Snickerdoodles

Snickerdoodles

¾ c sugar
½ c margarine
1 egg
½ tsp vanilla
1 ½ c flour
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp bk soda
¼ tsp cream of tarter
2 TBS sugar
2 tsp cinnamon (mix and roll balls in mixture)

Place on cookie sheet (no need to smash)
375 for 8-10 min. (makes about 36)

Congo Bars

Congo Bars
(bar chocolate chip)

½ c. margarine
2 c br. sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
¼ tsp salt
2 1/2 c. flour
2 tsp bk. Pd.
3/4 c nuts
2 c chocolate chips

350 - 15 x 10 or 13 x 9 pan. grease pan and dust w/flour
Mix wet, then add dry ingredients. 20 – 25 min. May take longer in 13 x 9 pan
Cut into bars when cooled.

Grandma Madsen's Ranger/Shortbread Cookies

Grandma Madsen’s Shortbread Cookies

(Ranger Cookies)

(use any flake type cereal)

1 c flour

1 tsp bk pd.

¼ tsp salt

½ c shortening or margarine

½ c gran sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

½ c nuts

3/4 c flake cereal (raisin bran, frosted flakes etc)

Roll slightly or drop onto cookie sheets. Smash slightly w/fork400 for 12 min.

Grandpa J's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

(Grandpa J’s recipe)

2 ¼ c flour (sometimes a little more…pretty stiff so they won’t spread)

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

1 c shortening

¾ c gran. sugar

¾ c br. sugar

1 tsp vanilla

½ tsp water

2 eggs

Chocolate chips Nuts (opt)

Mix shortening, sugars, vanilla, water & eggsMix dry ingredients in a separate bowl and add to wet. Mix well, add chips and nuts.

Drop on cookie sheet – Bake 375 for 10-12 min. (not sure how many this makesI 4 times this to get 4 rolls of dough for freezing & 2 batches to cook now)