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Cinnamon Roll Cookies

Ann — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:13:53 +0000

I HAD to ask to post this one simply because it’s so simple, yet soooooooo different.

Go see the original here and tell the nice lady how much you love her after taking your first bite.

For the Dough:

3 cups All Purpose Flour

2 tsp Cinnamon

1 tsp Baking Powder

1/2 tsp Salt

2 sticks Butter

1 cup packed Brown Sugar

2 tsp Vanilla

2 eggs

For the filling:

1/2 cup granulated Sugar

2 TBSP Cinnamon

For the Icing:

1/4 cup warm water

1 cup Confectioners Sugar

1 tsp powdered egg whites

*the egg whites aren’t totally necessary, but they’ll make your icing more solid

Combine filling ingredients in a small bowl & set aside.

Combine all dough ingredients, except for sugar & butter, in a small-medium bowl. Set aside. In a larger bowl, combine butter & sugar until smooth. Add vanilla & eggs & combine until smooth.

Gradually add the flour mixture just enough so that you have a solid, cohesive mixture. Do not over mix.

Lay out a large piece of waxed paper & pat the dough, with your hands, into a long rectangular shape. Place a second piece of waxed paper on top, flip, and peel the original waxed paper off of the dough (this will allow you to roll the dough more easily in a few steps).

Dust the dough with about 1/2 of your filling. Make sure that you do not use too much filling, or it will be hard to roll your dough.

Next, roll your dough long ways so that you create a circular pattern similar to that of a cinnamon bun. Dust your roll with the remaining filling & refrigerate until your dough has hardened & is easy to work with (similar to when making sugar cookies) – 1-2 hours.

Coat 2 cookie sheets with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Remove dough from fridge & slice into 1/2 inch slices (you can decide the thickness of your cookies). Place the slices on your cookie sheets. These cookies don’t expand too much, so an inch to and inch and a half between cookies is fine.

Bake in the oven 8-12 minutes (depending on the oven) so that your cookies are firm but soft to the touch. Remove & allow to cool 5-10 minutes.

While your cookies are cooling, mix together your icing ingredients. Sprinkle the icing across the tops of your cookies to give them the desired cinnamon roll affect.

Enjoy these cookies warm or cooled…they’re absolutely divine!

Peanut Butter Refrigerator Cookie

Ann — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:13:25 +0000

2 cups Master Mix – Master Mix Here
1 egg, beaten
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cups peanut butter

1) Combine Master Mix and sugar. With a fork blend in rest of ingredients. Shape into
rolls about 1 1/2″ thick.

2) Wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate until firm or until needed. Slice 1/4″ thick and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in moderate oven 375F for 10 to 12 minutes.

Master Mix Recipe Here

Nusskipferl – Crescent Nutties

Ann — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:46:51 +0000

1 pk Yeast, active dry
4 c Flour unbleached, unsifted
1 c Butter
1 c Sour cream
3 Egg yolks, large

Filling:
3 Egg whites, large
1 c Almonds, ground
1 c Sugar

1 t Vanilla

1. Mix yeast, flour, butter, sour cream and egg yolks thoroughly until dough is formed. Cover and let dough rest 1 hour. For filling beat egg whites until soft peaks form.

2. Fold in nuts, sugar, and vanilla. Roll dough 1/8-inch thick. Cut out rectangles about 2 X 3-inches. Spread with 1 t of filling. Roll up jelly roll fashion.

3. Place on greased baking sheets and curve to form crecents. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 15 to 20 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks and store in airtight tins. Makes 4 to 5 dozen crecents.

Black and White Cookies

Ann — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:21:49 +0000

Now this one isn’t mine so I can’t help with any problems you might have. Someone mailed it to me and said it’s one of those ‘been around lots everywhere’ kind of recipe so I figured you all might like.

1 3/4 cups sugar
1/2 pound butter
4 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
2 1/2 cups cake flour
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

=== FROSTING ===
4 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/3 cup boiling water – to 1/2 cup)
1 ounce bittersweet chocolate

1. In a large mixing bowl combine the sugar and butter until fluffy. Add eggs, milk, vanilla and lemon extract and mix until smooth. In a medium bowl, combine flours, baking powder and salt.

2. Add dry ingredients to the wet in batches, stirring well. Drop soupspoonful of dough 2 inches apart on buttered baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees until edges begin to brown, 20 to 30 minutes. Let cool completely.

3. To make frosting, put confectioners’ sugar in a bowl. Stir in enough water to make the mixture thick and spreadable. Remove half the frosting to the top half of a double boiler over simmering water. Add chocolate and warm the mixture until chocolate is melted and the frosting is smooth. Remove from heat. With brush, coat half the cookie with chocolate frosting and the other half with white frosting.

4. This recipe yields 2 dozen large cookie

Braune Zucker Platzchen – Brown Sugar Cookies

Ann — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:34:03 +0000

1 1/2 cups brown sugar; frimly packed
2/3 cup shortening
2 eggs; large
2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon orange rind; grated
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups unbleached flour
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup nuts; chopped, if desired

1) Cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, milk and orange rind.

2) Stir togethr baking powder, spices, salt and flour. Mix into sugar mixture. Stir in raisins and nuts, if used.

3) Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350F for about 10 to 12 minutes, or until done. Remove from baking sheets and cool cookies on rack.

Store in airtight tins. Makes about 4 to 5 dozen cookies.

Kangaroo Poo Cookies

Ann — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:19:08 +0000

I think the original intro works best here:

“All measurements and jokes are completely Australian.. you might need to do some research”.

So, here we go…

1 Cup plain flour

1 cup desicated (dried shredded) coconut

1/2 cup cocoa (or enough to make it look REALLY chocolatey)

1cup Butter or margarine.

1 egg

1. Mix everything together in a bowl. If it isnt mixing.. get in there with your hands and kneed it together.

2. Turn oven on to moderate high temp

3. Take some trays (pending on size of the next step as to how many you will need) and do one of the following – grease it, spray it, or flour it.

Now…
getting your hands dirty part and why its called roo poo -

4. Roll the mix into smallish balls – whatever size suits you..

5. Place the balls onto the trays.

Once you have a tray full – admire the roo poo..

lol..

5. Take a fork and press it into the top of the ball to flatten into a
cookie.Bake for 10-15 min. (should feel crusty not soft)

Take from oven – eat warm, allow to cool… pour chocolate over the top even..

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Big thanks to one sweet woman…..who likes to eat roo poo

http://waki.lifewithchrist.org/index.html