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WORLD'S BEST COOKIES II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• In mixing bowl, cream butter and margarine.
• Add sugars, vanilla, and oil.
• Beat until smooth.
• Add egg and beat again until smooth.
• Add flour, salt, baking soda, and cream of tartar.
• Add nuts, oats, coconut, and Rice Krispies.
• Fold in until well blended.
• Cover bowl with waxed paper and refrigerate for an hour.
• Dough will be stiff enough to handle.
• Spray cookie sheets lightly.
• Pinch off a small piece about the size of a marble and flatten with your fingers (a regular sized cookie sheet should hold 24).
• Bake for 8-10 minutes.
• After removing from the oven, leave on the cookie sheets for a few minutes, then cool on racks.

CORNMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix softened BUTTER and sugar until creamy.
• Add the egg and vanilla and beat well.
• In a separate mixing bowl, mix together the cornmeal, Baking Powder, salt and flour.
• Add to the creamed mixture.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven about 15 minutes or until lightly brown.

EASY CHRISTMAS COOKIES II

Steps:

• Cream margarine, cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk and flour.
• Mix well; add vanilla.
• Shape into long rolls.
• Refrigerate a few hours or overnight. Slice and dip in colored sugar sprinkles.
• Bake at 375° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly golden.
• Can be used with a cookie press.

ITALIAN ALMOND COOKIES II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F (175 degrees C).
• Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, use your hands to mix together the almond paste, flour, egg whites, white sugar and confectioners' sugar until well blended.
• The mixture will be very sticky.
• Place the sliced almonds into a small bowl.
• Scoop out rounded teaspoonfuls of the dough and drop them into the almonds.
• Roll until completely coated.
• Place 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown.
• Cool on cookie sheets for a few minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

ITALIAN WEDDING COOKIES II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• In a large bowl break up the almond paste. Add the softened butter, sugar, eggs and almond extract. Beat batter until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the flour and the salt. Split the batter into thirds and add enough of the three different food colorings to each third to color the batter nicely.
• Spread the batters into three 9 x 13 and 1/4-inch deep aluminum baking pans. Be sure the batter is only about 1/8-inch thick or it will rise to high.
• Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 12 minutes.
• Cool. Remove baked and cooled cakes from pans and place on a cookie sheet or cutting board.
• Heat the jam and spread between the layers as you stack them.
• Spread the melted chocolate over the top layer and refrigerate. When stiff remove cookies from the refrigerator and let chocolate soften slightly before cutting into small rectangles.