Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Butter Cookies






BUTTER COOKIES
INGREDIENTS:
1            C           Butter
1            C           Sugar
3 ½        C           All Purpose Flour, Sifted
¼           C           Powdered Milk
4                          Eggs
2            tsp.        Baking powder
2            tsp.        Vanilla

PROCEDURE:
  1. Sift flour and baking powder
  2. Cream the butter and add sugar
  3. Add egg one at a time
  4. Drop in greased pan
  5.  Bake until golden brown.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Oatmeal, Dried Mango and Cashew Cookies


Oatmeal, Dried Mango and Cashew Mixture

Freshly baked from oven


Finished Product
 
Packaging Sample
 




INGREDIENTS:

½      C           Butter, softened
¾      C           Sugar
¼      C           Packed Brown Sugar
1       pc.         Egg
½      tsp.        Vanilla Extract
¾      C           All Purpose Flour, sifted
½      tsp.        Baking Soda
¼      tsp.        Salt
½      tsp.        Cinnamon
1 ½   C            Quick-Cooking Oatmeal
½      C            Dried Mangoes, Chopped into quarter-inch pieces
½      C            Roasted Cashew Nuts, coarsely chopped
  

PROCEDURE: 

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.  In a large mixer bowl, beat butter, sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.  Add egg and Vanilla: beat well.   
  2. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.  Add flour mixture at low speed.  Stir in oatmeal, dried mangoes, and cashews.
  3.  Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto un greased cookie sheets.  Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until edges are lightly browned.  Cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes: transfer cookies to cooling racks.