Cranberry-apple Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter 1 c Brown sugar 3/4 c Sugar 1 Egg 1/4 c Milk 2 c Flour 1 ts Baking powder 1 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Salt 1 ts Grated orange rind 1 1/2 c Apples, pared and chopped 1 c Cranberries, chopped (1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees. (2) Cream […]

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Pizza Pan Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Salted butter or margarine; -at room temperature 1/2 c Granulated sugar 1/2 c Packed brown sugar 1 lg Egg; lightly beaten 2 ts Vanilla 1 3/4 c All-purpose flour 1 1/2 c Semisweet chocolate chips; -(8 ounces) 1/2 c Pecans; chopped 2 c Miniature marshmallows Adjust one rack to divide […]

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Soft Molasses Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Sugar 4 1/2 c Flour 1 c Shortening 3 tb Flour 1 Egg 4 ts Baking soda 1 c Molasses 2 1/2 ts Ginger 1 c Sour milk or buttermilk Mix sugar, shortening, egg and molasses in bowl. Then mix flour, soda, salt and ginger together. Add milk & flour […]

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Swedish Spritzar Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Butter or margarine 1 c Sugar 1 Egg 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 ts Almond extract 4 c Flour, sifted 1 ts Baking powder Thoroughly cream butter or margarine and sugar. Add egg, vanilla, and almond extract; beat well. Sift together flour and baking powder; add gradually to creamed mixture, […]

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Oma Petmecky’s Molasses Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Sugar 1 c Shortening 1 Egg 3 ts Ginger 1 c Sorghum molasses 1/2 c Chopped nuts (opt) 1 ts Soda 1/4 ts Salt 1 c Hot water 3 c Flour (to start with) -GLAZE- 1/2 c Confectioners sugar 2 ts Milk 2 ts Any desired extract Cream sugar and […]

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Cranberry Jalapeno Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Flour 8 oz Package cream cheese, -softened 1/2 lb Butter, softened 1/2 c Water 1/2 c White vinegar 3 Or 4 jalapeno peppers, -chopped 1 1/2 c Sugar 12 oz Fresh cranberries Confectioners’ sugar Place flour in bowl of food processor. With processor running, drop in chunks of the cream […]

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Pistachio Sugar Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter 1 c Sugar 1 lg Egg 1 ts Vanilla 1 1/4 c Sifted flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1/3 c Finely chopped pistachios The whole kitchen will smell wonderful. These freeze well if tightly wrapped. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until soft and […]

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Skidaddle Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Flour 1 ts Vanilla 1 ts Baking soda 1 Egg 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Fruit cocktail, well drained 3/4 c Butter 1/2 c Walnuts 1 1/2 c Sugar, brown lightly packed “Skidaddle Ridge, New Brunswick, cam by itd name because it was a hideout for draft dodgers. The “Skidaddlers […]

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Swedish Spritz (spritsar) Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Sifted all-purpose flour 2 Egg yolks 1 ts Almond extract 3/4 c Sugar 1 c Butter Sift together flour and sugar onto bread board. Make a well in center and into this drop egg yolks, butter and extract. Mix into a smooth dough with finger tips. Force through cookie press […]

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Speculaci (sugar Cookies) {overnight}

Ingredients & Directions 4 1/2 c Flour 2 1/4 c Sugar 1/2 lb Butter (NOT margarine) 3 Eggs 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Cinnamon (optional) Cream butter and sugar. Add beaten eggs. Mix well. Then add flour and baking powder. Chill for an hour or so. Roll out on flour and sugar board and […]

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