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Sugar Cookies # 1

Springerle

Toll House Cookies

Cream together shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla, add flour. No leavening used.

Drop by rounded teaspoon, and bake.
Bake 375 8 to 10 minute

Mix altogether, then take 1 teaspoon of batter in the heart of your hand. Roll into 1" balls. Place on pan. Bake. Roll in powdered sugar right away as soon as they come out of the oven, careful as they do break easily, and then again after cookies are completely cool.
Bake 350 - 8 minute

Cream shortening, sugar, add eggs and vanilla, mix remaining ingredients .Divide dough in half, shape into two 2" rolls and cover with wax paper, chill several hours or over night. Slice thin.
Bake 350 - 12 minutes

Combine flour, pecans, and chip. Cream butter, salt and sugar until fluffy, add extract and water. Mix. Gradually add flour mixture and blend. Mold dough into 3/4" balls, crescents or wreaths. Bake on ungreased sheet, until just beginning to brown. When baked and still warm roll in confectioner's sugar. Cool thoroughly then sprinkle with confectioner's sugar. Store air tight.
Bake 325 20 - 23 minutes

Cream together butter, confectioner's sugar, extract and milk. Mix flour and cocoa, add to make medium stiff dough. Chill, form into balls. Bake. Roll in confectioner's sugar while hot and again when cool.
Bake 400 8-10 minutes

Cream shortening, sugar, egg and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and mix well add nuts and chocolate chips.. Spread into 13x9x2 pan.
Bake 375 - 25 minutes. Cut into bars.

Cream shortening, sugar and eggs. Mix dry ingredients and add, blending well. Chill, form into balls and flatten in either colored or regular granulated sugar, place on a greased cookie sheets.
Bake 375 - 12 minutes

Melt chocolate. Combine with sugar and oil, add eggs one at a time, beat well, add vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to chocolate mix. Stir in nuts. Chill dough, Drop by rounded teaspoon in powdered sugar. Roll to coat place on greased cookie sheet. Bake.
Bake 350 10 to 12 minutes

Cream together shortening, sugar, vanilla, beat in egg and cocoa. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt, add to creamed mixture, alternating with milk. Add nuts. Chill 3 hours. Make into balls and roll in confectioner's sugar. Drop by rounded teaspoon.
Bake 350 - 15 minutes

Beat egg, add sugar, add extract. Mix dry ingredients, add fruits and nuts. Spread dough in greased 13X9X2. Bake, may frost. Cut into diamonds or bars.
Bake 350 30 minutes

Cream shortening, sugar and vanilla, add egg 1 at a time, blending well. Add flour and baking powder, alternating with milk. Stir in oatmeal, melted chocolate and add with walnuts. Drop by rounded teaspoon on greased pan
Bake 375 - 12 - 15 minutes

Cream shortening, sugar and eggs. Mix dry indigents and blend all but sugar and cinnamon, chill. Roll into balls and then into sugar and cinnamon, flatten and bake.
Bake 375 - 12 minutes

Cream butter, sugar, and beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla, lemon juice, and eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. Sift dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture. Chill. Roll out dough into 1/8" thickness Cut into medium and small trees. Bake until edges are lightly browned. Cool frost and decorate.
Bake 400 5 minute

Cream shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla, add buttermilk. Sift together dry ingredients and add. Grease and floured 13x9x2 pan. Spread into pan and bake.
Bake 350 20 - 25 minutes

Cream sugar, Butter, eggs and vanilla. Sift flour & baking powder. Blend in. Stir in nuts & Coconut. Spread in 13X9X2 pan Bake, cool in pan 10 minute remove & cut into Squares Roll in Confectioner's sugar.
Bake 325 40 minutes

Cream shortening & sugar, add egg yolk. Beat well mix 2 egg White with Lemon Juice Alternately mix dry ingredients Alternately end with nuts. Roll 1/8" thick, brush with egg White, sprinkle with sugar and bake
Bake 375 6 - 8 minutes

Cream butter and cream cheese, add remaining ingredients, all but cake mix, add dry cake mix a 1/3 at a time and blend well. Add last 1/3 by hand, chill 1/2 hour. Drop by rounded teaspoon.
Cake mix suggestions:
Strawberry + 1/4t Strawberry extract
Lemon + 1/4t Lemon extract
Chocolate
Pineapple
Raspberry
Bake 375 8-10 minutes

Cream first 6 ingredients until smooth & Set aside. Prepare Brownie mix as directed on package. Spread 1/2 batter in 13X9X2 pan. Spread Cream Cheese mix over batter. Drop remaining batter by spoonfuls spread as well as possible. Cut through with knife for Marble effect.
Bake 350 35 - 40 minutes

Cream shortening, sugar, egg, Vanilla & milk, add dry ingredients. Stir in Raisins, nuts & Coconut. Drop by rounded teaspoon.
Bake 350 10 - 12 minutes

Cream shortening, sugars, eggs and vanilla. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Drop by rounded teaspoon.
Bake 350 10-12 minutes

Cream shortening, sugar, eggs, milk and vanilla. Mix dry ingredients and blend it, add remaining ingredients. Drop by rounded teaspoon.
Bake 350 10-12 minutes

Bring to a boil over low heat syrup, shortening and sugar. Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients. Drop by teaspoon 3" apart and bake. While still warm roll in cylindrical shape over wooden spoon handle. There is a magic moment, when cool enough to roll, yet not so cool that they break.
Bake 375 5 to 6 minute

mix in given order. Chill overnight. Shape into balls and roll in sugar. Place 2 1/2 " apart.
Bake 375 12 minutes

Cream butter, sugar, egg, milk and vanilla. Mix dry ingredients and add, chill. Roll to 1/8" thin cut with decorative cutter.
Bake 375 10 minutes

Cream together first 5 ingredients. Blend in remaining ingredients. Drop by rounded teaspoon.
Bake 375 10 -12 minutes

Cream cocoa, shortening, sugar, egg and vanilla. Mix in remaining ingredients for cake - like cookies. Drop by rounded teaspoon.
Bake 350 10 - 12 minutes

Cream first 4 ingredients, add milk. Mix dry ingredients and add. Stir in raisins or dates and nuts. Spread into a greased 13x9x2 bake. Frost with plain frosting, cut into diagonals or bars.
Bake 350 25 - 30 minutes

Mix sugar, eggs, oil and pumpkin. Add remaining ingredients, pour onto a greased and floured cookie sheet and bake. Cool and frost. Top with Pumpkin Bar Frosting
Can use Persimmons in place of pumpkin.
Bake 350 F 30 minutes

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Rolled Oatmeal Cookies

4 dozen

2 1/2	cups	flour
1/2	cup	sugar
1	teaspoon	salt
1/4	teaspoon	baking soda
3/4	cup	brown sugar
2		eggs
1	teaspoon	vanilla
3/4	cup	shortening
2	cups	rolled oats
		confectioners' sugar

Sift together flour, sugar, salt and soda. Add brown sugar, eggs and vanilla. Mix well. Cut in shortening and oats. Sprinkle board with confectioners sugar. Roll dough to slightly less than 1/4" and cut. Bake in moderate oven.
Bake 350 10-12 minutes

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Rolled Oats Cookies

1 serving

1	cup	shortening
2	cups	brown sugar
2		eggs
1	cup	milk
3	cups	rolled oats
1	pound	raisins
1	cup	nuts, chopped
3	cups	flour
1	teaspoon	salt
1	teaspoon	baking soda
1	teaspoon	cinnamon
1	teaspoon	nutmeg
1	teaspoon	cloves

Cream first 4 ingredients, mix dried ingredients, and add to creamed mixture. Add raisin and nuts. Drop by rounded teaspoon. Bake 375 15 minute

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Rocky Road Fudge Bars

2 dozen

1/2	cup	butter
1	piece	unsweetened chocolate, square
1	cup	sugar
1	cup	flour
1	cup	nuts
1	teaspoon	baking powder
1	teaspoon	vanilla
2		eggs
Filling
6	ounces	cream cheese
2	tablespoons	flour
1/4	cup	butter, soft
1/4	cup	nuts, chopped
1/2	cup sugar
1		egg
1/2	teaspoon	vanilla
1	cup	semisweet chocolate chips
2	cups	miniature marshmallows
Frosting
1/2	cup	butter
2	ounces	cream cheese
1	square	unsweetened chocolate
1/4	cup	milk
1	teaspoon	vanilla
1	pound	confectioners sugar

In a large saucepan, over low heat, melt 1/2 cup butter and 1 ounce chocolate. Add remaining bar ingredients and mix well, spread into greased 13x9x2 pan.
Filling: In a small bowl combine cheese, sugar, flour, butter, egg and vanilla. Beat until smooth, creamy, and fluffy. Stir in nuts and spread over chocolate mixture. Sprinkle with chocolate pieces.
Bake 350F for 25 - 34 minute or until toothpick comes out clean.
Sprinkle with 2 cup mini marshmallows and bake 2 minutes longer.
Mix together 4 Frosting ingredients over low heat, melting together until smooth and creamy. Add confectioners sugar and vanilla. Blend well, swirl Frosting over marshmallows immediately after removing from oven. Cool, cut into bars.
Bake 350 25 - 35 minute, see instructions for when to return to oven for two minutes

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Snickerdoodles

Makes 4 dozen

1	cup	shortening
1 1/2	cups	granulated sugar
2		eggs
2 3/4	cups	flour
2	teaspoons	cream of tartar
1	teaspoon	baking soda
1/4	teaspoon	salt
2	tablespoons	granulated sugar
2	teaspoons	cinnamon

Mix all ingredients, but 2 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon. Roll in to balls the size of walnuts, then roll in cinnamon and sugar. Bake.
Bake 400 8-10 minute

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Sugar Cookies

4 dozen

8	cups	flour
2 1/2	cups	sugar
1	cup	butter
3	teaspoons	baking powder
1/2	teaspoon	baking soda
1/4	teaspoon	salt
4		eggs
		milk, very little

Mix flour, sugar, and butter as you would for Pie Dough. Add remaining ingredients roll out and cut with decorative cutters.
Bake 375 10 minutes.

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Sugar Cookies # 1

3 dozen

1	cup	sugar
1/2	pound	margarine
1	teaspoon	vanilla
2		eggs, beaten
1/2	teaspoon	baking soda
1/2	teaspoon	salt
3	cups	flour
		sugar

Mix sugar, shortening and vanilla, add eggs, blending well. Add remaining ingredients. Roll into balls size of egg. Roll in sugar and flatten with fork
Bake 375 - 10 minute

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Springerle

3 dozen

4		egg whites, beaten stiff
4		egg yolks
2	cups	sugar
1	cube	ammonium carbonate
20	drops	oil of anise
1	teaspoon	lemon rind, grated
4	cups	flour
		butter
		anise seeds

Beat whites stiff. Beat yolks and sugar and add whites. Blend in next 3 ingredients. Add flour. Blend well. Chill, roll out 1/4" thick; Cut place on floured board and cover. Let stand over night. Brush bottom only with cold water. On a Buttered cookie sheet, covered with anise seeds, place cookies on sheet and bake.
Bake 275F about 40 minute
Store tightly covered.

Date Ice Box Cookies

Makes 3 1/2 dozen cookies

1	cup	shortening
2	cups	brown sugar
2		eggs
1	teaspoon	vanilla
3 1/2	cups	flour
1	teaspoon	baking soda
1	teaspoon	salt
1	cup	nuts
1	cup	dates

Cream shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Sift dry ingredients together and add to creamed mixture. Divide into two parts and form into rolls 2" in diameter. Wrap in wax paper, refrigerate overnight. Slice thin and bake on ungreased sheet.
Bake 350 8 - 10 minutes.

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Lemon Bars Deluxe

Makes about 2 dozen

2	cups	flour
1/2	cup	confectioners' sugar
1	cup	butter
4		eggs
2	cups	sugar
1/3	cup	lemon juice
1/4	cup	flour
1	teaspoon	lemon peel
1/2	teaspoon	baking powder
		confectioners' sugar

Sift flour and confectioner's sugar, cut in butter. Press in 13x9x2 baking pan and bake until brown on edges only.
Bake 350 - 18 minute
Beat together remaining ingredients, pour over baked crust.
Bake 350 20 minutes.
Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar. Cool completely, cut into bars. Store in tight can in cool place.

Peanut Butter Cookies

Makes 4 dozen

1	cup	granulated sugar
1	cup	brown sugar
1	cup	shortening
1	cup	peanut butter
2		eggs
1	teaspoon	baking soda
3	cups	flour
1	teaspoon	vanilla

Mix in order, adding vanilla with eggs. Drop by rounded teaspoon, and flatten with floured fork.
Bake 375 - 10 minutes.

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Toll House Cookies

Makes 4 dozen

1	cup	shortening
3/4	cup	granulated sugar
3/4	cup	brown sugar
2		eggs
1	teaspoon	baking soda
1	teaspoon	salt
2 1/4	cups	flour
1/2	teaspoon	water, hot
1	cup	walnut, chop
2	cups	chocolate chips
1	teaspoon	vanilla

Cream first three ingredients, adding beaten eggs, and vanilla. Mix and add dry ingredients. Add nuts and chips. Drop by rounded teaspoon.
Bake 375 10-12 minute

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