Oatmeal Cookies

Submitted by Robyn Austin

OATMEAL COOKIES

1 c. white sugar
1 t. soda
1 c. brown sugar
½ t. salt
1 c. shortening
2 c. crushed oats (2 ½)
2 eggs
1 c. raisins
1 t. vanilla
1 c. nuts
1 ½ c. flour (2 ¾ )

Bake @ 350 for 8-10 mins.

Original recipe from Grandma Shuman

Macaroons

Submitted by Robyn Austin

MACAROONS

Heat until thick:
1 can E.B. milk
½ t. salt

Remove from heat and add:
1 t. vanilla
¾ lb. coconut
¾ c. nuts (opt.)

Mix and drop on cookie sheet. Bake @ 375 for 10-12 mins. Makes 2 doz.

original recipe from Patrice

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Chocolate Chip Cookies
submitted by Tash

½ C. Room temperature butter
½ C. Shortening
1 C. Brown Sugar
¾ C. White Sugar
1 t. Vanilla
2 Eggs
2 ½ C. Flour
1 t. salt
1 t. baking soda

Cream butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy.
Mix in vanilla and eggs, and then add flour, baking soda, and salt.
Drop onto cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 8 minutes.

Mint Truffle Chocolate Cookies

Mint Chocolate Truffle Cookies
Submitted by Tasha

6 squares Baker’s Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate
¾ C. (1 ½ sticks) Butter
1 C. Sugar
2 Eggs
1 ¾ C. Flour
½ t. Baking powder
1/3 C. crushed candy canes
1/4 cup melted white chocolate (optional)

Preheat oven to 350. Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl for 2 minutes, or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Add sugar; mix well. Add eggs one at a time, mixing until well blended after each addition. Add combined flour and baking powder; mix well. (Dough will be very soft.) Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Roll heaping teaspoonfuls of dough into 1-inch balls. Place on baking sheet, 2 inches apart.

Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes or until tops are set (do not over bake). Immediately sprinkle with crushed candy. Let cool. (2nd option is to drizzle white chocolate on top of them!)

*make sure you use semi-sweet baking chocolate

Pumkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Submitted by Jenni Baird

Pumkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 C margarine or butter
1 C brown sugar
1 egg
1 C canned pumpkin
1 t vanilla
2 C flour
1 t baking powder
1 t cinnamon
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t nutmeg
1 c mini chocolate chips

Beat butter and brown sugar until blended. Add egg, pumpkin and vanilla. Beat well. In separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, soda & nutmeg. Combine the 2 mixtures, blending well. Stir in chocolate chips. Spray light colored cookie sheet. Drop dough by teaspoon 2-inches apart. Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Yield: 3 1/2 dozen cookies.

Peanut Butter Cookies

Submitted by Shiree

Ingredients
½ cup sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1 cube butter
½ cup peanut butter
1 egg
2 Tablespoons milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/3 cup flour
1 tsp soda
½ tsp salt

Cream sugars and butter together until light and fluffy. Add peanut butter, egg, milk, and vanilla. Beat to incorporate. Add flour, soda, and salt. Mix until combined. Roll into balls, Roll in sugar and flatten. DO NOT OVERCOOK!!! Bake at 360˚ for exactly 9 minutes.

Chewy Ginger Snaps

I love Ginger Snaps but I hate how they go hard and crispy so fast. So used all that knowledge I have on what makes a good cookie and I made up a new recipe! It is so yummy. Hope you enjoy! They are supper yummy with ice cream!


Chewy Ginger Snaps
Yield 3 dozen
Preheat oven to 345˚

Ingredients
½ cup softened butter
½ cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar (packed)
½ cup white sugar
¼ cup molasses
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
½ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp ground clove
2 ½ cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt

Cream the butter, shortening, sugars, and molasses on medium speed until combined (if you like a cakier cookie you can incorporate more air, and cream for a little while longer). Next add the eggs, vanilla and spices, mix on medium speed until combined. Add 2 cups of flour and the baking soda and salt and mix on medium speed until combined. Slowly add the additional ½ cup flour (you may not need to add all the flour; batter should be nice and stiff but not clumpy.) Use spoon to form small 1 inch balls of dough and roll in sugar (caster sugar is better if you can find it, but regular will work just fine.) Once cookies are on the cookie sheet I take a spoon and push them down slightly, just a little. Bake at 350˚ for 9-8 minutes. You know the cookies are done when you see cracks form on the cookies, and the bottom of the cookies are slightly brown.