Grandmother Sophie’s Butter Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 3 Sticks soft unsalted butter 1/4 ts Salt 1 c Sugar 3 lg Egg yolks 1 ts Vanilla extract 1/4 ts Almond extract 3 1/4 c Unbleached all-purpose flour -(up to 3-1/2) 1. Preheat oven to 350. Have ready 3 ungreased baking sheets. The baking sheets can be lined with regular weight […]

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Cherry Oatmeal Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 1 c Chukar dried tart or sweet -cherries; chopped 1 c Vegetable shortening 1/2 c Granulated sugar 1 1/2 c Brwon sugar; packed 2 lg Eggs 1 1/2 ts Vanilla 1 1/2 tb Freshly grated orange rind 1 3/4 c All-purpose flour 3/4 ts Salt 3/4 ts Baking soda 3/4 ts Cinnamon […]

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Maple Nut Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 1 c Maple syrup 1 tb Molasses 1 c Butter 3 ea Eggs 3 c Whole wheat pastry flour 1 c Walnuts Cream together maple syrup, molasses, butter and eggs. Stir in flour and walnuts by hand. Drop by teaspoonsful onto unoiled cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 7-10 minutes. Cookies […]

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Oatmeal Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 1 c All purpose flour 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Baking soda 1 c QUICK QUAKER OATS 6 tb Granulated white sugar 1/2 c Brown sugar, packed 1/2 c Butter, softened 1 Egg 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 1 tb Water 1/2 c Chocolate chips or seedless -raisins (optional) This recipe is from […]

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Cocoa Brownie Cookie Bars

Ingrients & Directions 4 Egg whites 1 1/3 c Sugar 1/3 c Oil 1/2 c Cocoa powder 1/4 c Nonfat yogurt 1 1/4 c Flour 1 ts Vanilla 1/4 ts Salt TOPPING 1 tb Confectioners sugar Heat oven to 350 degrees. Oil bottom of 9-inch square pan. Place egg whites in a large bowl. Beat […]

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Grandmas’s Drop Sugar Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 1 c Shortening 2 Eggs, beaten 2 ts Nutmeg 3 c Flour 1 1/2 ts Soda (baking) 1 1/2 c Sugar 1 ts Salt 1 ts Baking powder 1 c Sour milk 1/2 c sugar and 1 ts nutmeg, mixed together -for tops Directions; Cream shortening and sugar. Add beaten eggs. Sift […]

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Cherry Garcia Cookies (almost)

Ingrients & Directions 1 c Dried sour cherries 1/3 c Cherry flavored brandy 1/2 c Unsalted butter – room temp 1/2 c White sugar 1/2 c Light brown sugar 1 Egg 1 1/2 ts Vanilla 1/4 ts Almond extract 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 ts Baking soda 1 1/2 c All purpose flour 3/4 c White […]

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Mama’s Cookie-covered Nuts

Ingrients & Directions 2 c Flour 1 1/2 c Confectioner’s sugar 1/4 ts Baking powder 1/2 c Butter, unsalted 2 ts Vanilla extract 1 pn Salt Mixed nuts Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in the butter. Add the vanilla extract and a tiny amount of water SLOWLY to form a heavy, […]

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Oatmeal Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 1/4 c Butter, margarine – or shortning 1/2 c Sugar 1 Egg 1/2 c Raisins 1/2 c Buttermilk 1/2 ts Baking soda 1 c Rolled oats 1 c All purpose flour 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1 ts Molasses Cream the butter until fluffy. Cream in the sugar a lttle at a time. Add […]

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Gumdrop Cookies Ii

Ingrients & Directions 1/3 c Shortening 1 c Flour 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 ts Baking powder 1 Egg 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Vanilla 2 tb Milk 1/2 ts Lemon extract 3/4 c Gumdrops cut in small pieces Cream shortening and sugar to-gether, add beaten egg and mix, add flavorings.Sift flour,baking powder and salt to-gether […]

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