The Ultimate Sugar Cookie

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/4 c Sugar 1 c Butter Flavor Crisco 2 Eggs 1/4 c Light corn syrup 1 tb Vanilla 3 c All-purpose flour 3/4 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1. Heat oven to 375’F. 2. Combine sugar and Butter Flavor Crisco in large bowl. Beat at medium […]

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Chocolate-nut Pudding Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 3 1/3 c All-purpose flour 1 1/2 ts Baking soda 1 1/2 c Margarine 1/2 c Sugar 1 c Packed brown sugar 1 Chocolate pudding mix 3 Eggs 1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 2 1/2 c Chocolate chips 1 1/2 c Nuts — chopped * You can use either vanilla or chocolate […]

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Puff-up Tea Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Pillsbury’s Best All Purpose -Flour*, sifted 1/4 ts Salt 1/8 ts French’s Cream of Tartar 3/4 c Butter 1 ts French’s Vanilla 1/2 c Cream Additional cream for -brushing tops Sugar French’s cinnamon; optional French’s colored sugar; -optional BAKE at 450 degrees for 7 to 10 minutes. MAKES about 2 […]

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Benne (sesame Seed) Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Benne (sesame) seeds 1/4 ts Salt 1 1/2 c Brown sugar, packed 3/4 c Butter or margarine, melted 1 c All-purpose flour 1 Egg 1/4 ts Baking powder 1 ts Vanilla Known as sesame seeds in most of the country, “benne” is the name southerners learned to call these seeds, […]

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The Ultimate M&m Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Brown sugar 3/4 c White sugar 1 c Butter 2 Eggs 2 ts Vanilla 2 1/4 c Flour 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt Lots of M&M’s; (plain)! (at -least 1/2 pound) (or -chocolate chips) You need an electric mixer for these to come out perfectly. Combine the two […]

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Carla’s Lemon Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 4 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Margarine 1 1/2 c Sugar 1 lg Egg 1/2 c Sour cream 2 ts Lemon extract 2 tb Lemon peel — grated 3 tb Lemon juice 1. Sift flour with baking powder, baking soda and […]

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Crisp Rolled Molasses Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Shortening 1 c Sugar 2 ts Ginger, ground 1/2 ts Salt 1 Egg; beaten 1 ts Soda 1 c Molasses, dark 2 1/2 c Flour, all-purpose; divided Cream shortening, sugar, ginger, and salt. Add egg; mix well. Combine soda and molasses; stir well until frothy, and add to creamed mixture. […]

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Pineapple Muffin Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Shortening 1 ts Baking soda 1 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 ts Salt 1 Egg 1/4 ts Nutmeg 1 c Crushed pineapple with juice 1/2 c Walnuts, chopped 3 1/2 c Flour A last minute substitute gave a new twist to an old Amish recipe for raisin cookies. The cupboard was […]

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The Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie #2

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Butter Flavor Crisco 1 1/4 c Firmly packed light brown -sugar 2 tb Milk 1 tb Vanilla 1 Egg 1 3/4 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Salt 3/4 ts Baking soda 1 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 c Pecan pieces (opt) HEAT oven to 375’F. COMBINE Butter Flavor Crisco, brown […]

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Butter Cream Filled Cookies

Ingredients & Directions COOKIES 1 c Margarine 1 1/3 c Sugar 1/3 c Milk 1/3 c Dark corn syrup 1 1/3 c Rolled oats 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Baking powder 1 ts Vanilla extract FILLING 1 tb All-purpose flour 1/4 c Sugar 2/3 c Milk 2 Egg yolks 1/2 c Margarine Preheat […]

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