Grandmas Butter Cookies Recipes

GRANDMA'S BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter and margarine together. Mix in sugar. Add sifted flour slowly. Add cinnamon.
• 2. Form small balls and press using your fingers to flatten them to 1/8 inch thick.
• 3. Bake in a 300 degree oven slowly for about 20 minutes. They should be brown and crunchy. The fingerprints just make them more homey.

GRANDMA'S BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In large mixing bowl or electric mixer beat; butter, egg, vanilla, and sugar.
• Then add 2 1/2 cups of flour to mixture and mix until creamy.
• Roll out dough on flat surface until about 1/2 inch thick.
• Use cookie cutters of your choice to cut the dough.
• Place the dough on a greased cookie sheet, and bake for 8-10 minutes.
• After removing the cookies from the oven, let them cool.
• Frosting and sprinkles are opptional but recommended by Grandma herself!
• Enjoy!

GRANDMA'S CLASSIC NO-BAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine sugar, milk, butter, and cocoa powder in a large saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until butter is melted and mixture is smooth, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add oats, peanut butter, and vanilla extract; mix until thoroughly combined. Drop tablespoonfuls of dough onto sheets of waxed paper. Let cool until solid, 20 to 30 minutes.

BIG GRANDMA'S BEST PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together the sugars, Crisco, peanut butter.
• Add the eggs and vanilla.
• Sift the dry ingredients together and add gradually until blended well.
• Roll into tablespoon size balls.
• Roll cookie dough balls into sugar.
• Place on cookie sheets- do not mash with fork in normal "peanut butter cookie" fashion!
• Bake at 350° oven for 11-13 minutes.

GRANDMA'S CHRISTMAS BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350.
• 2. In large bowl(use my large 6qrt casserole bowl), cream butter & sugar until light and fluffy.
• 3. Add eggs & vanilla; blend together.
• 4. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, & salt. Then add to butter mixture.
• 5. Knead/mix (inside bowl) thoroughly-(at this point I have to use my hands).
• 6. Load dough into cookies press and press into desired shapes onto non-greased cookies sheets. Decorate with colored sugars as desired.
• 7. Bake 6 to 8 minutes until edges are light brown-DO NOT OVER BAKE.
• 8. HINT: If dough stays too sticky, add a little more Wondra flour and knead into dough. Also, dampen paper towel and cover dough in-between pressing cookies onto sheets so dough will not dry out.

GRANDMA'S PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and peanut together in a large bowl.
• Add sugars and eggs, mix well.
• Sift together dry milk, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, stir into butter mixture.
• Let dough stand 15 minutes.
• Roll into balls, about the size of a walnut and place on a slightly greased baking sheet.
• Flatten with a fork, dipped in flour, criss-cross fashion.
• Bake at 375 degress for 10-12 minutes.
• Watch closely and remove when tops just start to brown.
• Wait about 5 minutes before removing from baking sheet. Cool on racks.

GRANDMA'S SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the sugar, butter, vanilla and salt. Add eggs and mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture. Chill until firm, about 1 hour., On a floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut shapes with cookie cutters; place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 7-12 minutes (depending on size) or until light golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, extract and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Tint with food coloring. Decorate cookies as desired.