Chocolate
Snaps
Ingredients
2 Cups of Brown
Sugar
1/2 Cup of Butter
1 Egg
1 Cup of Grated
Chocolate
1/2 Cup of Sweet
Milk
1 Tsp. Baking Soda
Flour (to make
a soft dough)
Directions
Cream together
Brown
Sugar, Butter, Egg and Grated Chocolate
Sift dry ingredients
together
Add alternately with
the Milk to the creamed mixture
Chill dough for
several hours. Roll and cut with cookie cutter
Bake at 350 - 375
degrees, 10 - 15 minutes, or until golden brown
Fork
Cookies
(Coconut or Black Walnut)
Ingredients
1 1/2 Cups of Sugar
1 Cup of Butter
2 Eggs
1/2 Cup of Milk
1/2 Tsp. Baking Soda
4 Cups of Flour
2 Tsp. Baking Powder
2 Tsp. Vanilla
1/4 lb. Shredded
Coconut
Directions
Cream Sugar, Butter,
Eggs, Milk and Vanilla
Sift dry ingredients
together and slowly add to creamed mixture
Add Coconut and Blend Well
Drop by teaspoonful onto cookie sheet, pat
with a fork dipped into milk
Sprinkle with
granulated sugar to produce a gloss.
Note: To make Black Walnut Cookies
Use same recipe as
above only use 1 Cup of Black Walnuts in place of the Coconut
Bake at 350 degrees
for 10 - 15 minutes or until golden brown
Fruit
and Nut Pinwheel Cookies
Ingredients
2 1/4 Cups of Flour
1/2 Tsp. of Baking
Soda
1/2 Cup of Butter
1/2 Cup of
Granulated Sugar
1/2 Cup of Brown
Sugar
1 Egg
1/2 Tsp. of
Vanilla
1/2 Lb. of Pitted
Dates
1/2 Cup of
Granulated Sugar
1/2 Cup of Water
1 Tbsp. of Cream
1/2 Lb. of English
Walnuts (chopped)
Directions
Cream
Butter, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Egg and Vanilla together
Sift dry ingredients together and slowly add to creamed mixture
Cook Dates, Sugar, Water and Cream together for five (5) minutes or until
thickened
Let stand until cool
then add Chopped Walnuts
Chill the dough and
spread with date mixture. Roll up like a jelly roll and let
set overnight
Then slice and bake
at 350 degrees 10 - 15 minutes or until golden brown
Glacia
Cookies
Ingredients
1/2 Lb. of 10 X
Sugar
1/2 Lb. of Butter
2 Eggs
2 Tbsp. of Cream
1/2 Tsp. of Baking
Soda
1/2 Tsp. Cream of
Tartar
1 Tsp. Vanilla
Flour to Stiffen (
approximately 4 cups)
Directions
Cream Sugar,
Butter,
Eggs and Cream together
Sift dry ingredients together and slowly add to creamed mixture
Add vanilla
Chill dough
overnight in refrigerator
Roll on lightly
floured surface; cut and bake at 350 degrees or until golden brown
Note: These may be sprinkled with red or green sugar, if desired
Raisin
Cookies
Ingredients
2 Cups of Granulated
Sugar
1/2 Cup of Butter
and Lard
1 Cup of Sour Milk
1 Tsp. Baking Soda
3 Eggs
Flour to Stiffen (4
cups)
1 Lb. Boiled Raisins
Directions
Cream together
Sugar, Butter, Lard, Sour Milk and Eggs
Sift dry ingredients together and slowly add to creamed mixture
Add Boiled
Raisins...blend well
Drop by teaspoonful
onto lightly greased cookie sheet
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 - 15 minutes or until golden brown
Sand
Tarts
Ingredients
3/4 Cup of Butter
1 1/2 Cups
Granulated Sugar
2 Eggs
1 Tbsp. of Milk
3 to 4 Cups of Flour
4 Tsp. Baking Powder
English Walnut
Pieces
Directions
Cream
Butter, Sugar, Eggs and Milk together
Blend dry ingredients and slowly add to creamed mixture and blend well
Roll out on floured
surface, cut with cookie cutter and place a half piece of English Walnut in
center of each cookie before baking
Bake at 350 degrees
for 10 - 15 minutes or until golden brown
Sugar
Cookies
Ingredients
2 1/2 Cups of Sugar
1 Cup of Milk
3 Eggs
1 Cup of Butter
(softened)
3 Tsp. Baking Powder
1 Tsp. Baking Soda
Flour to Stiffen
(approximately 4 Cups)
Directions
Cream together the
Sugar, Milk, Eggs and Butter
Sift dry ingredients
together. Add slowly to creamed mixture
Chill dough for
several hours; then roll and cut cookies
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 - 15 minutes or until golden brown
Toll
House Cookies
Ingredients
1/2 Cup of
Shortening (1/4 Lb.)
1/4 cup of
Granulated Sugar
1/2 Cup of Brown
Sugar (tightly packed)
1 Egg
1 Cup + 2 Tbsp. of
Flour
1/2 Tsp. of Baking
Soda
1/2 Tsp. of Salt
1/2 Tsp. of Vanilla
1 Bag of Nestles
Chocolate Bits
Directions
Cream Shortening and
Sugar
Add well-beaten Egg
Sift dry ingredients
together and add to creamed mixture
Add Vanilla; then
Chocolate Bits
Drop by spoonfuls
onto lightly greased cookie sheet
Bake at 375 degrees
until golden brown (10 - 15 minutes)
Brazil Nut
Cookies
Ingredients
1 Lb. Shortening
2 Cups of Granulated
Sugar
4 Eggs
1 Tbsp. Molasses
1/4 Tsp. Salt
1 Tsp. Baking Soda
1 Lb. Brazil Nuts
4 1/2 Cups of Flour
1 Tbsp. Vanilla
1 Cup Grated Coconut
Directions
Scrape
brown skins from Nuts, chop fine
Melt Shortening, slowly add Sugar
Then well-beaten Eggs, Molasses, Baking Soda, Vanilla, and Nuts
Add Flour and blend all together
Roll up and chill,
slice when cold
Bake at 350 degrees 10 - 15 minutes or until golden brown
Animated
Cookie Dough
Ingredients
2/3 Cup of Butter
1 Cup of Granulated Sugar
1/4 Cup of Milk
2 Eggs
1 Tsp. of Vanilla
1 Tsp. of Baking Soda
1/4 tsp. Salt
4 Cups of Flour
Directions
Cream Butter and
Sugar
Beat in Eggs
Dissolve Baking Soda in Milk
Add Vanilla
Stir Flour in slowly
Add Salt
Chill 1/2 hour
Roll to around 1/8" thick
Dip cutter in flour before every cutting
Bake for 8 minutes at 350
degrees
Makes 4 Dozen Cookies
Note: My Mom used Walt Disney character cookie cutters when using this recipe.
Michigan
Rocks
Ingredients
1 1/2 Cups of Granulated
Sugar
1 Cup of Butter (or
Margarine)
4 Eggs
3 Cups of Flour
1 Lb. of Dates (chopped)
1 Lb. of English Walnuts
(chopped)
1 1/2 Tsp. of Cinnamon
1 Tsp. Baking Soda
1 Tsp. of Vanilla
1/4 Tsp. of Cream of Tartar
Directions
Cream Granulated
Sugar and Butter
Slowly add Eggs
Sift dry ingredients together
Slowly add to creamed mixture
Add Vanilla, Dates and English Walnuts
Drop by rounded teaspoons onto cookie sheet
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown
The above
cookie recipes are a tribute to my Mom, Neva Deifenderfer, who passed away on
March 5, 1976
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