Blue Ribbon Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Sift together the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, oil, confectioners' sugar and white sugar until well blended. Stir in the eggs, vanilla and lemon extracts. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until well blended. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto the cookie sheet. Flatten cookies to 1/8 inch thickness using the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Colored sugar may be used if you do not plan to frost cookies later.
• Bake for 9 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are golden brown. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Cream butter, peanut butter, both sugars, egg and vanilla.
• Sift together all the dry ingredients; blend into creamed mixture.
• Shape in 1 inch balls; roll in granulated sugar.
• Place 2 inches apart on a ungreased cookie sheet.
• Press balls with a fork making a crisscross on top or press a peanut half into the top of the balls.
• Bake at 375 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
• Cool slightly; remove from pan.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Mix margarine and sugar and beat till fluffy. Add egg and extracts. Mix in soda and cream of tartar, and then add flour. Wrap in a disc and chill for at least an hour, but no more than 24 or it will dry out.
• Roll to 1/4" thickness and cut with desired cookie cutters. Leave room between cookies on baking sheet ( I use parchment) because they do spread. Bake 8 minutes till set, but not browned.
• Frost with cream cheese frosting, or any other flavor if you like, and decorate with sugars or decors.
• Note: Since every oven varies, it may be a good idea to bake a few at first to determine how long a batch will take in your oven. Underbaking will cause cookies to break, and overbaking will make them crispy.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• In medium bowl combine flour, baking soda, and salt.
• Mix well with wire whisk.
• Set aside.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer blend brown and white sugar at medium speed.
• Add butter and mix to form a grainy paste, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
• Add eggs and vanilla extract, and mix at medium speed until just blended.
• DO NOT OVERMIX!
• Add the flour mixture and chocolate chips, and blend at low speed until just mixed.
• DO NOT OVERMIX!
• Drop by rounded Tablespoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart.
• Bake 22-24 minutes or until golden brown.
• Transfer cookies immediately to a cool surface with a spatula.