Gooseberry Patch - Best Ever Cookie Recipes Cookbook

Gerry Walton
Upper Sandusky, OH This recipe was my dear moms. It may have been given to her by my Grandma Logsdon. I loved these yummy cookies and theyre a favorite of my children and grandchildren too. I even received a blue ribbon for them at our county fair! 2 c. sugar 1 c. all-purpose flour 1 t. baking soda 1/2 t. salt 2 c. quick-cooking oats, uncooked Beat together sugar and butter until well blended and creamy. quick-cooking oats, uncooked Beat together sugar and butter until well blended and creamy.

Add eggs; beat until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture until blended. Stir in oats. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes; remove from oven when slightly underdone and not yet golden.

Makes 4 to 5 dozen. Baking cookies is a terrific activity for first-time cooks. Even the youngest children can help by dropping chocolate chips into the mixing bowl or scooping out spoonfuls of dough. Enjoying the baked cookies will encourage your little helpers to learn more in the kitchen!

Katie Majeske
Denver, PA From the time my daughter was a small girl, she loved to put on her little apron and stand on a chair in the kitchen to help me bake. These are her very favorite cookies, and no wonder...theyre filled with chocolate-covered raisins! 1 c. sugar 1 c. brown sugar, packed 2 eggs 1 t. almond or caramel-pecan extract 2 c. all-purpose flour 1 t. baking soda 1 t. salt 1-1/2 t. cinnamon 3 c. quick-cooking oats, uncooked 1-1/2 c. chocolate-covered raisins Blend together butter and sugars. chocolate-covered raisins Blend together butter and sugars.

Beat in eggs, one at a time; stir in extract. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; stir flour mixture into butter mixture. Mix in oats; fold in raisins. Form dough into walnut-size balls; place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Makes 2 to 3 dozen. Allow fresh-baked cookies to cool completely before storing to prevent softening and sticking together.

Abigail Smith
Worthington, OH These chewy, delicious cookies are favorites of my family. I used to bake them for my stepson before he went to collegehe could almost eat the entire batch by himself! 3/4 c. butter, softened 3/4 c. light brown sugar, packed 2 eggs, beaten 1 t. vanilla extract 1-1/4 c. all-purpose flour 1 t. baking soda 1/2 t. salt 1/2 t. cinnamon 3 c. long-cooking oats, uncooked 11-oz. pkg. butterscotch chips Beat together butter and sugars until light and fluffy. butterscotch chips Beat together butter and sugars until light and fluffy.

Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in remaining ingredients; mix well. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes, until golden.

Cool slightly on baking sheets; remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Makes 4 dozen. A small ice cream scoop is so handy when making drop cookies...just scoop the dough from the bowl and release it onto the baking sheet. Its so easy and theyll all be the same size too.

Brenda Huey
Geneva, IN These cookies were always a favorite at our familys bakery. margarine, softened 1/2 c. creamy peanut butter 1 c. brown sugar, packed 1 c. sugar 2 eggs, beaten 1/4 c. milk 1-1/2 c. quick-cooking oats, uncooked 2 c. all-purpose flour 1 t. baking soda 1 t. salt 1 t. cinnamon 1 t. vanilla extract Combine margarine, peanut butter and sugars; mix well. vanilla extract Combine margarine, peanut butter and sugars; mix well.

Add eggs and milk. Slowly stir in remaining ingredients except vanilla until combined. Stir in vanilla. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes. So easy...use colorful scrapbook papers to cover empty oatmeal or potato chip canisters, then fill each canister with cookies. So easy...use colorful scrapbook papers to cover empty oatmeal or potato chip canisters, then fill each canister with cookies.

Dont forget to add a bow and gift tag!

Tonya Mitchell
Sparta, TN Once I was baking cookies and my young son, Ethan, asked what kind they were. I told him, Monster Cookies. He said they looked funny, but he took one as he left. Soon he came back, took a couple more and said, They may be ugly, but they sure are good! Weve called them Ethans Ugly Cookies ever since. 1 c. sugar 1-1/2 t. baking soda 1/2 c. butter, softened 1 c. creamy peanut butter 3 eggs, beaten 1-1/2 t. corn syrup 1 T. vanilla extract 4-1/2 c. long-cooking oats, uncooked 3/4 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/2 c. mini candy-coated chocolates In a very large bowl, stir together sugars and baking soda. mini candy-coated chocolates In a very large bowl, stir together sugars and baking soda.