups butter or margarine, softened
1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
1 ¼ cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
½ cup white chips
1 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350ºF. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and baking soda. In a large bowl, cream together butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar. Beat eggs and vanilla extract into butter mixture. Gradually stir in flour mixture. Stir in milk chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, white chips, and nuts. Drop by level ¼-cupfuls, about 2 inches apart, onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until light golden brown. Allow cookies to cool for 2 minutes on baking sheets, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

Oranges and Cream Cookies

Makes about 3 ½ dozen cookies.

2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
2-3 teaspoons grated orange peel
1 package (12 ounces) white chips

Preheat oven to 350ºF. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and salt. In a large bowl, cream together butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar. Beat in egg and orange peel. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in white chips. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Allow cookies to cool for 2 minutes on baking sheets, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

GIVEAWAY!!!

Lucinda & Heather Wallace have agreed to send out a copy of this hit cookbook to one lucky reader of the Domestic Diva. If you love to cook, you have got to have this book in your collection!

How to Enter:

1. all you have to do is comment to enter for your chance to win a copy of the 101 Easy Peasy Cookie Recipe cookbook by Lucinda & Heather Wallace.
2. you have two additional chances to enter for your chance to win a copy of this cookbook.
Keep in mind this is completely optional if you commented you have already been entered, but if you want your name in the hat two more times you can either write a blog post linking back to this blog post or place a link in your sidebar. If you do both plus comment you have 3 chances of winning.

Good luck everyone!!! Contest ends February 10, 2008, midnight EST. I will announce the winner on February 11, 2008.

Note This contest is open to US residents ONLY!!! If you have a US shipping address you can still enter. I’m sorry but I am unable to ship out of the country. Hope you understand.