Lori Norman’s Fortune Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 4 tb (1/2 stick) unsalted butter 3 Egg whites 3/4 c Sugar 1/8 ts Salt 1/2 c Flour 2 ts Almond extract Cut 36 strips of paper (1/4 x 1 1/2 inches), and write fortunes on them. Melt butter in a saucepan; set aside to cool. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat […]

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Ginger Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 3 1/2 c Flour 1/2 c Sweet butter 1 ts Baking soda 3/4 c Sugar 1 1/2 ts Ginger 1 Egg 1 1/2 ts Cinnamon 3/4 c Molasses 1 ts Cloves 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 ts Cardamom 2 ts Grated orange rind This gingery cookie is crisp and has a hint of […]

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Fruity Drop Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Flour 1/2 ts Salt 1/3 c Shortening 1/2 c Brown sugar 1/2 c Roger’s Golden syrup 1/2 ts Vanilla 2 Eggs 1/2 c Chopped nuts 1/2 c Chopped dates 1/2 c Candied cherries or 1/2 c Mixed glazed fruits Sift flour with salt. Cream shortening, gradually add sugar, Roger’s […]

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Cresecent Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter (or marg.); softened 2 1/4 c Flour, all-purpose 1/2 c Sugar 1 c Pecans; chopped or almonds 2 ts Vanilla extract; OR 1 ts Red food coloring 1/2 ts Almond extract Sugar 1 tb Water Combine butter, sugar, vanilla, water and flour; blend well. Add nuts and food coloring. […]

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Lone Star Peanut Cookies – Country Living

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Unsifted all-purpose flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1/4 ts Salt 1 c Sugar 1/2 c Plus 1/2 t butter-flavor -vegetable shortening 1/2 c Creamy peanut butter 1 lg Egg 2 ts Vanilla extract Spanish peanuts, skinned -and split into halves, -or regular peanuts, -quartered 1/2 c […]

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Dishpan Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Brown sugar 1 1/2 c Oats 2 c White sugar 2 ts Baking soda 2 c Liquid shortening 3 c Corn flakes 4 Eggs 2 c Coconut flakes 2 ts Vanilla 1 1/2 c Nuts 4 c Flour 1 ts Salt Cream sugars, oil, eggs, and vanilla. Mix in gradually […]

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Fruity Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 4 c Sifted flour L tsp. baking pwd. 1 1/2 c Butter 1 c Sugar 1 pk (3 oz.) Jello any flavor 1 Egg 1 ts Vanilla Sift flour with baking powder. Cream butter. Gradually add sugar and Jello, cream well after each addition. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Gradually add […]

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Griddle Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 3 1/2 c Flour 1 c Shortning 1 c Sugar 1 ea Egg 1 1/2 ts Baking Powder 1/2 c Milk 1 ts Salt 1 1/4 c Raisins (opt) 1/2 ts Baking soda 1 ts Ground nutmeg Sift dry ingredients together. Cut in shortening until mixture is mealy. Beat Egg. Add Milk […]

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Breakfast Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Shortening 1 1/4 c Flour 1 c Brown sugar 1/2 t Baking soda 2 Eggs 1/4 t Salt 1 T Milk 2 c Granola mix 1 t Vanilla Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease baking sheets. Cream together shortening and brown sugar in a large bowl. Add eggs, milk and […]

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Fruited Shortbread Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/2 c Flour 1 ts Cream of tartar 1 1/2 c Confectioners sugar 1 9 oz box Nonesuch mincemeat 1 ts Vanilla 1 ts Baking soda 1 c Butter, softened 1 Egg 1. Preheat oven to 375F. 2. Combine flour, soda, and cream of tartar. 3. In a large bowl, beat […]

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