Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup butter

1/4 cup shortening

1 egg

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1 cup flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking powder

1 cup oats

1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions

 Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl cream together sugars, butter, shortening, egg and vanilla. In another bowl combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and baking powder. Add dry ingredients to wet ones and mix. Stir in oats and chocolate chips. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake until slightly brown (10 minutes). Immediately remove from baking sheet and let cool.

Makes about 2 dozen


Recipe from Tricia Green

Lemon Cookies

Ingredients
1 1/2 cup butter or butter flavored Crisco
2 c. granulated sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp lemon extract
the zest from one lemon
1 cup lemon head candy, crushed
5 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder

Lemon Glaze Ingredients
1 cup powder sugar
juice from one lemon

Directions
Cream butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and lemon extract. Add lemon zest, lemon head candy, flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Roll into balls and place on a cookie sheet with parchment on it (YOU MUST USE PARCHMENT PAPER). Flatten the cookie dough balls slightly. Bake for 8-10 minutes at 350. After the cookies are baked, leave them on the pan for 2-3 minutes then glaze with lemon glaze. Remove from pan and let cool on cookie rack. Serve!

Recipe from Paula Carter

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup shortening

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 (4oz) package instant vanilla pudding

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 eggs, beaten

2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour and baking soda. In a large bowl beat brown sugar, sugar, butter, shortening, & pudding. Mix vanilla and eggs. Mix well. Beat in the flour mixture and stir in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded spoonfuls and bake 10-12 minutes.

Recipe provided by Haley Rencher

photo by Haley Rencher