Pecan Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 1 1/2 c Whole wheat flour 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Baking powder 2 tb Quick-cooking oats 1/2 c Margarine 3/4 c Finely chopped pecans 1/2 c Packed brown sugar 1/4 c Skim milk to 1/2 cup In a large bowl, combine flours and baking powder; stir in oats. Cut margarine […]

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St.louis’ Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 1/2 c Butter 1/2 ts Vanilla 3/4 c Peanut butter 1 1/2 c Flour 1/2 c Granulated sugar 3/4 ts Soda 1/2 c Brown sugar 1/4 ts Salt 1 Egg 2 tb Water Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butters, sugars, egg, vanilla and water. Sift together remaining dry ingredients and blend […]

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Refrigerator Nut Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 1 c Sugar 1 c Butter or margarine,softened 2 Eggs 1 1/2 ts Vanilla 3 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Salt 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 c Finely chopped nuts These refrigerator nut cookies take on a different flavor by substituting brown sugar to make butterscotch; cinnamon to make cinnamon slices; or […]

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Hazelnut Cookies (daddy Long Legs)

Ingrients & Directions 5 oz Unsalted butter, room -temperature 1 c Granulated sugar 2 lg Eggs, room temp. 10 oz Whole hazelnuts, toasted 2 1/4 c Unsifted all purpose flour Bruschetta – These recipes are from an Italian cooking class… Crisp and crunchy, sort of biscotti like. Intense hazelnut flavor. Easy to make, can refrigerate […]

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Mistletoe Mint Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 3/4 c Margarine 1 1/2 c Brown sugar firmly packed 2 tb Water 2 c Chocolate chips 2 ea Eggs 2 1/2 c Flour 1 1/4 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 12 oz Andres mint candy (2 boxes) Melt margarine, add chips and stir until partially melted. Remove from heat and […]

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Peanut-butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingrients & 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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Pinwheel Pumpkin Cookies

Ingrients & Directions FILLING 1 3/4 c Pumpkin, canned 1 tb Pumpkin pie spice -Or fresh (16 oz.) 1 c Nuts; chopped 1 c Granulated sugar -DOUGH- 4 c All-purpose flour 1 c Shortening 1/2 ts Baking soda 2 c Granulated sugar 1/2 ts Salt 3 Eggs 1/2 ts Cinnamon -ICING- 2 c Powdered sugar; […]

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Refrigerator Filled Cookies-fillings

Ingrients & Directions —Fruit Filling— 1 c Dried apricots; cut up, or -raisins 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Water 1 c Chopped walnuts —Mincemeat Filling— 1/2 c Mincemeat 1/4 c Chopped walnuts 2 tb Maraschino cherries; -quartered Fruit Filling: In a med. saucepan, mix apricots, sugar and water. Cook and stir over low heat for […]

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Hazelnut Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 2 Egg whites 1 1/2 c Hazelnuts; finely ground 3/4 c Superfine sugar 1 Lemon’s peel; finely grated 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 10 Candied cherries; quartered Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C). Line several baking sheets with rice paper. In a medium-size bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Very […]

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Mint & Lemon Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 1/2 c Butter 2/3 c Sugar 1 Egg 2 tb Milk 1 tb Rum 1 1/2 c Flour 1/2 ts Baking soda 2 ts Chopped lemon rind 4 tb Chopped mint leaves Cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in the egg, milk and rum. Mix together the flour an […]

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