Gluten Free, Egg Free, Nut Free, Sugar Free Cookies!

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 medium ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, melted
• 2 cups uncooked quick-cooking gluten-free oats
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350ãâ??â°f.
• 2 mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. its important to mix the ingredients thoroughly so all of the oats will be evenly moistened.
• 3 let the cookie batter stand for about five minutes, then drop heaping teaspoons of dough onto a greased cookie sheet.
• 4 bake for approximately 15 to 20 minutes or until the cookies are lightly browned.
• 5 remove to a wire rack to cool. makes about 2 1/2 dozen cookies.

Skor Bars

Total Time: 26 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup butter (salted if available)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• soda cracker (salted if available)
• 1 (300 g) package milk chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 line a cookie sheet with foil then cover completely with the crackers.
• 2 heat sugar and butter slowly until it boils, then stir constantly for 4 minutes. pour carefully over crackers. place pan in pre-heated oven at 325 degrees for 16 minutes.
• 3 shake chocolate chips over top of mixture after removing from oven. they will melt in about 5-10 minutes. use a spoon or spatula to smooth out the chocolate, let this cool down for 15 minutes (at least), then freeze them for at least 1 hour before you break them. keep refrigerated and serve cold.

Gluten Free/ Dairy Free Peanut Butter Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon flax seed, ground
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 cup natural organic crunchy peanut butter
• 1/2 banana, mashed
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 microwave flax seed and water for 30 seconds until you get gel like consistency (this is your egg).
• 3 mix balance of ingredients together.
• 4 drop teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 5 bake for 9-10 minutes.

Low Fat Eggplant (aubergine) Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (8 ounce) bag shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 1 (8 ounce) bag shredded fat free mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup grated low-fat parmesan cheese
• 1 (29 ounce) jar ragu chunky tomato onion & garlic sauce (this sauce is only 3grams of fat per serving and is very good!)
• olive oil flavored cooking spray
• 2 large eggplants

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°f.
• 2 slice eggplant about 1/4" thick, spray with non-stick spray.
• 3 place eggplant on a cookie sheet and bake for about 15-20 minutes or until nicely browned.
• 4 this can be done ahead of time, like on the weekend, so this is a lot quicker for a weeknight meal.
• 5 spray an 8x8-inch baking dish with the non-stick spray and put a small amount of sauce in the bottom of it.
• 6 place a layer of eggplant on top of the sauce.
• 7 top the eggplant with the 2 kinds of mozzarella and sprinkle a little parmesan on top.
• 8 top with a little bit of sauce and continue layering until either the ingredients are used up or you run out of room in the pan (i usually get 3 layers in).
• 9 top off with the rest of the cheeses.
• 10 bake in a preheated oven 35-45 minutes or until cheeses are melted and sauce is bubbling.
• 11 enjoy!

skor bark

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup butter (margarine)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• graham cracker, enough to fill a cookie sheet (not crumbs)
• 1 cup chocolate chips (or more, to taste)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300f.
• 2 arrange graham crackers to fill cookie sheet.
• 3 melt butter then add brown sugar.
• 4 pour mixture over graham crackers.
• 5 bake for 12-15 minutes.
• 6 remove from oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips over the hot pan.
• 7 spread the chips to even them out.
• 8 cool, cut and enjoy!

Mini Kisses Peanut Butter Blossoms

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 3/4 cups mini kisses chocolate chips (10 oz. pkg)
• additional granulated sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375°f.
• 2 beat together the shortening and peanut butter. beat in sugar and brown sugar. beat in egg, milk, and vanilla.
• 3 combine flour, baking soda, and salt; gradually blend into peanut butter mixture.
• 4 shape dough into 1" balls. roll in granulated sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 5 bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. remove from oven; immediately place 3 chocolate chips on top of each cookie, pressing down slightly. remove cookies from baking sheet and cool completely on wire rack.

Skor Bar Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 3/4 cups butter
• 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups skor english toffee bits

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 sift flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda together,set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl cream together butter and sugar with an electric mixer.
• 4 add vanilla and eggs and beat until smooth.
• 5 add flour mixture and beat until just combined.
• 6 mix in skor pieces by hand.
• 7 shape into 1 1/2 inch balls and roll in sugar.
• 8 place on cookie sheet and flatten with the bottom of a glass.
• 9 bake about 10-12 minutes until set but not brown.
• 10 cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes and transfer to rack.

Skor Bars My Husband Could Make

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (225 g) box ritz crackers
• 1 (300 ml) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (200 g) package skor english toffee bits, chippits

Recipe

• 1 crumble the ritz crackers really well. (easiest to do while they are still in the sealed bag.).
• 2 place the crackers in a large mixing bowl and add the skor chippits and the condensed milk.
• 3 mix all three ingredients. you may need your hands to mix it up well.
• 4 place in a square pan.
• 5 heat in the oven at 350 degrees farenheit for 20 minutes.

Easy Praline Graham Cracker Cookies

Kolace

Total Time: 4 hrs 8 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups whole milk, scalded
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup crisco cooking oil
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 ounces fresh yeast
• 7 -8 cups flour
• melted shortening, for brushing dough balls
• melted butter, for brushing baked kolace

Recipe

• 1 scald milk and set aside to cool until lukewarm.
• 2 remove 1/2 cup of the cooled scalded milk to a small bowl, add 1 teaspoon of the sugar and stir in yeast. let work for about 10 minutes.
• 3 while yeast is working, beat the eggs, add sugar, then cream, oil, salt and the rest of the scalded milk.
• 4 in large bowl have ready 6 1/2 cups flour. make a well in the flour and add the dissolved yeast. stir and then add in the beaten ingredients.
• 5 beat until smooth.
• 6 add 1/4 cup of flour at a time until you have a slightly sticky dough.
• 7 beat well with a wooden spoon for 5 minutes.
• 8 let dough rest 10 minutes and then stir well with wooden spoon again.
• 9 cover with a tea towel and let rise about 1 hour, until doubled in bulk.
• 10 stir down and cut off tablespoon size balls.
• 11 shape into balls and place on a greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
• 12 brush with melted shortening.
• 13 let rise until doubled.
• 14 make a depression in the middle of the ball with your thumb, and press outward to form an opening for the filling about the size of a 50 cent piece, pressing the bottom paper thin without tearing the dough.
• 15 add a teaspoon of filling to each kolace and smooth out to edge of opening. i use solo brand poppy seed filling for most as that is our favorite and cherry pie filling for the rest.
• 16 let the filled kolace rise 15-20 minutes or they will look like a volcano erupting when baked.
• 17 bake at 425 for 8 minutes until lightly browned.
• 18 remove from pan with a spatula as you would cookies and cool on wire rack. brush kolace with melted butter as soon as removed from oven to keep the dough soft.
• 19 these freeze well once they are cooled--if they last that long.

Italian Lemon Drop Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• crisco® original no-stick cooking spray
• 2 cups pillsbury best® all purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 stick crisco® baking sticks all-vegetable shortening or 1/4 cup crisco® all-vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 2 teaspoons lemon extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/3 stick crisco® baking sticks all-vegetable shortening or 1/3 cup crisco® all-vegetable shortening
• 1/4 cup warm milk, divided
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375ºf. coat baking sheet lightly with no-stick cooking spray. combine flour, sugar and baking powder in a large bowl. add shortening. beat with electric mixer on low speed until shortening is completely blended into flour mixture. add milk, egg and lemon extract, mixing just until blended.
• 2 roll dough into 1-inch balls. place 1-inch apart on prepared baking sheet. bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. cool completely on baking sheet on wire rack.
• 3 for frosting, beat powdered sugar, shortening, 2 tablespoons warm milk and lemon extract in medium bowl with electric mixer on low speed until blended. beat in additional warm milk, a little at a time, until desired consistency. spread on top of cookies.

Hot Oatmeal "cookie"

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 cup quick oats
• 1/4 cup wheat bran
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/8 cup raisins
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 over medium heat, bring milk to a low boil, stirring to prevent sticking to pan.
• 2 add oatmeal, wheat bran, sugar, raisins, cinnamon, and vanilla.
• 3 reduce heat to a simmer, continue stirring until desired thickness.
• 4 serve immediately and top with butter.
• 5 for those that are lactose intolerant, you can substitute vanilla flavored soy milk for regular milk and omit the vanilla.
• 6 for those that wish a no sugar version, you can substitute equal amounts of splenda for the sugar.

Raw Oatmeal Goji Cacao Cookies

Total Time: 12 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 12 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups oats (soaked oat groats overnight)
• 1/2 cup almonds or 1/2 cup hazelnuts
• 1/2 cup goji berry
• 1/4 cup cacao, nibs
• 1/2 cup agave syrup (or other liquid sweetener such as maple syrup or honey)
• 1/2 cup cashews (ground to a fine powder)

Recipe

• 1 using a food processor, blend the soaked oat groats in a food processor until the batter comes together. put into a large bowl.
• 2 in the food processor pulse the almonds (or hazelnuts) until you have a course chop. remove and add to the oat groats.
• 3 add the goji berries, cacao nibs and your sweetner. keep in mind the sweetner will affect the taste, but it probably will be good no matter which one you use.
• 4 also the liquid sweetener will make this very very sticky. if you want to cut back on the sweetener that wouldn't hurt.
• 5 mix all the ingredients in the bowl well.
• 6 grind the cashews to a fine powder. be careful not to let them grind too long, you don't want cashew butter.
• 7 put the cashews in a flat bowl and spread it out evenly on the bottom.
• 8 using a tablespoon measure scoop out some of the oat mixture and put it in the cashew powder and roll to coat.
• 9 when done all the little balls, put them into the dehydrator to dry. use the plastic mesh sheets for these, not the slippery teflex ones.
• 10 drying can take up to 12 hours at 110'f, depending on how thick your cookies are.
• 11 pat each ball down to the desired thickness. also how dry it is in your house can affect the drying time, so check them now and again during the first 6 hours.
• 12 at about 6 hours flip the cookies and dry another 6 hrs if necessary.
• 13 these look so pretty with the bright goji berries and the dark cacao nibs. its very festive! you could also add some dried cranberries/blueberries or whatever you have in the pantry.
• 14 bon appetit!

Mini Lemon Sandwich Cookies

Total Time: 24 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon, rind of
• 1/8 teaspoon lemon extract
• additional granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 -3 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• yellow food coloring (optional)

Recipe

• 1 for cookies, combine flour, 1 cup butter, whipping cream, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, lemon peel and lemon extract in medium bowl.
• 2 beat 2 to 3 minutes, scraping bowl often until well blended.
• 3 divide dough into thirds.
• 4 wrap each portion in waxed paper; refrigerate until firm.
• 5 preheat oven to 375 degrees. roll each portion of dough to 1/8-inch thickness on well-floured surface.
• 6 cut dough with 1-1/2-inch round cookie cutter. dip both sides of each cookie in additional granulated sugar.
• 7 place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. pierce with fork.
• 8 bake 6 to 9 minutes or until slightly puffed but not brown. cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• 9 for filling, combine powdered sugar, butter, lemon juice and vanilla in small bowl.
• 10 beat 1 to 2 minutes, scraping bowl often until smooth.
• 11 tint with food coloring, if desired.
• 12 spread 1/2 teaspoon filling each on bottoms of half the cookies; top with remaining cookies.

Mean Chef's Lemon Lemon Cookies

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 teaspoons lemon extract
• 2 tablespoons lemon zest, grated
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 sift flour with baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• 2 in large bowl of electric mixer, cream butter and sugar,add egg and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• 3 at low speed, beat in sour cream, lemon extract and grated lemon zest until smooth.
• 4 gradually add flour mixture, beating until well combined.
• 5 form dough into a ball, wrap in foil and refrigerate overnight.
• 6 divide dough into 4 parts.
• 7 refrigerate until ready to roll out.
• 8 on floured surface roll dough, one part at a time, 1/4-inch thick.
• 9 using a 2 to 3-inch cookie cutter or glass, cut out cookies.
• 10 use a spatula to carefully pick up and place cookies on a parchment lined sheet pan 2 inches apart.
• 11 lightly brush cookies with lemon juice and sprinkle with additional sugar.
• 12 bake in preheated 375-degree oven for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
• 13 do not overcook.
• 14 remove cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
• 15 bake each portion completely before rolling another batch.

Kolacky

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup margarine
• 3 ounces cream cheese
• 4 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• fruit filling, of your choice

Recipe

• 1 blend margarine, cream cheese, powdered sugar, sugar and egg yolks.
• 2 add baking powder and flour.
• 3 chill for 30 minutes.
• 4 roll between 2 sheets of waxed paper until thin.
• 5 cut in 3 inch squares.
• 6 place 1 t. filling in center of square.
• 7 fold two opposite corners of square to the center, leaving other ends open.
• 8 bake on cookie sheet for 10 to 15 minutes in a 350 oven.

Peppery Snaps

Total Time: 3 hrs 12 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground aniseed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 3 tablespoons light molasses
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg

Recipe

• 1 combine first seven ingredients, set aside.
• 2 in a bowl, beat the brown sugar, molasses, butter and egg.
• 3 stir in dry ingredients, mix well. chill for 1 hour.
• 4 shape into 1" balls.
• 5 roll in sugar and place on ungreased baking sheets.
• 6 bake at 350f for 10-13 minutes.
• 7 cool cookies about 1 minute before removing to wire racks.

Skorpor

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 4 teaspoons yeast
• 2 cups milk
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cardamom (optional)
• 4 -5 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 this is the same ingredients as for the cinnamon rolls.
• 2 after rising, divide into pieces (about 40).
• 3 make round rolls, let rise 30 minute
• 4 bake at 225 c (450 f), 5-10 min, or until golden.
• 5 let cool.
• 6 divide all rolls into halves.
• 7 put on cookie sheet, roast in 450 f (225 c) for 5-10 minute
• 8 dry for about 1-1½ hours.

Hot Ham And Cheese Roll

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 (8 ounce) package refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 1/4-1/2 lb honey ham deli meat
• 1/2-1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 tablespoon honey mustard
• 1 tablespoon miracle whip

Recipe

• 1 on a greased cookie sheet, roll out the crescent rolls so a rectangle is formed (smooth the seams together).
• 2 spread evenly with mustard and miracle whip.
• 3 evenly distribute the ham.
• 4 sprinkle with cheese.
• 5 roll-up length wise and secure ends.
• 6 bake 350°f for 20-30 minutes (watch after 20 so as not to burn).
• 7 let sit 5 or so minutes before cutting.

Skor Bits Pecan Cookies

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup rolled quick oats (not instant)
• 1/2 cup medium unsweetened coconut
• 1 cup pecan pieces
• 1 cup pre-frozen skor english toffee bit

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 cream together margarine, brown and sugars and vanilla extract until light and fluffy.
• 3 add egg and beat well.
• 4 sift in flour, salt, baking powder and soda.
• 5 stir in oats and coconut.
• 6 lastly, stir in pecans and skor bits.
• 7 form into tablespoon sized balls (or use a 1 ounce ice cream scoop) and place a dozen at a time on a shiny baking sheet sprayed with pam.
• 8 do not flatten.
• 9 bake for 12 to 14 minutes.
• 10 remove immediately to a cooking rack.

Skor Bars

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 package skor toffee pieces
• 1 box ritz cracker (orignal flavour)
• 1 can condensed milk

Recipe

• 1 crush the ritz crackers.
• 2 mix with the other two ingredients.
• 3 pour mixture into a buttered 9x9 pan.
• 4 press firmly.
• 5 bake at 300 for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• 6 let cool and slice while still warm.

Lemon Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup lemon juice concentrate
• additional sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 stir together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, beat sugar and shortening together until fluffy, beat in eggs.
• 4 stir in dry ingredients then lemon juice; mix well.
• 5 chill 2 hours.
• 6 shape into 1 1/4-inch balls; roll in additional sugar.
• 7 place 2-inches apart on greased baking sheets; flatten.
• 8 bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 9 makes 8 dozen cookies.

Kale Chips

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 17 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 bunch kale
• 2 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375º.
• 2 wash kale and pat dry. tear into "bite-sized" pieces.
• 3 place kale in a large bowl and add all remaining ingredients.
• 4 using your hands, toss and rub the kale to make sure each leaf is evenly coated with the oil/vinegar/spice mixture.
• 5 place the kale leaves in a single layer on a cookie sheet. you will most likely have to do this in at least two batches, unless you have a very large baking sheet. make sure the leaves are spread out on the sheet - if they are all clumped up together they will steam and will not become crispy. sprinkle with a little more nutritional yeast, if you like. i usually cover the baking sheet in parchment paper for easier cleanup.
• 6 bake at 375º for 12 to 17 minutes - they are done when they are completely crispy - if you take them out and some of the leaves are still a bit "soggy" put them back in for a few minutes.

No Butter Peanut Lover's Peanut Butter Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup peanuts
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375.
• 2 crush peanuts into small bits with a rolling pin. roast for 8 - 12 minutes, stirring a couple of times.
• 3 use a fork to mix flour and soda together in a bowl.
• 4 in another bowl mix egg, sugar and liquid.
• 5 mix in peanut butter with egg mixture.
• 6 mix in peanut bits and chocolate chips (if you're using them) with egg mixture.
• 7 mix flour and egg mixtures together.
• 8 roll into small balls between your palms and flatten with a floured fork on a greased cookie sheet, or push a large chocolate wafer into the top of the ball, flattening the ball in the process.
• 9 bake 12 on a cookie sheet at a time as far from the edges of the cookie sheet as possible.
• 10 bake 9 1/2 minutes
• 11 cool on wire rack.

Outstanding Chocolate Chip Cookies

Greek Sesame Seed Cookies

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup toasted sesame seeds
• 4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 mix butter, sugar, and eggs til fluffy.
• 2 stir in 1/3 cup of the sesame seeds.
• 3 combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• 4 add alternately with water to sugar mixture.
• 5 chill dough til stiff, 1-2 hours.
• 6 heat oven to 350' degrees f.
• 7 roll dough out on lightly floured board into rectangle 1/8th inch thick.
• 8 cut dough in strips about 2inches x 1 inch.
• 9 press one side of strip into reserved sesame seeds.
• 10 loop one end over the other making a bow-tie effect.
• 11 place on lightly greased baking pan.
• 12 bake 8-10 minutes.
• 13 until lightly browned.
• 14 cool slightly before removing from pan, cool on wire rack.

Ouzo Cookies, Koulourakia Ouzou

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup olive oil
• 1 sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup ouzo
• 1/2 teaspoon anise
• 2 lemons, juice and zest
• 5 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 beat oil, sugar, and eggs until light and fluffy.
• 3 beat in ouzo, anise, lemon juice, and zest.
• 4 whisk flour and baking powder together.
• 5 add to mixture , kneading in bowl until mixed and doesn't cling to bowl.
• 6 with oiled hands, roll small pieces of dough out in strips to make omega sign, figure 8.
• 7 place on a greased cookie sheet.
• 8 bake for 30 minutes.

Mar-a-lago Pear Chutney

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 anjou pear, peeled and diced
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 1/2 cups major grey's chutney
• 1/4 cup dried currants or 1/4 cup raisins

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 toss the diced pears with the cinnamon and salt. bake on a parchment-lined cookie sheet for 10 minutes.
• 3 cool and mix with the chutney and currants or raisins.

Outrageous Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies Or Cookie Cake

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened (no substitutes)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 egg
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips or 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) box instant coconut cream pudding mix
• 1 (7 ounce) bag sweetened flaked coconut
• 1/4 cup milk (if making cake)
• 1 (16 ounce) can whipped vanilla frosting (if making cake)
• candy sprinkles, for decoration (if making cake) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 cream together the butter, sugars, pudding mix, vanilla, egg, and milk (if making cake).
• 3 in a separate, larger bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
• 4 pour the wet mixture from step 1 onto the flour mixture and combine until blended, using your hands if necessary.
• 5 mix in the shredded coconut and chocolate chips.
• 6 for cookies: drop by rounded tablespoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart.
• 7 for cookie cake: press into a lightly greased 13x9" pan. it might be a thicker layer than the usual cookie cake.
• 8 bake for 8-10 minutes, or until lightly browned. the cookie cake may need a few minutes more.
• 9 if making cookie cake, spread on that can of frosting and add sprinkles!

Skor Toffee Almond Fudge Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup butter, cut into small pieces
• 5 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1 1/2 cups skor toffee pieces (use the skor bits sold in packages, not the bars, or can use english toffee bits)
• 2/3 cup whipping cream (unwhipped)
• 1 cup whole almond (toasted then coarsley chopped)

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees (second-lowest position).
• 2 line a 9 x 9-inch metal pan with foil (leaving an overhang of foil) butter or spray the foil with a non stick cooking spray.
• 3 in a heavy-bottomed saucepan combine 1 cup chocolate chips, butter and 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate; stir over low heat until chocolates melt and the mixture is smooth; remove from heat and whisk in vanilla.
• 4 whisk in sugar then eggs and then flour.
• 5 add/mix in 1 cup toffee bits.
• 6 pour the batter into the pan.
• 7 bake bars for about 45 minutes, or until a toothpick or metal tester comes out with moist crumbs attached.
• 8 cool bars for 15 minutes (using a knife or metal spatula press down sides of edges to level top if needed).
• 9 in a small saucepan bring the whipping cream to a simmer; add in remaining 1 cup chocolate chips and 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, whisk until smooth.
• 10 pour the topping over the bars in the pan.
• 11 sprinkle with chopped toasted almonds and about 1/2 cup skor toffee bits.
• 12 chill bars until cold (about 2 hours).
• 13 using the foil overhangs, lift the bars from the pan, fold down the foil sides, and cut into small squares.

Lemon Sugar Cookie

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg, unbeaten
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• nutmeg (optional)
• colored crystal sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 385 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 blend together shortening, salt, lemon rind and sugar. beat in egg and milk. stir in all other ingredients.
• 3 squish a roughly teaspoon-to-tablespoon-size amount of the dough, which is coarse until squished, and place in rows on a greased baking sheet.
• 4 for pizzazz, dust cookies with nutmeg or colored sugar.
• 5 bake 6-10 minute until light golden. (watch! they darken quickly!).
• 6 tip: use the rest of the lemon to make fresh lemonade, delicious!

Pizzette With Fontina, Tomato, Basil, And Prosciutto

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 13 7/8 ounces package refrigerated pizza dough
• 3/4 cup grated fontina cheese (about 2 ounces)
• 8 cherry tomatoes, quartered (about 3 ounces)
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/3 cup thinly sliced fresh basil
• 1 1/2 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto, coarsely torn into strips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 475°f lightly sprinkle rimmed baking sheet with flour. roll out pizza dough on lightly floured surface 1/4-inch thick. using 2 1/2-inch diameter cookie cutter, cut 16 dough rounds. arrange rounds on prepared baking sheet. sprinkle rounds with fontina cheese, dividing equally. place 2 tomato quarters on each round, pressing gently into dough. sprinkle tomatoes with parmesan cheese. (can be prepared 2 hours ahead. cover and chill.).
• 2 bake pizzette until golden brown, about 12 minutes. drizzle pizzette with olive oil, then sprinkle with basil and lightly with salt and pepper. drape prosciutto strips over. arrange on platter and serve immediately.

Pizzelles

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon anise extract (optional)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 beat eggs and sugar together.
• 2 add melted butter (room temp), and vanilla and anise if using.
• 3 sift dry ingredients into mixture and mix well.
• 4 drop by tablespoon full into a preheated pizzelle iron. cook time and amount used per cookie will vary depending on iron, approximately 1.5 minutes.
• 5 remove when just golden, cookie will crisp and continue to cook when removed.

No Brainer Cheese And Egg Souffle

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 6 eggs
• 1/3 cup milk
• garlic salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• mozzarella cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, mix eggs, milk, garlic salt, and pepper. set aside.
• 2 spray 3 ramekins with non-stick cooking spray and fill 1/2 full with cheese. pour egg mixture into ramekins and fill to top. place ramekins on cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes until high and fluffy. serve immediately. enjoy!

Kale Chips - Skinnied

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 10 ounces kale, rinsed and drained well
• 2 teaspoons splenda sugar substitute
• kosher salt
• nonstick cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 remove and discard thick stems and tear the leaves into large pieces.
• 3 spray leaves with nonstick cooking spray to coat lightly; sprinkle with about 1/2 tsp salt and 2 tsp of the splenda.
• 4 bake for 12 to 15 minutes or just until kale is crisp but not browned.
• 5 cool on cookie sheets or on a wire rack.

Mrs. Fields' Chocolate Chip Raisin Cookies

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 2 eggs, large
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups raisins
• 2 cups chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees f.
• 2 cream sugars and butter in a large bowl.
• 3 add eggs and vanilla, mixing at medium speed until smooth.
• 4 in a separate bowl, combine flour and baking powder.
• 5 add flour mixture to sugar mixture.
• 6 fold in raisins and chocolate chips.
• 7 drop by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• 8 bake 22- 24 minutes.
• 9 transfer immediately to cool, flat surface.

Mini German Cheesecakes With Apricot Compote

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs whole milk ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 12 round gingerbread cookies, 3 inches in diameter (german lebkuchen)
• 1 (16 ounce) jar apricot preserves
• 1/3-1/2 cup apple juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f. line a muffin tin with 12 paper muffin liners.
• 2 beat together ricotta, sour cream, whipping cream and sugar with a hand mixer. add the vanilla and orange zest to ricotta mixture then beat in eggs 1 at a time.
• 3 spoon the mixture equally between the 12 liners. bake 25-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of one of the cakes comes out clean.
• 4 cool on a rack, then refrigerate for at least 1 hour before removing paper liners.
• 5 meawhile, heat the preserves & apple juice in a small sauce pan. simmer for 3-5 minutes.
• 6 invert each cheesecake on a gingerbread cookie, and spread on the warm apricot compote.

Florida Orange Melts

Total Time: 24 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 2/3 cups coarsely crushed vanilla wafers
• 1 1/3 cups chopped pecans
• 2/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
• 3 tablespoons thawed orange juice concentrate (do not dilute)
• 2 tablespoons orange liqueur, such as grand marnier, cointreau or 2 tablespoons triple sec
• 2 teaspoons light corn syrup

Recipe

• 1 in a food processor, process the vanilla wafers and 1 cup of the pecans until finely ground.
• 2 add the powdered sugar and orange zest and process until evenly incorporated.
• 3 with the motor running, add the orange juice concentrate, orange liqueur, and corn syrup through the feed tube and process just until well blended.
• 4 if the mixture seems too soft to handle, let it stand for a few minutes until firm; if it seems too dry and crumbly, sprinkle in a little water and process briefly to incorporate.
• 5 finely chop the remaining 1/3 cup of pecans.
• 6 spread them in a shallow bowl.
• 7 shape portions of the mixture into scant 1" balls with lightly greased hands.
• 8 press the balls into the pecans, turning until coated lightly all over.
• 9 if the pecans don't stick well, moisten the balls by rolling them in slightly damp hands.
• 10 let the cookies mellow in an airtight container for at least 4 hours or preferably overnight before serving.
• 11 store in an airtight container for up to 4 days, refrigerate for up to 2 weeks, or freeze for up to 1 month.

Mrs. Fields Thumbprint Jam Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup salted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup fruit jam (i've used raspberry, strawberry, apricot and mango. any kind works as long as it's relatively smooth)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300*f.
• 2 in a medium bowl combine flour and baking powder. mix well with a wire whisk. set aside.
• 3 in a medium bowl with an electric mixer cream butter and sugar. add egg and vanilla and beat on medium until smooth. add the flour mixture and blend at low speed until thoroughly combined. dough will be firm.
• 4 scoop tablespoonfuls of dough, roll into 1-inch-diameter balls and place on ungreased baking sheets, 1 inch apart. with the small end of a melon baler, scoop out the center of the dough balls. do not scoop all the way through the cookie. (i've found that a melon baller doesn't give as generous of a jam cup as i would like so i tend to form larger shallower holes in my cookies by hand) place ½ teaspoons of jam in the center of each dough ball. place scooped-out dough back into mixing bowl to use to form more cookies.
• 5 bake 22-24 minutes or until light golden brown. transfer to a cool, flat surface.

Italian Jam Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 (1 g) package vanilla sugar (vanillina)
• 1 lemon rind
• 5 teaspoons baking powder
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• thick fruit jam
• lemon pie filling
• marmalade
• chopped nuts
• chopped baking chocolate
• plain breadcrumbs
• 1 egg
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• colored candy sprinkles

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 beat eggs, sugar, oil, milk and lemon rind on medium speed for 3 minutes or until well mixed.
• 3 mix in all of the baking powder and gradually add the flour. blend until the flour is all incorporated and the dough is firm.
• 4 place the dough on a floured surface and knead until firm enough to roll, adding flour as needed. divide the dough into 6 equal portions, then roll each piece into a 9 inch square about 1/4 inch thick.
• 5 spread 3 heaping tablespoons of the filling over the top third of the dough, then roll length wise. seal the roll and seal the ends tucking then underneath. place the rolls, seal side down on the ungreased baking sheet.
• 6 bake for 25 minutes or until golden in colour.
• 7 once cooled, frost the top of the rolls then sprinkle with the coloured candy. let the frosting set until hard then slice the rolls into 1 inch pieces or desired thickness.
• 8 filling: either use a thick jam, pie filling or marmalade, or mix the regular jam with any of the desired ingredient until the jam is thick.
• 9 frosting: whip the egg and sugar until thick and spreadable, about 3 - 5 minutes.

Raw Chocolate Macaroons

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened coconut
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder (preferably raw cacao powder)
• 1/2 cup maple syrup or 1/2 cup agave or 1/2 cup raw honey
• 1 -2 tablespoon coconut oil, warmed slightly (or coconut butter)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt

Recipe

• 1 mix everything together.
• 2 option 1 (freezer):.
• 3 make tablespoon sized balls or "haystacks" (piles) on a cookie tray.
• 4 place in freezer 1/2 hour.
• 5 option 2 (dehydrator):.
• 6 make tablespoon sized balls or "haystacks" (piles) on parchment or teflex sheets.
• 7 dehydrate until desired texture.

Skinny Peanut Butter Pb2 Cookies

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup stevia, in the raw
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup powdered peanut butter (pb2)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons unbleached flour
• 1/2 egg
• 1/8 cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon sugar-free maple syrup
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 mix dry ingredients in a small mixing bowl (stevia, brown sugar, pb2, baking soda, salt, flour/protein).
• 3 add remaining wet ingredients and mix to combine (egg, almond milk, vanilla, syrup).
• 4 your batter will be quite sticky. if it seems like it isn't combining, add a little bit of almond milk 1 teaspoon at a time.
• 5 lightly dampen your hands and roll tablespoon-sized balls of the dough and press them down onto a cooking-spray'ed cookie sheet.
• 6 bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.

Mrs. Fields Soft And Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

Kolachky Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 lb butter, softened
• 4 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 24 ounces apricot filling
• powdered sugar, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 beat cream cheese and butter.
• 2 add sugar and eggs; beat until light and smooth.
• 3 mix in salt and baking soda.
• 4 add flour a little at a time while mixing; blend well. dough should be soft but not sticky.
• 5 roll out as for pie crust.
• 6 cut into 2 inch squares.
• 7 fill with apricot filling (or your choice of filling).
• 8 fold 2 opposite corners together and pinch closed.
• 9 bake in 350° oven 15-20 minutes. dust with powdered sugar.

Mini Fruitcakes

Total Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 3 eggs, well beaten
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (28 ounce) jar mincemeat
• 1 cup nuts, chopped
• 2 cups corn flakes, crumbs
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 36 candied cherries

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, combine all ingredients except cherries. line cupcake pans with paper liners or use triple thick paper liners on cookie sheets. spoon a level measuring tablespoon of batter into each liner. top each with a cherry half.
• 2 bake in a 300f oven for 25-30 minutes. cool.

Mrs. Fields Cinnamon Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup salted butter, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 2 in a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon for topping. set aside.
• 3 in a medium bowl combine flour, soda and salt. mix well with a whire whisk and set aside.
• 4 in a large bowl, blend sugars with an electric mixer set at medium speed. add the butter and mix to form a grainy paste. scrape sides of bowl, then add the eggs and vanilla extract. mix at medium speed until light and fluffy.
• 5 add the flour mixture and blend at low speed just until combined. do not overmix.
• 6 shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll each ball in cinnamon-sugar topping.
• 7 place onto ungreased cookie sheets, 2 inches apart. bake for 18-20 minutes. immediately transfer cookies with a spatula to a cool, flat surface.

Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 22 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened (2 sticks)
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 300°f.
• 2 combine flour, baking soda and salt in medium bowl using whisk; set aside.
• 3 mix sugars in bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed.
• 4 add butter; beat until grainy paste forms.
• 5 beat in eggs and vanilla on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• 6 add flour mixture and chocolate chips.
• 7 beat on low speed just until mixed.
• 8 do not over mix.
• 9 drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheets, 2-inches apart. bake for 22 minutes until golden brown.
• 10 transfer cookies to cooling rack.

Marbled Cashew Bark (super Easy!)

Total Time: 7 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 6 ounces milk chocolate (or chocolate bark or melting disks) or 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips (or chocolate bark or melting disks)
• 6 ounces chocolate chips (or bark or melting disks)
• 1 cup salted cashews (pieces, halves or whole)

Recipe

• 1 microwave chocolates in separate bowls for 1 minute or until almost melted, stirring halfway through heating time. stir until completely melted. stir 1/2 cup of the cashews into each bowl.
• 2 note: microwaves are so different, so be careful when melting chocolates!
• 3 alternately spoon melted chocolates onto wax-paper lined cookie sheet. swirl chocolates together with knife to create marble swirls.
• 4 cool in refrigerator for 1 hour or until firm. break into pieces.

Pizzelles

Ingredients

• 12 large eggs
• 2 2/3 cups granulated sugar
• 2 cups vegetable oil
• 4 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons anise seed
• 2 tablespoons anise extract (; do not use anise oil)
• 8 cups flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 crack eggs into a large bowl and beat lightly by hand.
• 2 add sugar and stir.
• 3 add oil and stir.
• 4 next, stir in salt, vanilla and aniseeds.
• 5 continue stirring and add anise extract. gradually add 6 cups of flour, mixing well after each cup.
• 6 combine 1 cup flour with all of the baking powder and add to dough.
• 7 the addition of the last cup of flour will depend on the consisteny that you desire. a firmer dough will produce a firmer/harder cookie. a thinner/stickier dough will produce a thinner and crispier cookie. this is a matter of personal preference. to bake pizelle: heat a well-seasoned, pizelle iron.
• 8 the iron must be well-seasoned to prevent cookies from sticking.
• 9 place a scant 1 tabl espoon of dough to each section of the iron and "bake".
• 10 the amount of baking time required will depend on the pizelle maker.
• 11 the usual time is between 20 and 40 seconds.
• 12 take care not to burn the cookie. turn each cookie out onto a flat surface to cool.
• 13 cool thoroughly and store in an air-tight container.

Skippy Truffle Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup creamy peanut butter (brand name, like jif or skippy, yep, trans-fatty goodness)
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 combine all ingredients except chips until well blended (seriously, my cookies still had some sugar graininess).
• 3 add chips.
• 4 drop slightly rounded teaspoonfulls on ungreased cookie sheets (12 to a sheet) - do not flatten.
• 5 bake 9 minutes or until puffed and golden. cool on wire rack for at least 5 minutes before removing from cookie sheet (they will be very soft).

Mini Fruit "pizza"

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 chips ahoy! chocolate chip cookie
• 1 teaspoon philadelphia strawberry cream cheese spread
• 1 teaspoon cool whip lite (in a can)
• 1 fresh strawberries, halves

Recipe

• 1 top cookie with remaining ingredients.

Plain Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 40 g margarine
• 40 g sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 100 g flour

Recipe

• 1 beat the butter and mix in sugar and salt
• 2 mix in egg and vanilla until it turns light yellow.
• 3 add flour in to the batter and mix it together gently.
• 4 wrap the batter with plastic wrap and put it in to refrigiator for 30minutes.
• 5 after 30minutes roll the batter
• 6 cut the batter with cookie cutters
• 7 bake in 365degree oven for about 15minutes.

Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup salted butter, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300°f
• 2 in medium bowl combine flour, soda and salt. mix well with wire whisk. set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl with an electric mixer blend sugars at medium speed. add butter and mix to form a grainy paste, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
• 4 add eggs and vanilla extract and mix at medium speed until just blended. do not overmix.
• 5 add the flour mixture and chocolate chips and blend at low speed until just mixed. do not overmix.
• 6 drop by rounded tablespoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart.
• 7 bake 22-24 minutes or until golden brown. transfer cookies immediately to a cool surface with a spatula.

Mrs. Fields Cookies

Portzelky (new Year's Cookies)

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup lukewarm water
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 cups raisins (or as many as you would like)
• 3 egg yolks
• 3 egg whites, beaten
• 3 cups flour
• oil (for deep frying)

Recipe

• 1 dissolve sugar in lukewarm water in a small bowl. sprinkle with yeast and let stand.
• 2 combine milk, water, salt, sugar, baking powder, and raisins in a large bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer.
• 3 beat in egg yolks and yeast.
• 4 stir in flour to make a heavy (rather stiff) batter.
• 5 fold in egg whites.
• 6 cover and set in a warm place until well risen (at least double in bulk). this should take about 2 hours. the end result is a fairly sticky dough.
• 7 drop by tablespoonfuls into hot oil (375f) and fry until golden brown.

Kolachky Cookies

Total Time: 24 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups flour
• 1 (12 ounce) can solo poppy seed filling

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, blend butter and cream cheese together.
• 2 add flour; you must mix by hand.
• 3 when mixed, wrap dough and put in fridge overnight.
• 4 next day, take out 1/2 of the dough.
• 5 roll out on a floured board to 1/4 inch thickness.
• 6 put a little filling in the center and pinch edges together.
• 7 repeat with remaining 1/2 of the dough.
• 8 bake in a 350 degree fahrenheit oven for 10 minutes.
• 9 check bottoms of cookies; they brown first. tops may not look done but they are.

Italian Ice Cream Cones

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 drops anise extract or 1/4 teaspoon ground fennel
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, sifted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300°f in a medium bowl, beat the sugar into the egg until it is thickened and pale yellow. beat in the butter, vanilla, and milk. gently stir in the flour.
• 2 grease a nonstick cookie sheet and spread 1 1/2 tablespoon of the batter into a 6 inch circle using a thin, flexible spatula. dipping the spatula in water first make this job easier. the batter will spread about 1/2 inch while baking, so keep the circles about 1 inch apart. fit as many circles as you can on 1 cookie sheet.
• 3 bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. remove the cookie sheet from the oven and use a large metal spatula to remove 1 cookie from the sheet. handling it carefully so as not to burn your hands, immediately wrap the hot, pliable cookie around a cone shaped mold, sealing the point. (*** hint here*** - in case you don't want to go out and buy the cones these can be made into bowl cones simply by picking 4 bowls all the same shape and size, and place the hot cookie over the bottoms of the bowls. the cookies will fall around the sides of the bowls.) repeat with the remaining cookies. the cookies will harden as they cool, so work as quickly as possible. let the cookie sheet cool and repeat the process with the remaining batter. remove the cones from from the molds when completely cool.

Gluten Free Soft Pretzel

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 1/8 cup warm water (105 degrees)
• 1 1/3 cups warm water
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 5 cups gluten-free flour, mix (with gum already added)
• 2 -4 tablespoons baking soda (2 tablespoons to each cup of water in sauce pan)
• coarse salt, to taste

Recipe

• 1 dissolve the yeast in 1/8 cup warm water. stir in remaining warm water, brown sugar and flour. bear until smooth. knead until smooth and elastic.
• 2 use hands to roll out dough into "snakes". twist into traditional pretzel shape or braid.
• 3 heat oven to 475 degrees.
• 4 fill a saucepan with water. pour in baking soda (2tbls to each cup of water in saucepan) and bring to a boil.
• 5 place twisted pretzel dough in water for 15 seconds until dough is golden or yellow in color. then remove pretzel from boiling water and place on a salted cookie sheet. salt top of pretzel too.
• 6 place cookie sheet with pretzels in the oven and bake for 8 to 10 minutes until pretzels are golden brown.

Mean Chef's Pecan Cardamom Sand Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup pecans, toasted and finely chopped
• 24 pecan halves
• additional granulated sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 i an electric mixer cream butter, shortening, both sugars and vanilla until mixture is well combined.
• 3 sift dry ingredients together and add to mixer along with chopped pecans.
• 4 combine well.
• 5 either use a small portion scoop or roll pieces of dough into 1 - 2-inch balls.
• 6 arrange on parchment-lined sheet pan.
• 7 place a pecan half on top of each round, sprinkle with a little sugar and press down with the bottom of a glass to flatten to about 1/4-inch thick.
• 8 bake until very pale golden.
• 9 cool.

Easy Raspberry Cream Tart

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (16 1/2 ounce) refrigerated sugar cookie dough (cut into 1/2-inch slices)
• 6 ounces cream cheese (softened)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups raspberries (fresh)
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 press cookie dough slices into bottom and fluted sides of a greased 11" tart pan with removable bottom, do not prick; bake 20 minute at 350.
• 2 in a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese on high for 30 seconds, add 1/4 celsius sugar, egg, lemon zest, juice and vanilla, beat until combined.
• 3 pour cheese mixture over warm crust, spread evenly.
• 4 place raspberries in a single layer on top of cheese mixture, sprinkle with 2 teaspoons sugar.
• 5 bake 15-17 min or until cheese mixture is set; transfer to a wire rack, let cool 30 minute before serving.
• 6 just before serving sprinkle with powdered sugar & garnish with additional fresh berries, if you like.

Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 lb butter
• 3 eggs
• 2 tablespoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 6 cups flour
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 cups loosely chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 add all ingredients one at a time.
• 2 beat after each ingredient.
• 3 dough will be fairly dry with all flour, before adding all flour, you might want to make a "test cookie" to adjust for altitude and make sure they will spread out.
• 4 use small ice cream scoop to spoon onto greased cookie sheet.
• 5 bake 350° 7-10 minutes do not over cook!

Peppery Turnip Fries

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 medium turnips (about 1 1/2 lbs.)
• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 3 -4 tablespoons freshly ground parmesan cheese
• olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lime juice (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 425 degrees f.
• 2 lightly grease a large cookie sheet with olive oil.
• 3 pare the turnips and cut them into 2 1/2 x 1/2 inch sticks.
• 4 combine the spices, parmesan and turnips in a large plastic bag.
• 5 seal and shake to coat.
• 6 spread the sticks in a single layer on the prepared pan and brush with a little olive oil.
• 7 bake for 30-35 minutes, turning once, until spears are tender and golden.
• 8 serve with or without a sprinkling of lime.

Mini Fruit Pizza

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 large sugar cookies
• 3 ounces cream cheese
• 4 tablespoons strawberry jam
• 1/2 cup sliced strawberry
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 mix the cream cheese and strawberry jam together.
• 2 spread the mix onto the bottom of each cookie.
• 3 top with the sliced strawberries.
• 4 sprinkle the powdered sugar over the top.

Skippy Quick Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup skippy creamy peanut butter (you can use any brand you prefer)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg, slightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 in medium bowl, combine all the ingredients.
• 3 shape dough into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased baking sheets, arrange cookies 2- inches apart.
• 4 with fork, gently flatten cookie and press criss-cross pattern into top.
• 5 bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned and slightly puffed.
• 6 immediately top, if desired with sprinkles, chocolate chips or chocolate candies.
• 7 cool completely before removing from baking sheets.
• 8 note: you can put the sprinkles on the cookies before baking them.

Mrs. Field's Soft And Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups packed dark brown sugar
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees f.
• 2 mix dry ingredients and set aside.
• 3 on medium speed, in large bowl, blend sugars; add butter, mix till grainy consistency. add eggs, peanut butter and vanilla extract; beat till fluffy. on low speed, add flour mixture until barely mixed into butter mixture.
• 4 drop by rounded tablespoonsful, 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. use a wet or flour coated fork to gently press a crisscross pattern on top of each cookie.
• 5 bake until the edges of the cookies are lightly browned, approximately 18 to 20 minutes. remove to cool on a flat surface.

Mrs. Fields Peanut Butter Oatmeal Ranch Cookies

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup oats (old fashioned or quick)
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup salted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300°f.
• 2 in a medium bowl, combine flours, baking powder, and oats. mix well with wire whisk and set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, beat sugar and butter with an electric mixer at medium speed to form a grainy paste. blend together the peanut butter, honey, eggs, and vanilla. scrape down sides of bowl.
• 4 add the flour mixture, raisins, and sunflower seeds. blend at low speed just until combined. do not overmix.
• 5 drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets, 2 inches apart. bake for 18 to 22 minutes until bottoms turn golden brown. immediately transfer cookies to cool flat surface.

Lemon Whoopie Pies

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 6 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 3/4 cups powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 position a rack in the middle of the oven.]preheat the oven to 350°.
• 2 line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and butter the paper.
• 3 to prepare the cookies.
• 4 sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl and set aside,.
• 5 in a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter, sugar, and lemon zest until smoothly blended, about 1 minute.
• 6 stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed during mixing.
• 7 add the egg, lemon juice and vanilla, mixing until blended, about 1 minute.
• 8 the batter may look curdled.
• 9 on low speed, add half the flour mixture, mixing just to incorporate it.
• 10 mix in the buttermilk,.then the remaining flour just until it is incorporated and the batter looks smooth again.
• 11 drop by heaping tablspoons on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 3" apart.
• 12 bake the cookies one sheet at a time until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean and the tops feel firm, about 12 minutes.
• 13 with the exception of a thin line at the edges, the tops of the cookies should not brown.
• 14 cool the cookies on the baking sheets for 10 minutes, then use a wide metal spatula to transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 15 to prepare the filling.
• 16 in a large bowl, using an electric mixer on low speed, beat the butter, cream cheese, vanilla, lemon zest and lemon juice until thoroughly blended and smooth, about 1 minute.
• 17 add the powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
• 18 if your filling is too soft to hold its shape, refrigerate until it is firmer, about 30 minutes.
• 19 turn half of the cookies bottom side up leaving 1/4" plain edge, use a thin metal spatula to spread each with almost 1/4 cup of filling. gently press the bottoms of the remaining cookies onto the filling.
• 20 wrap each cookie in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• 21 the wrapped cookies can be stored in the refrigerator for oup to 4 days.

Pot O' Gold Cookies

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar, plus additional 2 tbsp
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, plus additional 2 tbsp., lightly packed
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 24 rolo chocolates

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f. line 3 baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper. you don’t have to do this, but it will make it much easier to clean if some of the caramel leaks through.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, beat the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. add egg and vanilla; beat well. mix in baking soda, salt, cocoa powder and flour until well combined, but do not over mix.
• 3 shape dough into 1” balls. flatten slightly in the palm of your hand. place one rolo in the middle and roll the dough up around it so that it is completely enclosed. place on prepared cookies sheets – 8 to a sheet, staggering them, as they will spread quite a bit when baked.
• 4 bake 9-11 minutes until puffy and the edges are set. they will appear very fluffy but will gradually flatten out slightly as they cool.
• 5 cool 1-2 minutes on pans and then remove to wire racks and cool completely before storing in an airtight container.

Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chip Cookies

English Toffee

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup slivered almonds
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 tablespoon light karo syrup
• 5 hershey bars

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients except the hershey bars.
• 2 cook in heavy pan over high heat.
• 3 stir until shade darker than brown sugar- about 10 to 12 minutes.
• 4 pour onto cookie sheet and spread with back of wooden spoon to all edges.
• 5 crush five hershey bars and spread over the top.
• 6 refrigerate immediately for about an hour or until cool.
• 7 when harden, break into pieces and store in air tight container.
• 8 best if kept in refrigerator.

Low Fat Cookie Shake

Total Time: 8 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups non-fat vanilla frozen yogurt
• 1/2 cup nonfat milk
• 1/4 teaspoon mint extract
• 4 reduced-fat oreo cookies, coarsely broken

Recipe

• 1 combine fro. yo, milk and mint extract in blended; blend till smooth.
• 2 add cookie bits and blend 5 seonds.
• 3 serve in frosty glasses and enjoy!

Kolache Kookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb butter, softened at room temperature
• 1 pint premium vanilla ice cream, softened at room temperature
• 4 cups flour
• 6 ounces solo preserves, not jelly (raspberry, apricot, prune)
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, for dusting cookies

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 blend butter with ice cream, then add flour, blend well. dough will be thick.
• 3 roll into walnut size balls, depress centers with thumb.
• 4 place on cookie sheet and top with spoonful of filling.
• 5 bake 15 minutes.
• 6 tops will not brown. bottoms will be lightly browned.
• 7 cool completely and dust heavily with powdered sugar before serving. if cookies are allowed to sit, simply re-dust cookies with powdered sugar if necessary before serving.

Marble Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)
• 1 cup butter
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 melt together the chocolate chips and pecans.
• 2 set aside to cool.
• 3 cream together the butter, sugar, salt, vanilla, and flour.
• 4 stir in chocolate mixture.
• 5 swirl slightly.
• 6 drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet.
• 7 flatten with a greased glass dipped in sugar.
• 8 bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.

Marbled Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• peanut butter

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.
• 2 cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. beat in eggs and vanilla.
• 3 slowly blend the dry mix into butter mixture.
• 4 make small (teaspoonfuls) balls of the cookie dough. press your thumb in the middle of the ball (like a thumbprint cookie). put a small dollop of peanut butter in the indent. press a little extra dough on top of the cookie to cover the peanut butter (its okay if a little is still showing). place onto ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart.
• 5 bake in a 350 degree oven 10 minutes.

Mrs. Durand's Grandma Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/8 cups butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 6 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• milk or water, 1 small amount

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 cream together butter, sugar, eggs and extract.
• 3 mix dry ingredients together in a seperate bowl.
• 4 add dry ingredients and oj to creamed mixture as follows:.
• 5 1/3 of the dry, 1/3 oj, 1/3 dry, 1/3 oj, 1/3 dry, 1/3 oj. mixing well after each addition.
• 6 drop by 1/2 teaspoonful in high mounds on greased cookie sheet about 1.5 inches apart.
• 7 bake at 400 degrees for 8 - 10 minutes. remove to cooling rack.
• 8 when cool, mix together confectioners sugar and small amount of milk or water to make a slightly loose glaze. dip just the tops of the cookies into the glaze and set on waxed paper to set up. if desired, sprinkle colored sugars on glaze while still wet.