Moms Cookie Food

MOM'S SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar, shortening and eggs.
• Add 1 cup flour, soda, salt, and baking powder.
• Combine milk and vanilla.
• Add to creamed mixture alternately with remaining 4 cups flour.
• Cover and chill at least 1 hour.
• Roll onto lightly floured surface 1/4 inch thick.
• Cut with desired shapes.
• Bake on ungreased cookies sheets at 400°F for 8-10 minutes or until edges just begin to turn light golden brown.
• Cool and frost with favorite frosting.

MOM'S COOKIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan. Pour cereal and peanuts into the pan and spread around evenly.
• In a heavy sauce pan, bring sugar and corn syrup to a rolling boil, over medium heat. Remove from heat and stir in the peanut butter. Pour the sugar mixture evenly over the cereal and peanuts. Let cool and cut into squares.

MOM'S M&M COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix butter, sugars and vanilla until blended.
• Beat in eggs.
• Save 1/4 cup of flour to coat candies.
• Add dry ingredients to mixture.
• Mix until well blended.
• Stir in the flour coated candies and the rest of the flour until well mixed.
• Some people like to save half of the candies out and use them to decorated the top of the cookies before putting them in the oven.
• Drop round teaspoon of cookie dough on ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes in 375 oven.

MOM'S SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream sugar, shortening and eggs in large mixing bowl. Mix in other ingredients-add flour a little at a time, using wooden spoon if mix gets too thick for electric mixer. Chill dough for 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Use plenty of flour to roll out dough about 1/4 in thick; cut with assorted cookie cutters. Bake for 10-12 min or until cookies are just lightly brown on bottom.
• Frosting: Melt butter in microwave; add milk and vanilla and stir.
• Place powdered sugar in separate containers. Add a little milk mixture and stir until frosting reaches desired consistency. Use food coloring and assorted sprinkles to frost/decorate cookies as desired.

MOM'S CRACKED SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter & sugar.
• Mix in egg.
• Mix in flour, cream of tartar & baking soda till well combined.
• Drop tablespoon size balls in sugar, roll to coat.
• Place 12 cookies on a parchment lined cookie sheet, do not flatten.
• Bake at 350 for 10 - 15 minutes.
• Slide parchment with cookies onto wire rack to cool.
• Store in airtight container.

MOM'S OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs til light and fluffy. Stir in buttermilk.
• Stir dry ingredients into creamed mixture. Stir in oats and raisins.
• Drop from tablespoon 2" apart on lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 400* about 8 minutes. Cool slightly; remove from pan.