Grandma's Brown Sugar Drop Cookies Recipe
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Grandma's Brown Sugar Drop Cookies

By: Teri Viereck 
"These are great EASY cookies. My grandmother made them for years."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.9 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (28)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 2 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup shortening
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons hot water
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
  2. Cream together shortening and brown sugar. Add eggs and mix well.
  3. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Stir into mixture. Add flour, salt and cinnamon. Mix well.
  4. Drop by spoonful onto cookie sheet. Bake 10 - 12 minutes.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 241 | Total Fat: 12.4g | Cholesterol: 35mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2003 by STARGAIZER02   view full review
I think this is a great recipe, aside from the overwhelming taste of baking soda. I had to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2005 by JULIASHEPARDSON   view full review
Okay, I took the advice of some of the other reviewers of this recipe, and added a little less...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 22, 2008 by Trish   view full review
Good cookie - my adjustments: one egg instead of two, only 1/2 tsp baking soda, only 1/2 tbls...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on May 9, 2003 by az_starshine   view full review
I made these for a women's retreat that I went to a few weeks ago. I left some at home for my...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 22, 2008 by Katie   view full review
It was an easy recipe. Not to crazy about all the shortening. Would make again but with...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 30, 2006 by Melanie   view full review
Reduced baking soda and loved the outcome. I liked that it wasn't overwhelmingly sweet and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 11, 2008 by KARENINCOLORADO   view full review
This recipe is very fun! It tastes more like a cinnamon cookie than a brown sugar cookie. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 24, 2007 by Jessica B   view full review
After reading some of the reviews I reduced the baking soda to 1 tsp and also used only 1 egg....
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 2, 2004 by Mikerra   view full review
This recipe was great and easy. After a first try they weren't quite right but then I added...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 15, 2010 by clenn   view full review
Taste good, but really soft. Too much shortening, in my opinion. Would like to try again with...

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