Standard refrigerator cookies
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | cups | Flour |
| 4 | teaspoons | Baking powder |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1½ | cup | Shortening |
| 3 | cups | Brown sugar |
| 2 | Eggs, well beaten | |
| 2 | teaspoons | Vanilla |
| or | figs to 1 portion and mix well. | |
Directions
Stir flour, baking powder and salt together.
Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and flavoring and mix well. Add dry ingredients. Divide dough into 6 equal portions. Leave 1 plain and make the following variations of remaining dough.
Shape each piece of dough into a roll. Chill. When firm, slice very thin and bake at 350 degrees for 10 - 12 minutes.
Chocolate: Add 2 squares of melted chocolate to 1 portion : of dough and blend well.
Coconut: Add ⅓ cup coconut to 1 portion and mix well.
Fruit: Add ⅓ cup chopped dated, raisins, dried apricots Nut: Add ⅓ cup finely chopped almonds, pecans, peanuts or walnuts to 1 portion and mix well.
Spice: Add ½ tsp. cinnamon and ¼ tsp. nutmeg to 1 portion and mix well.
Food coloring can be added.
kmarsolf@... Katharine Marsolf Applied Computing Devices, Inc.