Molasses Cookies

I'm getting to the point where I don't bother to keep these as a Christmastime cookie.  They are so dang good, I could eat them any time of year!

14 tablespoons butter

2 cups sugar, divided

1/3 cup molasses

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger

1 teaspoon cinnamon

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 large egg, lightly beaten

Preheat the oven to 350.  Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil.  In a medium saucepan, melt the butter on medium heat.  Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup of sugar and molasses.  Cool for a little while.  Seriously, go watch a tv show or read a chapter of your current book.  

Meanwhile, mix the flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.  (Ok, now take your break.)  Beat the egg into the butter mixture in the saucepan, then gradually add the flour mixture and stir until well combined (dough will be soft).  If you didn't wait long enough, the dough will still be sticky and soft, so go wait some more.  

Pour the remaining sugar into a small bowl.  Shape the dough into 1 inch balls, then roll each ball in the sugar.  Place the balls on the cookie sheet, leaving 1 inch between.  Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or til they are flattened.  Makes 5 dozen scrumptiously delicious treats!

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies  Courtesy of Liz

1 cup margarine

3 cups sugar

2 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

2 cups pumpkin

2 tbsp baking powder

2 tsp baking soda

2 tsp salt

2 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp nutmeg

5 cups flour

2 cups chocolate chip cookies

Cream the first set of ingredients together.  Combine second set and add to the creamed mixture a little at a time.  Add chocolate chips.  Bake in a 350 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Bec's perfect-don't-even-think-about-using-another-recipe chocolate chip cookies

1/4 cup butter or marg.

1/2 cup crisco

1 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

1 and 1/2 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

2 and 1/4 cup flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375.  Beat butter, crisco, sugars, and vanilla.  Add eggs.  Mix in combined flour, soda, and salt.  Fold in chocolate chips.  Add more flour, if necessary, so dough isn't sticky.  Place on ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.  Yum!

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Oaties by mel

I had to post my most famous recipe first.  Plus it's my favorite!

1 cup butter or marg., softened

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

2 cups all purpose flour

1 and 1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

3 cups quick oats

chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325.  Cream butter and sugars until smooth; beat in eggs and vanilla.  Combine and blend thoroughly the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt; beat into creamed mixture.  Stir in oatmeal and chocolate chips.  Drop by rounded teaspoonful onto ungreased baking sheet.  Bake 10 minutes.  When they look like they could use one more minute in the oven, they're done!