Rumpledoodles Aka Heffalump Cookies Recipes

RUMPLEDOODLES AKA HEFFALUMP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease 2-3 cookie sheets.
• Mix oats, sugar, flour, coconut, raisins, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
• Melt butter in microwave in a small bowl.
• Add molasses and boiling water to the butter.
• Pour butter mixture into the flour mixture, stir well.
• Drop by teaspoons onto cookie sheets.
• Bake 12-15 minutes.
• Allow to cool or eat warm with your favorite Heffalump!

OATMEAL-RUM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine oatmeal cookie mix, canola oil, egg, and rum. Stir until dough forms.
• Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheet (only make as many as you need - keep dough in sealed container in refrigerator and enjoy later). Bake in oven for 9 to 11 minutes.

APPLE DOODLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in apple and, if desired, walnuts., Drop by tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, 13-15 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

FRUITCAKE COOKIES WITH RUM GLAZE

Steps:

• Place first 5 ingredients in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until liquid is almost absorbed, 12-15 minutes. Cool completely. Stir in pecans, ginger and orange peel., Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and 1-1/2 cups sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and extract. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in fruit mixture., Place remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a shallow bowl. Shape 2 tablespoons of dough into balls; toss in sugar to coat lightly. Place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets., Bake until golden brown and just set, 11-13 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely., Mix glaze ingredients. Drizzle over cookies.

RUMFORD SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• (Directions as written:) Cream fat and sugar, beat in whipped eggs, add baking powder and 1 cup flour, then water and spices; add remaining flour gradually, working in more flour until dough is stiff enough to roll.
• Sprinkle flour over pastry board. Make a ball of dough, lay it on the board. Rub rolling pin with flour and roll out dough into a sheet 1/4 inch thick. Cut in round cakes, sift granulated sugar over each, and bake quickly 400 - 450 F. (200 - 230 C).

RICH CHOCOLATE RUM COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and hazelnuts. In a metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water melt chocolate and butter, stirring occasionally. Stir in rum and cool. Whisk in eggs and stir in flour mixture. Chill dough, covered, 1 hour, or until firm enough to handle.
• Halve dough and on a sheet of wax paper form each half into a 10-inch log, using paper as a guide. Chill logs, wrapped in wax paper, 4 hours, or until firm.
• (After the dough has been formed into a log it can be kept in the refrigerator for one week or the freezer for one month. Thaw the frozen dough in the refrigerator until sliceable, about four hours.)
• Preheat oven to 350° F. and lightly butter 2 baking sheets.
• Cut logs into 1/2-inch-thick rounds and arrange about 1 inch apart on baking sheets. Bake cookies in batches in middle of oven 8 minutes and transfer to racks. Cool cookies completely and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Makes about 36 cookies.

HAZELNUT RUM CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Grease cookie sheets, and preheat oven to 375°F.
• Beat butter with brown sugar until fluffy, then beat in rum, egg, and yolk.
• Combine flour with baking soda and salt and stir into butter mixture.
• Stir in hazelnuts and chocolate chips.
• Drop batter from teaspoon into prepared pans.
• Bake about 12-15 minutes, until risen and set.