" Night Before Christmas Cookies "
By
Beverly Harris
@Hookedonsweets1947
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Found this in a magazine and made it for my family for Christmas got rave reviews.
Ingredients
- 3/4 c
- sun-maid raisins
- 3 Tbsp
- orange juice or orange flavor liqueur
- 1/2 c
- butter or margarine at room temperature
- 3/4 c
- granulated sugar
- 1 Lg
- egg
- 2 tsp
- grated orange peel
- 1 c
- all purpose flour
- 1 tsp
- baking soda
- 1 1/2 c
- rolled oats
- 8 oz
- vanilla or white chocolate chips
- 1 tsp
- vegetable oil or shortening
How to Make " Night Before Christmas Cookies "
- 1Combine orange juice and raisins and let stand overnight in refrigerator
- 2Beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg and orange peel. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
- 3Combine flour and baking soda,sir into butter mixture. Add raisins and any soaking liquid and oats mix well. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart, flatten slightly. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 min. move to cooling racks cool completely.
- 4In small,deep bowl, microwave chocolate and oil 3-4 minutes on low power, stiring once. Let stand 2 minutes stir until smooth. Dip 1/3 of the cookie in chocolate, chill on waxed paper lined baking sheets until chocolate is firm. Makes 3 doz.
