Dads Melt In Your Mouth Cookies Recipes

MELT - IN - YOUR - MOUTH SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Whip butter with an electric mixer until fluffy. Stir in the confectioners' sugar, cornstarch, and flour. Beat on low for one minute, then on high for 3 to 4 minutes. Drop cookies by spoonfuls 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Watch that the edges don't brown too much. Cool on wire racks.

MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar together.
• Add water and vanilla to the mixture.
• Gradually add flour, fold in nuts.
• Roll dough into 1 inch balls.
• Place on ungreased baking sheets and flatten with fingers.
• Bake at 300 F for 20-25 minutes.
• Cool on a wire rack.

DAD'S COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, salt, white sugar, brown sugar, oats and coconut. Make a well in the center and pour in the oil, eggs and vanilla. Mix well using your hands or a wooden spoon. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets. Flatten slightly with a fork.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, cookies should be a very light brown and chewy - not crisp. Cool for a couple of minutes on the baking sheets before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and extracts. Combine the flour, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or until easy to handle., On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Decorate as desired.

MELT IN YOUR MOUTH BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter or margarine (and yes margarine does work beautifully! I can see some people raising their eyebrows!) with sugar.
• Add eggs and vanilla and mix.
• Add flour, baking powder and salt and mix well.
• At this point you can either roll out and cut with cookie cutters or roll dough into 1 inch balls and flatten on cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375F for 6 to 8 minutes until set, NOT brown.
• Mix icing ingredients together and ice cookies once cooled.

MELT IN YOUR MOUTH COOKIES III

Steps:

• Combine the butter, flour and confectioners' sugar together. At first it will have a pie crust consistency. Roll into one large log and wrap in wax paper or plastic wrap. Chill for at least one hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Slice chilled log into 1/4 inch thick slices. Place cookies on a baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven until edges just begin to turn golden, about 10 minutes. Watch carefully so they don't burn.