Gorp Cookies Recipes

GORP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. In large bowl, beat butter, shortening, brown sugar and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and eggs. On low speed, beat in flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda until blended. Stir in oats, candies, raisins and peanuts.
• Onto cookie sheets, drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls about 2 inches apart.
• Bake 17 to 19 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

LOAD AND GO GORP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300°F. Place butter in 13x9-inch pan; heat in oven 2 to 3 minutes or until melted (watch to prevent burning). Stir in cereal, corn snacks and raisins until evenly coated.
• Bake 10 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. Cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in marshmallows and candies. Store in loosely covered container.

GORP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; grease two cookie sheets or line them with Silpat.
• In a bowl, mix the flour, salt, and baking soda.
• In a bigger bowl, cream the butter and sugars; beat in the egg.
• Add in the vanilla and water; mix together until they are just combined.
• Add in the flour mixture and oatmeal; mix until combined.
• Add in the chocolate chips, peanuts, and raisins; mix until combined.
• Drop 1/4 cup dough, 3 inches apart, onto baking sheets; press the cookies down lightly.
• Bake for 15-17 minutes; remove the cookies and cool them on a wire rack.

OVEN ROASTED MAPLE GORP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place maple syrup on the stove with cinnamon and vanilla over medium low heat to infuse the flavor. Warm syrup a couple of minutes, remove.
• Combine oats, hazelnuts, almonds, raisins, cranberries and seeds in a bowl. Toss with maple syrup and remove the cinnamon stick and vanilla bean. Spread the maple coated mixture out on a cookie sheet and roast 15 minutes. Remove the nuts from oven and transfer to another cold pan, tossing the mix to quick-cool it. Once cool, toss with peanut candy and eat or pack up for a hike!

GORP

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a plastic bag and shake until combined. Put a 1/4 cup into decorative bags and seal. Serve.

_GORP (GOOD OLD RAISINS AND PEANUTS) COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, cream the butter, egg, and vanilla extract. Add the contents of the jar, and stir until well mixed. Drop the dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown in color. Allow to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet. Then transfer to wire racks and cool completely. Serve immediately, or store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

GORP

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Store in an airtight container.

NO-BAKE GORP ENERGY "COOKIES"

Steps:

• Mix flax, water, sugar.
• Add to oats, raisins, peanut butter.
• Mix with hands until thick crumbly dough.
• Press into 1/4 cup servings.
• Store in fridge.

GORP (GOOD OLD RAISINS AND PEANUTS) COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. 2. Place all of the jar ingredients in a medium-sized bowl, and stir until well combined. Set aside. 3. Place the butter, egg, and vanilla extract in a large bowl, and cream with an electric mixer set on low speed or with a fork. 4. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, and blend with a mixer set on low speed or with a spoon until well combined. 5. Drop the dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart to allow for spreading. 6. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until light brown in color. Allow to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet. Then transfer to wire racks and cool completely. 7. Serve immediately, or store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. CREATING THE JAR1. Wash and thoroughly dry a 1-quart wide-mouth canning jar.2. Layer the ingredients in the jar as shown below, pressing firmly with a flat-bottomed object, such as a tart tamper or the bottom of a narrow glass, after each addition. Make the layers as level as possible.TOP of the jar 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup chopped unsalted peanuts 3/4 cup dark raisins 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal 1/2 tea spoon baking soda 3/4 cup all-purpose flourBOTTOM of the jar3. Secure the lid, and decorate as desired (see The Basics: 06-Creating the Jars DECORATING THE JAR). Attach the instructions for making the cookies found in the Gift Jar Tags chapter.From "The Mason Jar Cookie Cookbook." Copyright 2002 by Lonnette Parks. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.