Basic Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/2 c Flour 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 c Butter 1 1/2 c Sugar 1 Egg, well beaten 1/4 ts Salt 2 oz Unsweetened chocolate,melted 1/4 c Milk Sift together flour and baking powder and reserve. Cream butter and sugar until light. Add egg, salt, and chocolate and beat well. Alternately […]

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World’s Finest Health Cookie

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Flour 1 c Raisins 2 c Sugar 1 c Shortening 1 ts Baking soda 1 c Milk; sour 2 ts Baking powder 1 ea Egg 3 c Oats; rolled 1/2 ts Salt Note: No directions. Combine ingredients, spread in shallow pan. Bake in 325 F. oven. Yields 1 servings

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Mocha Walnut Christmas Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Semisweet chocolate chips, Divided 2 tb Instant coffee powder 2 ts Boiling water 1 1/4 c All purpose flour 3/4 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 c Butter, softened 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Firmly packed brown sugar 1 Egg 1/2 c Chopped walnuts Preheat oven to 350. Melt […]

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Gumdrop Cookies #2

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Shortening 1 c Brown sugar 1 c Sugar; granulated 2 ea Eggs; well beaten 2 c Quick oats 1 c Cocoanut; shredded 2 c Flour 1 ts Baking soda 1 ts Baking powder 1 c Gumdrops; (no licorice) – c -ut in small pieces Cream shortening and sugars, add eggs, […]

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Bartlett Pear Orange Bar Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Flour 1 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Shortening 1/2 c Milk 1/2 c Fine dry bread crumbs 6 Northwest Bartlett pears; -pared and sliced 1/2 c Sugar 1 ts Grated orange peel -ORANGE GLAZE- 1 c Sifted powdered sugar 3/4 ts Vanilla 2 tb Orange juice or milk Combine flour […]

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World’s Second Health Cookie

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Brown sugar 1 ts Cinnamon 2 c Oats; rolled 3/4 c Shortening 2 c Flour 3/4 c Raisins; chopped 1/2 ts Baking soda 2 ea Eggs Note: No directions. Combine ingredients. Spread in shallow pan. Bake in 325 F. oven. Probably around 30 minutes. Yields 1 servings

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Mocha Truffle Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter or margarine 1/2 c Semisweet chocolate pieces 1 tb Instant coffee crystals 3/4 c Sugar 3/4 c Brown sugar; (packed) 2 Eggs 2 ts Vanilla 2 c All-purpose flour 1/3 c Unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1 c Semisweet chocolate pieces In a large […]

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Gumdrop Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Crisco 1 c Brown sugar 1 c White sugar 1 ts Vanilla 2 Eggs 2 c Oatmeal 1 c Cocoanut 1 c Gumdrops cut fine 2 c Flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Soda 1/2 ts Salt Blend crisco and sugars, add vanilla and the beaten eggs. Add the […]

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Barbara Eden’s Seven-layer Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 Stick butter or margarine 1 c Graham cracker crumbs 1 lg Pkg. Chocolate chips 1 lg Pkg. butterscotch chips 1 c Coconut; shredded 1 c Nuts; chopped 1 cn Sweetened condensed milk Melt butter in a 9×13-inch baking dish in a warm oven. Sprinkle with cracker crumbs, then sprinkle with chocolate […]

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Mrs. Criswell’s Ginger Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 qt Molasses; baking 8 ts Baking soda; level – dissol 1 pt Brown sugar -ved in milk 1 pt Lard 2 tb Ginger; level 1 pt Milk; sour Flour; to make stiff dough Let stand over night. Roll thin, glaze top of each cookie with 1 whole egg beaten light. Bake […]

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