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Ingredients: 1/2 pound gumdrops, 2 eggs, 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, 1 cup flour, 1/4 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. vanilla, 1/2 cup chopped walnuts.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cut gumdrops into small pieces with scissors. Beat eggs and brown sugar. Add flour, salt and vanilla. Mix well. Add chopped walnuts and gumdrops. When well blended, drop by spoonfuls on greased cookie sheet. Bake from 12 -15 minutes.

Ingredients: 3 cups all purpose flour,1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking soda, 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup shortening, 1 cup sugar, 1 egg, 1 cup plain yogurt, room temperature, 1 tsp. vanilla extract, 1/4 cup poppy seeds, 1 tablespoon sugar.

Sift together flour, salt, and baking soda. In a large bowl, cream the butter and shortening. Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add the egg and beat well. Stir the yogurt until creamy and alternately add the flour and yogurt to the creamed mixture. Stir in vanilla extract and poppy seeds. Refrigerate 2-3 hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and then drop by spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet. Sprinkle lightly with sugar and bake for 10-12 minutes until lightly brown.

Chocolate Chip (3 1/2 dozen cookies)

Ingredients: 1 /2 cup butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1 egg, 1/2 tsp. vanila extract, 1 cup and 2 tablespoons flour, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. baking soda, 1/2 cup chopped nuts, 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocalate chips.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees, grease cookie sheet, with a fork cream the butter gradually add the sugars and beat until creamy, beat in the egg and vanilla, sift the flour, salt and soda and stir into the cookie mix, stir in the nuts and chips. Drop by spoonfuls 3 " apart unto cookie sheet and bake for about ten minutes.

Ingredients: 1/3 cup butter at room temperature, 1 cup sugar, 1 well beaten egg, 1/4 cup molasses, 1 teaspoon vinegar, 1 3/4 cup flour, 3/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1 1/2 teaspoon ginger, 1/4 teaspoon cloves.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease one cookie sheet. Cream butter with sugar. Stir in egg, molasses and vinegar. Sift together the flour, soda, ginger and cloves. Mix until well blended. Shape dough into 3/4 inch balls and bake for about 12 minutes. The cookie should have an wrinkled appearance.

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Ingredients: 1/2 cup room temperature butter, 1 1/4 cups brown sugar, 2 well-beaten eggs, 1 1/2 cups canned pumkin, 2 1/2 cups flour, 3 teaspoons baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnomon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon ginger, 1 cup raisins, 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease baking sheet. Cream together the butter and sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy, mix in the eggs and pumkin. Sift together the flour, soda, cinnamon, nutmeg salt and ginger.Add the dry ingredients to the pumkin mixture and mix well. Add the raisins and nuts, mix and drop by spoonfuls onto the cookie sheet. Bake for 15 minutes until lightly browned.

Ingredients: 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup + 1 tablespoon butter, 2 beaten eggs, 2 tablespoons cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon cloves, 1 teaspoon baking soda dissolved in 1 cup cold coffee, 4 cups of pre-sifted flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 cup raisins, 1/2 cup chopped nuts.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease baking sheet. Cream the butter with the sugars and spices. Add the beaten eggs and beat well. Then alternate adding the coffee, flour and baking powder. Then add the raisins and nuts mixing well. Drop by spoonfuls onto the baking sheet and bake for about 15 minutes.

Ingredients: 1 pound butter, 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon salt, 3 eggs lightly beaten, 4 cups chopped candied fruit, 2 cup chopped pitted dates, 2 cups chopped pecans, 2 cups chopped walnuts, 2 cups chopped brazil nuts, 5 cups pre-sifted flour and 1 teaspoon baking soda.

In large bowl combine the butter, sugars, vanilla salt and eggs mixing very well. Add rest of ingredients and shape into log rolls. Chill well or freeze covered tightly. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Slice and bake from 10 to 12 minutes.

This is a great gift for those who may not be able to eat glueten. You can find rice flour in most grocery stores today in the natural foods section.

Ingredients: 2 cups rice flour, 1 cup oil, 8 tablespoons honey, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 2 eggs slightly beaten, 2 cups ground walnuts.

Blend all ingredients throughly. Chill for several hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheet and roll the chilled cookie dough into balls the size of walnuts. Arrange on cookie sheet and press flat with bottom of jar. Bake for about 12 minutes.

 

Persimmons are at their peak in November so purchase them then, prepare the puree or pulp and freeze untill ready to make your Christmas cookies. Just take out of the freezer the night before or defrost in your microwave.
Ingredients: 2-3 large persimmons (1 cup pulp), 1/2 cup butter, 1 beaten egg, 1 cup sugar, 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves, 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 cup raisins, 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease cookie sheet. Take the tops off of 2-3 persimmons scoop out the flesh and puree in food proccessor. Cream room temperature butter with sugar and beaten egg. Mix together the persimmon pulp, flour, and spices then fold in the nuts and raisins. Drop by spoonfuls on baking sheet and cook about ten minutes until golden brown.

Ingredients; 2 sticks of room temperature butter, 3/4 cup granulated sugar, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 2 beaten eggs, 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 12 ounce package semi-sweet chocolate chips, 1 cup chopped walnuts.

Pre heat oven to 375 degrees. In large bowl beat the butter, sugars and vanilla until creamy. Add eggs and mix well. Sift together flour,soda,salt and gradually add to the butter mixture, beating well. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts. Drop dough by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

 

 

Ingredients: 1 14 ounce sweetened condensed milk, 3 squares unsweetened chocolate, ¼ teaspoon salt, 8 ounces shredded coconut, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a large cookie sheet. In top of double boiler, combine milk, chocolate and salt, cook over boiling water stirring frequently until chocolate melts and mixture thickens. Remove from heat Add coconut and vanilla extract mixing well. Drop by rounded tablespoons unto greased cookie sheet about one inch apart. Bake ten to twelve minutes. Remove at once to wire rack to cool.

 

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