Uncle Bills Oatmeal Cookies Food

UNCLE BILL'S OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a mixing bowl, cream margarine, oil, granulated sugar and brown sugar.
• Add eggs, vanilla extract and beat well.
• In a separate mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, cream of tartar and baking soda.
• Stir flour mixture into creamed mixture.
• Stir in grape-nuts cereal, rice krispie cereal, rolled oats, both coconut and chopped pecan nuts; mix well to incorporate.
• Drop by tablespoons on an ungreased baking sheet; flatten slightly with a fork.
• Bake in preheated 350 F oven on lower rack for 5 minutes.
• Move to middle rack and finish baking, about 5 to 8 minutes longer or until lightly browned.
• Remove from baking sheet and cool on wire racks.

UNCLE BILL'S WHIPPED SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a mixing bowl and using an electric mixer, combine butter, flour, icing sugar and vanilla extract; mix until mixture is a smooth consistency.
• Prepare cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Spoon out dough onto parchment lined cookie sheets by teaspoonfuls or by tablespoons for larger cookies, spacing about 2 inches apart.
• Cut maraschino cherries into quarters and place one piece in the middle of each cookie, alternating with red and green cherries.
• Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 13 to 15 minutes or until bottom of cookies are lightly browned, DO NOT OVERBAKE.
• Remove from oven and let cool on cookie sheet for about 5 minutes.
• Transfer onto wire racks to finish cooling.
• Store in a container with a lid and separate each layer with wax paper.
• NOTE: If you wish to add some flavor to the cookies, add 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract or almond extract.
• Use sprinkles, half an almond or half a cashew or chocolate to the top of the cookies before baking.
• A thumbprint in the cookie, filled with your choice of jam is very tasty.
• It has been suggested that the cookies be refrigerated for at least 1/2 hour before baking for a different texture.