Cookie Recipes anyone?

I need a good cookie recipe for school. Please no peanuts or peanut butter. Also, something simple. (And no I can't go to the store and buy a tube of cookie dough.)Cookie Recipes anyone?
Isabellas (Oatmeal Cookies)





1 cup butter


1/2 cup sugar


1 tsp vanilla


1 1/4 cups flour


1 1/2 cups oats


Dash salt, optional


Powdered Sugar





Cream butter and sugar until light. Mix in vanilla, then flour, oats and salt. Chill thoroughly. Shape into small balls and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Flatten with a fork, crisscrossing. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-18 minutes (depending on your oven). Sprinkle with Powdered SugarCookie Recipes anyone?
oh, my goodness...make these ginger cookies. they are SOOO good and really easy to make:





3/4 cup vegetable shortening


1 cup sugar, plus more for rolling


1 large egg


1/4 cup molasses


2 cups sifted all-purpose flour


2 teaspoons baking soda


1 teaspoon ground cinnamon


1 teaspoon ground ginger


1/2 teaspoon salt

















Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.


Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats. Using an electric mixer at low speed, cream the shortening and sugar until thoroughly combined. Add the egg and molasses and beat until completely incorporated. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and salt and add to the mixture. Stir until combined. Refrigerate dough for 15-30 minutes. Roll the dough into balls about 1-inch in diameter. Roll the balls in sugar. Place 1/2-inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets. Flatten the balls slightly with your fingertips. Bake for 12 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
Drop Sugar Cookies


1/2 c. butter


1/2 c. oil


1/2 c. sugar


1/2 c. sugar


1 tsp. vanilla


1 egg


1/2 tsp. salt


1/2 tsp. cream of tartar


1/2 tsp. soda


2 c. flour





Mix well. Drop on ungreased cookie sheets and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes