Grandma Welds Cookies Recipes

GRANDMA'S MILLION DOLLAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, combine 1 cup of the sugar, shortening and butter; beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla, almond extract and egg; blend well. Add flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; mix well.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll balls in remaining 1/3 cup sugar; place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. With bottom of glass dipped in sugar, flatten balls to 1/8-inch thickness.
• Bake at 350°F. for 7 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.

GRANDMA WELD'S COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream the butter and the sugar together until light beat in the flour, almond extract and salt. Stir in the chocolate chips. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least one hour.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Shape the dough into 1 1/2 inch long crescents. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets for 15 to 20 minutes, until cooked through but not browned at all about 10 minutes. Cool cookies on racks and store in an airtight container.

GRANDMA'S OLD-FASHIONED PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Place butter and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl; beat with a stand mixer or electric mixer at medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. While continuing to beat, gradually add brown sugar and granulated sugar; beat until well combined.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition until incorporated. Add peanut butter and beat until combined.
• Add flour, baking powder, and salt; mix on low speed until just combined.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls; place on a cookie sheet. Flatten with a fork dipped in granulated sugar; repeat with the fork turned perpendicular to the first marks to create a cross-hatch pattern.
• Bake at 375 degrees for about 9 minutes, or until very lightly browned.
• I like my peanut butter cookies soft, so I watch them closely while baking and take them out of the oven as soon as they are lightly browned.