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WAGON WHEEL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Stir in walnuts if desired. Cover dough and chill for at least one hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Roll the dough into walnut sized balls. Roll the balls in confectioners' sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto the cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

BUTTERSCOTCH WHEELS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Melt two tablespoons butter in small pan over low heat. Add 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1 1/2 tablespoons water. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture bubbles. Remove from heat and mix in pecans. Spread mixture into the bottom of an 8-inch-square ungreased baking dish.
• In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Cut 8 tablespoons butter into flour until it resembles coarse cornmeal. Add milk and stir until a soft dough forms.
• Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured board and knead for 30 seconds. Roll into 10-inch-by-12-inch rectangle about 1/4-inch thick.
• Cream remaining butter with remaining brown sugar and the cinnamon until mixture is light and fluffy. Spread thinly over dough. Starting at a long end, roll up dough tightly, jelly-roll style, making an approximately 1 1/2-inch thick log of dough. Cut roll crosswise into 1-inch slices; place flat in a baking dish with one of the cut sides down.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove at once from dish and serve warm.

WHEELS OF STEEL COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
• Combine flour, wheat germ, dry milk, salt, baking powder, and baking soda; stir together lightly.
• Add flour mixture to creamed mixture; stir.
• Add together liquid milk, oats, raisins, sunflower seeds, coconut, and chopped dates; mix well.
• If desired, combine optional ingredients equal to 1-2 cups and add to oat& seed mixture; mix well.
• Depending upon what you add, you may want to increase the liquid a bit to make sure everything holds together.
• Add oat& seed mixture to flour/creamed mixture combo; mix well.
• Roll dough into 1-2" balls; yield will vary by size of cookies.
• Press rolled dough into a pattie shape and press into sesame seeds, if desired.
• Bake on greased cookie sheet for approx 12 min at 375F.
• Watch closely to avoid scorching, especially if rolled in seeds.
• Store in airtight container.

WHEELS OF STEEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Cream butter until smooth.
• Add peanut butter, sugar, egg an vanilla; beat well.
• In a separate bowl combine flour, wheat germ, dry milk, baking powder and baking soda.
• Add the dry infredients to the wet and stir well.
• Add milk, oats and raisins and mix.
• On a greased cookie sheet place a heaping spoonful of dough and spread it into a circle leaving an inch or more between cookies.
• Sprinkle with sesamee seeds, if desired, and press into dough.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes.
• Allow cookies to cool before removing as they are very fragile while warm.