Posted by Grandma Jeanne on October 27, 2008
1/2 pound butter (2 sticks)
2 cups flour
2 cups chopped pecans
5 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 tablespoon water
1/2 teaspoon salt
Powdered sugar
Cream butter and sugar; add vanilla and water.
Sift flour and salt. Stir into mixture.
Add pecans and mix well.
Shape into size of walnut and shape into crescent.
Bake slowly at 325 degrees about 20 minutes.
While warm, roll in powdered sugar.
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Posted by Grandma Jeanne on October 20, 2008
2 cups of flour
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup of soft butter
1/2 cup of shortening
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of canned pumpkin
1 egg
1 teaspoon of vanilla
Mix together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and spices. Set aside.
Cream butter and shortening in mixing bowl.
Gradually add sugar; beat until fluffy.
Add pumpkin and egg; beat well.
Add dry ingredients and blend. Stir in vanilla.
Drop onto slightly greased and floured cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes until brown.
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Posted by Grandma Jeanne on October 14, 2008
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick)
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon lemon or almond flavoring
2 tablespoons water
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
Place sugars, butter, and oil in a mixer
bowl and mix at medium speed until creamy.
Add egg, vanilla, flavoring, and water, and mix at medium speed for 30 seconds, scraping down the bowl before and after adding these ingredients.
Stir remaining ingredients together to blend well; add to creamy mixture and mix at medium speed to blend.
Form dough into 24 balls using 1 tablespoon dough per ball.
Place balls on cookie sheets that have been sprayed with pan spray or lined with aluminum foil.
Press balls down evenly to 1/2″ with the back of a tablespoon dipped in water.
Bake at 375 for 12 to 14 minutes or until cookies are browned on the bottom and lightly browned around the edges.
Remove cookies to a wire rack and cool to room temperature.
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Posted by Grandma Jeanne on September 20, 2008
This is a light cookie with the taste of an Almond Joy candy bar.
Ingredients
4 egg whites
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups flaked coconut
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup toasted and chopped almonds
Directions
Beat egg whites until stiff.
Add sugar and vanilla gradually.
Add coconut and flour; mix well.
Stir in chocolate chips and almonds; drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes.
Remove and cool.
Makes 4 dozen.
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Posted by Grandma Jeanne on July 19, 2007
This is one of the best cookie recipes I have. I got this recipe from a neighbor in Rochester, MN, in the mid 1970s. It has always been one of my favorites. I now have a 10-year-old granddaughter named Amy. She and her brother Adam and I made these cookies yesterday! They are soooooooo good!
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter
1 cup vegetable oil
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
3-1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 cup Rice Krispies
3/4 cup oatmeal (quick)
3/4 cup coconut
1/2 cup nuts
Cream sugars and butter.
Add oil.
Add egg and vanilla.
Mix flour, salt, soda, and cream of tartar. Add to mixture.
Add Rice Krispies, oatmeal, nuts, and coconut.
Chill 1/2 to 1 hour.
Make into small balls. Press flat with a glass dipped in sugar.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
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