Cookie Mix

 The best method of having a variety or fresh cookies is to prepare this Basic Cookie Mix

2 cups fat

3 cups sugar

6 cups flour

1 Tbsp. baking powder

Combine dry ingredients; cut in the fat to the consistency of fine meal; store in Zip-Lok bags in the refrigerator. Yield 10 cups

Label; Use as follows

2 cups mix

1 egg

1/4 cup oil

1 tsp. vanilla

Beat the egg, beat in the oil and vanilla; add to the mixture the ingredients for any of the variations of drop cookies except peanut butter which is added to the egg-oil mixture. Combine the two mixtures; finish as DROP COOKIES. Yield 50- 60 cookies.

Variations-All the following variations are Drop Cookies-All use the Basic Cookie Mix

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Butterscotch Chip

1 cup butterscotch chips

Toll House (Chocolate Chip)

1 cup chocolate chips

1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Cereal

1 cup-All Bran, corn flakes, Rice Crispies, and /or puffed wheat

1/3 cup Granola or toasted wheat germ

Chocolate Pecan

4 squares coarsely diced sweet chocolate

1/2 cup pecans

The small bits of chocolate give these cookies an appearance quite different from that of Chocolate Chip.

Coffee

2 tsp. instant coffee

2 Tbsp. orange or lemon zest

Golden Glow -Use white sugar

2/3 cup flaked coconut

1 Tbsp. grated orange rind

1/2 cup grated carrot (pack gently to measure)

French - Use almond flavouring.

1/2 cup finely diced glazed fruit

1/2 cup slivered, blanched or toasted almonds

Shape the dough into a bar and roll; refrigerate; slice thinly to bake

Nut

1/3 cup walnuts, almonds, filberts, or pecans

2/3 cup toasted sesame or sunflower seeds

Spice-Reduce amount of sugar; use:

1/2 cup brown sugar

Add to the egg mixture:

1/2 cup molasses/long sugar

Add to the flour:

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1/2 tsp. ginger

The spices given above may be replaced by:

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. allspice

or the equivalent amount of MY GINGERBREAD SPICE MIX or CAKE SPICE MIX
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