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Italian Fudge-Filled Cookies

Dough
3 c flour
2 ½ t baking powder
1 t salt
½ c brown sugar
¾ c butter or margarine, softened
½ c milk
1 t vanilla
1 egg, slightly beaten

Filling
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 pkg chocolate chips, semi-sweet
1 c chopped walnuts

Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and brown sugar in a bowl. Cut in the butter or margarine. Add the milk, vanilla, and egg. Knead into a soft dough. Divide the dough into three equal parts. Roll out each between floured pieces of waxed paper into rectangles. Spread a third of the filling mixture over dough to within 1” of edges. Flip in shorter edges first, then, using the waxed paper, fold over longer edges to center, sealing seam with milk. Flip onto greased cookie sheet, seam side down. Decorate with colored sugar, if desired. Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes. Do not remove from cookie sheet until completely cooled. These freeze well. Cut into slices when ready to serve.

To make filling, combine all ingredients in a double boiler until melted.

Molasses Cookies

1 1/3 c vegetable oil
2 c sugar
2 eggs
½ c molasses
4 c flour
1 t salt
2 t cinnamon
2 t ginger
4 t baking soda

Mix together first four ingredients. Add remaining ingredients, then roll into balls. Roll in granulated sugar. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.

Raisin Jumbo Cookies

2 c raisins
1 c water
4 c flour
1 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
1 t salt
½ t cinnamon
½ t nutmeg
1 c shortening
1 ¾ c sugar
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 t vanilla
½ c chopped nuts

Bring raisins and water to a boil in a saucepan. Boil until raisins are plump, about three minutes. Cool. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and spices together. Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add beaten eggs and vanilla. Mix well. Stir in raisins and any remaining water. Gradually add flour mixture and blend thoroughly after each addition. Stir in nuts. Drop by tablespoons on a greased sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes at 350.

Big Cookie

1 box cake mix, any kind
1 egg
1/3 c water
1/4 c oil
1 c chocolate, peanut butter, butterscotch, etc chips.

Combine first four ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon. Stir in chocolate chips. Spread evenly on greased pizza pan. Bake at 350 for twenty minutes. Do not overbake.

Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Biscotti

1/3 c butter
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 c sugar
1 T instant coffee
2 large eggs
2 c flour
1 1/2 t baking powder
1/8 t salt
1/2 t ground cinnamon
1 c chopped walnuts
1 c chocolate chips

Combine first four ingredients. Mix in remaining ingredients, divide dough in half. Shape each piece of dough into a 10″x2″ log. Bake on a lightly greased sheet for 25 minutes at 350.

Cool completely. Saw each log diagonally into 1/2″ slices. Put back on cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes at 350. Turn over and bake additional ten minutes. Store in airtight container.

Outrageous Cookie Bars

½ c butter
1 ½ c graham cracker crumbs
1 ¼ c sweetened condensed milk
2 c chocolate chips
1 c coconut
1 c walnuts (optional)

Prehead oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter in a 13×9” pan. Add graham cracker crumbs and press into pan. Pour sweetened condensed milk over the crumbs. Sprinkle chocolate chips, coconut, and walnuts over the milk and press in firmly. Bake 25-30 minutes. Cool.

Unbelievable Cookies

Mom, who has the ability to find good in everything, found this recipe in the Lorain Journal. They’re great!

1 c granulated sugar
1 c peanut butter
1 egg
½ t vanilla

Mix all ingredients. Drop by spoonfuls on an ungreased cookie sheet, and bake at 350 for 10-13 minutes. Yields about 2 dozen.

Sour Cream Drop Cookies

Mix together ½ c shortening, 1 ½ c sugar and 2 eggs.  Stir in 1 c sour cream and 1 tsp vanilla.  Sift together and add 2 ¾ c flour, ½ tsp soda, ½ tsp baking powder, and ½ tsp salt.  Chill one hour.  Drop on lightly greased baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes at 425°.  Frost with powdered sugar icing and sprinkle with chopped nuts.