Grandma Bettys Candle Cookies Recipes

GRANDMA BETTY'S BISCOTTI

Steps:

• 1. Mix oil and sugar together.
• 2. Add eggs and mix well. Add few drops of anise extract and/or vanilla to taste.
• 3. Add flour, bkg. powder, salt until dough forms. Add 1 cup walnuts to dough.
• 4. Chill in refrigerator for a few hours or overnight.
• 5. After dough has been chilled, form into logs 1 1/2 " wide by 6" long. Place on parchment lined or greased cookie sheets. I like to use parchment paper; keeps your cookie sheets cleaner and biscotti bake evenly browned.
• 6. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
• 7. Let cool, then slice diagonally about 1 inch wide. Turn biscotti on their sides and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes on one side, then turn over and bake an additional 10 to 15 minutes on the other side; bake until golden brown to your liking.
• 8. Enjoy! These are the best biscotti because they are crisp but not so hard that you can't eat them without dunking in coffee or milk. I have added chocolate chips to the dough, Nutella or chopped Snicker bars which made a big hit! I have sprinkled cinnamon sugar on the top, which makes a whole different taste. When I bake my biscotti, I have to make a double batch - one is not enough to share with loved ones!

GRANDMA'S REFRIGERATOR COOKIES

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
• Combine sugar, milk, and butter in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; simmer until sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in chocolate chips, oats, coconut, and walnuts. Drop spoonfuls of mixture 1 inch apart on the lined baking sheet.
• Chill until firm, about 1 hour.

GRANDMA BETTY'S CANDLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix together sugar, margarine, peanut butter, and rice krispies together and form into balls. (As large/small as you want them. I make them smaller than a golf ball.).
• In a double boiler, melt the chocolate bar and chips together and add paraffin wax, may add more wax if needed.
• Once chocolate is melted, dip the balls in chocolate and place on wax paper to cool.
• After the balls settle, store them away. We keep them in the refrigerator or freezer during the holidays.

GREAT GRANDMA'S SOUR CREAM DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Cream sugar, shortening, and butter together in the bowl of a stand mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 1 minute.
• Mix in sour cream and lemon zest on low speed until no streaks of sour cream remain. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on medium-low just until there are no streaks of yolk, and scraping down the sides of the bowl between additions. Add flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder all at once and mix just to combine.
• Drop by heaping tablespoons on the prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the tops are puffy and spring back when lightly touched with a finger, about 10 minutes. They should be light golden, with occasional spots of pale golden brown.

GRANDMA'S SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the sugar, butter, vanilla and salt. Add eggs and mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture. Chill until firm, about 1 hour., On a floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut shapes with cookie cutters; place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 7-12 minutes (depending on size) or until light golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, extract and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Tint with food coloring. Decorate cookies as desired.

GRANDMA'S BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In large mixing bowl or electric mixer beat; butter, egg, vanilla, and sugar.
• Then add 2 1/2 cups of flour to mixture and mix until creamy.
• Roll out dough on flat surface until about 1/2 inch thick.
• Use cookie cutters of your choice to cut the dough.
• Place the dough on a greased cookie sheet, and bake for 8-10 minutes.
• After removing the cookies from the oven, let them cool.
• Frosting and sprinkles are opptional but recommended by Grandma herself!
• Enjoy!

GRANDMA'S STAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugars until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in orange juice concentrate and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate until easy to handle, about 2 hours., On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a 3-in. star-shaped cookie cutter dipped in flour. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° until edges are firm, 7-8 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool., For frosting, combine the confectioners' sugar, butter, orange juice concentrate, vanilla and enough milk to reach spreading consistency. Tint with food coloring if desired. Frost cookies; decorate as desired.

GRANDMA BETTY'S BIRDSEED COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together sugars, eggs, peanut butter, vanilla and butter until smooth.
• Combine oatmeal, flour and baking soda.
• Add to butter mixture.
• Mix well.
• Mix in remaining ingrediants.
• Roll into balls, place on greased cookie sheets and flatten with a fork.
• Bake at 350 Degrees farenheit.

BETTY BROWN'S BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Sift flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl; mix, 1 cup at a time, into creamed butter mixture until dough is just mixed. Form dough into 1-inch-thick disks and place on a plate; chill in refrigerator, 2 hours to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Roll disks into desired thickness on a lightly floured work surface using a floured rolling pin. Arrange dough on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are just starting to turn golden brown, 7 to 10 minutes.