Grandma Oram's "Meltaway" Cookies

Do not make these cookies. They will MELT the moment they touch your tongue...

1.) Mix together until well-blended:

• 8 oz. melted butter
• 3/4 cup sifted corn starch
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup flour

2.) Roll dough into small, 1-inch balls (this will be a sticky situation). Bake at 170° C for 10-12 minutes. Whatever you do, don't allow the cookies to brown; the idea is to leave them nice and melty.

3.) Blend well to make icing:

• 3 oz. cream cheese
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Allow cookies to cool, then top each with icing. I like to refrigerate the cookies when they're all done, for optimal melt-in-your-mouth results.

Makes about 4 or 5 dozen bite-sized morsels of delight!

(Photo nicked from thepioneerwoman.com, and featuring different frosting.)

Homemade Oreos

These cookies have always been a hit when I make them at home, or when I bring them somewhere, so I thought I would share the recipe with anyone who actually reads this :D

Cookies:
1 package of devils food cake mix
2/3 cup of shortening
2 eggs

Frosting:
8oz package of cream cheese
1 cube of butter (or 1/2 cup margin)
1lb powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. Vanilla

Mix together the ingredients for cookies. Roll into quarter sized balls and bake at 350 on a greased cookie cookie sheet for 5-10 minutes (depending on the size) until the cookies have flattened out most of the way. Allow cookies to cool, then frost.

Grandma Oram's Famous Pumpkin Cookies

Grandma Oram always makes them around the holidays, and all her grand kids can't get enough of these. A little different then the ones that I grew up with, but really good!Bake time: 10-13 mins.
Oven Temperature: 375

Ingredients:
1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup pumpkin
1 tsp. cinnamon
a touch of water (Grandmas said about 1/2 tsp.)
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt

Cream shortening, sugar, and pumpkin. Add egg and mix. Add "a touch of water" and mix.
In a separate bowl mix dry ingredients (cinnamon, flour, baking soda, and salt). Mix dry ingredients and pumpkin mix. Soon into small balls on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake.

Frosting

Ingredients:
3 Tbs. margarine
4 tsp. milk
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
3/4 tsp. vanilla

Heat margarine, milk, and brown sugar over a burner until the brown sugar is dissolved (about 2 minutes). Cool slightly. Add powdered sugar, and vanilla. Spread on cooled cookies. (you may need more powdered sugar to get the right thickness).

Enjoy! :D

Pumpkin Cookies

One of Steph and my favorite treats around the holidays is making pumpkin cookies. Our mother used to always make them around Thanksgiving.

Cookies:

1 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 cups canned pumpkin
2 tsp vanilla
5 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg

Cream shortening and sugar together. Beat in the eggs pumpkin and vanilla. Sift the dry ingredients together add the mixture and mix well. Drop the dough by rounded teaspoon full onto a greased cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees for ten minute or until lightly brown. Frost when cool.

Frosting:

1 package 3 oz. cream cheese softened
1 half cup margarine softened
1 lbs. powdered sugar

Mix all the ingredients together until creamy then frost the pumpkin cookies.