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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White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 2 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 3/4 c Unsalted butter; softened 1 c Firmly packed light brown -sugar 3/4 c Granulated sugar 2 Eggs; room temperature 1 ts Vanilla 12 oz White chocolate; cut into -1/4″ ; chunks 1 1/2 c Coarsely chopped macadamia -nuts Preparation : […]

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Ed’s Famous Cowboy Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 2 Eggs 1/2 c Whole wheat flour 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 ts Baking powder 2 c Quick-cooking oats 1/2 ts Salt 3/4 c Chopped dates 1 c Shortening 1/2 c Chopped raisins 1 c Packed brown sugar 1/2 c Chopped pecans 1 c Granulated sugar 3/4 c […]

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Michelle’s Favorite Cookies (mf)

Ingredients & Directions Sugar Liberally dust surface of the pastry and your board with sugar. Roll pastry to about 4 inches wide and 10 inches long. (The more sugar you manage to work into the dough, the more caramelized and scrumptious the cookies will be.) Press sugar over the top with a rolling pin; turn […]

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Swedish Spritz (spritsar) Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Sifted all-purpose flour 2 ea 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 […]

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White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter 1/2 c Shortening 3/4 c Brown sugar; packed 1/2 c White sugar 1 Egg 1 1/2 ts Vanilla 2 c Flour 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 6 oz White chocolate chips 7 oz Macadamia nuts Beat butter, shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla well. Combine dry ingredients and […]

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Oatmeal Chip Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Uncooked quick-cooking oats 1/4 c Sugar 3/4 c All-purpose flour 1 Egg 1/2 c Packed brown sugar 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 c Chopped walnuts 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 1 c Mini chocolate chips 1/2 c Shortening A combination of two favorite cookies: oatmeal and chocolate chip. […]

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Michele’s Triple C Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter, softened 1 c Sugar 1 c Dark brown sugar 2 Eggs 1 1/2 ts Vanilla 2 c Unbleached flour 2 tb Unbleached flour 3/4 ts Baking soda 1 ts Salt 2 c Chocolate chips 1/2 c Pecans, chopped Cream butter, sugar and brown sugar until well-blended. Add eggs, one […]

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Swedish Pepparkaka Cookies (a Spice Cookie)

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter,softened 1 1/2 c Sugar 1 tb Dark Karo syrup 2 ts Baking soda 1 Egg,beaten 3 ts Cinnamon 2 ts Ground ginger 1 ts Ground cloves 3 1/4 c Sifted flour 1/2 c Orange juice,fresh or frozen Cream butter and sugar together.Mix all ingredients together thoroughly. Roll out and […]

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Swedish Ginger Cookies (pepparkakor)

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Molasses 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Butter 1 Egg, well beaten 2 1/2 c Sifted all-purpose flour 1/4 ts Salt 1/4 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Ginger 1/2 ts Cinnamon Heat molasses in small saucepan to boiling point. The boil 1 minute. Add sugar and butter and stir until butter […]

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