Germantown Cookies Recipes

23 GERMAN COOKIES WE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a German treat in 30 minutes or less!

GERMANTOWN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to moderate speed (350 degrees).
• Cream sugar and butter or margarine.
• Add eggs, then vanilla.
• Sift dry ingredien ts (flour, soda, powder, salt and orange peel) together.
• Add to first mixture.
• Add oatmeal, coconut and nuts.
• Roll out to 2" thickness and cutout with a 2" biscuit cutter and place on cookie sheet or drop by Tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
• Bake for 12 minutes.
• Let cool on pan for 2-3 minutes .
• Move to cooling surface (paper towels or cooling racks) and let completely cool.
• Make appoximately 40 cookies.

GERMANTOWN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into the butter mixture. Finally, mix in the orange zest, coconut, oats and pecans. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges begin to brown slightly. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 2 to 3 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.