2 cup butter 2 cup sugar 2 cup brown sugar 4 eggs 2 tsp vanilla 4 cup flour 5 cup blended oatmeal (measure and blend in a blender to a fine powder) 1 tsp salt 2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp baking soda 24oz chocolate chips 1 (8oz) grated Hershey bar 3 cup chopped nuts… Continue reading Neiman-Marcus’s $250 Cookie Recipe
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Aggression Cookies
1 cup flour plus extra for stamping cookies 1 cup brown sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1 cup softened butter 2 cup oatmeal Dump all ingredients into the bowl. Mix well with hands and form into 1″ balls. Lay balls out on cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Put the extra flour in a pie… Continue reading Aggression Cookies
Toll House Cookies
2 & 1/4 cup unsifted self-rising flour 1 cup butter softened 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla 2 eggs 1 (12oz) package semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 cup chopped nuts Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In large bowl combine butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla. Beat until creamy. Beat in… Continue reading Toll House Cookies
Old Fashioned Tea Cakes
3 cup sugar 1 & 1/2 cup butter or margarine 2 eggs 1 cup buttermilk 1 tsp soda 2 tsp vanilla Flour as needed Mix soda into sugar then cream in butter. Add eggs, milk and vanilla. Knead in flour until dough does not stick to hands. Roll thin, cut into desired shapes and bake… Continue reading Old Fashioned Tea Cakes
Shortcuts & Tips
Store onions in a brown paper bag on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. They’ll keep longer without sprouting. Submerge tomatoes (in a mesh bag) in boiling water for about 30 seconds. They’ll peel in a flash. For easy cleanup, bake cookies on aluminum-foil-lined cookie sheets. Squeeze more juice from lemons by cutting in half,… Continue reading Shortcuts & Tips
Cooking Terms
Aspic: A transparent jelly, usually meat, which has been boiled down to become firm when cold. Bake: Cook in oven. Batter: A mixture of flour or liquid that can be beaten or stirred. Beat: Mix vigorously over and over with a spoon or fork, or round and round with beater. Bisque: A rich thick cream… Continue reading Cooking Terms
Substitutions
1 tbsp cornstarch (for thickening) or 2 tbsp flour. 1 cup sifted cake flour or 1 cup minus 2 tbsp sifted all-purpose flour. 1 cup all-purpose flour or 1 cup self-rising flour minus the salt and baking powder from the recipe. 1 cup self-rising flour or 1 cup all-purpose flour plus pinch of salt and… Continue reading Substitutions
Boiled Cookies
2 cup sugar 1/2 cup milk 1/4 stick margarine 3 tbsp cocoa Dash of salt 2 & 1/2 to 2 cup quick cook oatmeal 1 tsp vanilla Bring sugar, milk, margarine and cocoa to a boil. Boil 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add oatmeal and vanilla. You may want to add nuts if desired… Continue reading Boiled Cookies
Quick Peanut Butter Cookies
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix in large bowl: 1/2 package yellow cake mix 1 cup chunky-style peanut butter 2 eggs 1/3 cup water Beat until smooth and well blended. Blend in remaining 1/2 package yellow cake mix. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls about 3 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Cookies should be about the… Continue reading Quick Peanut Butter Cookies
Plain Old-Time Cookies
1/2 cup margarine 1 cup honey (or 1 cup sugar) 1 egg 1 tbsp baking powder 2 tbsp milk 2 & 1/4 cup flour Cream margarine. Add honey, then well-beaten egg. Add milk gradually. Sift Baking powder and half of the flour and add to mixture. Add balance of flour gradually, beating until mixture leaves… Continue reading Plain Old-Time Cookies