EIGHT IN ONE TEA COOKIES:

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EIGHT IN ONE TEA COOKIES:

Yield: This makes 8-cups of dough.

Ingredients

  • 2- cups butter or vegetable shortening;
  • 2- cups sugar;
  • I- cup brown sugar;
  • 4- eggs;
  • 6½ cups all-purpose flour;
  • 3 teaspoon cream of tartar;
  • 2 teaspoons soda;
  • ¼ cup of milk;

Directions

  1. Cream until smooth and fluffy;
  2. (For plain sugar cookies, add teaspoons vanilla;)
  3. Stir in, one at a time, 4- eggs;
  4. Sift to-gether;
  5. Add to creamed mixture, alternately with- ¼ cup of milk; Mix thoroughly; This makes 8-cups of dough. Store un-flavored dough in refrigerator. Will keep about 6-weeks.

Timing: Will keep about 6-weeks.

Notes

  • Store un-flavored dough in refrigerator.

Arwilda’s changes

  • Crossed out “sifted”

EIGHT IN ONE TEA COOKIES:

Yield: 2 doz. round balls.

Ingredients

  • I cup cookie dough
  • I tablespoon coca
  • I/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate bits.

Directions

  1. Knead into I cup cookie dough, I tablespoon coca and I/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate bits.
  2. Shape about 2 doz. round balls.
  3. Bake on buttered baking sheet In (375, degree oven about IO or I5 Minutes.

Timing: about IO or I5 Minutes

Temperature: (375, degree oven

Equipment: buttered baking sheet

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Yield: 24 balls

Ingredients

  • one cup cookie dough
  • I cup coconut
  • ¼ teaspoon almond flavoring.
  • piece of candied cherry

Directions

  1. Knead into one cup cookie dough, I cup coconut and ¼ teaspoon almond flavoring.
  2. Shape into 24 balls press flat withspatula on greased cookie sheet.
  3. Top each with piece of candied cherry.
  4. Bake in 375 degree oven about IO or I5 Minutes.

Timing: about IO or I5 Minutes.

Temperature: 375 degree oven

Equipment: spatula; greased cookie sheet

EIGHT IN ONE TEA COOKIES:

Ingredients

  • I cup cookie dough
  • 2/3 teaspoons caramelized sugar syrup
  • I/3 cup chopped nuts.

Directions

  1. Knead into I cup cookie dough, 2/3 teaspoons caramelized sugar syrup and I/3 cup chopped nuts.
  2. Shape into a roll. Chill in refrigerator until it will slice thin, at least 3 hours.
  3. Bake in 375 degree oven IO to I5 minutes on greased cookie sheet.

Timing: at least 3 hours; IO to I5 minutes

Temperature: 375 degree oven

Equipment: greased cookie sheet

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Yield: about 24 balls

Ingredients

  • I cup cookie dough
  • I tablespoon dark molasses
  • I/3 teaspoon ginger.

Directions

  1. Stir into I cup cookie dough, I tablespoon dark molasses and I/3 teaspoon ginger.
  2. Shape about 24 balls, dip fingers accasionally in-water so dough doesn't stick to hands.
  3. Bake in 375 degree about IO or I5 minutes on greased baking sheet.

Timing: about IO or I5 minutes

Temperature: 375 degree

Equipment: greased baking sheet

EIGHT IN ONE TEA COOKIES:

Ingredients

  • I cup cookie dough
  • ½ cup cooked, drained dried fruit;
  • I/8 teaspoon cloves;
  • 2- tablespoons brown sugar;
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon;

Directions

  1. Stir into I cup cookie dough, ½ cup cooked, drained dried fruit; I/8 teaspoon cloves; 2- tablespoons brown sugar; ¼ teaspoon cinnamon;
  2. drop by teaspoonfulls on greased cookie sheet.
  3. Bake in 375 degree oven about IO or I5 minutes.

Timing: about IO or I5 minutes.

Temperature: 375 degree oven

Equipment: greased cookie sheet

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Ingredients

  • I cup cookie dough
  • ¼ cup grated orange peel
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 4 teas. orange juice.

Directions

  1. Stir into I cup cookie dough, ¼ cup grated orange peel and ¼ cup sugar mixed with 4 teas. orange juice.
  2. Bake on greased-baking sheet (drop cookies), about IO or I5 minutes.

Timing: about IO or I5 minutes.

Equipment: greased-baking sheet

EIGHT IN ONE TEA COOKIES:

Ingredients

  • one cup cookie dough
  • ¼ cup mashed ripe banana's;
  • ½ teas. grated lemon peel,
  • ½- teas. lemon juice.
  • finely rolled corn flakes

Directions

  1. Stir into one cup cookie dough, ¼ cup mashed ripe banana's; ½ teas. grated lemon peel, ½- teas. lemon juice.
  2. Drop I teas. at a time into finely rolled corn flakes, Coat by turning gently with spoon.
  3. (dough is very soft), bake on greased sheet, same as all of the aboved cookies;

Equipment: spoon; greased sheet

Notes

  • (dough is very soft)

EIGHT IN ONE TEA COOKIES:

Ingredients

  • I cup cookie dough
  • ½ cup gumdrops, cut fine.

Directions

  1. Mix into I cup cookie dough, ½ cup gumdrops, cut fine, (no black ones).
  2. Shape into balls, small ones, on greased baking sheet, criss cross with fork, Bake same as all the aboved cookies.

Equipment: greased baking sheet; fork

Notes

  • (no black ones)

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