Refrigerator Cookies I Recipes

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.

REFRIGERATOR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add milk and vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. Fold in the cherries and pecans. Shape dough into two 8-in. x 2-in. rolls; wrap in waxed paper and freeze. , To use frozen dough: Unwrap and let stand at room temperature for about 10 minutes. Cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.

EASY REFRIGERATOR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream the butter with the white sugar and brown sugar. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, cinnamon and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, mix in the nuts. Divide dough into 3 equal parts, shape each piece into a log about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap logs in wax paper and chill for 3 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Cut dough logs into 1/4 inch slices and place them on an unprepared cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until light brown.

LEMON REFRIGERATOR COOKIES

Steps:

• Whip butter in large bowl until smooth.
• Add sugar and mix well.
• Add egg, lemon juice and zest; beat well.
• Combine and sift dry ingredients and gradually add into butter mixture.
• Mix well after each addition.
• Shape dough into 2 logs, (1 and 1/2" x 6").
• Wrap each in plastic wrap.
• Chill for 2-3 hours (or up to a week.) Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut logs into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
• Place on greased cookie sheets.
• Bake about 15 minutes or until edges are light brown.
• Transfer to wire rack to cool.

REFRIGERATOR SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth.
• Add sugar; beat until well blended.
• Add egg and vanilla; beat until well blended.
• Combine flour, baking powder and nutmeg in medium bowl.
• Add flour mixture and milk alternately to butter mixture, beating at low speed after each addition until well blended.
• Shape dough into 2 logs, each about 6 inches long.
• Wrap each roll in plastic wrap.
• Refrigerate 2 to 3 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350, grease cookie sheets.
• Cut logs into 1/4 inch thick slices; place 1 inch apart on cookie sheets.
• Keep unbaked logs and sliced cookies chilled until ready to bake.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
• Transfer to wire racks and decorate.
• Store in airtight container.

FRUIT AND NUT REFRIGERATOR COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• Cream shortening, butter or margarine and sugar until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix thoroughly, I use my electric mixture usually on high power to really whip it up good.
• Stir flour mixture into creamed mixture.
• Mix well.
• Add fruit and nuts.
• Chill for at least 1/2 hour for easier handling.
• Shape dough into smooth rolls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
• Wrap in waxed paper or clear wrap and chill overnight or until firm.
• Slice with sharp knife in 1/4 inch slices.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375°F for 8-10 minutes or until golden.

ICEBOX COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture. Stir in nuts if desire. , On a lightly floured surface, shape the dough into three 10-in. x 1-in. rolls. Tightly wrap each roll in waxed paper. Freeze for at least 12 hours. , Cut into 3/8-in. slices and place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool.

ORIGINAL BROWN BUTTER REFRIGERATOR COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until golden brown, about 7-9 minutes (do not burn). Remove from the heat; stir in brown sugar until blended., Transfer to a large bowl, cool slightly. Whisk in 1 egg at a time. Combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; gradually add to butter mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans., Shape into four 8-in. rolls; wrap each in waxed paper. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight., Cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° just until set, 5-7 minutes. Cool for 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks.

REFRIGERATOR COOKIES II

Steps:

• Mix shortening, sugar, egg and vanilla thoroughly. Blend flour, soda and salt; stir in.
• Form into roll 2 1/2" across. Wrap in waxed paper. Chill until firm.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• With a thin sharp knife, slice 1/8 inch thick. Place a little apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes.

REFRIGERATOR COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter, egg and vanilla until mixed and fluffy.
• Beat in dry ingredients gradually mixing well after each addition.
• Mix in dates, coconut and 1/2 cup of the nuts.
• Form dough into two 1-1/2 inch logs.
• roll logs into remaining nuts (1/4 cup each).
• Wrap in waxed paper and chill (or freeze) until firm enough to slice.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Slice cookies 1/4-inch thick and place on a nonstick cookie sheet.
• bake 10-12 minutes until light golden brown.
• cool on wire racks.
• 2 cookies = 1 fat, 1/2 fruit, 1/4 bread, 95 calories.

CREAM CHEESE REFRIGERATOR COOKIES

Steps:

• Blend until creamy the butter, sugar and egg. Beat cream cheese into this mixture, mixing in the buttermilk and vanilla also.
• Beat in the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
• After being chilled (a couple of hours or so) this dough may be rolled to paper thinness, cut into shapes and baked.
• Sprinkle before baking with sugar and cinnamon. Preheat oven to 350ºF and bake from 12 to 15 minutes.

BROWN SUGAR REFRIGERATOR COOKIES

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat brown sugar, butter, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients except nuts. Stir in nuts.
• On plastic wrap, shape dough into 10x3-inch rectangle. Wrap and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm, but no longer than 24 hours.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Cut rectangle into 1/8-inch slices. On ungreased cookie sheets, place slices 2 inches apart.
• Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until light brown. Cool 1 to 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

REFRIGERATOR COOKIES III

Steps:

• Mix shortening, sugar, eggs, and vanilla together in large bowl. Stir flour, salt, and baking soda together in a separate bowl. Blend dry ingredients in with the shortening mixture. Mix thoroughly with hands.
• Divide dough into 3 parts; shape into cylinders, 1 1/2 inches in diameter and about 7 inches long. Roll in colored sugar (or use finely chopped nuts instead). Chill for several hours or overnight.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Cut into 1/4 inch slices, and place on greased cookie sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool.