Ingredients:

• ⅔ cup butter (unsalted or don't add ½ tsp. salt)
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 ½ cup sifted all-purpose flour
• 2 egg whites
• ¾ cup finely chopped pecans
• ⅓ cup strawberry preserves

Preparation:

Cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg yolks, vanilla and salt; beat well. Gradually add flour, mixing well. Shape in 3/4-inch balls; dip in beaten egg whites, then roll in 3/4 cup pecans. Place 1 inch apart on greased cookie sheet. Press down center of each with thumb. Bake at 350°F/175°C for 15 minutes. Cool slightly; fill centers of cookies with preserves. Make 3 dozen.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup solid Crisco
• ⅓  cup sugar
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1⅔  cups flour

Preparation:

Mix all ingredients. Drop onto a greased cookie sheet. Flour your thump and press into cookies. Fill with jam. Bake at 375°F/180°C for 10-12 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 5 egg whites
• Dash salt
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3 cups finely ground Hazelnuts (filberts) or 3 cups shredded coconut
• 1 box 1oo Backoblaten (round communion wafers made of rice paper)

Preparation:

Beat egg whites with salt until stiff. Carefully fold in sugar, vanilla and nuts. Dough is now reduced in size! Drop by 1/2 teaspoonful onto wafers and put on cookie sheet. Bake at 350°F/175°C for 20 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter (softened)
• 3 ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese (softened)
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• ½ tsp. almond extract
• Almond Frosting
• Assorted candies for decoration (opt.)

Preparation:

In a large bowl beat butter and cream cheese until well combined. Add sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg, vanilla and almond extract; beat well. In a small bowl combine flour and baking powder. Add dry ingredients to cream cheese mixture;beat until well mixed. Divide dough in half, wrap each portion in wrap; refrigerate about 1 1/2 hours. Roll out dough, 1/2 at a time, to 1/3-inch thickness on lightly-floured surface. Cut with cookie cutter. Bake at 375°F/185°C on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-13 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 ½ cups Bisquick
• 1 stick margarine
• 1 ½ cups instant potato flakes
• 1 egg
• 1 ½ tsp. coconut flavoring

Preparation:

Melt margarine and cool slightly. Beat in sugar, egg and flavoring. Stir in Bisquick and instant potatoes; mix well. Drop by teaspoon on lightly-greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350°F/175°C for 10-12 minutes. Do not overbake. About 4 dozen.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• ¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar
• ½ tsp. salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• ½ cup rolled oats
• 2 ½ cups flour
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• 1 10 oz. pkg. white baking pieces or 12 oz. vanilla chips

Preparation:

Heat oven to 350°F/175°C. In large bowl beat shortening, sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla; blend well. In a small bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir into sugar mixture; mix well. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased  cookie sheets. Bake at 350°F/175°C for about 10-15 minutes or golden brown. Cool 1 minute, remove from cookiesheets. Make 5 dozen cookies.

Ingredients:

• 2¼ cup unsifted all-purpose flour
• 1 sm. pkg. instant pudding (vanilla)
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 cup margarine (softened)
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 1 pkg. chokolate chips
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation:

Mix flour with baking soda; set aside. Combine margarine, sugar, vanilla and pudding mix in large mixing bowl. Beat until smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs. Gradually add flour mixture. Stir in chips and nuts. (Bater will be stiff) Drop by teaspoonful (measuring) about 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375°F/180°C for 8-10 minutes. Makes about 7 dozen.

Ingredients:

• 1 stick  margarine(113gr.)
• 6 oz. butterscotch morsels
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1 can condensed milk
• 1 cup coconut
• 11/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 6 oz. chocolate chips

Preparation:

On a cookie sheet melt 1 stick margarine or butter. Sprinkle ingredients in order. Bake at 350°F/175°C for 20 minutes. Cut into squares to serve.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup brown sugar
• ¾ tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup butter,soft (unsalted or don't add ¾ tsp.salt)
• 1 egg
• ⅔ cup granulated sugar
• ¾ tsp. baking soda
• 12 oz. bag chocolate chips
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup nuts

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375°F/185°C . In a small bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt. In another bowl mix cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, then mix in egg and vanilla. Gradually add in dry ingredients, then stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Drop by spoonfuls on cookie sheet and bake 8-11 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 1 stick oleo
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/3 cup peanut butter
• ½ cup milk
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 3 cups oatmeal

Preparation:

Combine oleo, sugar, cocoa and milk in saucepan. Simmer to form a thin sauce until sugar melts. Remove from heat. Add oatmeal and peanut butter. Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet to cool.