Holiday Gingerbread Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 3/4 c Molasses, light or dark 1 ts Baking Powder 3/4 c Margarine (1-1/2 sticks) 1/2 ts Baking Soda 3/4 c Sugar, brown firmly packed 1/2 ts Nutmeg, ground 3 2/3 c Flour, all-purpose 1 Egg 2 ts Ginger, ground Icing and assorted candies 2 ts Cinnamon, ground In 3-quart saucepan over […]

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Frosted Italian Soft Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 6 Eggs 4 tb Melted shortening 1/2 lb Confectioners sugar 1 tb Lemon extract 1/4 ts Anise oil or extract 3 tb Baking powder 3 c Flour FROSTING Milk; confectioners sugar, -colored jimmies Cost: $ ; Preparation Time: 30 minutes Difficulty Level: 4 ; Servings: 36 cookies 1. Beat eggs well and […]

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Butter-cookies – Simple Butter Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 1/2 c Unsalted butter, room temp 1/2 c Granulated sugar 1 1/2 c White flour 1 lg Egg 1 ts Vanilla extract 1 1/2 ts Baking powder Beat the butter with the sugar. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until you get a uniform mixture. Mix the flour and baking powder […]

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German Spice Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 4 c All-purpose flour 2 c Walnuts; ground 2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Paprika 1/4 ts Freshly ground pepper 1/4 ts Ground ginger 1/4 ts Ground cloves 1/4 ts Ground coriander 1/4 ts Anise seeds 1 1/4 c Vegetable shortening 1 c White sugar 1 Egg 2 Squares semisweet chocolate Directions: […]

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Soft Lemonade Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 1 c Butter or margarine, -softened 1 c Sugar 2 Eggs 3 c Unbleached flour 1 ts Baking soda 6 oz Frozen lemonade concentrate, -thawed and divided Additional sugar Preheat oven to 400x. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar; add eggs. Combine flour and baking soda; add to the creamed […]

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Butter-chip Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 1 c Butter 1 c Powdered Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla 2 1/4 c Flour 6 oz Semisweet Chocolate Chips; * -see note Powdered Sugar * [I think smaller chips, or mini-M&M’s, would be better, but regular will work] Cream butter and 1 cup powdered sugar until well blended. Gradually […]

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German Spice Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 3/4 c Sugar 3/4 c Honey 2 Eggs 3 1/2 c Flour 1 ts Baking powder 1 ts Cinnamon 1 c Chopped almonds 3/4 c Chopped candied orange peel Egg White Icing Heat to 400. Mix sugar, honey & eggs. Blend dry ingredients; stir into sugar mixture. Mix in almonds & peel. […]

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Soft Ginger Cookies With Orange Glaze

Ingrients & Directions 1 c Buttermilk 2 ts Baking soda 3/4 c Vegetable oil 1 c Sugar 1 c Dark molasses 2 Eggs 3 3/4 c All purpose flour 1 ts Salt 2 ts Ground cinnamon 1 ts Ground ginger 1 ts Grated nutmeg 1/2 ts Ground allspice 1/2 ts Ground cloves -GLAZE- 2 c […]

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Chocolate Drop Cookies

Ingrients & Directions Melt… 1 cn Eagle Brand condensed milk 1/4 lb Butter Stir in… 12 oz Chocolate chips 1 c Flour 3 tb Sugar 1 ts Vanilla Drop on cookie sheet and put 1 pecan half on each, should be gummy and resemble brownies. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. Randy Rigg Yields […]

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Frightfully Easy Ghost Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 12 oz Vanilla-Flavored Candy -Coating; Cut Into Pieces 1 lb Nutter Butter Cookies 64 Miniature Chocolate Chips 1. In small saucepan, melt candy coating over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. 2. Line cookie sheets with waxed paper. Holding cookies with tongs, dip entire top and side of each cookie into melted […]

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