Cookie Recipes

Holiday Spice Cookies

admin — Sun, 20 May 2012 20:13:46 +0000

Ingrients & Directions

1/2 c Butter or margarine
1 c Light brown sugar*
2 Eggs
1 ts Vanilla
1/2 ts Lemon extract
1/2 ts Anise extract
2 3/4 c Sifted flour
1 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Black pepper
1/4 ts Nutmeg
1/4 ts Cloves
1/8 ts Mace
Confectioners sugar

* firmly packed

Just the smell of these cookies baking is enough to get you in the holiday
spirit.

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter with brown sugar. Beat eggs and
extracts. In another bowl, add sifted flour and mix baking powder, salt,
pepper and spices. Gradually add flour butter mixture, mixing well after
each addition. Chill 2 hours or overnight.

Preheat oven to 375?. Shape dough with two teaspoons into ovals and place
on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes. Carefully remove cookies
from baking sheets to wire racks and sprinkle with confectioners sugar.
Cool and store in airtight containers. These cookies keep well and mellow
with age. They’re their best about 5-8 days after baking.

Yield: about 5 dozen. Martina Boudreau, St. Louis, MO

Randy Shearer

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Yields
1 Servings

Andy's Chocolate No-bake Cookies

admin — Sun, 20 May 2012 07:48:23 +0000

Ingrients & Directions

2 c Sugar
1/2 c Vegetable oil
1/3 c Skim milk
3 c Oatmeal; uncooked
6 tb Cocoa
1 c Coconut

Mix sugar, oil and milk in saucepan. Bring to a full boil. Mix oatmeal,
cocoa and coconut in large mixing bowl. Add sugar mixture, mix together.
Spoon onto waxed paper.

NOTES : Makes 4 dozen cookies.

Yields
10 Servings

Moravian Ginger Cookies

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 19:38:47 +0000

Ingrients & Directions

1/3 c Molasses
1/4 c Shortening
2 tb Sugar, brown
1 1/4 c Flour
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Cinnamon, ground
1/4 ts Ginger, ground
1/4 ts Cloves, ground
1 ds Nutmeg
1 ds Allspice

EASY CREAMY ICING
1 c Sugar, confectioners
1/4 ts Salt
1/2 ts Vanilla
1 1/2 tb Cream, light

Mix thoroughly the molasses, shortening, and sugar. Blend in the
remaining ingredients except the icing. Cover. Chill for at least
four hours.

Heat the oven to 375 F. Roll the dough to 1/8-inch thickness, or, if
desired, paper-thin on a lightly floured cloth-covered board. Cut
into the desired shapes. Place about 1/2 inch apart on an ungreased
baking sheet. Bake for eight minutes or until set.

Remove from the baking sheet immediately; cool. Frost with Easy
Creamy Icing.

EASY CREAMY ICING: Mix all of the ingredients together until smooth
and of spreading consistency. Tint with food color if desired.

Makes about 3 dozen 2-inch cookies (about 5 dozen if rolled
paper-thin).

[Betty Crocker's Cookbook]

Yields
36 Cookies

Applesauce Cocoa Cookies

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 07:39:00 +0000

Ingrients & Directions

1/2 cu up vegetable shortening
1 egg or egg substitute 1/3 cu up cocoa
1/2 ts sp salt 1/4 cu up water
1 t ts baking powder 1/3 cu up sugar replacement;
: -(granulated)
2 c cake flour
1/2 ts sp ground cinnamon
1/2 ts sp baking soda
1 c unsweetened applesauce

1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

2 Cream together shortening and sugar replacement. Add egg and blend well.

3 Sift all dry ingredients together and add alternately with applesauce and
water to creamed mixture. Be sure to add flour first and last.

4 Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F
for 12-15 minutes.

Makes 40 cookies

Yields
1 Servings

Holiday Oatmeal Cookies

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:40:57 +0000

Ingrients & Directions

1 1/2 c Sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Baking soda
1 c Butter or margarine;
-softened
1 c Granulated sugar
1 c Light brown sugar; firmly
-packed
2 Eggs; slightly beaten
1 ts Vanilla extract
3 c Quick-cooking rolled oats
1/2 c Chopped nuts
1/2 c Chopped candied cherries
-(optional)
1/2 c Flaked coconut (optional)
1/2 c Dark seedless raisins
-(optional)
1/2 c Quick-cooking rolled oats

Sift together flour, salt and baking soda. Work butter in a bowl until
creamy. Add granulated sugar and brown sugar and beat until light and
fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and beat well. Gradually add sifted dry
ingredients to butter mixture and mix until smooth. Stir in the 3 cups
rolled oats, nuts and optional ingredients, if desired. Shape dough into a
roll about 1-1/2 inches in diameter and roll it in the 1/2 cup oats. Wrap
roll tightly in waxed paper and chill overnight or longer. Heat oven to 350
degrees. Cut chilled dough into 1/4-inch slices and place slices about 2
inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes, or until
lightly browned. Cool cookies slightly and remove to wire cake racks. Makes
7-8 dozen cookies.

FROM JANE CONN,

REDBOOK, DEC 1972, “THE GREAT

CHRISTMAS COOKIE-SWAP COOKBOOK”

From a collection of my mother’s (Judy Hosey) recipe box which contained
lots of her favorite recipes, clippings, etc. Downloaded from Glen’s MM
Recipe Archive,
Yields
84 Servings

Andy Cassoni's Butter Ball Cookies

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:52:27 +0000

Ingrients & Directions

1/2 c Butter
2 tb Sugar
1 ts Vanilla
1 c Cake flour
1 c Ground walnuts

Cream together butter and sugar. Add the remaining ingredients. Roll into
balls and bake for 30 minutes in a 325F oven. When warm, roll in
confectioners’ sugar and cool. Repeat rolling in sugar.

Yields
36 Cookies

Moravian Christmas Cookies (czech)

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:48:12 +0000

Ingrients & Directions

8 oz Dark molasses
1/2 c Brown sugar
1/2 c Margarine
1 1/2 ts Cinnamon
1 1/2 ts Cloves
1 ts Ginger
1 ts Allspice
1/2 ts Nutmeg
1 tb Baking soda
4 c Flour

Mix flour, sugar, butter, and spices together. Heat molasses until
lukewarm and add baking soda to it. Add molasses to rest of
ingredients and mix well. If necessary, add a little water to the
dough to get it to a soft enough consistency to roll it. Roll the
dough on a well floured surface, making it as thin as humanly
possible. (Paper thin, if you can!) Cut into desired shapes, and
transfer to a non-stick cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 6 to 8
minutes. If ya do it right, you’ll end up with a delicately thin,
not too sweet, yummy spicy cookie. This recipe makes about 40,000
cookies g, so be prepared to eat lots of ‘em!!

Yields
1 Servings

Applesauce Bar Cookies

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:23:34 +0000

Ingrients & Directions

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1 3/4 c Sifted cake flour
1/2 ts Baking soda
1 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Allspice
1/8 ts Cloves
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 c Margarine
3/4 c Sugar
1 Egg
1/2 c Unsweetened applesauce
1/2 c Raisins

Preheat oven to 375 F. Prepare bottom of a 11 x 7 ~inch pan with vegetable
pan coating. Sift together flour, baking soda, spices and salt. Cream
together margarine and sugar. Add egg to margarine mixture and beat until
light and fluffy. Alternately add the dry ingredients and applesauce,
stirring just enough to blend well. Add the raisins. Turn into the prepared
pan and bake about 30 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes then cut into 24
squares. 1 serving = 1 cookie = 1 bread exchange plus 1/2 fat exchange. CHO
15, PRO 1, FAT 2, CAL 80, Na 98

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Yields
24 Servings

Holiday Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:44:50 +0000

Ingrients & Directions

1 c Butter or margarine
1 c Firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 c Granulated sugar
2 Eggs
2 tb Milk
2 ts Vanilla
2 1/2 c Oats
1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 c Semi-sweet chocolate. chips
1 c M&M Holidays, plain

Heat oven to 350F. Beat first six ingredients until smooth. Add
combined oats, flour, soda, and salt; mix well. Stir in remaining
ingredients. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 3″ apart on ungreased
cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes for chewy or 10 to 12 minutes for
crisp cookies. Cool 2 minutes; remove to wire rack. Cool completely.

Yields
48 Servings

Ammonia Cookies

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:44:26 +0000

Ingrients & Directions

1/2 c Shortening
1 1/2 c Sugar
1 Egg
5 1/2 c Pastry flour
3/4 ts Salt
1 c Milk
1 1/2 ts Oil of lemon*
2 ts Ammonium carbonate*

Directions: * may be purchased in a drug store. Cream shortening and add
sugar. Add egg and oil of lemon. Mix. Sift flour before measuring. Measure
flour and sift with salt. Dissolve ammonium carbonatein a little of the
milk. Add flour and liquid alternately mixing after each addition. Chill
dough. Roll 1/4″ thick. Cut in squares. Place on greased baking sheet.
Sprinkle cookies lightly with sugar. Bake 12-15 mins. in a 375 oven. Yields
8 doz. 2″squares.

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Yields
96 Servings