Sugar Cookies

1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Butter
3 Tablespoonful Milk
1 Teaspoonful Vanilla Extract
1 Egg
3 Cups Flour
1 1/2 Teaspoonful Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoonful Salt

In large bowl, combine sugar, butter, milk, vanilla, and egg. Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix well. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour. Heat oven to 400 degrees. On lightly floured surface, roll out 1/3 of dough at a time to 1/3 inch thickness. Keep remaining dough refrigerated. Cut with 2 inch cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 5-9 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Decorate as desired.

Yields 6 Dozen

~Chef Shauna

Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough
1 Bag Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Roll dough into 1 inch balls. Place into greased mini muffin pans. Bake for 8 minutes exactly! Dough will not quite be done. Make indention into dough balls and place 1 unwrapped peanut butter cup into them. Freeze unwrapped cups while cookies are baking for easier handling. Let cool or eat right away. Either way, Enjoy!!

Yields 3 Dozen

~Chef Shauna

Peanut Butter Cookies

1/2 Cup Shortening
1/2 Cup Peanut Butter
1/2 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Egg
1 1/2 Cup Flour
1/2 Teaspoonful Baking Powder
3/4 Teaspoonful Baking Soda
1/4 Teaspoonful Salt

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Mix shortening, peanut butter, sugars, and eggs throughly. Measure flour by dipping method, blend dry ingredients, stir into shortening mixture. Bake 10-12 minutes or until done.

Yields 3 Dozen

~Chef Shauna

Chocolate Chip Turtle Cookies

2 1/2 Cup Flour
1 Teaspoonful Baking Soda
1 Teaspoonful Salt

Combine in small bowl and set aside.

1 Cup Butter
3/4 Cup Sugar
3/4 Cup Firmly Packed Brown Sugar
1 Teaspoonful Vanilla Extract
2 Eggs
1 Package Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 Package Chopped Nuts
1 Package Caramels


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Unwrap caramels and cut into fourths. In large bowl, combine butter, sugars, and vanilla. Beat until creamy then add eggs. Gradually mix in flour mixture. Stir in chips, nuts, and fourth caramels. Drop onto un-greased cookie sheet. Bake for aproxamitly 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove and cool on cooling rack.

Yields 2 1/2 Dozens

~Chef Shauna

Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 1/2 Cup Flour
1 Teaspoonful Baking Soda
1 Teaspoonful Salt

Combine in small bowl and set aside.

1 Cup Butter
3/4 Cup Sugar
3/4 Cup Firmly Packed Brown Sugar
1 Teaspoonful Vanilla Extract
2 Eggs
1 Oz Pack Chocolate Chips
1 Package Chopped Nuts (Optional)

Preheat oven 350 degrees.
In large bowl combine butter, sugars, and vanilla. Beat until creamy. Beat in eggs. Gradually add flour mixture. Mix well. Stir in chips and nuts. Drop onto un-greased cookie sheet. Bake for approximately 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.

Yields 2 1/2 Dozen

~Chef Shauna

No Bake Cookies (Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies)

2 Cups Sugar
1/2 Cup Milk
1/2 Cup Cocoa
1 Cube Butter (1/2 Cup)

Combine and boil hard for 1 minute.

Stir in:

1/2 Cup Peanut Butter
1 Teaspoonful Vanilla Extract
3 Cups Oatmeal

Drop on waxed paper by spoonfuls and let stand.

Yields 2 Dozen

~Chef Shauna taken from my mom