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4 Various Cookies

Christmas cookies hampers

Ingredients

Minty Malt Cookies

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup ovaltine powder
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 1 large egg

Gingersnap Cookies

  • 1/2 c butter at room temperature or margarine or shortening butter flavored
  • 1 c sugar
  • 1/2 c pumpkin pure from can or homemade
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 c molasses
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 2 1/3 c flour
  • 2 tsp each Bsoda and cinnamon powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp ginger powder
  • 1 tsp clove powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • Additional sugar for rolling

Butterscotch and Chocolate Chips Cookies

  • 2 1/2 c flour
  • 1 tsp each bSoda and salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 c brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 c sugar
  • 2/3 c plain yogurt Greek preferably
  • 2 tsp vanilla essence
  • 1 c chocolate chips
  • 1 c butterscotch chips

Licorice Cookies

  • 2/3 c butter or shortening
  • 1 1/2 c sugar
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1/2 tbsp vanilla essence
  • 1 tsp lime juice and 1 tsp grated lime rind
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 3 c flour
  • 3 tsp BP
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 c chopped licorice strings

Instructions

Minty Malt Cookies

  • Preheat oven to 375° F
  • Chocolate chip/bar for melting
  • Crushed minty candies
  • Combine flour, baking soda and salt in medium bowl.
  • Beat granulated sugar, Ovaltine and butter in large mixer bowl until combined.
  • Beat in egg.
  • Gradually beat in flour mixture.
  • Scoop by rounded teaspoon and roll into balls, slightly flat them.
  • Place on ungreased baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes or until firm around edges.
  • Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
  • Once cookies are cooled, spread melted chocolate on each cookie and sprinkle with crushed mint candies

Gingersnap Cookies

  • Cream butter and sugar until creamy and smooth. Add in pumpkin, molasses, egg and vanilla essence, until well combined
  • Combine flour, baking soda, spices (if you don't have cinnamon powder nor clove powder, subs them with allspice powder!) and salt
  • Add in dry ingredients into butter mixture and mix until combined
  • Chill dough for an hour
  • Preheat oven to 350 F and line a sheet with parchment paper
  • Take about a tbsp of dough, shape into ball and roll in sugar
  • Place balls into baking sheet (give space) and bake for 10-12 minutes
  • Let stand for 2-3 mins on the sheet, then transfer to cooling rack

Butterscotch and Chocolate Chips Cookies

  • Combine dry ingredients, set aside
  • Beat eggs, brown sugar, regular sugar until smooth then beat in yogurt and vanilla essence
  • Gradually stir in dry ingredients
  • Add in chips, mix to combine
  • Take a tbsp dough and place on lined baking sheet
  • Bake on preheated 375 F for 8-10 mins
  • Cool cookies on rack

Licorice Cookies

  • Cream butter, add sugar, eggs, juice, rind and extract.
  • Sift dry ingredients and mix all together.
  • Add in chopped licorice. Drop by a tbsp on greased cookie sheet, flatten a lil with fork, and bake in preheated 400 F for 10-12 mins