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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 10 Minutes Servings: 180 |
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These type of cookies always brings back fond memories of my first baking experience at the ripe old age of 5 years old. My kindergarten teacher had these prepped up and each of us got to slice off our own cookies to bake for snack that day. Read more . I like to keep these on hand in the freezer to bake for my grandkids. (when they're good) LOL This is the recipe I use with variations. Ingredients:
4 1/3 c. sifted flour |
1 tsp. baking soda |
1/2 tsp. salt |
1 1/2 c. vegetable shortening |
1/2 c. butter or margarine softened |
1 c. granulated sugar |
1 c. firmly packed light brown sugar |
2 eggs |
1 tsp. vanilla |
Directions:
1. Beat shortening, butter and sugars until well mixed; beat in eggs
2. and vanilla. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt. Add flour mixture to egg
3. mixture and stir to combine until soft dough forms.
4. Divide dough into 6 equal portions; shape into rolls about
5. 1 1/2 inches in diameter, wrap each in plastic wrap or foil and freeze.
6. Or, if you prefer, flavor the different portions as directed below.
7. To bake, slice solidly frozen rolls about 1/4-inch
8. thick; arrange cookies 2-inches apart on ungreased cookies
9. sheets and bake in 350 degrees oven for 10 minutes, until lightly
10. browned. Transfer at once to wire rack to cool.
11. Variations
12. Coconut Cookies: Mix 1/2 cup flaked or toasted coconut
13. into one sixth of master recipe dough. Shape and freeze.
14. Slice and bake as directed. Makes 30 cookies.
15. Nutty Cookies: Mix 1/2 cup coarsely chopped
16. pecans, walnuts or peanuts into one sixth of
17. master recipe dough. Shape and freeze.
18. Spicy Cookies: Mix 1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground
19. cinnamon and 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg or mace or 2
20. teaspoons pumpkin pie spice into one sixth of the master recipe
21. dough. Shape and freeze.
22. Chocolate Cookies: Mix 1 square melted and
23. cooled unsweetened chocolate into one sixth of the master
24. recipe dough. If desired, add 1/2 cup coarsely chopped nuts.
25. Shape and freeze.
26. Cherry Cookies: Mix 1/4 c. finely chopped
27. candied cherries (both red and green are nice for Christmas)
28. in one sixth of the master dough.
29. Shape and freeze.
30. Butterscotch or Maple Cookies: Mix 1/2
31. teaspoon of butterscotch or maple flavoring into one sixth of
32. the master recipe dough. Shape and freeze.
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