Classic Chicago Public School Cafeteria Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Mix in vanilla extract.
• Mix in flour gradually.
• Using a small cookie scoop, roll dough into balls and slightly flatten on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Flatten cookies with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar if desired.
• Bake until golden brown (approximately 12-15 minutes.
• Makes about 2 dozen.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350F.
• 2. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla extract.
• 3. Mix in flour in small increments.
• 4. Roll dough into balls; flatten on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 5. Bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

Steps:

• Preheat over to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Cream butter and powdered sugar until fluffy.
• Add vanilla extract.
• Mix in flour in small increments.
• Roll dough into balls; flatten on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake until golden brown around the edges.

Steps:

• Cream butter with mixer untill light and fuffy.
• Add sugar and salt and beat until no longer grainy.
• Gradually add flour a little at a time, beating at low speed untill dough forms.
• Mix in vanilla.
• Form dough into balls, one heaping tablespoon = 1 ball.
• Place balls on ungreased cookie sheet spaced widely- about 9 per sheet.
• Put 1/4 cup of sugar on saucer. Press first 3 fingers into sugar, then press down on ball to flatten to a 3 inch circle wide and 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 12-15 minutes, until faintly browned around the egdes.
• Gently remove cookies from sheet with a spatula, cool completely on wire racks.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Use a very large mixing bowl and cream together shortening, butter and both sugars.
• Beat in eggs.
• Beat in peanut butter.
• Gradually add in flour and baking soda. You may only need the 4 3/4 cups of flour and not a full 5 cups.
• You may need to use hands as dough gets very stiff.
• Drop them by tbsp on to ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 10-13 minutes or until lightly browned at edges.
• Makes about 100 cookies.

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter with mixer untill light and fuffy. Add sugar and salt and beat until no longer grainy. Gradually add flour a little at a time, beating at low speed untill dough forms. Mix in vanilla. Form dough into balls, one heaping tablespoon = 1 ball. Place balls on ungreased cookie sheet spaced widely- about 9 per sheet. Put 1/4 cup of sugar on saucer. Press first 3 fingers into sugar, then press down on ball to flatten to a 3 inch circle wide and 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 12-15 minutes, until faintly browned around the egdes. Gently remove cookies from sheet with a spatula, cool completely on wire racks.