Category: Sweets – Cookies

Apricot Bars

You can use almost any kind of jam or preserves in these cookies.  Jelly melts too much!

Ingredients:

  • 1½ c flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 c brown sugar
  • 1½ c quick cooking oatlmeal
  • 1 c apricot jam
  • ¾ c butter

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven 350°.
  2. Mix flour, baking powder, sugar and oatmeal.
  3. Cut in butter until crumbly.
  4. Pat 2/3 of crust/crumb mixture into a 9 x 13 pan.
  5. Spread with jam.
  6. Cover with remaining crumb mixture.
  7. Bake  for 35 minutes.
  8. Cool and cut into bars.

Serves:  Makes about 3 dozen

Source: Eric found this in the newspaper

Note:  Very fast.

  • Try different jams and preserves (use up multiple leftovers).
  • Use ½ c oil instead of butter.

Cinnamon Marmalade Morsels

These are very moist cookies, and the hint of orange gives them a flavor that makes them stand out from most.
Ingredients:
2 c Flour
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Nutmeg
½ tsp Salt
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½ c Shortening
1 c Orange Marmelade
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla
6 oz Chocolate Chips
1 c Walnuts, chopped
Directions:

  1. Sit together dry ingredients. Set aside.
  2. Beat together shortening and marmelade.
  3. Beat in egg and vanilla.
  4. Add dry ingredients.
  5. Stir in chips and walnuts.
  6. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350° for 8-10 min.

Servings: Depends on how many it takes to eat about 6 dozen cookies.
Source: The 47 Best Chocolate Chip Cookies in the World

Janine’s Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients
¾ c – Vegetable shortening
1 c – Brown Sugar
½ c – Sugar
1 – Egg
¼ c – Water
1 t – Vanilla
1 t – Cinnamon
1 c – Flour
1 t – Salt
½ t – Baking Soda
1½ c – Oats
Directions

  • Beat together shortening, sugars, egg, water, and vanilla until creamy.
  • Combine remaining ingredients, then add to above; mix well.
  • Drop by rounded teaspoonsful onto greased cookie sheet.
  • Bake at 350° for 12-15 min.

Makes: ??
Source: Janine’s World Famous Resource Kitchen