Oatmeal Cookies (soft)

 From the kitchen of Kimberly Harrison

1 1/4 c. flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 cup butter

1/4 c sugar

3/4 c brown sugar

2 eggs

1 pkg. vanilla instant pudding (3 1/2 oz) - if making a double batch, you can use the 5 oz big box of pudding.

3 1/2 c. quick oats

nuts & choc chips

Combine butter, sugars & pudding until creamy.  Beat in eggs.  

Mix flour & soda & slowly add to mixture.  Add oats.  Stir in nuts & chocolate chips.

Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.  

Ginger Snaps

This one's a winner - from Wendy Waldron's Kitchen !!

Butter and Jam Thumbprints

Butter and Jam Thumbprints • Level: Easy • Total: 1 hr 8 min • Prep: 20 min • Inactive: 30 min • Cook: 18 min • Yield: about 24 to 30 cookies •

 Ingredients 
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), softened
2/3 cup sugar, plus more for rolling
1 large egg
1/2 vanilla bean, seeds scraped from pod, or 1/8 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/3 cup raspberry, cherry or strawberry jam

Directions 
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
2. Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt together in a bowl.
3. In another bowl, whip the butter and the sugar with a hand-held mixer until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the egg and vanilla until just combined. Slowly beat in the dry ingredients in 2 additions, mixing just until incorporated.
4. Scoop the dough into 1-inch balls with a cookie or ice cream scoop and roll in sugar. Place about 2-inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Press a thumbprint into the center of each ball, about 1/2-inch deep. Fill each indentation with about 3/4 teaspoon jam.
5. Bake cookies until the edges are golden, about 15 minutes. (For even color, rotate the pans from top to bottom about halfway through baking.) Cool cookies on the baking sheets. Serve.
6. Store cookies in a tightly sealed container for up to 5 days.

Chocolate Chip Cookies - two kinds !

Kacey's Delicious Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 Cup Shortening
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Brown Sugar
2 Eggs
1 Tsp. Vanilla

MIX

2 1/3 Cups Flour
1 Tsp. Baking Soda
1 Tsp. Salt

MIX then add 1 cup chocolate chips (Kacey uses HUGE chips) 

350 degrees for 12 min 

Sugar Cookies

This recipe is from the kitchen of Betty Rose


3 sq. margarine
4 tsp. vanilla
2 cups sugar
6 eggs
2TB. baking powder
7 C sifted flour
1/2 tsp. salt


Cream together margarine and sugar.  Beat in eggs till fluffy.  Add vanilla.  Sift dry ingredients together and add to shortening mixture.  Blend well.  Press together and roll and cut as desired.  Bake on a greased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 6 minutes.

Soft Molasses Cookies

This recipe was pulled from the old Morgan 6th Ward Cookbook that was put together 20+ years ago.  The recipe is from Kim Jones, a former classmate who now lives in Star Valley Wyoming.  I made it for the first time a couple of days ago, and cannot believe the compliments I'm getting on it !
It is super easy, and so so good!


3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses


Dry ingredients:
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. ginger



Cream shortening and sugar together well.  Add molasses and egg and beat well.  Sift dry ingredients together and add to sugar mixture and mix well.  Form into small balls and roll in sugar.  Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Do not over bake !

Orange/Carrot Cookies

1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. butter or margarine
3/4 c. sugar
1 egg
1 c. cooked carrots (mashed)
2 1/2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. orange juice
2 tsp. orange zest (grated rind of orange)
1 c. nuts (optional)

Mix above ingredients together, and drop by teaspoonfuls on greased cookie sheet.  Mash down a little to the size you want.

Bake at 350 degrees for 11 minutes

Icing:  The rest of the grated rind of the orange, juice of 1/2 orange, and powdered sugar to the consistency you want.

Oatmeal Cookies

This recipe is from my Grandma Flora Tonks

1 c. shortening
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. white sugar
2 eggs (beaten)
1 t. vanilla
1 1/2 c. flour
1 t. salt
1 t. soda
3 c. quick oatmeal
1/2 c. chopped nuts

Cream shortening and sugars.  Add eggs and vanilla, beat well.  Add sifted "dry" ingredients.  Then add oatmeal and nuts.  Bake on greased cookie sheet for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.

Applesauce Cookies

This recipe of from my Grandma Anona Dickson

1 c. shortening
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
4 c. flour
1 t. salt
1 t. cinnamon
1 t. nutmeg
1/2 t. cloves
2 t. soda
2 c. applesauce

Cream together, the shortening, sugar and eggs. Mix together the soda and applesauce in a BIG bowl, because it will increase in size !!  Mix together the "dry" ingredients.  Combine all three mixtures and mix well.  Bake for 10 minutes at 400 degrees.

Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

From the kitchen of Diane Carrigan Dickson

4 1/2 c. sifted flour
1 1/2 t. baking powder
1 1/2 t. salt
1 1/2 t. soda
1 1/2 c sugar
1 1/2 c shortening
3 eggs
6 T. milk
3 t. vanilla

Mix the first 5 ingredients together, and then cut in the shortening to make a course meal.  mix last 3 ingredients together and add to the first mixture.  Knead together, roll out, cut shapes, and bake at 400 degrees for 5 minutes.

No Bake Cookies

1 c. sugar
1/2 c. milk
1 sq. margarine
3-4 T. cocoa
1/2 - 3/4 c. peanut butter
1 t. vanilla
3 c. quick oatmeal

Mix first 4 ingredients; cook to a fast boil while stirring.  Boil for 1 minute.  Take off heat and cool for a few minutes.  Add next 3 ingredients in order.  Drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper.  Eat when cool/hardened.  If you can wait that long !!

Bourne Again Cookies :)

I'm going to call these cookies by the name above, because they were submitted by Julie Robison Bourne, via Jenni..........who does NOT follow the Bourne Trilogy (Identity, Ultimatum, Supremacy). 

They are good cookies to send to your missionary !

1 package Devil's Food Cake mix
2 eggs
1/4 c. vegetable oil
Rolo candies or Junior Mints

Combine cake mix, eggs, oil.  Take spoonful of dough and flatten to wrap around a Rolo or Junior Mint.  Roll into a ball and place on cookie sheet.   Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes.  Sprinkle with powdered sugar when done baking.