Crites Family Stuff

Ingredients for 48 servings

• .66 cup shortening
• .66 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup butterscotch chips
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Steps

1. Cream together the shortening, butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients. Do not over mix, just until flour is mixed in. Add the chips and nuts. Bake at 350F for 10-12 minutes.

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Ingredients for 48 servings

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 4 cups flour
• 5 cups blended oatmeal
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp soda
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 24 oz chocolate chips
• 7 oz grated Hershey chocolate bar
• 3 cups chopped nuts

Steps

1. Cream butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla. Mix in flour, oatmeal, salt, soda, baking powder, chocolate chips, Hershey bar and nuts. Bake at 375F for 6-8 minutes.

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Ingredients for 36 servings

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• .5 cup brown sugar
• .5 cup sugar
• 1 tsp cream of tartar
• .5 tsp soda
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp salt
• Cinnamon sugar

Steps

1. Mix dough. Form into balls and roll in cinnamon sugar. Bake at 350F for 12 minutes.

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Ingredients for 36 servings

• 2.25 cups flour
• .66 cup cocoa
• 1 tsp baking soda
• .25 tsp salt
• 1 cup butter
• .66 cup brown sugar
• .75 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 12 oz pkg white chocolate chips

Steps

1. Beat eggs, butter, sugar, and vanilla. Then add eggs and dry ingredients. Sir in chips and bake at 350F for 9 minutes.

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Ingredients for 4 servings

• 1.5 cups miniature marshmallows
• .25 cup peanut butter
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1.5 tbsp margarine
• .75 cup quick oats
• .5 cup raisins

Steps

1. Melt margarine, honey, peanut butter, and marshmallows in double boiler, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in oats and raisins. Spread evenly in a prepared pan. Chill until firm. Cut into squares.

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Description

This is the easy cookie recipe my children started their cooking debut with. It is an easy, almost instant cookie recipe. Even the boys could handle it.

Ingredients for 24 servings

• 2 cups sugar
• .5 cup milk
• .5 cup shortening
• 3 tbsp cocoa
• .5 tsp salt
• 3 cups quick oatmeal
• 1 tsp vanilla
• .5 cup chopped nuts
• 1 cup coconut

Steps

1. Combine sugar, milk, shortening, cocoa and salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add the quick oatmeal, vanilla, chopped nuts, and coconut. Drop by spoonfuls on wax paper.
2. Annie Crites makes these but uses margarine instead of shortening and add 1/2 cup peanut butter, as well.

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Jennifer Crites: This cookie was a treat for me growing up and I have made it almost every year since I've been married. It's not Christmas for my kids without this favorite cookie.
Janette Johnson: I remember making these cookies with Mom during the Holidays.

Ingredients for 48 servings

• 1 cup soft shortening (half butter)
• 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 1 egg
• 1.5 tsp almond flavoring
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2.5 cups sifted flour
• 1 tsp salt
• .5 tsp red food coloring

Topping:

• .5 cup sugar
• .5 cup crushed candy canes or peppermint candy

Steps

1. Heat oven to 375F. Mix well shortening, sugar, egg and flavorings. Mix flour, salt and stir in. Divide dough in half. Blend red food coloring into one half of dough. Roll 1 tsp each color dough on lightly floured board into two strips about 4 inches long. Place strips side by side and press lightly together and twist like a rope. Put on ungreased cookie sheet. Curve top down for handle of cane. Bake 9 minutes or until barely golden. Remove and while still warm, sprinkle with the topping mixture of the crushed peppermint and sugar. Success Tip: Make complete cookies one at a time. If all the dough of one color is shaped first, the little rolls become too dry to twist.

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Ingredients for 36 servings

• 2.5 cups flour
• 2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• .5 tsp salt
• 1 cup shortening
• 1.5 cups sugar
• 2 eggs

Steps

1. Cream shortening, sugar and eggs until light and fluffy. Blend in dry ingredients. Roll mixture into walnut size balls, roll in a mixture of 2 tbsp sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 9 minutes at 375F.

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Ingredients for 40 servings

• .5 cup butter
• .5 cup peanut butter
• .5 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• .5 cup brown sugar
• .5 tsp vanilla
• 1.25 cups flour
• .75 tsp baking soda
• .5 tsp salt
• 10 oz (1 box) small Reese's cups

Steps

1. Cream butter, peanut butter and both kinds of sugar together. Beat in egg and vanilla. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Blend into creamed mixture to make dough. Preheat oven to 375F. Shape dough into one-inch balls and place in ungreased 1-1/2 inch muffin tins or use midget paper cups in big tins. Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately after removing, press mini Reese's cups into center of each cookie until only top of cup shows. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pan.

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Dorothy Farmer: This is a festive, delicious cookie recipe given to me from Jennifer. She ended the recipe with the notation, "Mother, I love you, Jennifer"

Ingredients for 36 servings

• .33 cup peanut butter
• .5 cup sugar
• .5 cup butter
• .5 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• .5 tsp salt
• 1 tsp soda
• 1.75 cups flour
• 1 package of chocolate kisses

Steps

1. Cream first four ingredients, add egg and vanilla. Sift dry ingredients and combine into the mixture. Shape into balls and roll in white sugar. Bake at 375F for 8 minutes. Remove from oven, press in a kiss in the cookie center. Return to oven and bake 2 to 5 more minutes. Don't overheat the chocolate or it will burn.

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