Peanut Butter Cookies

I got this recipe from my mom's 1970's Betty Crocker book. I've used it so often because it's easy and YUMMY!

1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup butter flavored shortening
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt


1. Mix sugars, peanut butter, shortening, butter and egg in large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.

2. Heat oven to 375ºF.

3. Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten in crisscross pattern with fork dipped into sugar.

4. Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.

Kierston's Cookie Dough Smash Balls

Our favorite "Special K" made these and brought them into Dispatch. After telling her they were not cooked, I decided they were still good, and worth putting on here. Enjoy!

2 cups Bisquick

3/4 cup peanut butter

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup chocolate chips

Mix it up. Roll into balls. Roll around in sugar to cover.

Press with fork.

Bake 3 minutes. (I'd bake them longer though...)

Cake Mix Cookies

Did you know that cake mixes can be made into cookies? They can and are very yummy! This version is one that I love, because of the "Andes" Mints on top. Use this recipe to make oreos, and other cookies with chocolates on top! The recipe is:

2 German Chocolate Cake Mixes (dry)

1 cup shortening (or use 1/2 cup vegetable oil)

4 eggs.

Mix together really well. The mix will be thick. Roll into balls and bake at 350 for 7-9 minutes. Take out of the oven and place on cooling rack. At this point have your chocolates unwrapped. Place "Andes" Mints on the cookie and let melt. Once melted spread around. You can use Hershey's Kisses with Carmel. These cookies can be put together with cream cheese icing for Oreo cookies. Enjoy.

Spritz Cookies

Ok so I love the holiday and I love to bake. The kids love to help w/this recipe. You will need a cookie press. Hope you enjoy.

Lime Spritz Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 cups butter (no substitutes), softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 package (3 ounces) lime gelatin (or any jello flavor you like)
  
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• Red and green colored sugar, optional

Directions:

In a mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar and gelatin. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press dough into desired shapes 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar if desired. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 14 dozen

Sugar Cookies

These are alot of work, but worth it!

1 Cup butter
2 Cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 Cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
5 Cups all purpose flour
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

Cream butter and sugar. Add egg.
Sift dry ingredients together. Add alternately with milk and vanilla.
Roll out dough, about 1/4 inch thick. (The thicker, the better.)
Bake at 350 for 12 minutes.

PS - I've found that it's easier to refrigerate the dough for a few hours and then roll it out, it's a little stiffer and doesn't break up as easily.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

1 1/4  Cups Brown Sugar, firmly packed
3/4 Cup  Butter Flavored Shortening
2 TBS  Milk
1 TBS  Vanilla
1  Egg
1 3/4 Cups All Purpose Flour
1 tsp  Salt
3/4 tsp  Baking Soda
1 Cup  Semisweet Chocolate Chips
1 Cup  Pecans, coarsely chopped



Preheat oven to 350.  Grease 13x9 pan.

Combine sugar, shortening, milk and vanilla.  Add egg.
Combine flour, salt, and baking soda.  Add to wet mixture.
Beat at low speed until just blended.
Stir in chocolate chips and pecans.

Press dough evenly into prepared pan.
Bake at 350 for 22-25 minutes until lightly browned
and firm in the center.  Do not overbake.

Cool completely and cut into squares.

*Note - You can also make these into cookies.
350 for 9-12 minutes.