Chocolate Jumble Cookies Recipes

FUDGE JUMBLES (CHOCOLATE COOKIE BARS)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Mix flour, brown sugar, 1 cup margarine, eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and 1 teaspoon baking soda together in a bowl until combined. Stir in oats. Press 2/3 the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
• Melt butterscotch, chocolate chips, and 2 tablespoons margarine in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in condensed milk and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract until smooth. Pour into the baking pan; crumble remaining oat mixture on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 25 minutes. Cool for at least 10 minutes. Cut into squares.

GRANDMA WOLCOTTS CHOCOLATE JUMBLES (1912)

Steps:

• Mix soda into molasses then add brown sugar, eggs cinnamon, and cloves.
• Melt lard, butter and chocolate, then add to mixture.
• Sift in flour gradually, until stiff.
• Refrigerate to make dough hard and easy to roll.
• Roll out dough on floured surface until about 1/4 inch think.
• Cut using a "jumble cutter" (great grandma use to have these custom made) or cut ino 4 inch circles with a 1 inch hole in the middle. You can also use cookie cutters.
• Bake on ungreased cookie sheets for 7-9 minutes in 350 degree oven. The cookie edges will start to turn brown.
• Make a frosting with water and powdered sugar and frost cookies.
• Tip: If cookies dry out, place the heal of a piece of bread in the storage container.

CHOCOLATE JUMBLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease two cookie sheets or lime them with Silpat.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl.
• Add the eggs and vanilla; mix and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Add the flour mixture and mix until it is just combined.
• Add the white chocolate chips and pecans.
• If the dough is too stiff, wet your hands and finish mixing by hand.
• Using two tablespoons, drop the cookie dough onto the cookie sheets; use an ice cream scoop if you have one.
• Wet it with warm water between scoops so the dough falls out easily.
• Press the dough balls down gently with your fingertips.
• Bake the Jumbles for 20 minutes.
• The cookies will be soft when they come out of the oven; do not overbake them.
• Cool them on the cookie sheets for 5 minutes and remove the cookies to a wire rack to finish cooling.

CAKE MIX CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). In large bowl, mix cake mix, oil, vanilla and eggs with spoon until dough forms.
• Refrigerate dough 15 to 30 minutes or as needed for easier handling. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls about 2 inches apart.
• Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Store tightly covered.

JUMBLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Line cookie sheet with parchment paper, foil or silicone.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Sift together flour, baking soda and salt, set aside.
• In large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
• Beat in sugars until combined.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Beat in as much of the flour mixture as you can and add any remaining flour by hand, if necessary.
• Stir in nuts, raisins, and chocolate pieces.
• Using 1/4 cup of dough for each cookie, drop dough about 3 inches apart onto cookie sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden and set. The centers with be paler than the edges.
• Let cookies stand on cookie sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire race; let cool.

OATMEAL JUMBLE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in molasses and vanilla. Combine the oats, flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in walnuts, chips and cranberries., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.