Jumbled Chocolate Drops Recipes

GRANDMA WOLCOTTS CHOCOLATE JUMBLES (1912)

Steps:

• Mix soda into molasses then add brown sugar, eggs cinnamon, and cloves.
• Melt lard, butter and chocolate, then add to mixture.
• Sift in flour gradually, until stiff.
• Refrigerate to make dough hard and easy to roll.
• Roll out dough on floured surface until about 1/4 inch think.
• Cut using a "jumble cutter" (great grandma use to have these custom made) or cut ino 4 inch circles with a 1 inch hole in the middle. You can also use cookie cutters.
• Bake on ungreased cookie sheets for 7-9 minutes in 350 degree oven. The cookie edges will start to turn brown.
• Make a frosting with water and powdered sugar and frost cookies.
• Tip: If cookies dry out, place the heal of a piece of bread in the storage container.

CHOCOLATE JUMBLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease two cookie sheets or lime them with Silpat.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl.
• Add the eggs and vanilla; mix and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Add the flour mixture and mix until it is just combined.
• Add the white chocolate chips and pecans.
• If the dough is too stiff, wet your hands and finish mixing by hand.
• Using two tablespoons, drop the cookie dough onto the cookie sheets; use an ice cream scoop if you have one.
• Wet it with warm water between scoops so the dough falls out easily.
• Press the dough balls down gently with your fingertips.
• Bake the Jumbles for 20 minutes.
• The cookies will be soft when they come out of the oven; do not overbake them.
• Cool them on the cookie sheets for 5 minutes and remove the cookies to a wire rack to finish cooling.

CHOCOLATE JUMBOS

Steps:

• 1. Mix ingredients together. Roll batter about 1/2 inch thick, and cut into desired shapes. Bake at 375 for 10-15 minutes. Cool and frost with favorite icing or: 2 1/2 cup 10x 2 egg whites 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar 1/4 tsp. vanilla Beat last 4 till foamy and add sugar until firm peaks form.

M&M JUMBLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees .
• In a bowl, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy .
• Add egg .
• Combine flour and baking soda; blend into creamed mixture .
• Stir in M & M's baking bits, raisins and nuts .
• Drop rounded tablespoonfuls (1 1/2 inch balls) about 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets .
• Bake 13 to 15 minutes .
• Cool 2 to 3 minutes on cookie sheet before transferring to wire racks to cool thouroughly .
• Store in tightly covered container .

VALENTINE CHOCOLATE JUMBLES

Steps:

• 1. In large bowl combine cookie ingredients with mixer until well blended. Chill several hours or overnight.
• 2. Roll out dough about 1/4" thick between sheets of waxed paper. Cut into heart shapes with 2-1/2" heart-shaped cutter, then cut out centers with 1" heart-shaped cutter. Place on parchment-lined cookie sheet. Reroll scraps and repeat until all dough is used up. Chill again briefly before baking. Bake in center of oven preheated to 350 8-10 minutes, or until edges are firm. Cool on cookie sheet 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.
• 3. Combine icing ingredients except food coloring. Add more confectioners' sugar or water to achieve spreading consistency. Ice cooled cookies. EITHER let icing harden a few hours and paint designs of your choice with red food coloring and very fine brush. OR sprinkle wet icing with valentine-themed colored sprinkles, let dry completely.

OLD-FASHIONED JUBILEE JUMBLES

Steps:

• 1. Chill dough if to soft. Drop by tablespoon or cookie scoop onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake just until, when touched lightly with finger, almost no imprint remains. Careful not to over bake.
• 2. *******************VARIATIONS**********************
• 3. 1) Butterscotch Jumbles- Follow above EXCEPT substitute brown sugar in place of granulated sugar.
• 4. 2) Coconut Jumbles-Follow above EXCEPT mix into the dough 1 cup of moistened shredded coconut.
• 5. 3) Orange Cream Jumbles- Follow above EXCEPT add 1 TBS of fresh orange zest and 1 tsp. of orange extract or 1 TBS. of fresh orange juice instead of vanilla. This would work with any fruit flavor, just adjust accordingly. Lemon or lime would be amazing !!!!
• 6. 4) Chocolate Cream Drops- Follow above EXCEPT stir into shortening mixture 2 squares (2 oz) melted unsweetened chocolate.
• 7. 5) Chocolate Cherry Drops-Mix into Chocolate Dough 2 cups of halved maraschino cherries.
• 8. 6) Fruit and Spice Drops- Follow original recipe EXCEPT sift with dry ingredients 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. cloves, and 1/4 tsp. of nutmeg. Mix into the dough 1 cup of cut of dates or raisins and 1 cup of chopped nuts. You may omit what you don't like and add what you do !
• 9. ***Frosting****
• 10. Blend together 1 cup of sifted powdered sugar, 1/4 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. vanilla or flavoring of your choice, and add enough milk (approx. 1 TBS.) until right spreading consistency. Tint with food coloring if desired.
• 11. ****Lillian***** You can add more orange zest and either orange extract or juice to the frosting. But if you use fresh juice make sure and add it before the milk so you will know how much milk you need to add. If the frosting gets to thin, just add some more powdered sugar. Hope you enjoy this, it is sooo good. You could also do this with lemon or lime the same way.