All Cookie Recipes

INGREDIENTS

* 3/4 cup margarine
* 1/4 cup white sugar
* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/2 cup chopped pecans
* 1 (16 ounce) container chocolate fudge frosting

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until smooth. Mix in the flour and chopped pecans. Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into balls and place them 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Press a thumb or finger deeply into the center of each cookie.
3. Bake for 9 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until edges are lightly browned. Allow cookies to cool for a couple of minutes on the baking sheets before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Fill each depression in the cookies with a dab of chocolate frosting. Let the icing set, preferably overnight.

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 1/2 cups margarine, softened

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, cornstarch, and confectioners’ sugar. Cut in the margarine; mix until a dough forms. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place them on an unprepared cookie sheet. Flatten each ball slightly, using the back of a fork to make a criss cross pattern.
Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, edges will be slightly browned.

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large bowl, mix together the butter, vanilla and confectioners’ sugar until smooth. Mix in salt, then stir in flour by hand until dough is stiff. Add the walnuts and cherries, and mix into the dough, kneading like bread on a clean floured surface.
Roll dough into ping pong sized balls, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets. Press down balls with a fork to make a criss cross pattern on top.
Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven. Let stand on the baking sheet for a few minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

Submitted by: BabyCats