Cherry Sugar Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Confectioner’s sugar 1 c Granulated sugar 1 c Butter or margarine; 2 -sticks 1 c Vegetable oil 2 lg Eggs 1 tb Vanilla extract 4 1/4 c All-purpose flour; sifted 1 ts Salt 1 ts Baking soda 1 ts Cream of tartar Cherry Topping: 1 1/2 c Cherry pie filling […]

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Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter or margarine 3/4 c Smooth peanut butter 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Brown sugar 1 Egg 1/2 ts Vanilla 1 1/4 c Flour 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt Peanut halves; unsalted Preheat oven to 350 F. Blend the butter and peanut butter. Add the sugar and brown […]

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Best-ever Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter; melted 1/2 c Brown sugar 1/4 c White sugar 1 Egg 1 ts Vanilla 3/4 c Flour, all purpose 3/4 c Wheat germ 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts -Salt 1 c Chocolate chips 1 c Raisins “A few years ago, then Premier David Peterson’s wife Shelley shared the […]

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Rich Cookies From 1845 Cookbook

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Sugar 2 Eggs well beaten 1 c Milk or water 1 ts Nutmeg 1 c Butter 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt Flour enough to stiffen Dough for easy rolling Directions Cream sugar and butter, beat in eggs – well beaten and a little flour and nutmeg. Dissolve the […]

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Mexican Wedding Cookies Ii

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Confectioner’s sugar, divide 1 c Butter, softened 3/4 c Finely chopped pecans 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 2 c All-purpose flour 1/4 ts Ground cinnamon Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets. In large bowl with mixer at medium speed, beat together 1 cup of the sugar, butter, […]

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Peanut-butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter or margarine; -softened 1/2 c Creamy peanut butter 1/2 c Granulated sugar 1/2 c Packed light brown sugar 2 Eggs 1 ts Vanilla 1 1/3 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Salt 1 3/4 c Semisweet chocolate chips Preheat oven to 350-degrees F. Combine the softened […]

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Basel Honey-spice Cookies (basel Leckerli)

Ingredients & Directions 2/3 c Clover honey 2/3 c Granulated sugar 1 tb Kirsch (cherry brandy) or -orange juice 2 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1/4 ts Ground cloves Finely grated peel (yellow -part only) of one Large lemon 1/4 c Finely chopped candied lemon -peel 1/4 c Finely chopped candied -orange peel 2/3 c Finely […]

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Chewy Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 md Bananas 1 1/4 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 1/3 c Butter or margarine; -softened 1/3 c Sugar 1/3 c Light brown sugar; firmly -packed 1 lg Egg 1 ts Vanilla extract 1 c Milk chocolate chips 1/2 c Walnuts; coarsely chopped Preheat oven to […]

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Hazelnut Cocoa Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 3 lg Egg whites, room temp 1 1/2 c Sugar 1 c Unsweetened cocoa powder 3/4 c Chopped hazelnuts (from Fitness magazine) Preheat oven to 300, line cookie sheet with parchment paper. With an electric mixer, beat the egg whites in a large bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually add the sugar […]

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Helpful Hints For Cookies

Ingredients & Directions See below * Butter should be brought to room temperature beore using. You can put butter in the microwave for approx. 20 seconds to soften (remember, because the microwave wattages vary, the time given is approximate) * Melt chocolate in the top of a double boiler or in your microwave (in microwave […]

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