NO BISCUIT CUTTER RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450F degrees.
• Melt a stick of butter in the microwave in a microwave-safe bowl (or in the baking dish you'll be baking these in if it's microwave-safe).
• In an 8x8 baking dish, melt the butter.
• Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium mixing basin.
• Pour the buttermilk into the pan. Stir until you have a loose dough. The batter will be a little runny.
• Fill a baking dish halfway with biscuit dough (right on top of the melted butter.) It's absolutely fine if some of the butter runs over the top of the dough.
• Make 9 squares out of the dough. This will also aid with cutting after they're finished.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, rotating the dish once throughout the baking time.
• Because different ovens have different hot zones, baking times vary, but The tops of the biscuits should be golden brown and spring back when touched.

Steps:

• In an electric mixer cream the butter with the brown sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs one at a time, mix well. Sift together the flour and salt, add it to the wet ingredients beating until just incorporated. Place the dough in a 1 gallon size plastic bag. Chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours and up to 8 hours. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. On a lightly floured board roll the dough to approximately 1/4 inch thick. Remove rolled dough to a lightly floured board and using any shape cookie cutter cut the dough into shapes. Place on a cookie sheet and bake for 7 to 10 minutes (depending on the size of the cookies). Remove to a rack and cool before decorating. Place the rack with the cookies over another pan to catch the excess chocolate. Put the chocolate in a quart size plastic bag. Place the bag with the chocolate in a saucepan with hot water. Allow the chocolate to melt, squeezing the bag to mix occasionally. Snip one of the corners off and drizzle chocolate over the cookies. Allow chocolate to set before serving.;
• To decorate: 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped.