Chocolate Jumble Cookies Food

JUMBO CHOCOLATE CUTOUTS

Steps:

• Beat shortening and cocoa until blended. Beat in molasses, sugar and eggs. Beat in coffee. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and cloves; gradually beat into molasses mixture. Dough will be very soft. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 350°. On a well floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-1/2-in. round cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake until edges are set, 14-16 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Decorate as desired with confectioners' sugar.

OATMEAL JUMBLE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in molasses and vanilla. Combine the oats, flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in walnuts, chips and cranberries., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

EASY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line two baking sheets with parchment. Cream the butter and sugars together until very light and fluffy, then beat in the egg and vanilla. Once combined, stir in the flour, bicarb, chocolate and ¼ tsp salt.
• Scoop 10 large tbsps of the mixture onto the trays, leaving enough space between each to allow for spreading. Bake for 10-12 mins or until firm at the edges but still soft in the middle - they will harden a little as they cool. Leave to cool on the tray for a few mins before eating warm, or transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Will keep for three days in an airtight container.

GRANDMA WOLCOTTS CHOCOLATE JUMBLES (1912)

Steps:

• Mix soda into molasses then add brown sugar, eggs cinnamon, and cloves.
• Melt lard, butter and chocolate, then add to mixture.
• Sift in flour gradually, until stiff.
• Refrigerate to make dough hard and easy to roll.
• Roll out dough on floured surface until about 1/4 inch think.
• Cut using a "jumble cutter" (great grandma use to have these custom made) or cut ino 4 inch circles with a 1 inch hole in the middle. You can also use cookie cutters.
• Bake on ungreased cookie sheets for 7-9 minutes in 350 degree oven. The cookie edges will start to turn brown.
• Make a frosting with water and powdered sugar and frost cookies.
• Tip: If cookies dry out, place the heal of a piece of bread in the storage container.

CHOCOLATE JUMBLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease two cookie sheets or lime them with Silpat.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl.
• Add the eggs and vanilla; mix and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Add the flour mixture and mix until it is just combined.
• Add the white chocolate chips and pecans.
• If the dough is too stiff, wet your hands and finish mixing by hand.
• Using two tablespoons, drop the cookie dough onto the cookie sheets; use an ice cream scoop if you have one.
• Wet it with warm water between scoops so the dough falls out easily.
• Press the dough balls down gently with your fingertips.
• Bake the Jumbles for 20 minutes.
• The cookies will be soft when they come out of the oven; do not overbake them.
• Cool them on the cookie sheets for 5 minutes and remove the cookies to a wire rack to finish cooling.

JUMBLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Line cookie sheet with parchment paper, foil or silicone.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Sift together flour, baking soda and salt, set aside.
• In large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
• Beat in sugars until combined.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Beat in as much of the flour mixture as you can and add any remaining flour by hand, if necessary.
• Stir in nuts, raisins, and chocolate pieces.
• Using 1/4 cup of dough for each cookie, drop dough about 3 inches apart onto cookie sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden and set. The centers with be paler than the edges.
• Let cookies stand on cookie sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire race; let cool.

M&M JUMBLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees .
• In a bowl, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy .
• Add egg .
• Combine flour and baking soda; blend into creamed mixture .
• Stir in M & M's baking bits, raisins and nuts .
• Drop rounded tablespoonfuls (1 1/2 inch balls) about 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets .
• Bake 13 to 15 minutes .
• Cool 2 to 3 minutes on cookie sheet before transferring to wire racks to cool thouroughly .
• Store in tightly covered container .

CHOCOLATE JUMBLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Melt margarine in large bowl, cool slightly. Add all remaining ingredients, stir until well blended -- dough will be very stiff.
• Drop dough by level 1/4 cupfuls 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets. Flatten slightly.
• Bake 13-16 minutes, just until set. Do not over bake -- centers should be soft. Let stand 1 minute. Remove to wire racks and cool.