Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Here’s another one of my favorite cookies. I’ve made them many times and they are far better than store-bought and will make everyone happy.

Yields about 30 cookies

Ingredients:

2 cups AP flour

2/3 cup light brown sugar

3/4 cup white sugar

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 cup chocolate chips (or raisins, or nuts or ??)

1 stick butter softened (if using shortening use 1 cup minus -1 tbs)

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

 

Directions:

• Pre-Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Cream-in all liquid, egg, sugars, salt, vanilla extract, and baking soda.
• Combine all dry ingredients.
• Then add in wet ingredients and combine.
• Add in chocolate chips or ? and mix.
• Drop 2 tablespoons per cookie about 2 inches apart onto greased or parchment papered cookie sheet.
• Set oven racks to the middle location Swap sheet location after 7-8 minutes.
• Bake for 12-14 minutes total time or until golden brown.
• Using oil instead of butter, use 1/3 cup of oil plus 2 tabs water and 1 egg
• Cool and enjoy.

Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

These are true survival cookies. During a disaster aftermath everyone will want treats and these oatmeal cookies will make everyone happy. Best of all this is a simple recipe with all ingredients coming from your long-term food storage. Soft and Chewy, Yummy!

Yields about 40 cookies, (shown stacked on a dinner plate).

Ingredients:

• 4 cups rolled oats (old fashion)
• 1½ cups AP white flour (or whole wheat milled flour)
• 1 stick butter ( or 1 cup shortening)
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 4½ ounces water
• 2 eggs (or dehydrated egg powder but re-hydrate before adding)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon (optional 1 tsp vanilla)
• 1 tsp salt
• (Optional: 1 cup chocolate chips or nuts or raisins)

Directions:

• Blend all the dry ingredients
• Add and blend in all the remaining wet ingredients.
• Drop 2 rounded tablespoonfuls onto a greased or parchment papered cookie sheet.
• Bake @ 375 degrees for 14-15 minutes