Recipe: Snickerdoodles

Good Old Fashioned Snickerdoodles. Nothin’ like ‘em. Nope. Nadda. Nothin’! Cinnamon. Sugar, Butter. All the major ingredients for holiday cookie swapping parties, gifts for the teacher, neighbor, or guy who mows your lawn. Yep. I haven’t met anyone yet that doesn’t like this cookie. Speaking of cookies – are you going to a cookie swap this year? Do people still do that? I haven’t been to one in years. But, you can bet on it – this recipe would be included.

Snickerdoodles

2 3/4 cup sifted flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup soft butter
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
4 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 cup sugar

Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Cream butter, adding the 1 3/4 cup sugar gradually until light and fluffy. Blend in the eggs. Add dry ingredients, mixing well. Chill dough. Combine the 1/4 cup sugar and the 4 teaspoons cinnamon. Roll a one inch size ball of dough in the sugar/cinnamon mixture and place on an ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool and enjoy. Makes 5 dozen cookies.

Ya’ll Enjoy!

Recipe: Date-Nut Balls

Well – Christmas is almost here!  Where does the time go?  I shopped all day Saturday and Sunday.  My calves are still killing me.  It may take until after the New Year to recover.  The other thing I still need to work on: the food.  The goodies.  Everyone wants goodies. Right? Right.

Here’s another quick and easy recipe.  I personally do not like the ‘roll in coconut’ part of this recipe and I use powdered sugar instead, but for those who love coconut – go for it.

Date-Nut Balls

1 egg, well beaten
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup margarine or butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 8 oz. package chopped dates
2 cups Rice Krispies
1/4 cup chopped pecans
Flaked coconut

Mix egg, sugar, margarine, salt and dates in a saucepan; cook, stirring frequently, until dates are soft and mixture is thick.  Place saucepan in ice water until mixture is cool enough to handle.  Add Rice Krispies and nuts; mix quickly.  Shape into small balls with buttered hands.  Roll each ball in coconut.  Or powdered sugar if you do not care for coconut.

Y’all Enjoy! And, make some goodies for Christmas.

Recipe: Oatmeal Cookies

There are a lot of cookies you can buy in the store that taste pretty good, but I’ve never found a store bought oatmeal cookie that tasted very good. Oatmeal cookies are best when they are homemade. And, you can pretend they’re not that bad for you because they have oatmeal in them. AND, they are really easy to make. So, add this cookie to your Christmas cookie list this year. I think you’ll like it.

Oatmeal Cookies

3/4 cup sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
6 Tablespoons white sugar
6 Tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon water
1 egg
1 cup oatmeal

6 oz. of chocolate chips, or peanut butter, or butterscotch, or 3/4 cup raisins, or 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (all optional). But, I highly recommend the butterscotch chips (My Personal FAV!)

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Sift together flour, soda, and salt – set aside. Blend butter, sugars, vanilla, and water. Beat in egg. Add flour mixture and mix well. Stir in oatmeal and chips/raisins/nuts. Drop by rounded half teaspoonful onto greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

Y’all Enjoy!