Farm House Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• combine wet ingredients and blend well.1-2 minutes.
• sift dry ingredients together and combine with wet ingredients. Mix well.
• chill dough at least 1 hour for ease in rolling out.
• roll out on thoroughly floured surface -- to a little less than 1/2" thick.(if you like a thicker cookie).
• cut out with desired cutters, brush off excess flour. gently --.
• bake at 350* for 12 minutes.
• cool on sheets 5 minutes. Then remove to wire rack to cool completely.
• frost with your favorite icing.

Steps:

• Melt shortening, pour over sugars. Mix well.
• Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
• Stir dry ingredients together and add to sugar mixture. Mix lightly.
• Add oatmeal, cereal, coconut, chocolate chips, and nuts and mix well.
• Drop by tablespoon on greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes.
• I use my cookie scoop and get 4 dozen yummy cookies!

Steps:

• Position a rack in the middle of oven; preheat to 350°.
• Grease several large baking sheets or coat with nonstick spray.
• In a large heavy saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter, stirring, until completely melted and runny; remove from heat.
• Thoroughly stir the oats and 1 tablespoon water into the butter.
• Let stand for 5 minutes so the oats can hydrate.
• Vigorously stir in the sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt until thoroughly incorporated.
• Vigorously stir in the egg and raisins, then the flour until very well blended.
• If the dough is very soft, stir in 1-2 tablespoons more flour.
• If it is still soft, let stand to firm up for 5 minutes.
• In a large bowl, vigorously stir the brown sugar into the butter until well blended, mashing out any sugar
• Using a 1 1/2-inch spring-loaded scoop or heaping measuring tablespoon, form the dough into uniform mounds, spacing about 2 1/2 inches apart on the baking sheets.
• Using your fingertips, pat down the mounds just slightly.
• Bake one sheet at a time for 7-10 minutes or until the cookies are barely firm in the center tops , tinged with brown, and slightly darker at the edges.
• Transfer the baking sheets to wire racks; let stand until the cookies firm up for 3 minutes.
• Using a wide spatula, transfer the cookies to the wire racks; let cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In small bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mixing well after each addition. Set aside.
• In large bowl, mix butter, both sugars, eggs, and vanilla. Mixing well after each addition. Add flour mixture and mix until blended.
• Add oatmeal, cornflakes, coconut, and nuts. Dough will be stiff. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place onto ungreased cookie sheet. Slightly flatten balls of dough with bottom of glass.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or until done.

Steps:

• 1. Cream first 4 ingredients; add sifted dry ingredients; alternatly with sour cream. Drop on greased sheets, bake 350 about 12 min. (grandma wrote: I put sprinkles or sugar and cinnamon on them, or frosting.)