Tired of plain old Chocolate Chip Cookies? Try these!

Do you have a sweet tooth? Lord knows I do. I try to keep it at bay by refusing to buy store bought cookies. Instead, if I'm really in need of a little sugar buzz, I have to go to the trouble of mixing up a batch. In many cases this technique separates a serious craving from a minor one.

I'd been in a bit of a chocolate chip cookie rut- (I like to stir up the batter and then roll it into a log, wrap it in plastic and freeze it. Then when I'm feeling like a little cookie, I can cut off a slice and put in the oven at 350 for one single warm cookie just when I need it.)

I decided to shake it up a bit. Here are the latest treats coming out of my oven:

Chocolate dipped shortbread. I hadn't planned to make them faces, but the gooey chocolate looked so much like a swirly pompadour hair-do I had to give them little eyes and mustaches to match.

Cream Cheese Mac Nut cookies with orange zest. I added white chocolate chips to make 'em extra decadent. From the eternally inspiring Silver Palate cookbook.

Russian Tea Cakes. So lovely with an afternoon coffee.

What's your favorite cookie recipe?