Applesauce Cookies - Aunt Mary

1 C. unsifted all purpose flour

1/3 C. nonfat dry milk

1 Tsp. cinnamon

3/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 C. butter or margarine

1/2 C. firmly packed brown sugar

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla

1/3 C. applesauce

2 C. C.W. Post Cereal

Mix flour with dry milk, cinnamon, sald and soda.  Cream butter.  Gradually beat in sugar and continue beating until light and fluffy.  Add egg and vanilla and beat well.  Add flour mixture alternatively with applesauce, blending well.  Stir in cereal.  Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.  Bake at 375 degrees for 10 - 12 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned.  Makes about 2 dozen.

Oreos

1 box devils food cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 C. oil

Mix all ingredients together, roll into balls and bake at 375 degrees for 6-8 minutes. Do not over cook. Let cool. Spread one cookie with cream cheese frosting and attach to another cookie.

Santa's Mint Cookies - Jana harris

1 C. butter softened
1 C. sugar
1/2 C. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3 C. flour
2-3 pkg. Andes mints

Cream together sugars and butter until smooth. Then add remaining ingredients in order listed. Refrigerate dough approx. 2 hours before using. Wrap appox. 1 Tbsp. of dough arond Andes mint. Form into a ball, flatten, then wrap. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Cool cookies, melt remaining mints and drizzle on cookies.

Ginger Snaps - Nicole Day

This is by far the best recipe I have EVER had from my good friend Nicole. They are without a doubt the best ginger snaps. I loved living with Nicole...mostly because of her ginger snaps...ha ha...just kidding. But she made some mean ginger snaps...and without further ado, here is the recipe:

1/2 C. margarine
1/2 C. shortening
2 C. sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. cloves
1/2 C. molasses
3-4 C. flour
4 tsp. baking soda

Beat first 4 ingredients until creamy. Add next 4 ingredients and beat well. Stir in just enough flour to make into balls,a nd roll in sugar.

Bake at 350 degrees for 7-8 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet. You will be tempted to cook these longer, but I say NO! Also, I suggest softening your butter in the microwave first.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 C. butter or margarine
3/4 C. sugar
3/4 C. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/4 C. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 C. semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets.
2. In a large bowl, cream together shortening, brown sugar and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt; gradually stir into creamed mixture. Fold in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded spoonfuls oto cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 8-10 minutes until light brown.

Chocolate Crinkles

3/4 C. oil
3/4 C. cocoa
2 C. sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
3 C. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt

Roll in balls. Roll in powdered sugar.

Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.

Pumpkin Cookies

2 C. brown sugar
2 cubes margarine (1 cup)
2 eggs
4 C. flour
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
2 C. cooked pumpkin
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. lemon extract
1 C. chopped walnuts (feel free to leave these out for our friends that are allergic...like ME!)

Add eggs one at a time beating after each addition.

Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture gradually. Add pumpkin and flavorings, nuts and beat again. Drop by tsp. on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes or until set.

Sugar Cookies w/ frosting

1lb. margarine
3 C. sugar
3 large eggs (1/2 recipe - use 2 eggs)
7 C. flour - make sure it's level
4 tsp. cream of tartar
2 1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp salt

Bake @ 350 degrees for about 13-15 minutes. Do not overcook. The cookie should be cracked on top and golden yellow, bottoms should be golden.

Frosting:

1 C. shortening (butter flavored)
1 egg white
2 T. karo syrup
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 C. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
6 C. powdered sugar

Beat together for 5 minutes.

Sensibly Delicious Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe came from our Girl's Weekend. I'm ashamed, but I haven't tried it yet. If any of you decide to try it, let me know how it is:

3 C. flour
1 1/2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 1/4 C. brown sugar
1/2 C. sugar
1/2 C. butter, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
2 egg whites
1/3 C. water
2 C. chocolate chips
1/3 C. nuts (optional, and ALWAYS left out by me. ;) )

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Combine dry ingredients; set aside
3. Cream sugars, butter & vanilla; beat in egg whites, gradually. Beat in dry ingredients alternating with water. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

Makes about 5 dozen cookies. 3 grams of fat per cookie. (not near enough for me.)