These are our welcome home go to when people have been away, otherwise the end up being small gifts.
Ingredients
- butter/marg 225 g
- 1 c. brown sugar
- 1 c. sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanill
- 3 c. flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
Directions
Cream butter, add sugars and mix well.
Add eggs and vanilla.
Add flour, sifted with salt and baking soda, a little at a time.
Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.- Extras if wanted
Chocolate Chips: add 1 package chips and 1 cup nuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
Oatmeal: Add 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and 1/4 tsp. nutmeg to dough and mix well. Blend in 1 to 1 1/2 cups oatmeal and 1 cup raisins, if desired. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
Decorated: Press teaspoonful of dough with glass covered with damp cloth, and sprinkle with any candy decorations and bake. Icing may be spread on plain cookie after cooling.
Peanut Butter: Add 1 cup crunchy peanut butter to dough and blend well. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet, press with bottom of glass covered with a damp cloth. Mark flattened cookie with tines of fork and bake.
Pecan: Add 1 cup broken nuts to dough.