vegetable shortening

Classic Peanut Butter Cookies

Leah Short — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 15:34:41 +0000

It’s hard to believe after so many years of Cookie Baking Day, that we rarely bake peanut butter cookies. I think it’s because I thought they’d be too time consuming with the rolling and fork-squishing (ha!). This year I was feeling nostalgic for all those classic favorites and guess what? Making Classic Peanut Butter Cookies was easy! Especially if you tag team like my mom and I do. I’m the scooper and roller, she’s the fork-squisher.

I love these cookies! I’ve never tried them with crunchy peanut butter, but I’d bet they’d work just as well. These are soft, but you can bake them a minute or two longer and they’ll be crispy. Whatever your cookie texture preference, these are for you!

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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Leah Short — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 14:50:29 +0000

I almost feel like I’m giving away a family secret sharing these Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. For as long as I can remember, my mom’s been baking these and they are pretty much the best oatmeal cookie out there. The recipe isn’t a secret as back in the day it was printed on the Quaker Oats can of oats. The difference is the recipe has changed over the years and just isn’t the same as the original. Lucky for you, I’m sharing the original. You can sub raisins for the chocolate chips, add nuts, or leave out the extras altogether. Nothing beats this chewy oatmeal cookie recipe.

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Oatella Cookies and the Big 5

Leah Short — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 15:24:51 +0000

How excited are you about a recipe that uses an ENTIRE JAR of Nutella! Got your attention, right?! These Oatella Cookies are a beautiful marriage between oatmeal cookies and Nutella. They are so much more than oatmeal meets chocolate-hazelnut goodness though. They may not look too enticing, but they hit you in all the senses in one bite. You’ve got oatmeal, Nutella, then a hint of cinnamon, and a salty aftertaste. The cookies spread when baking, so you get a nice crispy outside and a thin, chewy center. I love everything about these cookies and am so happy they turned out fabulously because today I’m celebrating FIVE YEARS of blogging! Happy 5th blogiversary to So, How’s It Taste!

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Mexican Wedding Cookies

Leah Short — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:43:03 +0000

It’s the last cookie from Cookie Baking Day 2012! How fast the holidays go by. My mom made these Mexican Wedding Cookies a few months back and they were so delicious, we decided to include them on the list. You know the Danish Wedding Cookies in the pink box you can buy? These are very similar except there’s no coconut. I think this homemade version is a million times better. I’m not sure what makes them Mexican or Danish, but I don’t care where they come from when they taste this good.

So, how’s it taste?

It’s the perfect little cookie. Not too sweet shortbread-ish base speckled with chocolate chips and pecans, then dip the whole thing in powdered sugar. They have great texture, too. A bit crunchy, yet a bit soft. The fun part is getting messy dipping the cookies. You need to do it when the cookies are warm, but be careful if they are too hot. I like to dip a batch and then dip them a second time to make sure they really get coated. You can leave out the pecans if you prefer, too.

Other goodies from Cookie Baking Day 2012:
Cream Cheese Spritz
Cranberry Orange
Snickersnaps
Butterscotch Spice
Mint Chocolate Pudding

Mexican Wedding Cookies

Southern Plate by Christy Jordan

Ingredients:

1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1/4 cup water
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg white
1 box white cake mix
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375F.

2. Mix shortening, water, vanilla, and egg white thoroughly. Add cake mix and mix again until there are no lumps. Add pecans and chocolate chips, and mix until incorporated.

3. Roll into one-inch balls. Place about two inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until almost set, about ten minutes.

4. While warm dip cookies in powdered sugar, cool a bit, then dip a second time for even coating.

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