Vickie - 150 best-ever cookie, brownie & bar recipes

Every June when my kids were younger, we would go to the park and play. I would bring along my Gooseberry Patch Christmas books and start looking through them while watching my kids play. Slowly, they would come one-by-one and grab a book, sit by me and talk about all the new foods they wanted to try and crafts to make. Those memories will forever be some of my most treasured. So many happy memories happen when a Gooseberry Patch book is open!

Amy Parry

Paradise Valley, NV

I have almost all of your great Gooseberry Patch cookbooks! Not only do I cook from them, I love displaying them from season to season. Keep up the great work!

Ann Viviano

Saint John, IN

I love your Gooseberry Patch cookbooks! I have at least 14 of your books in my collection, and it will keep adding up as long as I have plenty of room to put them on my shelves. I work at Cracker Barrel, where your books are on display in our store. I make a wonderful recipe from one of your cookbooks called Triple-Layered Brownies... they are so good that I could eat the whole pan. They are a hit of any party!

Lucas Haynes

Knoxville, TN

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To everyone who shared their best-loved cookie recipes...a big Thank You!

Kathy Zimmerman Burley, WA

Whenever I take these to family gatherings, everyone raves about them. My secret...use shortening rather than butter or margarine and dont bake them too long.

3/4 c. shortening

1 c. sugar

1 c. brown sugar, packed

2 eggs, beaten

1 t. vanilla extract

2-1/2 c. all-purpose flour

1 t. baking soda

1 t. salt

12-oz. pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/2 c. chopped pecans

Combine shortening, sugars, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl; mix well. Add flour, baking soda and salt; mix well. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes; do not overbake. Remove from baking sheets and cool on wire racks. Makes 4 to 5 dozen.

Take time to share an icy glass of milk and a favorite treat with the kids after school...its a terrific way to catch up and make sweet memories.

Kristi Watson Highland Ranch, CO

Doubly delectable! For variety, use white chocolate chips.

1 c. butter, softened

1 c. sugar

1 c. brown sugar, packed

2 eggs, beaten

2 c. all-purpose flour

1/2 c. baking cocoa

1 t. baking soda

1 t. cream of tartar

1/2 t. salt

1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Garnish: additional sugar

In a large bowl, mix butter, sugars and eggs; set aside. In another bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients except chocolate chips and garnish. Add flour mixture to butter mixture; stir until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Form dough into one-inch balls; roll in additional sugar. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Makes 3 dozen.

If you have a child whos learning to bake, take a few minutes to make copies of favorite family cookie recipes. Theyll be cherished years from now!

Virginia Watson Scranton, PA

So easy to mix up, even the kids can help...and of course, they will want to!

3.4-oz. pkg. instant vanilla pudding mix

1/2 c. sugar

1/2 c. butter

1 egg, beaten

1-1/2 c. all-purpose flour

1 t. baking powder

Optional: sanding sugar, candy sprinkles

Blend together dry pudding mix, sugar and butter; stir in egg and set aside. In a separate bowl, combine flour and baking powder; blend thoroughly into pudding mixture. Cover and chill until firm. Roll out dough 1/8-inch to 1/4-inch thick on a lightly floured surface; cut with desired cookie cutters. Place on lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 9 minutes. When cool, frost and decorate as desired. Makes 2 to 3 dozen.

3 c. powdered sugar

2 to 3 T. milk

1 t. vanilla extract

few drops food coloring

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Divide icing into small bowls. Tint portions with food coloring as desired.

Cookie cutters make fun travel souvenirs...theyre inexpensive and dont take up much room in a suitcase. Select shapes to remind you of favorite family vacations.