The random number generator stayed in the Family Favorites section of the book with the Hidden Chocolate Cookies on p. 74. These deceiving cookies hold a minty chocolate candy inside. The Hidden Chocolate Cookies are another fairly standard dough with creamed sugar and butter, add the egg and vanilla, and mix in the dry ingredients….
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Recipes from the Cooky Book’s recipes for day-to-day family life.
Magic Carpet Cookies
Next up were the Magic Carpet Cookies in the Cookies for Children sub-section of Family Favorites on p. 58. These fanciful-looking butter cookies have a layer of jam that can make them any flavor you’d like. The Magic Carpet Cookies were another roll-out cookie. As most cookies, they start by creaming the sugar and butter,…
Stone Jar Molasses Cookies
The random number generator next took me to the Heritage section of the Family Favorites on page 82 of the cookbook with Stone Jar Molasses Cookies, roll-out chewy molasses cookies. These start by boiling the molasses, then adding the shortening and then finally stirring in the rest of the ingredients. So, the unusual part is…
Crisp Oatmeal Cookies
Next up were Crips Oatmeal Cookies in the Family Favorites section on p. 93. These take a little planning, because the oatmeal needs to soak overnight. They were a bit like the butterscotch lace cookies — sweet and delicious. The cookies start the night before (or several hours before), when you soak the oats with…
New Northland Cookies
I jumped back to pick up the recipe I skipped last time to get back on track. This one kept me in the the Family Favorites, making the New Northland Cookies. These are a refrigerator cookie, so need to e planned for at least a day ahead to give time for the dough “log” to…
Banana Bars
I had to jump ahead of the random number generator because I had bananas on-hand and had to use them while they were still ripe! So I skipped over one (back to it next time) to the Banana Bars on p. 92 in the Family Favorites section. These were delightfully easy and surprisingly flavorful, given…
Thumbprint Cookies
I stayed in the Family Favorites section with Thumbprint Cookies on p. 77. These are fun cookies rolled in nuts and topped with your favorite jam. These are fairly quick cookies, with a standard dough of brown sugar, butter, vanilla, salt, and flour. After mixing that all together, form balls that are then coated in…
Butterscotch Lace Cookies
The random number generator pushed me back to the Family Favorites section with Butterscotch Lace Cookies on p. 80. These sweet cookies form holes as they bake, giving them the look of lace. These take a little of planning, because you are supposed to melt butter and brown sugar together and then pour that over…
Coconut Lemon Bars
The random number generator put me back into the Family Favorites section with “Coconut Lemon Bars” on p. 73. These were not your traditional lemon bars. If you’ve made classic lemon bars, this recipe is similar in it’s basics: a pre-baked bottom crust and a lemony topping. But, there are some clear differences with this…
Joe Froggers
The next recipe brought me back to the “Family Favorites” section of the cookbook — “Joe Froggers” on p. 76. These are a variety of molasses cookies with an abundance of spices. In addition to butter, sugar and the traditional dry ingredients, these also called for a cup of molasses and a number of spices:…