Old Time Cinnamon Jumbles Recipes

Steps:

• For the cookies,beat the shortening and softened butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add the sugar, beating well. Add the egg, beating well. Add the buttermilk, vanilla, and ground nutmeg, mixing until blended. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to shortening mixture, beating well. Cover and chill at least 2 hours. Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. For the topping, combine the sugar and ground cinnamon. Sprinkle evenly over the cookies. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

Steps:

• 1. Chill dough if to soft. Drop by tablespoon or cookie scoop onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake just until, when touched lightly with finger, almost no imprint remains. Careful not to over bake.
• 2. *******************VARIATIONS**********************
• 3. 1) Butterscotch Jumbles- Follow above EXCEPT substitute brown sugar in place of granulated sugar.
• 4. 2) Coconut Jumbles-Follow above EXCEPT mix into the dough 1 cup of moistened shredded coconut.
• 5. 3) Orange Cream Jumbles- Follow above EXCEPT add 1 TBS of fresh orange zest and 1 tsp. of orange extract or 1 TBS. of fresh orange juice instead of vanilla. This would work with any fruit flavor, just adjust accordingly. Lemon or lime would be amazing !!!!
• 6. 4) Chocolate Cream Drops- Follow above EXCEPT stir into shortening mixture 2 squares (2 oz) melted unsweetened chocolate.
• 7. 5) Chocolate Cherry Drops-Mix into Chocolate Dough 2 cups of halved maraschino cherries.
• 8. 6) Fruit and Spice Drops- Follow original recipe EXCEPT sift with dry ingredients 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. cloves, and 1/4 tsp. of nutmeg. Mix into the dough 1 cup of cut of dates or raisins and 1 cup of chopped nuts. You may omit what you don't like and add what you do !
• 9. ***Frosting****
• 10. Blend together 1 cup of sifted powdered sugar, 1/4 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. vanilla or flavoring of your choice, and add enough milk (approx. 1 TBS.) until right spreading consistency. Tint with food coloring if desired.
• 11. ****Lillian***** You can add more orange zest and either orange extract or juice to the frosting. But if you use fresh juice make sure and add it before the milk so you will know how much milk you need to add. If the frosting gets to thin, just add some more powdered sugar. Hope you enjoy this, it is sooo good. You could also do this with lemon or lime the same way.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400.
• 2. Cream shortening and sugar together, add egg mix well, add buttermilk and vanilla.
• 3. Sift togehter flour, baking soda, and salt.
• 4. Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in three additions until just combine.
• 5. Chill dough 1-2 hours.
• 6. Drop rounded tspns. of dough into cinnamon sugar mixture, place 2 inches apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet, bake until set but not brown, 8-10 minutes.