Brown Sugar Cookies II Recipe
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Brown Sugar Cookies II

By: Debbie Falen  
"This dough can be frozen for up to 3 months and you can make variations with chocolate chips, oatmeal coconut, peanut butter, nuts or fruit."

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Original Recipe Yield 5 1/2 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup shortening
  • 2/3 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. Mix shortening, butter or margarine, sugars, eggs and vanilla thoroughly. Stir in all purpose or unbleached flour, baking soda and salt.
  2. Turn dough onto lightly floured board. Shape dough into ball with lightly floured hands, pressing to make dough compact. Cut dough in half.
  3. Shape each half into a roll 2 inches in diameter and about 8 inches long by gently rolling dough back and forth on floured board. Roll dough onto plastic wrap: wrap and twist ends tightly. Dough can be refrigerated up to 1 month or frozen up to 3 months.
  4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  5. Cut roll into 1/4-inch slices. (It is not necessary to thaw frozen dough before slicing.) Place slices about 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 9 to 11 minutes. Immediately remove cookies from baking sheet onto wire rack.
  6. CHOCOLATE CHIP: Add 1 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips and 1 cup chopped nuts with the flour. OATMEAL-COCONUT: Reduce flour to 2 3/4 cups. Add 1 cup flaked coconut and 1 cup quick-cooking oats with the flour. PEANUT BUTTER: Add 1 cup creamy or chunky peanut butter with the shortening. CHOCOLATE-NUT: Add 1 cup chopped nuts and 1/2 cup cocoa with the flour. FRUIT SLICES: Add 1 cup whole candied cherries, 1/2 cup chopped nuts and 1/2 cup cut-up mixed candied fruit with the flour.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 185 | Total Fat: 9.1g | Cholesterol: 25mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 9, 2004 by Jenny PBJ 
I risked using non-hydrogenated margarine (yey, no trans fats!) instead of the... MORE
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Reviewed on Oct. 31, 2003 by Celly Julie 
FaNtAsTiC!!! very good turnout! These were chewy and I used plastic cookie cutters to cut... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2005 by AT828 
These sugar cookies are wooonderful! It’s hard to describe the texture, except to say that it... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 19, 2004 by DARKANGELDESIGN 
These are some of the BEST sugar cookies I have ever tasted. I didn't have any shortening, so... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 31, 2003 by VJKC 
This recipe is AWESOME! I've been using it for a long time & am quite pleased. Be sure to... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 17, 2006 by Ruby's Mommy 
We LOVE the option of fresh baked cookies every night! I usually only bake for about 8... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2006 by Brandi Pierce 
Great cookies. Very easy to make! I substituted all brown sugar, all butter rather than any... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2005 by MONTGJ 
This recipe has been in my family since I can remember. My mom clipped it out of a newspaper... MORE
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Reviewed on Oct. 31, 2003 by COOKIEGAL 
These are very good. I made the dough in the morning and then just sliced and baked them in... MORE
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Reviewed on Mar. 5, 2006 by DeirdreM 
Makes a ton! Great even without adding M&M's (as a chocolate hater and person with nut... MORE

 
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