Family Favorite Cookies Recipes

FAMILY-FAVORITE OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, soda and cinnamon; add alternately to the creamed mixture with buttermilk. Fold in the oats, raisins and nuts. , Drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks.

FAMILY FAVORITE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In large bowl, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Beat in flour mixture until blended.
• Stir in chocolate, cereal, coconut and oats.
• On ungreased cookie sheet, drop dough by rounded tablespoons, 2 inches apart.
• Bake 12 minutes or until lightly golden and edges look crisp.
• Let stand on wire rack for 2 minutes then remove from sheets to cool completely.

FAMILY FAVORITE RAISIN-FILLED COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk 3 1/2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, cream of tartar, and baking soda together in a bowl. Mix vegetable shortening, milk, egg, and vanilla extract into dry ingredients to make a dough. Roll the dough out 1/4-inch thick on a floured work surface. Cut dough into 2 1/2-inch rounds using a biscuit cutter or glass.
• Combine raisins, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1 tablespoon flour in a bowl; stir to coat raisins. Spoon 1 rounded teaspoon of raisin mixture into center of a cookie round and top with another round. Use a fork to crimp the edges together to make little pies. Place cookies onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly golden brown, about 11 minutes. Watch carefully to prevent burning.
• Gather cut scraps of dough, gently form into a ball, and roll out again. Repeat steps as before until all dough and filling are used up.

FAMILY FAVORITE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening and peanut butter with sugars.
• Add egg mix in thoroughly.
• Blend all dry ingredients together, add to shortening mixture, mix well.
• Chill dough.
• Heat oven to 375' degrees F.
• Drop dough by teaspoonful onto lightly greased baking sheet.
• With fork dipped in sugar lightly press in crisscross.
• Bake 8-10 minutes.