How to Make Old Fashioned Cookies

Cookies are perfect for so many occasions! From lunch boxes to bridal showers and party treats, cookies are beloved desserts. Whether you want a classic drop cookie or a convenient bar cookie, these recipes are sure to be family and friend pleasers! Oatmeal cookies are practically a slice of Americana, and this soft version is simply yummy. For easy-to-make bar cookies, our Chocolate Brickle Bars and Honey Raisin Bars are hard to beat!Homemade Cookie Recipes

Honey Raisin Bars

Another old Southern Indiana recipe from the days of my youth—too many years ago!

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup honey
• ¾ cup sugar
• ¾ cup butter
• 1 egg
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp soda
• 2 cups uncooked oats
• 1 cup seedless raisins

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
2. Cream the honey, sugar, butter, and egg together in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
3. In a separate bowl, sift the flour, salt, cinnamon, and soda together. Gradually stir the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture until just combined.
4. Add the oats and raisins; stir until well incorporated.
5. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets, ensuring about 2 inches of space between each to allow for spreading.
6. Bake on the upper shelf of the oven for 12 to 14 minutes at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Cookies should be lightly browned at the edges.
7. Cool on wire racks completely before storing.

Yield: Approximately 4 dozen cookies.

Soft Oatmeal Cookies

Yield: 4 dozen cookies

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs (well beaten)
• 1 ¾ cups flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground cloves
• 1 cup thick sweetened applesauce
• ½ cup raisins
• ½ cup chopped nuts
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in the eggs until well combined.
2. In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves.
3. Add the dry flour mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with the applesauce, mixing until just incorporated after each addition.
4. Stir in the raisins, nuts, oatmeal, and vanilla until evenly distributed.
5. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart to allow for spreading.
6. Bake for 15 minutes or until done (edges are set and lightly golden) in a 375 degree F (190 degrees C) oven.
7. Cool on wire racks.

Chocolate Brickle Bars

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• ¾ cup brown sugar (packed)
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 bag (12-oz) semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 bag (8-oz) Bits ‘O Brickle (toffee bits)
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• ¾ cup chopped pecans

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9 x 12-inch glass baking dish; set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together until light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs and vanilla extract to the sugar mixture and mix until well combined and fluffy.
4. In a small bowl, combine the salt, baking soda, and flour. Gradually add to the wet ingredients, mixing until just incorporated.
5. Stir in the chocolate chips, Bits ‘O Brickle, shredded coconut, and chopped pecans until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
6. Press the dough evenly into the prepared 9×12-inch baking dish.
7. Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes. Do not overbake! The center of the bars will look very soft and might seem underdone, but they will set as they cool.
8. Allow to cool completely in the pan before cutting into squares.

The Author: For more of Linda’s cookie and other sweets recipes, visit her blog at Ladybug’s Sweet Treats.

Photo. Gemini