My Favorite Christmas Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Butter 1 c Sugar 2 Eggs 3 tb Milk 1 ts Vanilla 3 1/4 c Flour 1 ts Baking Powder 1/2 ts Salt Cream butter and sugar in mixer bowl until light. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla and blend well. Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to […]

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Italian “stars” Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 12 Egg yolks 12 oz Granulated or confectionary -sugar 3/4 c Lard (about 12 oz.) Flour – it takes about 4 -cups Mix all together until it makes a firm dough. Roll dough thick – about 1/2 inch. Cut into star shapes with cookie cutters. Bake in a hot oven. Makes 42 […]

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Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Rolled Oats 2 T Light Sesame Oil 1 c Flour (unbleached) 1 1/2 c Apple Juice 1/4 t Salt 1 T Honey (opt) Raisins and/or nuts (optional) Sugarless! Preheat the oven to 375 deg F. Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl. Add the oil and mix. Add the juice […]

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Apricot-pecan Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 t Ground cardamom -see Basic cookie dough 8 sm (or 6 lg) dried apricots, -recipe -finely chopped 1/4 c Pecans, finely chopped 1 Portion Vanilla dough Mix cardamom and apricots into dough. Roll dough into an 8-inch log and slice into 16 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and coat […]

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Mutzen (cookies)

Ingredients & Directions 3 1/2 oz Butter 1 3/4 oz Sugar 1 Lemon Peel,ground 1 pn Salt 2 Eggs 2 tb Rum 3 1/2 oz Cornstarch 9 oz Flour 1 ts Baking Powder Oil for frying Powdered Sugar 1 .Melt the butter; mix with sugar and ground lemon peel, salt and eggs until very foamy. […]

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Israeli Sum Sum Sesame Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 2 Eggs 1/2 c Sugar 4 tb Olive oil 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 c Sifted flour 2 c Sesame seeds Source: National Council of Jewish Women cook book METHOD: Cream eggs, sugar and oil together. Sift soda and flour and add. Work in the sesame seeds. Roll mixture into small balls […]

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Mrs Field’s Molasses Raisin Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 3 1/4 c Flour 1 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Salt 2 ts Ground cinnamon 1 ts Ground ginger 1/2 ts Allspice 1 c Dark brown sugar, softened 3/4 c Unsulfured molasses 1 lg Egg 1 1/2 c (6 oz) raisins Icing: 1 c Confectioners sugar (candy -sugar) 2 tb Milk From: […]

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Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/4 c Flour 1/2 c Sugar 3/4 t Baking soda 1/2 c Packed brown sugar 1/4 t Salt 1 ea Egg 1/2 c Margarine (l stick) 1/2 t Vanilla 1/2 c Peanut butter Stir together flour, soda, and salt. In a mixer bowl beat butter for 30 seconds. Add peanut butter […]

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Basic Cookie Dough (marathon)

Ingredients & Directions -BASIC DOUGH- 2 c Butter/marg (4 sticks) 2 lg Eggs 1 c Packed light brown sugar 2 t Vanilla extract 1/2 c Granulated sugar 4 1/2 c Flour -CHOCOLATE DOUGH- 1/4 c Unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 t Vanilla extract CHOCOLATE-COFFEE DOUGH 2 t Instant coffee powder In a large bowl with an […]

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Multi Blend Soft Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 4 1/2 c AM Multi Blend Flour 2 pk Dry active yeast 1 ts Sea salt (optional) 1 ts Cinnamon 1/2 c Honey (or less to taste) 2 1/2 c Warm water 2 tb Apple cider vinegar 1/4 c AM Unrefined Vegetable Oil 1 c Raisins Combine flour, yeast, cinnamon and salt […]

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