Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Fresh Orange Cookies

From the kitchen of Karolynn

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup margarine
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 cup sour cream
2 eggs
4 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2/3 cup orange juice
3 Tblsp. grated orange zest

Mix together like all other cookie recipes... Then bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until just barely starting to brown. Cool & frost!

Frosting

1/4 cup butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 Tblsp. orange zest
2-3 Tblsp. orange juice
Mix until smooth

Autumn Spice Cookies

From the kitchen of Marlayne

1 c Shortening
½ C margarine
1 C Sugar
1 C Brown Sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. Vanilla
1 ½ tsp. salt
2 tsp. Baking powder
2 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tsp. Ginger
1 tsp. Nutmeg
¼ tsp. Ground cloves
¼ tsp. Mace

Cream shortening, margarine and sugars together until light & fluffy. Add eggs & vanilla, mix thoroughly. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and spices. Add to shortening mixture and mix until smooth forming a soft dough. Chill for at least 1 hr.

On lightly floured surface roll dough ¼” thick. Cut with cookie cutter.
Place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8-10 min. or until golden brown around edges.

Snickerdoodles

From the kitchen of Jewal

1 c shortening or butter
1 ½ c sugar
2 eggs
2 ¼ c flour
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp soda
¼ tsp salt

Mix all together. Roll into balls then roll in cinnamon sugar and bake at 400 for 6-8 minutes.

Easy Snickerdoodles

From the kitchen of Niki

1 yellow cake mix
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 c vegetable oil
2 eggs
½ c sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 375. Mix sugar and cinnamon and set aside. In a bowl, mix together cake mix, vanilla, oil and eggs until dough is formed. Shape cookie dough into 1 inch balls. Roll in cinnamon/sugar mixture. Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.

Best Oatmeal Cookies

From the kitchen of Stephanie

1 c butter
1 c sugar
1 c brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 ½ c oats
2 c flour
1 tsp cinnamon
½ pkg chocolate chips
½ pkg butterscotch chips (opt)
1 c raisins or 1 c coconut (opt)
1 ½ c chopped pecans (opt)

Preheat oven to 350. Grease baking sheet. Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs and vanilla. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, cinnamon and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Blend well. Stir in oats, chips and nuts. Drop by tablespoons 2 inch apart onto baking sheet. Bake 11-13 minutes, until barely browned. (Remove before dough “falls”.) Cool 1 minute before removing from pan. Makes 6 dozen.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

From the kitchen of Miriam

2 c shortening
2 c white sugar
2 c brown sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
4 c flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
5 c oatmeal
1 bag semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips

Cook on greased cookie sheet at 350 for 10-12 minutes.

Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies

From the kitchen of Stephanie

1 c butter
1 c sugar
1 c brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1-2 tsp almond extract
1 3 oz pkg instant French vanilla pudding
1 tsp soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
3 c flour
¾ pkg of milk chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter and sugars. Add eggs, mix together. Add vanilla & almond, mix together. Add rest of dry ingredients. Drop 1 inch balls onto greased cookie sheet (I always use my stoneware cookie sheet). Bake for 7-10 minutes or until just a tiny bit browned. SOOO Yummy!