Mary Nell's Favorite Recipes -- Cookies
COOKIES
Toffee Squares, Melting Moments, Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies,
Cream Wafers, Chocolate Chip Cookies
TOFFEE SQUARES
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1 cup butter or margarine 1 cup brown sugar 1 egg yolk 1 tsp.. vanilla 2 cups flour 1/4 tsp.. salt |
Mix ingredients in order given. Spread in a greased 9 x 13" pan. Bake 25 - 30 min at 350. Crust will still be soft. Remove from oven. |
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1/2 milk chocolate bar (8 oz) 1/2 c. chopped nuts |
Immediately place separated pieces of chocolate on top. Let stand until soft; spread evenly over entire surface. Sprinkle with nuts. Cut in small squares while warm. Makes 6 to 7 doz. squares. |
MELTING MOMENTS
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1 cup unsifted flour 1/2 cup cornstarch 1/2 c pwd. sugar 3/4 c. butter 1 tsp.. vanilla |
In medium bowl, stir together flour, cornstarch and pwd. sugar. In large bowl, beet butter; add flour and vanilla. Cool 1 hour if necessary. Shape into 1 inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet; flatten with fork. Bake 20 - 25 min at 300 or until edges are lightly browned. Remove and cool completely on wire rack. Store in tightly covered container. Makes about 3 doz. cookies. |
CREAM CHEESE SUGAR COOKIES
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1 c. sugar 1/2 tsp. salt 1 c. butter, softened 3 oz pkg. cream cheese, softened 1/2 tsp. almond extract 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1 egg yolk 2 3/4 cups Pillsbury Flour |
Combine all ingredients. Chill. Roll out dough to 1/8 " thickness. Cut into shapes and bake for 7 - 10 minutes at 365. Cool. Frost and decorate.
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Creamy Butter Filling: 1/4 c. soft butter 3/4 C. pwd. sugar 1 tsp. vanilla |
Frost cookies with Creamy Butter Filling. |
CREAM WAFERS
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1 C. butter or margarine 1/3 c. whipping cream 2 c. all-purpose flour granulated sugar |
Mix butter, cream, and flour thoroughly. Chill 1 hour. Heat oven to 375. Roll dough 1/8" thick on lightly floured board. Cut into 1 1/2 rounds. Transfer to waxed paper heavily sprinkled with sugar, turning to coat both sides. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Prick in 4 places with fork. Bake 7 - 9 min., or until slightly puffy. Put two cooled cookies together with Filling. |
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Creamy Butter Filling: 1/4 c. soft butter 3/4 C. pwd. sugar 1 tsp. vanilla |
Blend all ingredients. |
NIEMAN MARCUS CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
(Recipe may be halved)
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2 cups butter 4 cups flour 2 tsp.. soda 2 cups sugar 5 cups blended oatmeal** 24 oz. chocolate chips 2 cups brown sugar 1 tsp. salt 1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated) 4 eggs 2 tsp. baking powder 3 cups chopped nuts (your choice) 2 tsp. vanilla |
**Measure oatmeal and blend in a blender to a fine powder. Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla; mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar and nuts. Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes 112 cookies. |
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