Three-minute Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 3 Eggs 1 c Shortening 1 c Flour 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Raisins 2 ts Baking powder 3 1/2 c Oatmeal; quick cooking 1 c Sugar Pour boiling water over raisins, let stand until rest is prepared. Drop by teaspoonful and bake in hot oven. Note: Combine other ingredients while raisins […]

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Orange Frosted Sour Cream Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Sugar 2 Stick margarine 3 Eggs — beaten 1/2 pt Sour cream 4 c Flour 2 ts Double-acting baking powder 1 ts Baking soda 2 Oranges — juice, rind 3 tb Butter — softened 2/3 Box powdered sugar 1 Orange — juice, rind Milk Cream 2 cups sugar and 2 […]

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Crispy Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1/3 c Butter (margarine) 1/3 c Lightly packed brown sugar 1/4 c Warm water 1 c Flour, divided 1/4 cup aside 1 c Quick rolled oats 1 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Baking soda My note: these keep fairly well in a covered container, and freeze well according to the cookbook. Try ginger […]

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Pumpkin Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Margarine or butter 2 1/2 c Brown sugar (packed) 4 Eggs 1 ts Vanilla 3 c Pumpkin (canned) 5 c Flour 8 ts Baking powder 1 ts Salt 1 ts Ground cinnamon 1 ts Ground nutmeg 2 c Raisin (optional) 1 c Chopped pecans (optional) Cream the margarine and sugar […]

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Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 3 1/4 c All-purpose flour 2 tb Milk 1 1/2 c Sugar 1 ts Vanilla extract 2/3 c Shortening 1/2 ts Salt 2 Eggs 1 Egg white* 2 1/2 ts Double-acting baking powder TOPPING Finely chopped nuts or Granulated sugar * slightly beaten with 1 Tablespoon water Let your children pick out […]

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Three-ingredient Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 4 c Wheaties &/or Rice Crispies 12 oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips 4 tb Peanut Butter; HEAPING Melt chocolate and peanut butter in double boiler until chocolate is melted. Stir to combine. Fold in cereal. Place glops of cookie mixture onto wax paper coated cookie sheets and place in freezer until chocolate is […]

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Oatmeal-orange-nut Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1/3 c Margarine 1/3 c Yogurt 1/4 c Packed brown sugar 1 ts Vanilla 1 c Rolled oats 1/4 ts Baking soda 2 tb Black walnuts — chopped 1/4 ts Orange peel — grated Place softened margarine, yogurt, sugar and vanilla into mixing bowl. Mix until well blended. Add remaining ingredients and […]

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Crispy Oat Cookies (m_c-tx)

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Sifted flour 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Salt 1/4 ts Cinnamon Sugar for top 1/2 c Dark brown sugar 1/2 c Margarine 1 Egg 1/4 ts Vanilla 3/4 c Quick oats 1/2 c Raisins 1/4 c Nuts Sift together flour, sugar, baking […]

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Pumpkin Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Shortening 1 c Brown sugar 1 c Mashed pumpkin 1 c Raisins 1/2 c Nuts 1 ts Vanilla 2 c Flour 1 ts Baking soda 1 ts Cinnamon 1 ts Baking powder Icing sugar (optional) Cream shortening and sugar, then add pumpkin, raisins, nuts and vanilla and mix well. Sift […]

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Sandwich Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 2 Egg yolks 3/4 c Butter or margarine,softened 2 tb Milk 1 ts Vanilla extract 2 1/4 c All-purpose flour 1/4 ts Salt 3/4 c Sugar -BUTTER CREAM FROSTING- 4 tb Sweet butter 1/2 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Solid shortening 1/2 tb Water 1 pn Salt 3 dr Green food color 1/2 […]

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