Posted by Karen on November 30, 2001 at 00:02:45:
In Reply to: ISO cookies that can be made using posted by Lori on November 28, 2001 at 19:35:09:
Cookie Press Jello Cookies
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 cups margarine
1 cup white sugar
1 (3 ounce) package fruit flavored gelatin mix
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (1 ounce) package fruit flavored gelatin mix
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
Sift flour with baking powder. Cream margarine; gradually add sugar and gelatin and cream well. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Gradually add flour mixture; mix until smooth.
Force dough through cookie press onto ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with gelatin. Bake for about 12-13 minutes or until golden brown at the edges.
Makes 5 dozen.
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Melt In Your Mouth Peanut Butter Cookies
1 cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup peanut butter
2 eggs
2 tablespoons water
2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Beat the shortening with the sugars and the peanut butter until well mixed. Beat in the egg and the water.
Gradually beat in the flour, baking soda and salt. Form cookies on an ungreased baking sheet with a cookie press or roll into balls and smash flat with a floured fork or fingers.
Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 12 minutes or more until done, usually when the puffed up cookie has lowered down to level. Before then it is more chewy.
For High Altitude, omit water and add eggs last, mixing well, but not beating them as at sea level. Raise the temperature to 390 degrees F (200 degrees C). Or use a convection oven at 312 degrees F (155 degrees C) for 15 min works even better.
Makes 3 dozen.
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Cookie Press Cookies
1 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups sifted flour
Cream butter, adding sugar gradually; beat until light.
Add egg and flavoring; mix well. Add sifted dry ingredients.
At this point, the dough can be divided and food coloring mixed in.
Fill cookie press with dough and shape on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake at 400 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets
and cool on racks. When completely cool, cookies can be dipped in melted
chocolate then into jimmies or ground nuts to decorate.