My favorite cookie recipe

[Sunnyboysx3]

An oldie but a goody.

 

We are crazy for these BIRD'S NEST COOKIES (sound familiar)

 

1 C. margarine/butter

1 1/2 C. Brown sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

2 egg yolks

1/4 tsp. salt

 

2 C. flour

1 C. chopped walnuts (opt)

1/2 C. coconut

 

Cream margarine and sugar. Add eggs, vanilla and salt. Mix in flour. Roll into balls. Roll in stiffly beaten egg whites. Then roll in chopped walnuts and coconut. Press down with fingers and bake 5 min. in 350 F oven, then insert a thimble into the center of each cookie.

 

Bake 15 minutes longer. When cool, fill center with jelly or jam.

[westbrook]

Raisin cookies

 

1 cup water

2 cups raising

bring to a boil for 5 minutes set aside to cool

 

1 cup shortening

2 cups sugar

3 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

cream the above and add raisins and water

 

4 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 1/ 2 tsp cinnamon

1/ 4 tsp nutmeg

1/ 2 tsp allspice

2 tsp salt

sift together and add to creamed mixture

 

Bake at 350 for 7-10 minutes or until golden brown.

 

1. Add water to raisins and boil 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.

2. Cream shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Add cooled raisins and water. Sift together the flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg. Add flour mixture to raisin mixture, blend well.

3. Chill dough until firm.

4. Drop by teaspoon onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes on cookie sheet before removing.

[westbrook]

Helms Bakery Spice Cookies

 

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons packed golden brown sugar

1/4 cup honey

1/4 cup light molasses

1/2 stick unsalted butter

2 cups unbleached flour

1/4 teaspoon ginger

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon coriander

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon allspice

1/4 teaspoon dry mustard

1/8 teaspoon cloves

1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper

1/8 teaspoon salt

 

Combine brown sugar, honey, molasses and unsalted butter in

a heavy small saucepan. Cook over low heat until mixture just boils,stirring occasionally. Cool to room temperature.

 

Sift into a bowl the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon,

coriander, nutmeg, allspice, mustard, cloves, white pepper

and salt. Stir in cooled sugar mixture (dough will be stiff).

Knead until dough holds together and is smooth. Cookie dough

can be prepared a day ahead and stored in refrigerator.

 

Position racks in the top and lowest thirds of a 350-degree oven. Butter 2 cookie sheets. Divide dough in half. Roll out half of the dough on a lightly floured surface to the thickness of 1/8 inch. Using a 2-inch cookie cutter cut dough into rounds or other shapes. Place 1/2 inch apart on buttered cookie sheets.

 

Gather scraps and repeat rolling and cutting. Bake in 350-degree oven until cookies are crisp and light brown, exchanging positions of cookie sheets half way through the baking, about 10 minutes.

Transfer cookies to rack and cool. Repeat with remaining dough piece. Store cookies in airtight containers at room temperature.

[westbrook]

Rosette Cookies

 

2 eggs

1 tablespoon sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

 

Combine eggs, sugar & salt; beat well. Add remaining ingredients; beat until smooth. Heat rosette iron in deep, hot oil (325 to 350F).

Shake off excess oil from iron; dip iron in batter avoiding the top of the iron, then immediately into hot oil. Fry rosette until golden, (only a few seconds 10-30 depending on how hot the oil is). Lift out; tip upside down to drain on paper toweling. Continue this process, making sure your iron is hot before dipping into batter again.

The batter will need to be stirred from time to time.

 

You can sprinkle rosettes with confectioner's sugar, or use

an icing (recipe below).

 

Alternating above recipe (add to basic batter):

 

SPICE COOKIE

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 tsp. ground ginger

1 tsp. nutmeg

1 tsp. cinnamon

 

COFFEE SPICE

Add 1 tsp. instant coffee to Spice Cookie recipe

 

ANISE COOKIE

2 Tbsp. sugar

2 tsp. anise extract

 

LEMON COOKIE

2 Tbsp. sugar

2 tsp. lemon extract

 

ORANGE COOKIE

1 Tbsp. grated orange rind

2 Tbsp. sugar

 

ORANGE MINT

Add 1/2 tsp. mint extract to orange cookie recipe

 

CHOCOLATE COOKIE

2 Tbsp. cocoa

2 Tbsp. sugar

 

CHOCOLATE KAHLUA

Add 3 Tbsp. Kahlua liquor to chocolate waffle recipe

(substitute for 3 Tbsp. milk)

 

MOCHA COOKIE

Add 2 tsp. instant coffee & 1 Tbsp. Brandy to chocolate recipe

 

CHOCOLATE MINT

Add 1 tsp. peppermint extract to chocolate or chocolate-Kahlua

recipes. Try using other flavored liquors as well.

 

(Thanks to www.epicurious.com's foodsite for these alterations)

 

Icing:

 

2 C Confectioner's Sugar

1 tsp Vanilla

1-6 Tbsp Milk or water (or combination)

(add food coloring or flavors if desired)

[westbrook]

Oatmeal Lace Cookies

(Yield approximately 8 Dozen)

 

1 C Quick Oats

1/4 C All-purpose Flour

1/2 tsp Baking Powder

1 C Sugar

1/2 C (1 Stick) Salted Butter (softened)

1 L Egg

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

 

Preheat oven to 325F. Cover baking sheets with foil, then coat with nonstick vegetable spray.

 

In a medium bowl, combine oats, flour, salt, and baking powder. Mix well

with a wire whisk and set aside.

 

In a large bowl, combine sugar and butter with an electric mixer at

medium speed to form a grainy paste. Add egg & vanilla and beat until

smooth. Add flour mixture and blend just until combined.

 

Drop dough by teaspoons onto baking sheets, 2 1/2 inches apart (they will spread out a lot - I only bake 6 cookies on a large sheet).

Bake for 9-13 minutes or until edges begin to turn golden brown.

Let cool, then peel the cookies off the foil with your fingers.

 

Be sure to respray the baking sheets between batches.

[westbrook]

Poor Man's Cookies

 

(I think the name refers to the simple ingredients. They are a soft, bar-type cookie, almost like a spice cake. This is an excellent way to use older, very dry

raisins up!)

 

1 cup raisins

1 1/2 cups water

1/2 cup margarine or butter (1 stick)

1 egg

1 cup sugar

2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon allspice

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon cinnamon

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x13 inch pan.

 

In small saucepan, bring water & raisins to a boil, then turn heat down & let simmer for 4 minutes. Stir in margarine until melted; let cool to lukewarm (too hot will cook the egg later).

 

Beat egg & sugar together, then add the dry ingredients and cooled raisin mixture; mix well.

 

Pour into greased pan, bake for about 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out "clean".

 

While still warm, glaze with a thin glaze. (about a cup of powdered sugar, a drop or two of vanilla or almond flavoring, thin with a bit of milk... add more as needed

to frost cookies)

[Dee]

They all sound so good.

 

 

[westbrook]

PILLOW COOKIES

 

Ingredients :

2 1/4 c. flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1 c. butter

3/4 c. sugar

1 egg

2 tsp. vanilla

8 Hershey bars

 

Preparation :

Cream butter and sugar, add egg and vanilla. Beat well. Blend in dry ingredients. Using saw-tooth plate, press dough through a cookie press onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Break Hershey bars down to small squares and place engthwise on the strips of dough.

Press another strip of dough over candy covering completely. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Cut into separate cookies between chocolate squares after baking. (Sprinkle with colored sugar before baking during the holidays.)

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CHOCOLATE PILLOW COOKIES

 

Ingredients :

 

 

Preparation :

Sift together: 1/2 tsp. salt Cream: Gradually add 3/4 cup sugar and cream well. Blend in: 2 tsp. vanilla Stir in dry ingredients.

Press dough through cookie press using saw tooth sprints plate, into strips onto ungreased cookie sheet (1 1/2 inches

long). Cut 10 milk chocolate candy bars into 1 inch pieces. Place 1/4 inch apart on the strips of dough. Press another strip of dough over candy, covering it completely. Mark bars between chocolate pieces. If desired sprinkle with finely chopped walnuts, colored sugar or flaked coconut. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.

Cut into pieces immediately after being taken from oven.

[westbrook]

Oatmeal Quickies

 

cookies

 

2 cup sugar

1/4 cup butter

3 tablespoon cocoa

1 pinch of salt

1/2 cup milk

1 cup chunk style peanut butter

3 cup oatmeal

 

Bring the sugar, butter, cocoa, salt and milk to a rolling boil, about 2 minutes, according to desired hardness that can not be stirred down. Add peanut butter and oatmeal. Mix well and drop by teaspoonful on buttered pans. Let cool.

 

Yield: 1 servings

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OATMEAL QUICKIES

 

Ingredients :

2 c. sugar

1 cube margarine

1/2 c. milk

1/2 c. cocoa

1 tsp. vanilla

3 c. oatmeal

Nuts, optional

Raisins, optional

 

Preparation :

Mix in pan sugar, margarine, milk, cocoa and vanilla.

Boil 2 1/2 minutes. Add oatmeal, nuts and raisins.

Spoon out on waxed paper or foil.

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OATMEAL QUICKIES

 

Ingredients :

4 c. quick-cooking oatmeal

1/2 c. white sugar

1 c. brown sugar

1 c. melted margarine

 

Preparation :

Mix ingredients and press into greased cookie sheet with sides.

Bake about 12 minutes at 350 degrees. After cooling, frost with 1 cup chunky peanut butter and 1 package chocolate chips. These freeze very well.

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PEANUT BUTTER OATMEAL QUICKIES

 

Ingredients :

2 c. sugar

1/2 c. margarine

1/2 c. canned milk

 

Preparation :

Boil together 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add: 1/2 c. peanut butter 3 c. uncooked oatmeal

Spread in pan or drop by tablespoon on waxed paper.

[MomM]

Sugar Cookies

 

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1 cup sugar

Cream together

Add 1 egg and 1/2 tsp vanilla

 

Mix together:

2 1/4 cups flour

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp baking powder

 

then add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture

Refrigerate for 1 hour

Roll on floured board and cut in whatever shape you wish

Bake at 350 - 375 degree oven for 12 minutes

[Sunnyboysx3]

I think I just gained 5, no 10 lbs!

 

Which recipe should I make first? Decisions, decisions, these all sound soooo good!

[westbrook]

Note: Crisco shortening can be used instead of Butter.

 

Tip: Many of these recipes will help us rotate our pantry items.

 

Hint: your kids will love you even more!

 

Warning: do not eat the cookies.. calories included.

[Pansy]

Sheesh Westbrook - everyone knows if you eat the cracked cookies and pieces the calories have fallen out! These all sound so good, but we are on a low carb diet (badly needed weight loss - bummer!)

[Sunnyboysx3]

ROFL, I didn't know that Pansy! L'll late for the warning Westbrook. and cookies, mmmm.

[westbrook]

Oh Cookie Jar.... here you are!

filled with cookies so the lid is ajar!

 

we need more recipes to fill the jar

we are looking both near and far...

 

your favorite recipe please place here

in a collection that will be so dear.

[cookiejar]

Yes Ma'am! Reporting for cookie duty ma'am!

 

Hmmmmm favorite recipes. Sheesh. I have a bunch and MomM and I share the same sugar cookie recipe. I don't really have my own recipes, just ones I enjoyed from others and sometimes "touch up".

 

APEES

 

 

1 cup butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/3 cups sugar

2 eggs

2 1/3 cups sifted all-purpose flour

1/4 cream of tarter (scant)

1/4 teaspoon salt

2/3 cup sour cream

 

Work butter and vanilla till soft, then work in sugar a little bit at a time, and continue mixin' till smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating hard after each addition.(whack those suckers..LOL). Sift together flour, cream of tarter, and salt. Stir into mixture and alternate with adding the sour cream.

Drop by teaspoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet.

Bake in preheated 375º oven for 10 minutes.

Cookies should be very pale. Makes roughly 6 dozen

[cookiejar]

Coconut cookies

 

2/3 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 egg, well beaten

1 cup flour

4 ounces grated coconut

 

Cream the butter, then work in the sugar, a little at a time, and keep doing until well blended. Stir in egg thoughly.

Messy hands time! mix in flour and coconut with your hands. the batter will be very stiff. Drop teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Allow room for expansion/spreading!

 

Preheat oven 425º and bake between 10 to 12 minutes. makes 35 or so.

[Pixie]

replace the vanilla with a tbs of pancake syrup. it makes them soooo chewy! mmmmm!!!

[Necie]

Quote:

Note: Crisco shortening can be used instead of Butter.

But do not substitute butter for shortning...will make your cookies 'melt' and spreeeeeeeeeeeeead (and your hips)

[westbrook]

Easy Banana Cookie Recipe

 

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

2/3 cup butter (softened)

2 eggs

2 bananas, mashed

1 teaspoon vanilla

 

Combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a large bowl. Add butter and mix well. Add lightly beaten eggs, mashed banana and vanilla. Mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls on lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated oven at 375F for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.

 

 

Banana Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

 

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup granulated sugar

2/3 cup butter (softened)

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup mashed banana (ripe)

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

 

Preheat oven to 375F. Sift the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda into a bowl and set aside. Mix butter and sugar in a large bowl until creamy. Mix in eggs, vanilla, and mashed banana. Add flour mixture to butter mixture and stir until just combined. Gently stir in chocolate chips. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake about 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.

*Tip: When baking banana cookies try to use bananas that are very ripe. These will give the cookies a sweeter taste, which means you can even use less sugar than recipe calls for.

[westbrook]

http://www.cookies-in-motion.com/index.html

[MommyofSeven]

Now...this makes a LOT of cookies...and this recipe, as is, spreads a lot at high altitude, so you can either make bar cookies or add flour...

 

I use about half of the choc chips

 

Cowboy Cookies

 

4 cups flour

1 tsp salt

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 cup butter

1 cup (2 sticks) margarine

2 cups brown sugar

2 cups white sugar

4 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

4 cups oatmeal (uncooked)

1 (12 ounce) package milk chocolate chips

 

Sift together the flour, salt, baking soda and baking

powder. Stir in oatmeal. Set aside. Cream together the

butter, margarine and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla.

Mix well. Stir flour mixture into creamed mixture.

Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by teaspoons on greased

cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Remove to wire rack to cool. This makes a large

batch...cut recipe in half for smaller one.

[westbrook]

sugar cookie

2 cups sugar

1 Ib butter at room temperature

3 eggs

5 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

 

Blend sugar and butter until fluffy. Beat in eggs, adding them one at a time. Add flour and baking soda and mix well. Divide dough into four parts and store in refridgerator or freezer until you are ready to use. Flour board and rolling pin to keep the dough from sticking. Roll out and cut into shape with your favorite cookie cutters.

 

 

Bake at 350° and remove from oven before edges turn brown. 8-10 minutes.

 

 

I would like a cookie cutter cookie with a little flavor, one that didn't depend on frosting or sugar... anyone have one?

[Domestic_Goddess]

Toffee Almond Sandies

( These are my "favorite" cookies )

 

1 c. butter, softened ( no substitutes )

1 c. sugar

1 c. confectioners' sugar

1 c. vegetable oil

2 eggs

1 tsp. almond extract

3 1/2 c. flour

1 c. whole wheat flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. cream of tartar

1 tsp. salt

2 c. chopped almonds

8 ounces of English Toffee Bits

Additional sugar

 

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars.

Add oil, eggs and almond extract; mix well.

In a medium size mixing bowl, combine both flours,

baking soda, cream of tartar and salt.

Gradually add to creamed mixture.

Stir in chopped almonds and toffee bits.

Shape into 1 inch balls; roll in sugar.

Place balls on ungreased baking sheets,

and flatten with a fork.

Bake at 350 degrees for 9 - 10 minutes.

Remove from baking sheets immediately.

Makes about 7 dozen cookies.

[Phatkat1956]

Add pumpkin pie or apple pie spice to your sugar cookie recipe to taste and it shouldn't need anything more to spice it up.