Does anyone have a basic cookie recipe?

By basic, Im assuming you mean sugar cookie, if you need another type of recipe please post and let us know:





Sugar Cookies


Ingredients:


1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened


1/3 cup shortening


3/4 cup sugar


1 teaspoon baking powder


pinch salt


1 egg


1 teaspoon vanilla


2 cups all-purpose flour


granulated sugar, colored if desired





Directions


Beat butter and shortening thoroughly with an electric mixer or pastry cutter.





Add sugar, baking powder and a pinch of salt and mix until well combined.





Beat in egg and vanilla then as much flour as you can with the electric mixer.





Stir in the remaining flour.





Cover and chill for at least 1 hour;





Split the dough in 1/2 and roll one half at a time. Cut out with Valentine cookie cutters.





Keep the piece you aren't using in the fridge.





Bake on ungreased cookie sheets for about 7 to 8 minutes, until edges are firm and bottoms are lightly browned (don't over cook).





Everything in my house is cooked at 325 degrees F and these are no exception *laugh*





Makes 36 cookies.











Sugar Cookie Icing:


Ingredients:


1 cup confectioners' sugar


2 teaspoons milk


2 teaspoons light corn syrup


1/4 teaspoon almond extract


3 drops red food coloring





Directions


In a small bowl, stir together the confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Add the corn syrup and almond extract; mix well. If icing is too thick, add more corn syrup.





Divide into separate bowls, and add food colorings to desired intensity. Dip cookies or paint them with a brush.Does anyone have a basic cookie recipe?
I have been using the following recipes for the last 2 to 3 weeks. Bring to work every Monday. I like to substitute the vanilla exact with Milk, tastes better, I added one tablespoon milk. I add walnuts or almonds in half of the mixture.





QUICK COOKIES


THE FOUR INGREDIENT COOKBOOKS - By Linda Coffee and Emily Cale





Bake: 350 degrees


Bake time: 10 minutes





Ingredients:


录 cup brown sugar


陆 cup margarine (softened)


1 cup flour


1 teaspoon vanilla





Methods:


Mix all ingredients and form into 1-inch balls. Place on cookie sheet and bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees.Does anyone have a basic cookie recipe?
Yes, Micheal Jakson does! DUH! He Is A ******!!!
Good Eats with Alton Brown: Three Chocolate Chip Recipes


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chocolate chip cookies off the nestle chocolate morsles bag, only double it with the same amount of cookies.