Peanut Butter Cookies

The Best Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients:
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup white sugar
2 sticks of margarine NOT butter or(1 cup Butter Flavor Crisco)
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups flour
1/2 cup or more granulated sugar to roll cookies in.

Don't make the fork prints in them as some do, they should
crackle and be like a sugar cookie.

Directions:
.1 Cream together the sugars, Margerine, peanut butter
.2 Add the eggs and vanilla.
.3 Sift the dry ingredients together and add gradually until
blended well
.4 Roll into tablespoon size balls
.5 Roll cookie dough balls into sugar
.6 Place on cookie sheets-
.7 Bake at 350° oven for 11-13
minutes.

Spumoni Chunk Cookies

From the Betty Crocker website

1	pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
1/2	cup butter or margarine, softened
1	egg
1	cup dried cherries, coarsely chopped
1	cup semisweet chocolate chunks
1	cup salted dry-roasted pistachio nuts, coarsely chopped

Heat oven to 375°F.
In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter and egg until soft dough forms. Stir in cherries, chocolate chunks and nuts.
On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls (or use level 3 tablespoon-size scoop) about 2 inches apart.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely.
Makes 2 dozen

Nutrition Information:

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Cookie)

• Calories 210
• (Calories from Fat 90),

• Total Fat 10g
• (Saturated Fat 4 1/2g,
• Trans Fat 1g),
• Cholesterol 20mg;
• Sodium 110mg;
• Total Carbohydrate 27g
• (Dietary Fiber 1g,
• Sugars 18g),
• Protein 2g;

Percent Daily Value*:

• Vitamin A 4%;
• Vitamin C 0%;
• Calcium 0%;
• Iron 6%;

Exchanges:

• 1/2 Starch;
• 0 Fruit;
• 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate;
• 0 Skim Milk;
• 0 Low-Fat Milk;
• 0 Milk;
• 0 Vegetable;
• 0 Very Lean Meat;
• 0 Lean Meat;
• 0 High-Fat Meat;
• 2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

• 2;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Snickerdoodles

Rated: Submitted By: N. Drew Photo By: Jamie Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 30

"Here's the recipe that I got from my mother."

Ingredients:

1 cup shortening or butter 1 1/2 cups white sugar 2 eggs 2 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons white sugar 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1.	Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2.	In a large bowl, mix together the shortening and 1 1/2 cups of white sugar until smooth. Stir in the eggs one at a time, blending well after each. Combine the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt; stir into the batter until blended.
3.	Roll the dough into balls the size of small walnuts. Roll in a mixture of 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. My note: cream of tartar makes the cookies crispier, eliminate if you want a soft cookie.

Cherry Winks

Rated: Submitted By: Sally Photo By: RUTGERCAT Servings: 30

"Cookies are rolled in crushed corn flakes and topped with a quarter of a maraschino cherry."

Ingredients:

3/4 cup shortening 1 cup white sugar 2 eggs 2 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup chopped pecans 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped 1/3 cup maraschino cherries, chopped 2 1/2 cups crushed cornflakes cereal 10 maraschino cherries, quartered

Directions:

1.	Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
2.	Cream the shortening with the sugar. Blend in the eggs, milk and vanilla.
3.	Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the chopped pecans, chopped dates and 1/3 cup maraschino cherries.
4.	Shape teaspoonful sized chunks of dough into balls. Roll each ball in the crushed corn flakes. Place balls on the prepared baking sheets and top each cookie with 1/4 maraschino cherry.
5.	Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool completely before storing in airtight containers.

Nana's Cut Out Sugar Cookies

Cream
2/3 cup shortening
1 1/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
until light and fluffy.

Sift
3 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder

Add to first mixture. Mix until smooth. Chill. Roll into 1/4 inch thickness on lightly floured board. Cut with cookie cutters. Bake 12 to 15 minutes. Yield about 60 cookies.

To make Chocolate Cut Out Sugar Cookies
Add 1/2 cup cocoa mixed with 3 tbsp hot water to sugar cookie recipe when eggs are added.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

2/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 packages (6 ounce) chocolate chips - I actually use only one package

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix thoroughly shortening, butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla. Blend in remaining ingredients. For a softer cookie (which I usually prefer) add an additional 1/2 cup flour.

Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Cool slightly before removing from baking sheet.

Makes about 7 dozen cookies.

This recipe came from the Betty Crocker Recipe Card Library.

Muzzie's Icebox Cookies

This recipe came from Laura's paternal grandmother and was another Christmas favorite when Laura was a little girl.

1 pound brown sugar
2 well beaten eggs
1 cup shortening
3 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup fine ground nuts (I usually used walnuts)
1 tsp walnut flavoring

Mix brown sugar and shortening. Add eggs, then flour. Roll into logs 3/4 inch high. Refrigerate till hard. Slice then bake in 350 degree oven.

Nana's Soft Sugar Cookies

This is a recipe that my mom made since I was a kid and one that Laura and I often make.

Add about one tbsp vinegar to 1 cup milk to sour the milk and make it thick. Let sit for several minutes. Stir before using.

Cream 3/4 cup shortening with a mixer.
Add 2 cups sugar.
Add 3 eggs.
Add 1 tsp vanilla.

Sift 4 cups flour
with 1 tsp baking soda
and 1 heaping tsp baking powder.

Alternate adding the flour mixture and the milk into the sugar mixture until completely blended.
Drop by spoonful onto greased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with sugar.

Bake in 375 degree oven until cookies appear baked through.