Snickerdoodles

1 cup butter or margarine 

½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups sugar 

3 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs
2 ¾ cups flour

Roll into balls. Then roll in mixture of 4 Tablespoons sugar and 4 Teaspoons cinnamon.
Place balls on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 400° for 10 minutes.

Makes about 1 ½ dozen cookies

SUGAR COOKIES

1 ½ c. powdered sugar

1 c. margarine or butter, softened

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla

½ tsp. almond extract

2 ½ c. flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. cream of tartar

Granulated sugar

Cream sugar and butter. Mix in wet ingredients. Mix in all other ingredients.  Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Divide dough into halves. Roll dough 3/16” thick. Cut into shapes.

Sprinkle with granulated sugar and place on lightly greased cookie sheet.  Bake at 375° for 7-8 min.

Makes 5 doz. 2” cookies.

SCHOOLHOUSE RANGER COOKIES

1 cup margarine (can use butter)

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar, packed

1 tsp. vanilla

2 eggs

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

1 cup coconut

1/2 cup chopped nuts

2 cups oatmeal

2 cups corn flakes

1 cup semi-sweet choc. chips

Cream butter and sugars. Add vanilla and eggs. Mix. Add flour, baking powder, salt, and soda. Mix. Add coconut, nuts, and oatmeal. Mix. Add corn flakes and choc. Chips. Mix with hands.

Form into balls (2”), then flatten with hand before baking.

Bake at 350 degrees. For 8-10 minutes.

Note: To make more festive, add three red and green M&Ms to top of each cookie before baking.

QUAKER OATMEAL COOKIES

1 ¼ c. margarine

¾  c. brown sugar

½ c. sugar

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla

1 ½ c. flour

   

1 tsp. Baking soda

1 tsp. cinnamon

½ tsp.  nutmeg (opt.)

 3 c. Oats

½ c. chopped nuts (opt.)

 Bake at 375 for 8-11 minutes. Makes 4 1/2 dozen.

PEANUT BUTTER CRISSCROSSES

1 cup margarine

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup peanut butter

3 cups flour

2 tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. salt

Thoroughly cream shortening, sugars, eggs, vanilla. Stir in peanut butter. Sift dry ingredients; stir into creamed mixture.

Drop by rounded teaspoons on ungreased cookie sheet. Press down with back of floured fork to make crisscrosses.

Bake at 350° for about 10 minutes

BEST EVER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

1 cup butter or margarine (I use margarine)

¾ cup sugar

¾ cup br. sugar

Cream together above ingredients, then add:

1 tsp. vanilla

2 large eggs

Mix, then add:

2 1/2 cups flour (recipe calls for 2 ¼ cups, but I like to add extra)

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

1 cup chocolate chips

½ cup nuts (optional)

Stir until well blended.

Drop by spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes.