Soft & Delicious Sugar Cookies

Credit: Amber Every

Ingredients:

2 cups sugar
1 cup butter
1 cup sour cream
2 eggs
3 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp salt
2 tsp. baking soda
6 cups of flour

Directions:

Cream butter and sugar. Add sour cream, eggs, and vanilla extract. Mix well. Combine dry ingredients in separate bowl and add gradually to mixture. You can refrigerate the dough at this point if you would like. Roll 1/4 inch thick and cut with cookies cutters. Bake at 400 degrees for 6-8 minutes until light and fluffy, but not brown.

Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies - Healthy, too!

Credit: Mariel Skinner

Ingredients:

1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp butter, room temperature
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1/4 cup plain, unsweetened apple sauce
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups quick cooking oats
1 cup chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars. Beat in the egg, followed by the applesauce and vanilla. Stir in the flour mixture and oats until just combined and no streaks of flour remain. Stir in the chocolate chips. Roll into balls. Bake for about 9-12 min. Cookies will be light brown at the edges when done. Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

Sister K's Snickerdoodles

Credit: Sister K {Allen's mission president's wife}

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 c sugar
• 1 c butter, slightly softened {or half butter, half margarine}
• 2 eggs
• 1 t vanilla
• 3 c flour
• 2 t cream of tartar
• 1 t baking soda
• 1/4 t salt
• cinnamon sugar mixture

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream sugar and butter. Make sure these have time to blend together well. Then add the eggs and vanilla.
2. Combine all of the dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Add this mixture to the creamed mixture. Mix until the dough is just right.
3. Put cinnamon sugar mixture in a pie tin or other container. Form the dough into balls and roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture until they're nicely coated. Arrange on baking sheet and bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes.

Award Winning Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Credit: Debbie Borsick (Albertson's Online Recipes)

Ingredients:

• 4 1/2 Cups flour
  
• 2 tsp baking soda
  
• 2 Cups butter, softened
  
• 1 1/2 Cups packed brown sugar
  
• 1/2 Cup white sugar
  
• 2 (3.4 oz) packaged instant vanilla pudding mix... or other flavor, if desired
  
• 4 eggs
  
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 Cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 Cups chopped walnuts (optional)
  

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together the flour and baking soda, set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Beat in the instant pudding mix until blended. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Blend in the flour mixture. Finally, stir in the chocolate chips and nuts. Drop cookies by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Edges should be golden brown.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Credit: Jenn Eastman

Ingredients:

• 3/4 C butter
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 C sugar
• 1 small can pumpkin
• 3 3/4 - 4 C flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp ginger
• 2 tsp nutmeg
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375. Cream butter, eggs, vanilla, and sugar. Add can of pumpkin. Mix well. Add all dry ingredients. Stir in chocolate chips. Bake at 375 for 12 minutes.

Vanishing Oatmeal Date Cookies

Credit: "Jet" Watkins

Ingredients:

• 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 cups oats (either quick or old fashioned)
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• Powdered sugar
  

Directions:

Heat oven to 350. Beat together margarine and sugars until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla and beat well. Add combined flour, soda, cinnamon, and salt. Mix well. Stir in oats, dates, and nuts. Mix well. Drop by rounded tablespoon, roll in powdered sugar, and place on un-greased cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes, give or take-- until golden brown. Cool 1 minute. Remove to wire rack. Makes about 4 dozen.