Basic Cookie Dough Recipe
From kitchenwitchcooks 15 years agoIngredients
- Basic cookie Dough Recipe shopping list
- 1/2 cup (or 1 stick) butter (or margarine) at room temperature shopping list
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, lightly packed shopping list
- 2 tablespoons sugar shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder shopping list
- 1 large egg shopping list
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients except the flour. Beat with an electric mixer, scraping the sides of the bowl several times, until the mixture is light and fluffy. With mixer at a low speed, add the flour gradually, beating just until everything is well blended. shopping list
- Place the mixture on a baking sheet using a tablespoon measure and press down with a spoon to flatten a bit. Or roll our and cut into shapes with a cookie cutter. Bake at 350ºF for about 12 to 15 minutes, until golden. shopping list
- This basic cookie mixture is also the base for the following cookie recipes (all baked in a preheated oven at 350ºF). shopping list
- orange cookies shopping list
- (Makes about 32) shopping list
- Add 1 tablespoon of grated orange zest to the recipe. Shape into a log that is about 1 1/2" in diameter and refrigerate for 4 hours. shopping list
- Slice dough into 1/4" thick slices. Place on cookie sheet. cookies can be decorated with candies, rolled in colored sugar, or cut into pretty holiday shapes before baking. Bake in preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, until lightly browned. shopping list
- Cherry coconut chocolate squares shopping list
- (Makes about 54 squares) shopping list
- In addition to the basic dough you will need: shopping list
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder shopping list
- 3 large eggs shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar shopping list
- 1 teaspoon almond extract shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder shopping list
- 3 cups flaked coconut shopping list
- 1/2 cup maraschino cherries, well drained and coarsely chopped shopping list
- Line a 13"x9" baking pan with foil. shopping list
- Stir cocoa powder into basic dough mixture. Press evenly into the prepared pan. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the crust looks dry. shopping list
- In a medium bowl whisk together eggs, sugar, almond extract and baking powder until well blended. Stir in coconut and cherries. Pour over the baked crust. shopping list
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, until top just begins to brown and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack. Lift it out on to a cutting board using the foil ends and cut into 1 1/2" squares. Squares can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks. shopping list
- coconut pineapple cookies shopping list
- (Makes about 36) shopping list
- In addition to the basic dough you will need: shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut shopping list
- 1/3 cup pineapple preserves (use raspberry or apricot if you prefer) shopping list
- Add 1 cup of the flaked coconut to the basic dough mixture and mix well. Shape the dough into 1 1/2" balls and roll in the remaining coconut to coat them. Place the balls 1" apart on lightly greased cookie sheets. Make a deep indentation in the center of each cookie with your fingertip. shopping list
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until the cookie is firm and the coconut is lightly toasted. When cooled, fill each hole in the center of the cookies with the preserves. shopping list
- You can vary this basic dough to make a wide variety of Christmas cookie recipes. Add other flavorings like maple, ginger or cinnamon. Add chopped dried fruits like apricots or dates. Or bake them plain in holiday shapes and decorate with colored icing. shopping list
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