brown sugar cookies

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Lake Milton, OH
Updated on Apr 23, 2016

You can be creative with this recipe, your family might want candy in them or something else. Hint: if you make a larger cookie the time will be longer in oven. This is a very old recipe back when you used brown sugar out of a box.

prep time 15 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake
yield 8-10 or more

Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 box brown sugar ( 2 cps)
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 - eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • dash - nutmeg

How To Make brown sugar cookies

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven too 350 Sift together flour baking soda baking powder salt. Set aside
  • Step 2
    In a large bowl cream together sugar and shortening Add eggs milk vanilla and nutmeg blend well. Gradually add dry ingredients with nuts of your choice or flavored chips.
  • Step 3
    I use 1/2 cps of nuts and I use a butterscotch or choc or whatever you like in the dry. I use 1 cp. You could also use cranberries (dried) Use your imagination at this point.
  • Step 4
    Mix well then drop onto greased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes till edges are golden brown. Put on cookie rack to cool. I use a tsp to drop but you can use a tbsp. for larger cookie

Discover More

Category: Cookies
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Sugar

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