So, I am encouraging you to get out your mixing bowls and aprons and get a little messy in the kitchen. Sounds like fun to me.
Here are a few favorite recipes to try:
Chocolate Oatmeal Bars
You will need:
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup butter or margarine (softened)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
1 1/4 cup oatmeal
2 cups chocolate chips (divided)
3/4 cup nuts (I use pecans) (divided)
Combine flour and cinnamon in a small bowl. In a large bowl beat butter, sugars and vanilla until creamy. Beat in the egg. Gradually beat in the flour mixture. Stir in the oatmeal, 3/4 cup of chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of nuts. Spread mixture into a greased 13"x9" baking pan. Bake at 350' for 22-28 minutes. As soon as you remove from the oven, sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips. Let sit for 5 minutes and then spread. Makes 2 1/2 dozen bars.
Snickerdoodles
You will need:
1/2 cup butter or margarine (softened)
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 3/4 cups flour
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. granulated sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
Mix butter, shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar and eggs in a large bowl. Blend in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Shape the dough by teaspoon fulls into small balls. Mix the 2 tbsp. granulated sugar and the 2 tsp. cinnamon in a small bowl. Roll the balls in the cinnamon/sugar mixture. Place on cookie sheet and flatten with the bottom of a glass. Bake in a 400' oven for 8-10 minutes.
The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies
You will need:
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
Preheat oven to 400'. Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 6 to 8 min. Cool completely. Frost and decorate. (This is the fun part!)
If you have a favorite family cookie recipe I invite you to post it on your blog (if you have one) and send me the link. I will add any recipe links to the bottom of this post.
1 comment:
I've posted one on my blog, thefairymum. This is a family tradition - once a rolled and iced cookie, now made into a drop cookie for the impatient (me!). It's got a distinctive flavor we love, and a cakey texture that makes it unique!
Cheers!
(and here is the specific post: http://thefairymum.blogspot.com/2007/11/holiday-tradition-anise-cookies.html)
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