Angel Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until blended. Beat in eggs, one at a time. In another bowl, whisk flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cloves; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 4-in. angel-shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake 12-14 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat confectioners' sugar, shortening, lemon juice and enough water to reach a spreading consistency. Spread or pipe over cookies; sprinkle with coarse sugar.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, oil, granulated sugar, powdered sugar, vanilla and eggs. Add the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt and mix well. Cover and refrigerate the dough for 1 hour.
• Using a cookie scoop, drop balls of dough onto ungreased, unlined baking sheets. Smear a dab of butter all over the bottom of a glass, then dip the glass in granulated sugar. Use the glass to flatten each ball of dough, dipping again into the sugar each time. Then sprinkle blue sanding sugar (about 1/2 teaspoon per cookie) over half of the cookies, and purple sanding sugar over the other half.
• Bake until the cookies are just barely turning brown, 9 to 11 minutes. Don't overbrown! Allow to cool before eating. The cookies are ultra crumbly!

Steps:

• Cream butter and shortening.
• blend sugars, add egg.
• Mix Flour and baking soda and cream of tartar.
• Add vanilla.
• Drop dough by spoonfuls on cookie sheet.
• Press down.
• Put fork in sugar before pressing.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Beat shortening and 1 1/2 cups sugar at medium speed until fluffy.
• Add eggs and extracts; beat until blended.
• Combine dry ingredients,gradually add to creamed mixture, beating well.
• Cover and chill at least 1 hour.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
• Roll balls in 1/4 cup of sugar.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 350° for 8-9 minutes, until barely golden.
• Let cool 2 minutes on sheets.
• Transfer to wire racks to completely cool.

Steps:

• Mix together the flour, butter, egg yolk, confectioner's sugar, vanilla, pinch of salt and the grated lemon rind to form a dough. Leave the dough in a cool place for an hour.
• Out of the dough make small balls and place on a lightly sprayed prepared baking tray. Make a small indentation in the middle of each ball, using your little finger and fill the hole, using a teaspoon, with raspberry jam.
• Bake your cookies at 375F (or 200 degrees C) for about 15 minutes.
• Leave them to cool and remove to a wire rack.
• Melt the chocolate and shortening together. Coat the bottom of each cookie with melted chocolate and leave until firm on waxed paper.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, powdered sugar and salt.
• Add shortening, vanilla and chocolate chips and mix on low speed until just blended.
• On floured countertop, roll dough into 1-inch cylinders.
• Refrigerate dough for at least 30 minute or until firm enough to slice.
• Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Remove dough from refrigerator and cut in 1/2 inch thick slices.
• Place cookies on prepared cookie sheet and bake for about 10 minute.
• Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.
• Note: Food coloring can be added to batter to liven up the color of the cookies.

Steps:

• Cream together shortening, sugars, egg and vanilla.
• Add dry ingredients (except nuts).
• Mix well and stir in nuts.
• Drop on cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes.

Steps:

• Cream together sugars, butter, shortening, egg and vanilla.
• Mix dry ingredients together.
• Add to creamed mixture,mix throughly.
• Shape into 1-inch balls.
• Dip top half in water then sugar.
• Place into ungreased cookie sheet, press down in center with finger.
• Bake 425° for 8-10 minutes.
• I lised only baking time, not prep time.

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar and salt in large bowl.
• Beat egg yolks until pale yellow.
• Add to flour mixture all the rest of the ingredients.
• Stir until blended then knead until dough until well blended.
• Roll out on floured surface to 1/8" thickness.
• Using a pastry wheel, cut 1" X 3" strips.
• Make a slit in the center of the dough and pull one end of the strip through it.
• Deep fry in 375 degree oil for about 3 minutes.
• Dust with confectioner sugar.
• *I am not exactly sure on amount of cookies since I don't know if grandma does double batches but with 4 cups of flour I'm assuming it's a good amount.