Moms One Cup Cookie Recipes

MOM'S COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Cream together the shortening and the butter. Add the brown sugar and cream until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs until well blended.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves over the creamed mixture. Mix in then stir in the raisins, nuts and dates.
• Drop cookies onto ungreased baking sheets and bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden.

ONE CUP OF EVERYTHING COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In one large bowl, cream together butter and both sugars.
• Add eggs and vanilla, mix until blended.
• Add peanut butter and mix again until blended.
• Add in oatmeal, flour, coconut. Mix until blended.
• Add in chocolate, nuts and dried fruit, then mix until blended.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet (12 to each pan).
• Bake for 12-15 minutes at 350 degrees.
• For softer cookies, take out of the oven after around 12 minutes. The cookies will appear slightly under baked. Loosen with a spatula and transfer immediately to a rack for cooling.
• For crispy cookies, take out of the oven after around 15 minutes. Cookies will be darker around the edges. Loosen with a spatula. Let cookies rest on baking sheet for one additional minute before transferring to a rack for cooling.

CUP OF EVERYTHING COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together the butter and the sugars. Mix in the oil and the flour. Add in oatmeal, crispy rice cereal, coconut, nuts, vanilla, salt, baking soda, cream of tartar, eggs and chocolate chips. Mix until well blended.
• Drop by teaspoons or tablespoons on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 - 15 minutes.

MOM'S BUTTERMILK COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. , Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until edges are lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. , For frosting, combine butter, confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla; beat until smooth. Spread over cookies; if desired, sprinkle with chopped walnuts.

1 CUP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Blend together the first 3 ingredients.
• Add the next 3 ingredients and mix well.
• Add the next 3 ingredients and mix well.
• Mix in the last 4 ingredients.
• Place on cookie sheet by the tablespoon.
• Bake for 12 minutes.

MOM'S ONE CUP COOKIE

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugars. Add eggs, vanilla, and peanut butter. Add flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Add rest of ingredients. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 - 15 minutes.

MOM'S SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar, shortening and eggs.
• Add 1 cup flour, soda, salt, and baking powder.
• Combine milk and vanilla.
• Add to creamed mixture alternately with remaining 4 cups flour.
• Cover and chill at least 1 hour.
• Roll onto lightly floured surface 1/4 inch thick.
• Cut with desired shapes.
• Bake on ungreased cookies sheets at 400°F for 8-10 minutes or until edges just begin to turn light golden brown.
• Cool and frost with favorite frosting.

MOM'S SOFT SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and nutmeg. In another bowl, cream butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks and eggs. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add sour cream and dissolved baking soda to creamed mixture. Gradually beat in flour mixture (dough will be sticky). Refrigerate, covered, overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. Working with one-third of the batch at a time, roll dough on a well-floured surface to 1/4-in. thickness. (Cover and refrigerate remaining dough until ready to roll.) Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. round or other shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. If desired, sprinkle tops with sugar and top with walnuts., Bake 8-10 minutes or until cookies are set but not browned. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.