Iced Molasses Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Molasses 3 ts Baking soda 1 c White sugar 1 ts Ground ginger 1 c Shortening 2 ts Cinnamon 1 c Hot water 6 c (approx.) flour, sifted FROSTING 2 Egg whites 1/2 ts Vanilla 3 c Confectioners sugar Food coloring (optional) Children love these because the ginger and molasses […]

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After-dinner-mint Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Butter or margarine 1 c Sugar 1 ts Baking powder 1 Egg 1/4 ts Mint extract Few drops of green food -coloring 2 1/4 c All-purpose flour 1/2 c Finely crushed chocolate -sandwich cookies with white -filling (about 6 cookies) 1 ts Shortening (optional) Beat butter or margarine in a […]

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Grandpa Would Have Loved These Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter Flavor Crisco 1 c Firmly packed brown sugar 2/3 c Granulated sugar 2 Eggs 1/4 c Milk 1 tb Vanilla 1 4 serving size Vanilla Flavor instant pudding 1 3/4 c Whole wheat flour 1/2 c Quick Quaker oats, uncooked 1/2 c Flaked coconut 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 […]

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Mini Cakes (nut Cookies)

Ingredients & Directions -DOUGH- 1 Stick margarine 3 oz Cream cheese 1 c Flour FILLING 1 c Ground nuts 3/4 c Light brown sugar 1 Egg 1 ts Vanilla From: dorofy@image.kodak.com (Tina Dorofy) Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 01:00:20 GMT Cream the above together till the dough is well mixed. Wrap in wax paper and […]

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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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Ada Rolled Sugar Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Margarine 1/2 c Sugar 1 ts Vanilla 1 Egg 2 c Flour 2 ts Baking powder Here’s a cookie recipe that you can use to make Diabetic Christmas Cut Out Cookies. I was told that you can use cream cheese and whip it, color it, add flavoring (I like almond) […]

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Grandmother’s Brown Sugar Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Brown sugar 3/4 c Shortening 4 ea Eggs 5 c Flour 3/4 ts Baking soda 3/4 ts Cream tartar 1 ts Vanilla Flour to make a soft dough. Roll, cut and bake in quick oven. Note: Quick oven is probably around 425 F. Yields 1 Servings

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Mincemeat Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Brown sugar 1 c Shortening 2 Egg; well beaten 3 c Flour 2 tb Sweetened condensed milk 2 c Rolled oats 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 c Molasses 1 1/4 c Mincemeat 2 tb ;Water 4 ts Baking powder Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, molasses, milk, water, and mince- […]

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Variations On World’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients & Directions See Worlds best… recipe Start with the basic World’s Best Chocolate Chip recipe (on the preceding page), and make changes as shown. All variations should be baked in a preheated 350 oven for 10-12 minutes unless otherwise stated. Creme de Menthe Chocolate Chip Substitute 2 Tablespoons Creme de Menthe liqueur for 1 […]

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Grandma’s Unsweetened Rolled Oat Cookies

Ingredients & Directions -COOKIE- 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1 1/2 c Rolled oats 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 c Shortening 1/2 c Hot water FILLING 2 c Chopped dates 1/2 c Water 1/4 c Granulated sugar 1 ts Vanilla extract Combine flour, oats, and baking soda. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. […]

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