No-Bake Cookies

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NO-BAKE COOKIES

I don’t know if these are really  cookies.  But they’re not exactly fudge or candy either. 

Anyway, everyone likes them.

Hm. Ours never look as good as this picture.

2 cups sugar

4 Tbsp. cocoa

½ cup milk

1 stick (½ cup) butter

½ cup peanut butter

1 tsp. vanilla

2½ cup uncooked oatmeal

   Boil sugar, cocoa, milk and margarine together for       3 minutes (full boil).  Remove from heat and add peanut butter, vanilla and oats.  Drop by spoonfuls on waxed paper and let cool.

Coconut Macaroons

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COCONUT MACAROONS

1 cup cream of coconut

2 Tbsp. corn syrup

4 large egg whites

1 tsp. vanilla

½ tsp. salt

3 cups unsweetened, shredded coconut

3 cups sweetened, shredded coconut

   Adjust oven racks to upper- and lower-middle positions.  Heat oven to  375°.  Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper and lightly spray the parchment with cooking spray.

Whisk together the cream of coconut, corn syrup, egg whites, vanilla and salt in a small bowl.

Toss the unsweetened and sweetened coconuts together in a large bowl, breaking clumps with your fingertips.  Pour the liquid ingredients into the coconut and mix with a rubber spatula until evenly moistened.  Drop the batter by heaping tablespoons onto the prepared cookie sheets, spacing them about 1-inch apart.  Mush them into loose haystack shapes with your fingers.

Bake (two sheets at a time) until the cookies are light golden-brown, about 15 minutes, rotating the cookie sheets from top to bottom about halfway through baking time.  Cool on the baking sheets about 2 minutes and then remove to racks to finish cooling.

   Mmmmm!

Peanut-butter Cookies

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PEANUT-BUTTER COOKIES

½ cup butter

½ cup peanut butter

½ cup sugar

½ cup packed brown sugar

1 egg

½ tsp. vanilla

¾ tsp. baking soda

¼ tsp. salt

2¼ cups flour

additional white sugar

   Heat oven to 375°.  Cream butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, white sugar, egg and vanilla together until fluffy.  Sift dry ingredients together and add to peanut-butter mixture.  Shape dough into balls and roll in additional white sugar.  Place balls on ungreased cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart.   Flatten them to just less than ½-inch thick, using a fork and pressing it into the balls in a criss-cross pattern.  Bake for 10-12 minutes.

Applesauce Cookies

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APPLESAUCE COOKIES

1½ cups applesauce
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup sugar
½ cup butter
1 egg
1 tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. ground cloves
½ tsp. salt
2½ cups flour
1 cup raisins (my kids say optional)

   Heat oven to 375°. In a medium bowl, mix baking soda with applesauce; set aside. In a large bowl, cream together sugar, butter and egg. Add applesauce mixture to the sugar mixture; mix well. Add cinnamon, cloves and salt. Mix in flour; fold in raisins. Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake for 12-14 minutes.

Molasses-Spice Cookies

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MOLASSES-SPICE COOKIES

2½ cups flour
1½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
1½ tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger
¾ tsp. cloves
¼ tsp. allspice
¾ cup butter, softened
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla
⅓ cup unsulphured molasses
additional white sugar

   Adjust oven racks to upper- and lower-middle positions. Heat oven to 375°. Whisk together flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and allspice in a medium bowl; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter, brown sugar and ½ cup white sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg, vanilla and molasses. Beat until combined; scrape sides of bowl. Add dry ingredients to butter mixture until just combined. Roll into about 2-inch balls; roll balls in additional white sugar and place on ungreased cookie sheets—about 2-inches apart. Bake two sheets at once, reversing positions (from top to bottom) halfway through baking, for 11-13 minutes (until edges begin to set and centers are soft and puffy.   Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans.

Snickerdoodles

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SNICKERDOODLES

1½ cups sugar
½ cup butter, softened
½ cup shortening
2 eggs, room temperature
2¾ cups flour
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. sugar
3 tsp. cinnamon

   Heat oven to 400°. Mix 1½ cups sugar, butter, shortening and eggs in a large bowl.  Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Shape dough into balls—about 1-inch round.  In a small bowl, mix 3 Tbsp. sugar with 3 Tbsp. cinnamon; roll balls in mixture. Place balls about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 8-10 minutes.  Immediately remove from cookie sheet.

Oatmeal Cookies

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MELANIE'S OATMEAL COOKIES
1 cup packed brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
¾ cup shortening
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
¼ cup water
1 tsp. salt
½ tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. nutmeg
¼ tsp. cloves
1 cup flour
3 cups oatmeal
raisins to taste

   Heat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream the brown sugar, white sugar, shortening, egg, vanilla and water. Add salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves until well blended. Mix in flour; add oatmeal. Fold in raisins, if desired. Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake for 12-15 minutes.

Gingerbread Cookies

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GINGERBREAD COOKIES

1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup molasses
2 Tbsp. vinegar
5 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
3 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cloves

   Cream shortening and sugar; add egg, molasses and vinegar.  Stir in flour, soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon and cloves.  Chill about three hours.   [Actually, I never do the chilling part and the cookies turn out fine.]
Heat oven to 375°.  Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface and cut into desired shapes.  Bake for 5-6 minutes.  Cool; frost and decorate as desired.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

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MOM NORTH'S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

1½ cups packed brown sugar
1½ cups white sugar
2 cups butter or shortening [or 1¾ 
   cups butter plus ¼ cup peanut 
   butter]
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
4 eggs
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. baking soda
5 cups flour
1 cup chocolate chips

   Heat oven to 375°.  Cream sugars and butter until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs; mix well. Add dry ingredients; mix well.  [I think a little extra flour helps the cookies hold together better.] Mix in the chocolate chips.  Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookies sheets.  Bake for 8 minutes.  Mmmm!

Sugar Cookies #2

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AUNT MARIAN'S SUGAR COOKIES

½ cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 egg

2 Tbsp. milk

½ tsp. vanilla

2¼ cups flour

2 tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. salt

¼ tsp. nutmeg

   Heat oven to 375°.  Cream butter, sugar and egg.  In a small bowl, mix milk and vanilla together.  In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg.  Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture, alternately with milk beginning and ending with dry stuff [add ¾ cup dry stuff, then 1 Tbsp. milk, etc.].  Mix thoroughly.  Chill at least one hour.  Roll out on a floured surface to about ¼-inch thick.  Cut with floured cookie cutters.  Bake on greased cookie sheets for 8-9 minutes (cookies will appear white when they’re done).  Cool and frost as desired.

Sugar Cookies #1

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MELANIE’S SUGAR COOKIES

I’m not sure where Melanie got this recipe—I think it may have been from our cousin, Julie. But I got the recipe from Melanie.

¾ cup butter

1½ cups sugar

1 cup Miracle Whip

3 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder

dash salt

6-8 cups flour

   Heat oven to 350°. Cream together butter, sugar, Miracle Whip, eggs and vanilla. Add baking soda, baking powder and salt; mix well. Add flour, one cup at a time, to make a soft dough.  Roll dough out about ¼-inch thick and cut with cookie cutters. Place shapes on ungreased baking sheets and bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool on baking racks; frost and decorate as desired.