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Grandma's Brown Sugar Drop Cookies

SUBMITTED BY: Teri Viereck

"These are great EASY cookies. My grandmother made them for years."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 14 stars. This recipe average a 3.9 star rating.
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Original recipe yield 2 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 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.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 9, 2003 by RESSAS
I made these for a women's retreat that I went to a few weeks ago. I left some at home for my... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2003 by STARGAIZER02
I think this is a great recipe, aside from the overwhelming taste of baking soda. I had to... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 24, 2007 by Jessica B
After reading some of the reviews I reduced the baking soda to 1 tsp and also used only 1 egg.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 30, 2006 by Melanie
Reduced baking soda and loved the outcome. I liked that it wasn't overwhelmingly sweet and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 25, 2006 by JANINEMM
Not very good, cakelike. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2005 by JULIASHEPARDSON
Okay, I took the advice of some of the other reviewers of this recipe, and added a little less... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 2, 2004 by Mikerra
This recipe was great and easy. After a first try they weren't quite right but then I added... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 5, 2008 by Judy Lu
Very nice and easy. I added a teaspoon of vanilla to kick it up a notch. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 11, 2008 by KARENINCOLORADO
This recipe is very fun! It tastes more like a cinnamon cookie than a brown sugar cookie. ... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2007 by LANIEBABE
I should have read the reviewws befoe I started this recipe... I made the cookie dough just... MORE

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Nutritional Information
Grandma's Brown Sugar Drop Cookies

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 240

  • Total Fat: 12.4g
  • Cholesterol: 35mg
  • Sodium: 272mg
  • Total Carbs: 30.3g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.7g
  • Protein: 2.7g

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