Jen's Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is similar to Nestle Toll House, but with a couple of variations.

½ c. butter
½ c. shortening
¾ c. white sugar
¾ c. brown sugar, packed
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
2 ¾ c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 ½ c. semi-sweet choc. chips


1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In lg. mixer, combine shortening/butter, sugars, and vanilla.
3. Add in eggs and beat.
4. Add in dry ingredients: flour, salt, soda.
5. Add in choc. chips
6. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, or Silpat baking mat,  by spoonfuls.
7. Bake for 9 minutes at 375.

Lani's Lion House Lemon Crinkle Cookies

These are to die for - if you're a lemon lover!

½ cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

½ tsp. vanilla

1 egg

1 tsp. lemon zest

1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice

¼ tsp. salt

¼ tsp. baking powder

1/8 tsp. baking soda

1 ½ cup flour

½ cup powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350. Grease light colored baking sheets with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light & fluffy. Whip in vanilla, egg, lemon zest, and juice.  Scrape sides and mix again.  Stir in dry ingredients slowly until just combined, excluding the powdered sugar. Scrape sides of bowl and mix again briefly.  Pour powdered sugar onto a large plate.  Roll a heaping teaspoon of dough into a ball and roll in powdered sugar. Place on baking sheet and repeat with remaining dough.

Bake for 9-11* minutes or until bottoms begin to barely brown and cookies look matte (not melty or shiny).  Remove from oven and cool cookies about 3 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.

*If using a non-stick dark baking tray, reduce bake time by 2 minutes.

*Makes 24 cookies.  Calorie count is about 110 per cookie - you're welcome. :)

Shana's Frosted Lemon Butter Cookies

1 c. soft butter

1/2 c. powdered sugar

2/3 c. corn starch

1 c. flour

Cream butter and sugar.  Gradually add corn starch and flour. Cream ingredients WELL!  Beat, Beat, Beat - until Fluffy.  Chill for 1 hour.

Drop by teaspoonfuls or roll into balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 325 for 12 minutes.  Cool and then frost with a smear of lemon frosting. - Can sprinkle with crushed nuts if desired.

Molasses Cookies - Shana's Favorite!

3/4 c. Shortening

1 c. Brown Sugar

1 Egg

1/4 c. Molasses

 Mix Thoroughly - Then stir in:

2 1/4 c. Flour

2 tsp. Soda

1 tsp. Cinnamon

1 tsp. Ginger

1/2 tsp. Cloves

1/4 tsp. Salt

Roll into 1" balls and dip tops in sugar.  Place on greased cookie sheet and bake 8 - 10 minutes at 375 degrees.

Lisa's Pumpkin-doodles...

...like snickerdoodles, but with pumpkin...and chocolate!
I thought this would be a fun "intro-to-fall" treat. :)
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
1/4 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice or ground cinnamon

In a large bowl, combine butter and shortening. Beat with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add 1 1/2 cups sugar, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping side of bowl occasionally. beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining flour. Stir in white chocolate chips. Cover and chill dough about 1 hour or until easy to handle.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a small bowl combine 1/4 cup sugar and pumpkin pie spice (I used more sugar and less spice). Shape dough into 1 1/4 inch balls. Roll balls in sugar mixture to coat. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake for 11 to 13 (13 for high altitude) minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. transfer to a wire rack; cool.

Ranger Joe Cookies

1 cup butter

1 cup white sugar

1 cup brown sugar, packed

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

2 1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup oatmeal (quick oats)

3 cups Rice Krispies

1 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Add all ingredients into a Kitchen Aid mixer and mix well.  Spoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake for 10 minutes, or until they don't run when you tilt the pan.   (You can vary the oatmeal/krispies and do 3 cups oatmeal and 1 cup Krispies, or 2 cups each). 

Lani's Snickerdoodles

 Cream Together
½ cup butter – no substitutions
½ cup butter flavored shortening
1 ½ cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
 
Add & Mix
2 eggs
 
Add & Mix again
2 ¾ cups flour
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
 
 
Roll into balls or use a cookie scoop.  Roll the balls in a mixture of 2 Tbsp sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon.
Bake at 350 degrees for 8 – 10 minutes.  I personally never bake them longer than 8 minutes.  If you have bigger dough balls then cook for 9 minutes.

Shana's Snickerdoodles

1 c. Shortening                                              
2 Eggs                                                       
1 ½ c. Sugar                     
2 ¾ c. Flour                                                       
2 tsp. Cream of Tartar                                     
1 tsp.  Baking Soda
½ tsp.  Salt
4 tsp.  Sugar
2 tsp.  Cinnamon




1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Cream shortening, sugar and eggs. 
3. Sift and stir flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.  Mix together and chill.
4. Roll into small balls, then roll in sugar and cinnamon mixture.  Place on a baking tray 2” apart and bake 8-10 minutes. Do not press down.
5. They will be puffy and then crinkle. Cool on rack.