Michigan Rocks From Washington Post Recipes

MICHIGAN ROCKS

Steps:

• Set oven to 325degrees.
• If using whole dates and walnuts, chopped them. They don't need to be chopped real small, about the same size as the raisins or even a little larger is good. Set aside.
• Cream the sugar and butter. Add the eggs and mix well.
• Stir the baking soda into the 4 oz. of wine until it dissolves.
• Add the flour, the wine mixture and the cinnamon to the sugar.
• At this point, I use a wooden spoon to continue.
• Add all the walnuts, dates, raisins and vanilla and stir by hand until mixed well. Batter will be soft and loaded with the fruit and nuts.
• Drop by tsp on to a cookie sheet and bake till edges are brown.

MICHIGAN ROCKS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs. Add baking soda, milk, salt and vanilla. Mix well. Fold in walnuts and dates. Mix in flour one cup at a time by hand.
• Drop by Tbsp. onto greased sheets.
• Bake at 350°F for 12 to 15 minutes. Cool on pan 2 minutes. Remove to cooling racks.

MICHIGAN ROCKS - FROM WASHINGTON POST

Steps:

• Method: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With an electric mixer, cream butter. Gradually add brown sugar and cream well. Add eggs. Beat thoroughly. Soak raisins in hot water; when soft, drain and reserve water. Dissolve baking soda in hot raisin water. Sift dry ingredients together. Add batter alternately with raisins, dates and nuts. Drop onto cookie sheets. Bake for 15 minutes. (Cookies will not spread out very much.) Makes 8-10 dozen cookies.

GERMAN ROCKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each. Dissolve the baking soda in the hot water, add it to the egg mixture. Stir in the flour and cinnamon until well blended. Finally, stir in the dates and walnuts so they are evenly distributed.
• Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden.

MICHIGAN ROCK COOKIES RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• CREAM BUTTER AND BROWN SUGAR,ADD EGGS MIX BAKING SODA AND IN 1/4 C. HOT WATER. ADD FLOUR CINNAMON,AND BAKING SODA MIXTURE TO THE CREAMED BUTTER AND SUGAR. MIX WELL. ADD DATES,WALNUTS AND GRAPES. MIX WELL. DROP BY TEASPOON ON COOKIE SHEET. BAKE AT 350 FOR 12 TO 15 MIN.

MICHIGAN ROCK COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grase or butter baking sheets.
• Stir together flour, cinnamon, allspice and baking soda, and set aside.
• Cream butter and brown sugar. Add eggs, one at a time. Beat well after each addition. Add flour to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in walnuts and raisins.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until a cookie top springs back when lightly touched.