Mothers Cookies Recipes

MARTHA'S MOTHER'S COOKIES

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine butter, cream cheese, flour, salt, egg yolk, and zest, if using. Process until smooth. Transfer to resealable plastic bag and flatten with the palms of your hands into a 6-inch square. Seal, and chill for at least 1 hour, and up to 2 days. (Refrigerate egg white in a sealed container until ready to bake the cookies.)
• Turn the dough out onto a very lightly floured work surface. Rolling from the center outward, roll into a 12-by-8-inch rectangle. Fold in thirds, as for a business letter. Lightly dust rolling pin with flour, and then roll dough into a 16-by-8-inch rectangle. Fold again in thirds, using a dough scraper, if necessary, to release the dough from work surface. Repeat rolling and folding once more, then roll out 1/8 inch thick
• Drape dough over rolling pin and transfer to a baking sheet. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, and up to 2 hours.
• Meanwhile, place 2 racks just above and below the center of the oven, and preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment or wax paper.
• Lightly beat egg white until frothy. Place about 1/4 cup sugar in a shallow bowl. Remove dough from refrigerator. Leaving it on the baking sheet, use a 1/2-inch round cookie cutter or fine rimmed glass to cut out cookies. Brush each cookie on one side with egg white. Place a few cookies at a time in sugar, egg-white side down, to coat. Transfer to prepared baking sheets, sugared-side up. Repeat with remaining cookies, leaving 1/4-inch between cookies. The dough scraps can be gathered together, and rolled out once.
• Bake until shiny and risen, rotating pans halfway through baking, 18 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand for about 2 minutes. Use a spatula to transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely.

MOTHER'S COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350. Don't grease the baking sheets.
• Put the shortening, sugar, and egg in a mixing bowl. Beat until smooth. Add the baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and flour and beat until well blended. Add the oats, cornflakes, and raisins. This is going to be a stiff dough, but exert a little vigor and stir until the oats, flakes and raisins are well distributed.
• Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the baking sheets about 1-inch apart. Bake for 15-17 minutes, or until lightly golden. Remove from the oven and let cool.

MONA'S MOTHER'S MOTHER'S BEST FRIENDS FAVORITE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Beat egg in a medium bowl.
• Add butter and both sugars. Cream well.
• Add remaining ingredients and mix to combine.
• Drop onto baking sheet and flatten slightly.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes, until golden.

LACTATION COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix flaxseed with water in small bowl and let soak for 5 minutes.
• Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a large mixing bowl until creamy. Add egg yolks and vanilla extract; beat to incorporate. Stir flax seed mixture into the butter mixture.
• Mix flour, brewer's yeast, wheat germ, baking soda, salt, and cream of tartar in a separate bowl; add to butter mixture and stir until just combined. Fold oats and chocolate chips into the dough.
• Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

MOTHER IN LAW COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350.
• 2. Cream butter, sugar, eggs, almond extract together until creamy.
• 3. Whisk together flour and soda, stir into butter mixture
• 4. Stir in oats.
• 5. Drop by tablespoon onto cookie sheet.I use a small ice cream scopp because I am OCD and like them to all be exactly the same size and shape. :)
• 6. Bake for about 10-12 minutes. I like mine chewey, so I underbake slightly.
• 7. Let cool for a few minutes and then place on rack to cool. Let cookie sheet cool for 10-15 minutes between batches, or the cookies get flat and thin.