Cookie Recipes

Including recipes for Sour Cream Chocolate Chip, Creamy Peanut Butter, Chocolate-Chocolate Chip, Best Oatmeal, and Mexican Wedding Cookies, Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Wonders, Shortbread Cookies, and Crispy Sugar Cookies plus links to lots more cookie recipes, including cookies for different holidays.

Title: Sour Cream Chocolate Chip Cookies

      2 c  all-purpose flour
      1 t  baking powder
    1/2 t  baking soda
    1/4 t  salt
    1/2 c  butter
  2 1/2 oz unsweet baking chocolate
  1 1/2 c  granulated sugar
      2 ea eggs
      1 t  vanilla extract
    1/2 c  sour cream
      2 pk Chocolate Chips (12 oz)
      1 c  chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Using a wire whisk, mix dry ingredients thoroughly; set aside.

In a medium saucepan, melt butter and unsweetened baking chocolate over medium-low heat; stir constantly until completely melted.
 
In a large mixing bowl using electric mixer, beat sugar, eggs and vanilla until blended. Add chocolate and butter mixture. Add dry ingredients, 1/3 at a time alternating with sour cream; mix well after each addition. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheet, spacing them 2" apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

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just place a few pieces of apple in with the sugar.

Title: Creamy Peanut Butter Cookies

  1 1/2 c  sifted flour
    1/2 c  sugar
    1/2 t  baking soda
    1/4 t  salt
    1/2 c  Crisco
    1/2 c  creamy peanut butter
    1/4 c  light corn syrup
      1 T  milk

Combine flour, sugar, soda and salt. Cut in Crisco, and peanut butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.

Blend in syrup and milk.

Shape in roll 2 inches in diameter; chill.

Slice 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick. Place half the slices on ungreased cookie sheet; spread each with 1/2 tsp peanut butter.

Cover with remaining slices; seal edges with fork.
 
Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes, or until browned.

Makes 2 dozen cookies.

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Title: Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Cookies

      2 c  all purpose flour
      1 t  baking soda
    1/2 c  unsweetened cocoa
    1/2 c  butter or margarine
    1/2 c  shortening
      1 c  packed brown sugar
      1 c  granulated sugar
      2 ea eggs
    1/2 t  vanilla
      2 c  chocolate chips
      1 c  chopped walnuts

Cream butter and shortening with sugars until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Add dry ingredients and beat til well combined.
 
Stir in chips and nuts.

Bake at 375 F for 8 to 10 minutes.

For easy cleanup: measure out cooking oil first into a cup
or rinse the cup in hot water before measuring honey or syrup.

Title: Best Oatmeal Cookies

    3/4 c  Margarine, room temp
      1 c  White sugar
    1/2 c  Packed brown sugar
      2 ea Egg whites, slightly beaten
  1 1/2 c  All purpose flour
      1 t  Baking soda
      1 t  Ground cinnamon
    1/4 t  Ground nutmeg
  1 1/2 c  Oats, uncooked
      1 c  Raisins
      1 t  Vanilla

In a large mixing bowl, beat margarine and sugars until light and fluffy. Add egg whites.

In a medium size bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg; add to sugar mixture. Stir in oats, raisins and vanilla. Chill 1 hour.
 
Preheat oven 350F.

Roll a teaspoon of dough into a ball and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Grease the bottom of a glass with margarine, dip glass in sugar and use to flatten ball of dough.
 
Continue, leaving adequate space between cookies. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on racks.

This cookie recipe contains: Cal: 61, fat: 1 g.

Some things that freeze well are citrus rinds, dried fruit, coconut,
raisins, chocolate, blueberries, cranberries, nuts (all types), and mashed banana .

Title: Mexican Wedding Cookies

      1 c  Butter, softened
      1 c  Powdered sugar
      2 c  Sifted flour
      1 c  Ground nuts
      1 t  Vanilla

Combine all ingredients and form into 1 1/2" balls.

Bake on cookie sheet at 350 degrees for about 10-15 minutes or until set.

Roll cookies in powdered sugar while still warm.

 

Be sure to check out our Christmas Cookies, Valentine's Day cookie recipes, Easter cookie recipes and Mother's Day cookies.

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Wonders

      1 c  Sugar
      1 c  Brown sugar
      1 ea Stick of butter
  1 1/2 c  Self-rising flour
      2 ea Eggs
      1 ts Vanilla
      3 c  Minute oatmeal
     12 oz chocolate chips
  1 1/2 c  Pecans

Cream together the sugars and butter. Add the flour eggs, vanilla, outmeal, chocolate chips, and pecans.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes.

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Shortbread Cookies

      1 c  butter (softened)
    1/2 c  sifted powdered sugar
      1 c  all-purpose flour
    1/2 c  cornstarch

Cream the butter; add sugar, beat until light and fluffy.

Sift together the flour and cornstarch in a medium mixing bowl, add to creamed mixture, blend well.

Shape dough into a ball, and chill 1 to 2 hours.

Shape dough into 1-inch balls, and place 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Gently flatten cookies to 1/2-inch thick, using a fork dipped in flour.

Bake at 300 degrees for 20 to 25 mins.

Cool slightly on cookie sheets then remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Crispy Sugar Cookies

    3/4 c  shortening
      1 c  sugar
      2 ea eggs
    1/2 ts vanilla
  2 1/2 c  flour
      1 ts baking powder
      1 ts salt
      1 x  egg whites
      1 x  colored or plain sugar

Mix together all ingredients. Chill.

Roll out thin (1/8 " or as thin as you can handle, the thinner they are the crispier).

Cut into shapes and transfer to cookie sheet. Brush with egg whites then sprinkle with colored or plain sugar.

Bake at 400 degrees or 6-8 minutes or until the edges begin to brown.