what is a good cookie recipe?

Question

me and my mom are having a cookie party and I have to find an easy and unique cookie recipe, any suggestions? thank you

Answer 1

I like this soft and chewy version of the oatmeal cookie and have others when I make them - I always have to make several batches they go so quickly.

COCONUT OATMEAL COOKIES

1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup coconut
2 cups oatmeal
2 cups flour
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs

Mix sugars, shortening, and eggs together well. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls on a cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

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CRISP AND CHEWY COCONUT OATMEAL
COOKIES

3/4 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup flour
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 cup oats
1 cup coconut

Cream butter and sugars. Add eggs and beat. Sift baking powder, salt and flour; add. Add and mix in vanilla. Fold in oats and coconut. Drop by spoonfuls on cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Makes 6 dozen.

Answer 2

No Bake Cookies are always fun to make at a cookie party since the oven doesn't need to be used:

INGREDIENTS
1 3/4 cups white sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
3 cups quick-cooking oats
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS
In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, milk, butter, and cocoa. Bring to a boil, and cook for 1 1/2 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in peanut butter, oats, and vanilla. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto wax paper. Let cool until hardened.

Answer 3

Pecan Sandies
Cream 1 C of butter or margarine and 1/4 C powdered sugar. Add 2 t vanilla and 1 t water. Add 2 C sifted flour.
Mix well and add 1 C chopped pecans.
Form into small balls (or 1 1/2-in. long rolls). Bake on ungreased cookie sheet @ 300 degrees for about 20 minutes or until lightly brown.
While hot, roll in powdered sugar and set on waxed paper until cool.
I store them in a metal tin with waxed paper cut to go in between each layer. I'm not sure my family would allow me to come to Christmas dinner if I didn't bring them. I make them rather small (about a heaping teaspoonful each) because they crumble easily when eaten and then no one feels guilty eating such a small cookie!

Answer 4

Coconut Lime Sours
--Calling All Cooks, FoodTV

2 cups flour
4 tablespoons sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 stick plus 2 1/2 tablespoons margarine
4 eggs -- beaten
1 cup almonds -- chopped
2 cups light brown sugar -- firmly packed
3 cups sweetened flaked coconut
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 teaspoons lime zest

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Cut in margarine until mixture resembles coarse meal. Press crust into ungreased 10 by 15-inch baking pan. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Mix eggs, nuts, brown sugar, and coconut until well blended; spread over baked crust. Bake an additional 30 minutes or until set.

While still warm, loosen the edges with a metal spatula. Mix together the powdered sugar, lime juice, and zest with a fork. Working quickly, spread the lime paste all over the top with a spatula while still warm. Let cool to room temperature and cut into bars. Cut 11 cuts crosswise and 3 cuts lengthwise.

Answer 5

Pumpkin Cookies V

INGREDIENTS

* 2 cups shortening
* 2 cups white sugar
* 2 cups canned pumpkin
* 2 eggs
* 2 teaspoons baking soda
* 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 4 cups all-purpose flour
* 6 tablespoons butter
* 8 tablespoons milk
* 2 cups confectioners' sugar
* 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 1 cup packed brown sugar

DIRECTIONS

1. Cream shortening, white sugar and pumpkin. Add eggs and mix well. Sift together the baking soda, ground cinnamon, salt and flour. Add to pumpkin mixture and mix well.

2. Drop from spoon to cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

3. To Make Frosting: Cook butter, milk, and brown sugar until dissolved. Cool and add confectioners' sugar and vanilla.

Spread over warm cookies.
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Peppernuts


1 cup Shortening

1 cup Milk

4 cups Sugar



Boil to consistency of frosting, then stir in 1+ cups of flour. Let cool, then mix in:



3 Eggs

½ cup Buttermilk

1 t Soda in a little water

1 t Cinnamon

½ t Ground clove

½ t Allspice

½ t Cardamon powder

½ t Nutmeg

¼ t Pepper

½ t Oil of Anise

½ t Salt

1 pkg each Orange Peel, lemon peel, Citron and nuts

8 - 10 cups Flour


Knead the dough until very stiff. Add flour until mixture is no longer sticky. Roll into long small rolls (slightly smaller in diameter than a dime) and then cut into small pieces. Arrange on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350º until brown.


Words of Advice:

1. Peppernuts can be prepared well ahead of time and stored in the fridge. Wrap the unbaked mixture in plastic wrap and store in the veggie drawer. Stays good for months.

2. Instead of rolling the dough into rolls, my mother now uses a rolling pin to roll the dough out, then uses a pizza cutter to make the little pieces. Much faster, but not as much fun!
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Ragged Robins


2 egg whites
1/4 tsp.vanilla
1/8 tsp. salt
1/2 lb. dates (stoned & chopped)
1/2 cup glazed cherries
1 cup walnuts
1-3/4 cups corn flakes
1/2 cup white sugar

Beat egg whites until stiff, add vanilla and salt. Combine the rest of ingredients and add to egg white mixture. Drop from a spoon on to greased baking sheet. Bake in a slow oven (325 deg. F.) for 15 minutes, or until lightly browned. As with anything with egg whites, just watch for over browning.