Mexican wedding cookies

Mexican wedding cookies

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup powdered sugar, divided

1 tsp. vanilla

2 cups flour

1 cup finely chopped PLANTERS Pecans

Heat oven to 350°F. Beat butter, 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour, beating on low speed after each addition until blended. Add nuts; mix well.

Shape dough into 48 (1-inch) balls. Place, 1-1/2 inches apart, on baking sheets. 

Bake 14 to 15 min. or until bottoms are lightly browned. Cool 5 min. on baking sheets. Roll warm cookies, 1 at a time, in remaining sugar in small bowl until evenly coated; place on wire racks. Cool completely. 

Easiest lemon cookies

These cookies are simple and delicious!!!

One lemon cake mix
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs
Mix dry cake mix with oil and eggs. Mix well and drop by rounded spoonfuls on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 until light golden or lighter.

Easiest lemon cookies

These cookies are simple and delicious!!!

One lemon cake mix
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs
Mix dry cake mix with oil and eggs. Mix well and drop by rounded spoonfuls on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 until light golden or lighter.

monster cookies, (gluten free)

Monster cookies  (made with no flour)

    2 cups margarine  (for a softer cookie use butter flavored Crisco)

    4 cups brown sugar

    4 cups white sugar

    12 eggs

1 tbs vanilla

1 tbs white corn syrup

8 tsp baking soda

5 and ½ cups peanut butter

18 cups quick oats (gluten free)

2 cups chocolate chips  ( I like white chocolate chips better)

2 cups M&M candies

Cream margarine and sugars. Beat eggs in 1 at a time. Stir in vanilla and corn syrup. Add soda.

Mix well. Stir in peanut butter.  Stir in Oats.  Stir in chocolate. And candy.  Drop on cookie sheet by spoonful.

Bake at  350 for about 12 minutes.   This  makes about 20  or more dozen cookies.   But recipe is easily divided.

Peanut Blossoms

Peanut Blossoms


1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup peanut butter
2 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
additional sugar
about 48 Hershey kisses

Preheat to 375 degrees.  Ina large bowl combine first 10 ingredients at low speed until stiff dough forms. Shape into 1 inch balls; Roll in sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately place Kiss on top of each cookie, press down firmly so cookie cracks around edges. Cool on wire rack.
        

Caramel filled chocolate cookies

No  need for words!!!

Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Unwrap one and a half bags of Kraft caramels (Kraft works the best I have tried others)

In a  small bowl combine,
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 tsp  baking soda      
blend well.

In  a large bowl beat 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of packed brown sugar, and 2 sticks of butter until light and fluffy.  Add 2 eggs and 2 tsp vanilla extract. beat well.  add flour mixture and blend well.

In a small bowl combine 1/2 cup pecans and 1 tbsp sugar set aside.
On a paper plate place 1 cup of flour. using a cookie dough scoop drop 6-8 scoops of dough onto flour. place one caramel on each dough ball. wrap the dough around the caramel rolling it as evenly as possible. press one side of the dough into nuts. Place on ungreased cookie sheet nut side up 1 inch apart.
 Bake for 7-10 minutes or until set and slightly cracked looking.

ENJOY!!!    

after they are cool its ok to microwave them for just a few seconds to soften the caramel again.

Be a Hermit

Applesauce Hermits are a great way to warm the  soul.  I remember having these every year around Christmas. Granny always hid these in her special cookie jar.  I would always come straight to that jar when she baked! 

Here you go:
mix in the love  that a grandma would!

2 3/4 c flour                               1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp  baking soda                      1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg                           1 cup raisins
1/2 cup butter                            1 cup Brown  Sugar
1 egg                                         2 cups applesauce

Preheat oven to 350. Cream Butter, Sugar, and eggs.  Add  precombined dry ingredients and  applesauce alternately. mix well!  Drop by spoonfuls on cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes.  Don't over cook. 
Drizzle glaze over top.

To make glaze:
2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons strained fresh orange juice
1 tablespoon orange extract

 Sift powdered sugar into a small saucepan and stir in orange juice and extract to make a smooth paste. Heat glaze over moderately high heat until just warm to the touch.

Enjoy!!! 

COOKIES!!!!

These recipes originally were made for a  cookie press. but you can shape them or roll them for cookie cutters if  you wish, spoon them out onto the pan. chill and slice, whatever is easier for you!

PLAY  have  fun!  Enjoy!!

Orange Cookies

1 cup butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tbs orange juice
1 egg
1 tsp grated orange rind
2 1/2  cups sifted flour
dash of salt
1/4 tsp baking soda

cream butter and gradually ad sugars, beat until light.
Add orange juice, mix well. Add egg and grated orange rind. Sift flour salt and baking soda together and add to the creamed mixture gradually. mix well. Fill the cookie press and form cookies onto and ungreased  cookie sheet.  OR roll dough to 1/2 inch thickness on floured surface. used floured cutters.
If you choose to drop by spoonfuls please use spoon to gently press dough down a bit.
Back at 350 approximately 10-15 minutes

                          

CARAMEL COOKIES

1 cup shortening
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
3 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda

Cream shortening and gradually add both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. Add salt and baking soda mix well! Gradually add flour and mix well. Fill the cookie press and form cookies onto and ungreased  cookie sheet.  OR roll dough to 1/2 inch thickness on floured surface. used floured cutters.
If you choose to drop by spoonfuls please use spoon to gently press dough down a bit.

Back at 350 approximately 10-15 minutes


Chocolate Cookies


1 c shortening
1 c sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla
5 tbs cocoa
1 tsp baking powder
dash of salt
2 c sifted flour

Cream shortening, gradually add sugar. Add unbeaten egg and vanilla.  Sift dry ingredients together and gradually add to cream mixture, mix well.   Fill the cookie press and form cookies onto and ungreased  cookie sheet.  OR roll dough to 1/2 inch thickness on floured surface. used floured cutters.
If you choose to drop by spoonfuls please use spoon to gently press dough down a bit.

Back at 400 approximately 10-15 minutes

Oatmeal Scotchies

I absolutely loved when my granny made these.  I make them  now  and  they are good but nothing compares to the love  granny added.

               This is my mom, Judy,  and Grandma Rosy

Scotchies

1  1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 c (2 sticks) butter softened
3/4 c sugar
3/4 c packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups quick oats
1   11 oz package butterscotch morsels

Preheat oven to 375 F
Combine dry ingredients in bowl set aside.  Beat butter and both sugars together well. Add eggs, beat well.
Add vanilla and mix well, Gradually beat in flour mixture.  Stir in oats and morsels.  Drop by rounded spoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheets.  Bake 7-8 minutes.  cool on wire rack.

Cookies the easy way

1/2 cup milk
2 cups Sugar
2 tbsp butter
Boil all in pan 1 1/2 minutes
add 1/3 cup cocoa.
Return to boil add
1/2 cup peanut butter and 1 tsp vanilla extract.
return to a boil stirring constantly.
Stir in 3 cups quick oats.
Spoon  onto wax paper allow to cool.  store in sealed container.