Deedolicious! Granny’S Favorite Cookie Recipes

By Dee Schoenmakers

The Deedolicious! Grannys Favorite Cookie Recipes cookbook has over six hundred bar, brownie, cookie, condiment, filling, frosting, and topping recipes.

Inside, you will find instructions on how to bake the perfect cookie and how to make each recipe gluten-free if need be.

I bake cookies every day, and it has always been my dream to have all my favorite cookie recipes together in one book. I have been building my cookie recipe collection since I was a girl with the help of my mother and many generations of Grannys.

I had a wonderful time putting this book together. It brought back great memories of my childhood when I first fell in love with baking. I will always remember my mother and my granny humming a tune in the kitchen while baking up another batch of their amazing cookies. They taught me that baking is a joy and a great way to relax before the day begins. What a fantastic way to start your day. And the wonderful aroma that fills your home is priceless.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Feb 6, 2017
• ISBN: 9781524558925

Dee Schoenmakers

I am a collector of recipes. I love to cook, bake, and preserve. It is a passion of mine. Old family recipes are a treasure but one to be shared with all. Cooking, baking, and preserving from scratch is an art and one we all need to know how to do. Knowing what is in each and every thing you eat is a safeguard to family health by supplying vitamins and minerals necessary to our physical well-being. Not to mention the tasty way it helps with our food budget, especially in this day and age. Come and join in the fun. Learn how to bake just like Granny used to do.

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Contents

Baking the Perfect Cookie

Flavoring your baked goods

Baking tips

Basic Baking Terms

Basic Baking Equipment

Cooking Codes

Common Recipe Abbreviations

For Good Measure

How to Make Common Baking Ingredients

Basic Baking Mix

Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

Cinnamon Sugar

Flour

Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk

How to Candy Lemon Zest

How to make Zest

Measuring Flour

Pumpkin Pie Spice

Rose water

Storing Flour

Streusel Topping

Substitutes to make your recipe Gluten Free

Types of Flour

Vanilla Sugar

Gluten-free Flour Formulas

Milk products

Shortening and Butter

Sugar

Simple Substitutions

Cont. Simple Substitutions

Cont. Simple Substitutions

If the Recipe Calls for……………Use this instead

If the Recipe Calls for……………Use this instead

If the Recipe Calls for……………Use this instead

Granny’s Favorite Cookie Recipes

1914 Butterscotch Cookies

Almond Bars

Almond Bars

Almond Bonbons

Almond Crescent Shortbread

Almond Macaroons

Almond Streusel Cherry Cheesecake Bars

Almond Toffee Bars

Amaretto Chocolate Brownies with Walnuts

Amaretto Shortbread Cookies

Amazing Cocoa Cookies

Animal Cookies

Apple Cookies

Apple Pear Cookies

Applesauce Cookies

Applesauce Chocolate Chip Cookies

Applesauce Granola Cookies

Apricot Cherry Bars

Apricot Raisin Bars

A Slice and Bake Cookie Palette

Austrian Chocolate Walnut Bars

Austrian Raspberry Shortbread

Awesome Sugar Cookies

Banana Cornmeal Cookies

Banana Cream Cookies

Banana Dream Bars

Banana Ginger Jumbles

Banana Nut Bars

Banana Oat Cookies

Banana Split Cookies

Deedol Original

Best Cocoa Brownies

Bird Nests

Biscotti

Black Eyed Susans

Black Forest Cookies

Black Hills Cookies

Blueberry Cheesecake Bars

Blueberry Cookies

Brandy Snaps

Breakfast Cookies, Granny’s Best

Deedol Original

Brown Sugar Bars

Brown Sugar Chocolate Chip Cookies

Brown Sugar Drops

Brown Sugar Filled Cookies

Brown Sugar Shortbread

Brownie Chunk Peanut Butter Cookies

Brownies

Buckwheat and Rice Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies

(Gluten Free)

Bumblebees

Butter Button Cookies

Butter Crunch Clusters

Butter Pecan Bars

Butter Pecan Cookies

Deedol Original

Butter Pecan Turtle Bars

Butterscotch Brownies

Butterscotch No Bakes

Butterscotch Nuggets

Butterscotch Shortbread

Butter Oatmeal Chips

Butter Wafers

Cake Balls

Candy Bar Treats

Cappuccino Caramel Breakfast Bars

Caramel Apple Cookies

Caramel Candy Bars

Caramel Delights

Caramel Drop Cookies

Caramel Fudge Bars

Caramel Pecan Cookies

Caramel Shortbread

Cardamom Cookies

Carrot Cake Cookies

Deedol Original

Carrot Cookies

Cereal Bar Cookies

Cheerio Bars No Bake

Cheerio Butter Crunch Cookies

Cheerio Chewy Bars

Cheerio Chip Cookies

Cheerio Clusters

Cheerio Crunch Cookies

Cheerio Nut Bars

Cheerio Peanut Butter Bars

Cheerio Peanut Butter Cookies

Cheerio Treats

Cherry Chewy Bars

Cherry Chocolate Biscotti

Best Dunkin’ Cookie

Chewy Granola Cookies

Chinese Chewy Bars

Chocolate Almond Cream Sandwich Cookies

Chocolate Breakfast Cookies

Deedol Original

Chocolate Caramel Cookies

Chocolate Caramel Nut Bars

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Oat Pecan Cookies

Chocolate Chip Rice Krispy Cookies

Chocolate Chunky Caramel Cookies

Chocolate Coconut Squares

Chocolate Coffee Cookies

Chocolate Cranberry Pecan Rugelach

Chocolate Crunch Cookies

Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroon

Chocolate Drop Cookies

Chocolate Drops

Chocolate Filled Peanut Butter Cookies

Chocolate Fruit Medley Cookies

Chocolate Gingersnap Cookies

Chocolate Honey Cookies

Chocolate Marble Cookies

Chocolate Meringue Biscuits

Chocolate No Bake Cookies

Chocolate Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies

Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

Chocolate Peanut Butter Dream Bars

Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bakes

Chocolate Pecan Bars

Chocolate Peppermint Cups

Chocolate Raisin Cookies

Chocolate Revel Bars

Chocolate Scotch Crunch Bars

Chocolate Shortbread Cookies

Chocolate Snickerdoodle Drop Cookies

Chocolate Spice Cookies

Chocolate Truffle Cookies

Chocolate Whoopie Cookies

Chunky Monkey Bites

Cinnamon Cookies

Cinnamon Coffee Bars

Cinnamon Espresso Cookies

Cinnamon Nut Crisps

Cinnamon Swirl Cookies

Citrus Snowflake Cookies

Cobweb Cookies

Cocoa Butter Balls

Cocoa Coconut Cookies

Cocoa Crispy Cookies

Cocoa Dream Cookies

Cocoa Fudge Cookies

Cocoa Nib Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cocoa Peanut Butter Cookies

Coconut Blueberry Cheesecake Bars

Coconut Butter Pecan Cookies

Coconut Cashew Bars

Coconut Cornflake Cookies

Coconut Cream Drops

Coconut Delight Cookies

Coconut Fudge Cups

Coconut Ice Box Cookies

Coconut Macaroons

Coconut Meringue Cookies

Coconut Oatmeal Cookies

Coconut Pecan Squares

Coconut Raspberry Thumbprints

Coffee Cookies

Cookies n’ Cream Brownies

Cornflake Cookies

Cornmeal Krispies

Cottage Cheese Cookies

Cowboy Cookies

Cranberry Bars

Cranberry Cornmeal Cookies

Cranberry Jumbles

Cranberry Orange Cookies

Cranberry White Chip Blondies

Cream Cheese Brownies

Cream Cheese Crescents

Cream Squares

Crème Wafers

Crescent Cheese Cookies

Crescent Cookies

Crescent Moons

Crumble Cake Cookies

Crunchy Peanut Butter Cookies

Cuban Shortbread Cookies

Custom Deedolicious Cookies

Dark Double Chocolate Cookies

Date Bars

Date Crumbles

Date Filled Sugar Cookies

Date Nut Balls

Date Nut Pinwheel Cookies

Date Sticks

Deluxe Cereal Cookies

Double Apple Bars

Double Cherry Streusel Bars

Double Delight Peanut Butter Cookies

Double Peanut Cookies

Dream Bars

Dried Cherry and Pistachio Oatmeal Cookies

Eggnog Cookies

Eskimo Snowballs

Favorite Lace Cookies

Fig Honey Cookies

Filled Pineapple Bars

Fireman Cookies

Flourless Nut Butter Cookies

Frosted Brownies

Fruit Jumbles

Fruit Walnut Bars

Fry Cookies

Fudge Nut Layer Bars

German Butter Cookies

German Cinnamon Jumbo Cookies

Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies

Giant Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Giant Cookies

Giant Ginger Cookies

Ginger Cookies

Ginger Sugar Cookies

Gingerbread Cookies

Gingerbread Men

Gingersnaps

Glazed Peanut Butter Bars

Glittering Lemon Sandwich Cookies

Golden Coconut Cookies

Golden Graham Squares

Graham Cracker Bars

Granny’s All in One Cookies

Granny’s Breakfast Cookie

Granny’s Butter Cookies

Granny’s Candy Bars

Granny’s Cheerio Peanut Butter Cookies

Granny’s Cocoa Crunch No Bake Cookies

Granny’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Granny’s Snaps

Granny’s Sugar Cookies with Butter Cream Icing

Granny’s Sugar Cookies

Granny’s Zimt Cookies

Great Granny’s Sugar Cookies

Hamantaschen

Hard Cooked Egg Cookies

Haystack Cookies

Hawaiian Cookies

Hazelnut Crinkle Cookies

Hazelnut Nutella Sandwich Cookies

Hazelnut Sablés

Healthy Pumpkin Cookies

Heart Smart Cookies

Heirloom Cookies

Hermits

Holiday Chocolate Butter Cookies

Holiday Raisin Walnut Bars

Holly Cookies

Homemade Do Si Dos

Homemade Graham Crackers

Homemade Oreo Cookies

Homemade Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

Homemade Puff Pastry and Palmiers

Palmier Cookies

Honey Bee Cookies

Honey Chocolate Chip Cookies

Honey Drop Cookies

Honey Nut Bars

Honey Peanut Butter Cookies

Ice Box Cookies

Indonesian Spice Biscuits

Inside Out Chocolate Chip Cookies

Irish Cream Coffee Bars

Irish Shamrock Cookies

Italian Cookies

Italian Fudge Filled Cookies

Joe Froggers

Jubilee Jumbles

Jumble Cookies

Kentucky Colonels

Key Lime Cheesecake Bars

Kifflings

Kissables

Kringla

Krispie Cookies

Krumkake

Krusczyki

Ladyfingers

Layered Peanut Butter Bars

Lebkuchen

Lemon Blueberry White Chocolate Cookies

Lemon Buttermilk Cookies

Lemon Cheesecake Bars

Lemon Coconut Squares

Lemon Cookies

Lemon Tea Biscuits

Lime, White Chocolate, Macadamia Nut Cookies

Linzer Bars

Linzer Tart Cookies

Little Hazelnut and Chocolate Cookie Sandwiches

Lizzies

Loaded Oatmeal Cookies

Log Cabin Cookies

Low Fat Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Lunch Box Oatmeal Cookies

Luscious Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Macadamia Nut Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Malted Milk Ball Cookies

Maple Nut Drops

Maple Oat Pecan Frosted Cookies

Maple Pecan Oatmeal Cookies

Melt in your Mouth Shortbread

Merry Cheesecake Cookies

Mexican Chocolate Icebox Cookies

Mexican Hot Chocolate Linzer Sandwich Cookies

Mexican Wedding Cakes

Mincemeat Drop Cookies

Mincemeat Oatmeal Cookies

Miniature Florentines

Mini Black and White Cookies

Mini Vanilla Wafer Cookies

Missouri Mud No Bake Cookies

Mocha Brownies

Mocha Rounds

Mocha Sandwich Cookies

Mocha Toffee Bars

Molasses Cookies

Molasses Forest Cookies

Monster Cookies

Monster Munchies

Moravian Ginger Cookies

Mother’s Oatmeal Cookies

Mousse Bars

Mrs. Truman’s Coconut Balls

Mummy Cookies

Nabisco Heyday Bars

Navettes Sucrees

Ne Plus Ultra Cookies

Neiman Marcus Cookies

Nighty Night Cookies

No Bake Apricot Balls

No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Non Dairy Cookies

No Bake Cocoa Rum Balls

No Bake Honey Oat Bars

No Bake Honey Peanut Bars Gluten Free

No Bake Oatmeal Fudge Cookies

No Bake Peanut Butter Squares

No Bake Walnut Delights

Noir Bars

No Roll Coconut Sugar Cookies

Nova Scotia Treats

Number One Favorite Cookie

Nut Balls

Nutella Biscotti

Nutella Oatmeal Thins

Nutmeg Sugar Cookies

Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Oatmeal Coconut Cherry Cookies

Oatmeal Cookies Biscotti

Oatmeal Cookies

Oatmeal Cranberry Flaxseed Cookies

Oatmeal Cranberry Sour Cream Bars

Oatmeal Deluxe Cookies

Oatmeal Fruit Nut Drop Cookies

Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Oatmeal Raisin Carrot Cookies

Oatmeal Raisin Sandwich Cookies with Cream Cheese Filling

Oatmeal Streusel Cookies

Oatmeal Zucchini Cookies

Old Fashioned Christmas Butter Cookies

Orange Pecan Sugar Cookies

Orange Cookies

Orange Craisin Cookies

Orange Cranberry Brownie Cookie

Orange Dreamsicle Cookies

Orange Oatmeal Cookies

Payday Cookies

Peach Triangles

Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars

Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies

Peanut Butter and Jelly Crunchy Cookies

Peanut Butter Balls

Peanut Butter Bars

Peanut Butter Cereal Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookie Candy Bars

Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cups

Peanut Butter Drop Cookies

Peanut Butter Jammies

Peanut Butter Nutella Cookies

Peanut Butter Patties

Peanut Butter S’more No Bake Bars

Peanut Butter S’more Quesadillas

Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

Peanutty Buckeye Bars

Pecan Cookies

Pecan Crescents

Pecan Crisps

Pecan Pie Squares

Pecan Sandies

Pecan Sugar Cookies with Lime

Pecan Tassies

Peppermint and Chocolate Covered Espresso Bean Shortbread

Peppermint Candy Shortbread Cookies

Peppermint Snowballs

Pfeffernuesse

Pfeffernusse

Pineapple Puffs

Popcorn Raisin Cookies

Potato Chip Butterscotch Cookies

Potato Chip Cookies

Potato Deep Fried Cookies

Potato Flake Cookies

Praline Cookies

Praline Strips

Pressed Spritz Cookies

Pride of Iowa Cookies

Pumpkin Butterscotch Fudge Bars

Pumpkin Chip Cookies

Pumpkin Cookies

Pumpkin Raisin Cookies

Pumpkin Spice Fudge Cookies

Pumpkin Streusel Cheesecake Bars

Quickies

Raised Sugar Cookies

Raisin Bars, Granny’s Best

Raisin Bars

Raisin Cookies

Raisin Crunch Cookies

Raisin Filled Cookies

Raisin Filled Oatmeal Bars

Ranger Cookies

Raspberry Chocolate Bars

Raspberry Citrus Bars

Really Chewy Cookies

Red Velvet Cookies

Rhubarb Squares

Rice Crispy Cookies

Rice Krispie Oatmeal Cookies

Rich Flavor Cookies

Ricotta Cheese Cookies

Ritz Chocolate Cookies

Rocky Road Bars

Rocky Road Cookies

Rolled Cookies

Rose Water Sugar Cookies

Rose water

Rum Raisin Oatmeal Cookies

Rum Raisin Sandwich Cookies

Russian Teacakes

Salty Nutty Peanut Bars

Salty Oat Cookies

Samoas Bars

Scotchies

Scottish Shortbread

Scottish Shortbread Bars

Seven Layer Cookies

Slice and Bake Chocolate Chip Cookies

Slice and Bake Coconut Cookies

Snowballs

Sorghum Cookies

Sour Cream Apple Bars

Sour Cream Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sour Cream Cookies

Sour Cream Cookies

Sparkling Linzer Stars

Special Bars

Spiced Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Spingerle

Strawberry Rhubarb Bars

Strawberry Tart Cookies

Streusel Strawberry Bars

Sugar Crisps

Sugar Crusted Chocolate Cookies

Sugar Press Cookies

Sunflower Butter Cookies

Sunshine Cookies

Super Granola Cookies

Swedish Half Moon Cookies

Swedish Holiday Cookies

Swedish Pepparkakor Cookies

Swedish Sugar Cookies

Swedish Toscas

Taralle Italian Cookies

Tassies

Terrific Tasties

Thin Mints

Thumbprint Cookies

Tiramisu Cheesecake Bars

Toffee Bars, Granny’s Best

Toffee Bars

Toffee Squares

Trim the Tree Butter Cookies

Triple Chocolate Brownies

Triple Chocolate Cherry Bars

Triple Chocolate Cherry Cookies

Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies

Triple Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Turtle Cookies

Two By Two Cookies

Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies

USO Cookies

Valentines Day Butter Cookies

Vanilla Brownies

Vanilla Butter Rollouts

Vanilla Butter Rounds

Vanilla Chip Chocolate Cookies

Vanilla Chip Cranberry Bars

Vanilla Nut Cookies

Vanilla Pretzel Cookies

Vanilla Wafers

Velvet Cake Sandwich Cookies

Mascarpone Cream Cheese Filling

Venetian Layered Cookie Bars

Viennese Marzipan Bars

Walnut Butter Cookies

Walnut Crumb Bars

Walnut Volcanoes

Wheat Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

White Chocolate Cherry Cookies

White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies

White Rolled Cookies

Wild Oatmeal Cookies

World’s Best Cookies

Yogurt Stack Cookies

Yugoslavian Holiday Cookies

Zucchini Bars

Zucchini Cookies

Frosting Recipes

Boiled Frosting

Burnt Sugar Frosting

Butter Frosting

Caramel Frosting

Chocolate Butter Frosting

Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

Chocolate Seven Minute Frosting

Clever Judy Frosting

Coffee Frosting

Creole Butter Frosting

Fudge Frosting

Harvest Moon Frosting

Hungarian Chocolate Frosting and Filling

Lady Baltimore Frosting and Filling

Lemon Seven Minute Frosting

Luscious Lemon Frosting

Macaroon Frosting and Filling

Orange Butter Frosting

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Deedolicious!

Granny’s Favorite Cookie Recipes

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroon

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Chocolate Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies

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No Bake Cocoa Rum Balls

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Peanut butter cookies

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White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies

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dedicate this book to the many

Cookie Monsters

I have baked for over the years

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Since I bake cookies everyday it has always been

my dream to have all my favorite cookie recipes

together in one book.

I have been building my cookie recipe collection

since I was a girl with the help of my Mother

& many generations of Granny’s.

Inside you will find instructions on:

how to bake the perfect cookie &

how to make each recipe Gluten Free, if need be.

I hope you enjoy baking

& passing the joy onto future generations.

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Baking the Perfect Cookie

Read your recipe carefully before you start. Be sure you have all the ingredients called for and you understand the recipe clearly.

Gather all the bowls, pans and utensils you will need on your counter or workstation before starting. Use standard measuring cups and spoons. Prepare the pan carefully according to the recipe. Place pans as near the center of the oven as possible, do not place pans directly over another or crowd the oven for this will make for uneven baking. Use a shiny cookie sheet to insure even baking and browning of your cookies.

If your recipe says the ingredient must be room temperature, be sure it is room temperature before using.

Use fresh ingredients. Check expiration dates of baking powder and baking soda. For testing purposes, baking soda should bubble when added to vinegar and baking powder should bubble when added to hot water. Be sure to mix baking powder and soda into the flour before adding to the wet ingredients; this distributes everything evenly for a perfect cookie.

Control the spread of your cookies with baking soda. Cookies spread when they have too little structure and cannot hold their shape. Often some spread is desirable. By adding a little baking soda to your cookie dough will increase the spread of your cookies. Baking soda weakens gluten and egg protein structure; with less structure, cookies spread more and you will have a coarser, more porous crumb. Baking soda often provides a crisper crumb and increase browning. When baking at high altitudes, omit baking soda from cookie dough. The lower air pressure at high altitudes encourages spread.

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When baking at high altitudes, 3500 feet above sea level or more, there is generally lower humidity so flour tends to dry out more quickly and may absorb more liquid in a recipe. The air pressure is lower so this allows baked foods to rise faster. Leavening agents such as yeast, baking powder and soda weaken the structure of baked goods. Also too much sugar can weaken the structure of baked goods. Water boils at a lower temperature than at sea level, as the elevation increases, the boiling point is reduced two degrees per 1000 foot increase, so foods take longer to cook. Liquids evaporate faster so cookies, frostings and candies will become harder more rapidly. So for cookies you need to increase the oven temperature about 20 degrees and slightly decrease the baking time. This will keep your cookies from drying out. For cake and bar type cookies, reduce the sugars called for in the recipe by three Tablespoons per cup. Use the largest pan size suggested.

Kneading dough evenly distributes the ingredients, develops structure and makes the dough elastic so that it will rise and stay risen as the leavening agent works. Use a press, fold and turn motion. Flatten the ball of dough with your hands and fold it in half toward you. Press and push the dough away with the heels of your hands. Rotate the dough a quarter turn and repeat these steps until dough is smooth and elastic.

Folding in ingredients: beaten egg whites or whipped cream are common ingredients folded into batters and other mixtures. They both contain air in the form of small bubbles, so folding, rather than mixing, is done to retain the air in the mixture. Start with a large bowl containing the heavier mixture and place half of the egg whites or whipped cream on top of the mixture. Using a circular motion with a rubber spatula, cut through the center of the mixture across the bottom of the bowl, gently lifting up and over. After each fold, rotate the bowl slightly in order to incorporate the ingredients evenly. Fold in the remaining egg whites or whipped cream until both mixtures are evenly combined and no streaks remain.

Baking cookies with honey will sweeten your cookies along with making them moist. Just replace your sugar with the same amount of honey to create a chewy cookie, lasting several days.

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Flavoring your baked goods

Chocolate is a favorite flavor in many baked products. Baker’s unsweetened chocolate or cocoa powder has a rich natural flavor and smooth texture make it a universal choice.

Coconut is friendly to all home baking. Its snowy shreds bring flavor and decoration to a host of desserts. Baker’s Coconut, Southern Style, is fresh-grated coconut, slightly sweetened and packed with out coconut milk, in airtight containers. Its long, lacy shred is especially appropriate for sprinkling over or rolling baked goods in. Baker’s Coconut, Premium Shred, is finely shredded and sugar-cured. A favorite for use in cookies, cakes, pies and other baked good recipes. Coconut is a great substitute for nuts.

Vanilla is perhaps the most popular extract. Lemon, orange, and almond are also great favorites. Many delicate, delicious blends may be produced by skillfully combining different flavors. Lemon and vanilla, or rose and almond, both give a subtle flavor.

Spices must be fresh and of good quality. Measure carefully, for too much spice disguises the delicate flavor of baked goods. Spices should be sifted with flour to mix evenly with other ingredients.

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Baking tips

Set butter and eggs out the night before to become room temperature.

Always use large sized eggs.

Always use unsalted butter and nuts.

Always use pure extracts of vanilla and almond.

Always use rolled oats or quick cooking oats, never use instant oatmeal.

Be sure to measure accurately, the best baking relies on the correct ratio of ingredients.

Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup and level off with a knife.

Do not sift flour unless recipe calls for it.

To keep cookies from sticking to the baking sheets, butter, shortening, cooking spray or parchment paper should be used.

Try not to substitute fats, if the recipe calls for butter use butter.

Chill dough for cut-out cookies and soften at room temperature a few minutes before rolling out.

Cool cookies completely before decorating.

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Leave 2 inches of space between cookies unless other called for, so cookies do not spread into each other.

Adjust baking time to achieve the cookie texture you crave. A little less time makes a chewier cookie, a little more makes a crispier cookie.

Bake bar cookies in the pan size called for in the recipe.

Always preheat your oven before baking your cookies.

Store soft cookies, like bars cookies, in an air tight container. To keep moist add a slice of apple to the container.

Store crispy cookies in a container like a cookie jar or a container with a loose lid. If there is a lot of humidity in the air, add a piece of bread to the container. The bread will absorb the moisture.

Rub flour or powdered sugar over rolling pin to prevent sticking to dough while rolling out. Roll out dough to 1/8 inch to 1/4 inch thickness before cutting out.

When using raisins or berries, put them in a paper bag with flour and shake to coat, then they will not sink to the bottom of the batter during baking.

When melting chocolate, grease the pan it is melting in and the chocolate will not stick.

To cut marshmallow, rub butter on scissors or knife to prevent sticking.

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For chewy cookies: do not over mix cookie dough, bake cookies the minimum amount of time, even though the center may look a bit under-baked. Let cookies stand on baking sheet for a few minutes to continue to bake, and then remove to cooling rack.

Bar Cookies are prepared by putting the dough in a pan, baked and cut into squares. Most drop cookie recipes can be converted to this type of cookie. They are the easiest cookies to make, baking several batches at once.

Molded Cookie dough is formed by the hands into shapes like: wreaths, crescents, canes, or balls. Balls are sometimes flattened with the bottom of a glass.

Pressed Cookies are made by pressing dough through a cookie press or pastry tube to form different shapes.

Refrigerator or Icebox Cookies are prepared by shaping the dough into long rolls or logs and then refrigerating them. Once cold, the dough can be sliced and baked. This is a great prepare ahead of time dough because it can also be frozen.

Rolled Cookies take a little more preparation. With a rolling pin, chilled dough is rolled out. The dough is cut into shapes by using a knife, pastry wheel or cookie cutter.

Freeze your cookies for later use. Cool completely before freezing. If your cookies are frosted, flash freeze on a cookie sheet then stack them in freezer containers between sheets of wax paper. For bar cookies, place uncut bars in a freezer container and freeze for up to 1 month. Before serving, thaw 15 minutes and cut into bars. You may freeze unfrosted cookies 4 to 6 months, frosted cookies 1 to 2 months. Thaw in package at room temperature. For cookies that should be crisp when thawed, removed from container.

Most cookies are made from