Hawaiian Drop Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Flour 1/2 ts Vanilla 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Almond extract 1/2 ts Salt 1 Egg 2/3 c Shortening 3/4 c Pineapple, drained, crushed 1 1/4 c Sugar 1/2 c Coconut, shredded Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Cream shortening, sugar and flavorings. Beat in egg until mixture […]

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Fudgy Bat Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 9 oz Chocolate wafer cookies 4 oz Milk chocolate candy melts Use a serrated knife to carefully cut 18 of the cookies into quarters. Save remaining cookies for another use. For each bat, place 2 cookie quarters 1/4″ apart on waxed paper. Repeat with remaining quarters. Melt candy melts. Drop about 1/2 […]

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Cheesecake Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 24 oz Cream cheese 1 c Sugar 5 Eggs 1 ts Vanilla extract Vanilla wafer cookies; (or -you may use graham cracker -crumbs) -GLAZE- 8 oz Sour cream 1/4 c Sugar 1/2 ts Vanilla extract Put vanilla wafers or graham cracker crumbs in the bottom of muffin tins. Combine remaining ingredients and […]

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Butter Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 3/4 c Sifted all-purpose flour 3/4 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 2/3 c Unsalted butter**; at room -temperature 1 c Sugar 1 Egg; well beaten 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 2 tb Milk MAKES ABOUT 24 COOKIES ** ( 2/3 cups butter is: 1 stick plus 2 2/3 tablespoons) Sift the […]

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No Bake Orange Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 4 c Graham cracker crumbs 1/4 c Light corn syrup 1 c Confectioner’s sugar 1/4 c Margarine, melted 1/3 c Frozen orange juice 1 c Finely chopped walnuts -concentrate, thawed Confectioner’s sugar (opt) In a large bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs, confectioner’s sugar, orange juice concentrate, corn syrup, melted margarine and walnuts. […]

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Fudge Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 Stick butter 2 c Sugar 3 tb Cocoa (up to 4) 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Milk 1/2 c Peanut butter 3 c Oats, uncooked This recipe was given to me by a friend 14 years ago. The recipe card is now creased, faded and stained from use–the family loves these […]

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Carrot Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Shortening 1 c Grated Raw Carrots 1 c Honey 1/2 c Egg Beaters 1 c All-purpose flour 1 c Whole-wheat flour 2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Nutmeg 2 c Quick-cooking oats 1 c Raisins; (optional) 1/2 c Walnuts; chopped […]

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Favorite Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Peanut butter 1/4 c Margarine or butter, -softened 3/4 c Sugar 1 Egg, beaten 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt (opt) 2 c Rice CHEX brand cereal, -crushed to 1 cup Preheat oven to 350’F. Lightly grease cookie sheet. In large bowl, cream peanut butter, […]

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Butter Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 kg Flour [!!] 750 g Butter 330 g Powdered sugar Divide the dough into two halves. Make the ‘German Slices’ and ‘Chessboards’ from the one half. Add two eggs to the other half to make the other types. Let the dough sit in a cool place for a few hours. ‘German […]

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Shoo Fly Cookies

Ingredients & Directions Makes 40 cookies Pastry for a 2 crust 9 inch pie CRUMB TOPPING 1/4 cup moslasses 3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter (1/4 1/4 cup light corn syrup of that can be lard) at room temp. Pinch of Salt 1 cup brown sugar 1 tsp. baking soda 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 […]

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