Spicy Oatmeal Cookies

These are one of my favorite cookies. They are quick and easy to make, and the recipe yields about 5 dozen cookies.

Ingredients

1/2 cup margarine

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1/3 cup molasses

1 3/4 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 cup raisins

2 cups rolled oats


Instructions

Cream together margarine and sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add molasses and mix well. Add dry ingredients and combine thoroughly. Drop by teaspoonful onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Oatmeal Toffee Cookies

Another spin on a traditional oatmeal cookie. I use Skor bits... delicious! The recipe calls for you to roll the dough into logs and cut, but these also work well as a drop cookie.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup margarine
3/4 cups sugar
3/4 cups brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 cup dried cherries
1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
1 cup toffee pieces

Instructions

Sift together flour and baking soda. Set aside. Cream together margarine, sugar, and brown sugar. Add egg and vanilla. Slowly blend in sifted flour mixture. Add rolled oats, dried cherries, chocolate chips, and toffee pieces, stirring well after each addition. Roll dough into logs. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm. Cut into 3/4 inch slices. Place discs on ungreased cookie sheets and bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Fat Archies

These are a nice moist cookie with a cakey consistency. Very tasty.

Ingredients

1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 cup molasses
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 cup shortening
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup boiling water
3 cups flour

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine cinnamon, salt, eggs, molasses, and ginger. Mix well. Add shortening and beat together. Dissolve baking soda in boiling water, and add to molasses mixture. Mix in flour until well combined. Place dough in fridge until firm. Roll out dough fairly thick, cut, and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

Yum Yums

True to their name, these cookies are yummy! They spread out quite a bit while baking, so leave plenty of room between cookies on the cookie sheets.

Ingredients

1 cup water
2 cups raisins
1 cup margarine
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice

Instructions

Place water and raisins in a saucepan. Boil until all water is gone. Watch carefully as the water will evaporate quickly and the raisins can stick to the bottom of the pan. Let cool completely. Cream together margarine, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and allspice. Add raisins last. Mix well. Drop by heaping teaspoonful onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten with a fork dipped in water. Bake at 375 degrees for about 12 minutes.

Pumpkin Cookies

These are a very simple and very tasty drop cookie with a cakey consistency.

Ingredients

1/3 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 1/2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup raisins

Instructions

Beat together shortening and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add vanilla, lemon juice, and pumpkin, stirring until well combined. Add flour, baking powder, salt, ginger, and nutmeg. Mix well. Add raisins and stir until mixed. Drop by teaspoonful on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes.

Cowboy Cookies

These are another childhood favorite.

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

Cream together shortening, brown sugar, sugar, and eggs. Add all dry ingredients and blend well. Stir in oats and chocolate chips. Drop by teaspoonful onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Apple Currant Cookies

These cookies take some time to make. There is a long list of ingredients, but they are delicious. These cookies turn out best when baked on a silicon baking sheet or parchment paper.

Ingredients

1 cup apple cider
1 cup currants
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 cups brown sugar, packed
1 cup apple butter
1 egg, room temperature
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
3-4 tart cooking apple.
Sugar for dusting

Instructions

Heat cider in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer. Place currants in a bowl and pour the cider over them. Allow to sit at least 10 minutes. Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside. Cream together butter and brown sugar. Beat until fluffy. Add apple butter and beat until well blended. Add egg and mix well. Add dry ingredients, mixing just until combined. Using a large grater, grate one apple into batter. Stir well. Place batter by heaping teaspoonful on lined cookie sheets. Core and very thinly slice remaining apples. Place one apple slice on top of each cookie and sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes.

Snickerdoodles

These just might be my favorite cookie of all time.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 3/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon

Instructions

Cream together butter, shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Blend in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Shape by rounded teaspoonful into balls. Mix together remaining sugar and cinnamon. Drop balls of dough into cinnamon mixture and roll until coated. Place cookies on ungreased cookie sheets and bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Lunch Box Cookies

I found this recipe on a piece of paper in a bag full of recipes in my grandmother's house. It had to be revived... these cookies are delicious.

Ingredients

2 cups brown sugar
1 cup shortening
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup coconut
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoons baking powder
Pinch of salt

Instructions

Cream together brown sugar and shortening. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and coconut. Mix well. Roll by teaspoonful into balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Press down with a fork. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is definitely a favorite. When my brother and I were small, we lived in the country and our mom was a stay at home mom. There were many days we would come home from school to the smell of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. They are best served warm with an icy cold glass of milk. This recipe lends itself well to doubling.

Ingredients

1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/4 cups flour
1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

Cream together margarine, brown sugar, sugar, egg, and vanilla. Mix in salt, baking soda, baking powder, and flour. Add chocolate chips. Drop by rounded teaspoonful on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Banana Oatmeal Cookies

This recipe is a great way to get rid of overripe bananas. Very tasty and very easy.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup mashed bananas
1 3/4 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Instructions

Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon. Cream together the shortening and sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Add egg, banana, oatmeal and nuts. Mix well. Add dry ingredients, mix well and drop by the teaspoon on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until edges turn lightly brown. Cool on wire rack.

Cookie Month

Happy New Year! January is Cookie Month here at Everything Baked. I'll post some of my favorite tried and true cookie recipes that are sure to please even the fussiest cookie connoisseurs.