Toffee Cookies

My toffee oatmeal coconut cookies are are a big hit and a personal favorite. I have noticed they can be very chewy... adding an extra 1/2 cup of flour turns them into more of a cake type cookie. Either way, they are delicious.


Ingredients:
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
2 cups packed light brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups quick-cooking oats
1-1/3 cups (8 oz. pkg.) HEATH Bits of Brickle Toffee Bits
1 cup Coconut Flakes

Heat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease cookie sheet, especially if you're not adding any extra flour. Beat butter, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; beat until blended. Stir in oats, toffee bits, and coconut. Drop dough about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet. 3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 1 minute; remove to wire rack, they stick if you leave them on the sheet to cool.

Molasses Cookies

Granny's Molasses Cookies:

1 and 1/2 cups of oil
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup molasses
2 eggs
4 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cloves
4 cups flour

Mix in order given. Batter works much better if chilled over night. Roll into 1 inch balls. Roll balls in granulated sugar. Bake at 375 Degrees for 8-10 minutes on an ungreased cookie sheet. Take off cookie sheet while still warm, or they may stick.

Enjoy!

Nana's Spritz Cookies

These are the best tasting Spritz Cookies you will ever have.  However, using a cookie press takes a little getting used to.

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream together (use a mixer)
1 cup Butter or Shortening at room temperature
1  3 Ounce package of Cream cheese

Add gradually
1 cup of Sugar

Beat in
1 Egg yolk
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 teaspoon finely grated orange rind

Sift together
2 and 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Mix dry ingredients a little at a time into wet ingredients.  Once completely mixed together,  fill your cookie press. ( you can divide dough and color it if wanted) Form cookies on ungreased cookie sheets.  They will not spread while baking.  Decorate with sugar, cinnamon-sugar, or chopped almonds.

Bake 12- 15 minutes, just until brown on bottom edges.  Remove at once from cookie sheets.

Western Snapper

Oven sauteed fish in a spicy cornmeal coating.

Ingredients for 4 servings:

1 and 1/2 pounds of red snapper filets ( firm flesh white fish can be substituted)
1 tsp oregano
2 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp cayenne
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornmeal
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp butter
3 Tbsp lemon juice

Cut fish into serving size pieces.
Combine oregano, chili powder, cayenne, flour, cornmeal, and salt in one dish, wide enough to dip the fish into.
Combine melted butter and lemon juice into a second dish.
Dip fish in butter mixture first. then coat with cornmeal mixture.
place coated fish on shallow buttered pan. after all fish are on Pan, pour remaining Butter mixture over the fish.
Bake at 450 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.



Recipe from Great American Recipes, Group 4, Card 23