Cookies & Bars

SOFT & CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/4 c. dark brown sugar, firmly packed
1 1/4 c white sugar
1 c. butter, softened
3 eggs
1 c. creamy peanut butter
2 tsp. vanilla

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine flour, soda and salt. Mix well with a wire whisk. In a large bowl blend sugars using an electric mixer set at medium speed. Add butter and mix to form a grainy paste, scraping the sides of the bowl. Add eggs, peanut butter and vanilla, and mix at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the flour mixture and mix at low speed until just mixed. Don't over mix! Drop by rounded tablespoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet, 1 1/2" apart. Bake for 15 – 18 minutes until cookies are slightly brown along edges. Transfer immediately to cool surface with a spatula. Excellent!!




CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

2¼ c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
¾ cups sugar
¾ cups packed brown sugar
½ c. Crisco
3 Tbsp. softened butter or margarine
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
Chocolate chips

In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In a medium mixing bowl, combine sugars, Crisco and butter or margarine. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well. Slowly add flour mixture until well combined. Fold in chocolate chips. Roll into balls and bake for approximately 10 – 12 minutes at 350 degrees.




SUGAR COOKIES
Ann Manley

½ cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
½ cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
3½ c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt

Cream shortening and sugar. Add egg, milk and vanilla. Mix well. Sift dry ingredients into mixture. Mix well. Dough will be stiff. Place onto floured board and roll out ½” - ¼” thick. The thicker the cookie, the softer it will be. Cut into shapes and bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. DO NOT OVER BAKE. Allow to cool and frost.



SOFT SUGAR COOKIES

½ c. margarine
¾ c. sugar
1 egg
½ tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
¼ tsp. salt
½ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
2 – 3 Tbsp. milk

Cream margarine and sugar. Add egg, vanilla and flour. Add the remaining ingredients and combine well. Chill for 1 hour. Roll out, cut into shapes and bake at 350 degrees for 8 – 10 minutes.




NO FAIL – WE LIKE ‘EM CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
Melinda Manley

2/3 c. butter flavored shortening
2/3 c. margarine or butter
1 c. packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. sugar
½ tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
3 – 3½ c. flour
1 pkg. chocolate chips

Bake at 350 degrees for 7 - 9 minutes.



PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
Melinda Manley

1 c. canned pumpkin
¾ c. sugar
½ c. oil
2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. salt
1 tsp. baling soda
1 tsp. milk
1 c. milk chocolate chips
1 tsp. vanilla

Dissolve baking soda in milk; set aside. In a large bowl, add pumpkin, sugar, oil and egg; stir. Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda mixture. Combine well. Stir in chocolate chips and vanilla. Spoon onto a cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 – 12 minutes.



ZUCCHINI COOKIES
Ann Manley

1 c. grated zucchini
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. sugar
½ c. margarine
1 egg, beaten
½ tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
½ tsp. cloves
½ tsp. salt
1 c. chopped nuts
1 c. raisins
1 tsp. cinnamon

Thoroughly combine zucchini and soda. Combine flour mixture & nuts. Add raisins to zucchini mixture. Chill dough at least 1 hour. Push from tip of teaspoon onto greased baking sheet. Bake in a preheated oven at 375 degrees for 12 – 15 minutes. Makes about 3 dozen.
 



CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

2 ¼ c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt } Sift together & set aside.

In a medium mixing bowl, combine:
¾ c. sugar
¾ c. brown sugar (packed)
½ c. Crisco
3 Tbsp. softened butter

Then add:
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix well. Slowly add flour mixture until well combined. Then add as many chocolate chips as you’d like. Toll into balls and bake for approximately 12 minutes at 350 degrees.



HELLO DOLLIES

½ c. butter or margarine
1 c. graham cracker crumbs
1 c. chocolate chips
1 c. coconut
1 c. nuts
1 can sweetened condensed milk

Melt butter in cookie sheet. Spread crumbs over butter. Sprinkle on coconut, chocolate chips and nuts. Pour milk over the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 – 30 minutes. Will be quite moist and gooey. Let pertly cool. Cut and set on paper towels.



 
MRS. FIELDS COOKIES

2 c. butter
2 c. sugar
2 c. brown sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
4 c. flour
5 c. oatmeal (raw)
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
2 (12 oz.) pkg. of chocolate chips
1 (8 oz.) Hershey bar, grated
3 c. nuts

Put oatmeal in blender until powdered. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Blend in flour and oatmeal, salt and soda and powder. Fold in chocolate chips, Hershey bar and nuts. Place on ungreased pan in form and size of gold balls. Bake.