Julies Chocolate Jumbles Recipes

VALENTINE CHOCOLATE JUMBLES

Steps:

• 1. In large bowl combine cookie ingredients with mixer until well blended. Chill several hours or overnight.
• 2. Roll out dough about 1/4" thick between sheets of waxed paper. Cut into heart shapes with 2-1/2" heart-shaped cutter, then cut out centers with 1" heart-shaped cutter. Place on parchment-lined cookie sheet. Reroll scraps and repeat until all dough is used up. Chill again briefly before baking. Bake in center of oven preheated to 350 8-10 minutes, or until edges are firm. Cool on cookie sheet 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.
• 3. Combine icing ingredients except food coloring. Add more confectioners' sugar or water to achieve spreading consistency. Ice cooled cookies. EITHER let icing harden a few hours and paint designs of your choice with red food coloring and very fine brush. OR sprinkle wet icing with valentine-themed colored sprinkles, let dry completely.

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.

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.

JULIE'S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat first 6 ingredients together until creamy.
• Add next 2 ingredients.
• Mix well.
• Stir in chocolate chips.
• Drop by tsp and bake at 350° for 9 minutes.
• Do not over bake!

CHOCOLATE CHIP JUBILEE JUMBLES

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except flour and chocolate chips in mixing bowl. Can be done by hand or with electric mixer. Add flour 1/2 cup at a time. Dough will get stiff and sticky.
• Once mixed, add chocolate chips and mix through. Drop by Tablespoonful on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

JULIE'S CHOCOLATE JUMBLES

Steps:

• In a double boiler, melt together the chocolate and the shortening over low heat. Cool slightly. Then, add the eggs, sugar, baking soda, molasses, vanilla, and spices. Mix in the flour to make a very soft dough. Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Roll the dough out on a floured board and cut with a 2 inch round cutter. Bake 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees.