Plump Peanut-Apple Cookies

3 cups Flour                                                                                   Preheat oven to 350

1/2 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp Baking soda

1 cup Shortening, softened

1 cup Sugar

1 1/2 cups Brown Sugar

1 cup Peanut butter

1 cup Apple sauce

1 tsp Vanilla

2 Eggs

1 cup Raisins, chopped           

Sift together dry ingredients together. Cream together shortening, peanut butter, white sugar and brown sugar. Stir apple sauce, vanilla and eggs together.  Slowly at the dry and wet ingredients to the creamed ingredients; mixing after each addition. Stir in raisins. Drop by teaspoon on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10-20 minutes.

Fruit Pizza

Layer 1- Box of sugar cookie mix (prepare following label) or package of cookie dough. Spread on ungreased cookie sheet, bake and cool.

Layer 2- Mix 2-8oz packages cream cheese and 1 cup powdered sugar. Spread on top of cookie

Layer 3- Slice 2 or 3 bananas over layer 2.

Layer 4-Mix 3 strawberry jello, 3 tbsp corn starch, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water. Boil until thick. Cool before spreading over layer 3.  (can use strawberry glaze)

Layer 5- Spread any variety of fruit over the glaze. Strawberried, pineapple, kiwi, mandarin oranges, grapes, etc.

Snickerdoodles

I cup Shortening (-2 Tbsp)                                                             Preheat oven to 375
1 1/2 cups Sugar
2 Eggs
2 3/4 cups Flour
2 tsp Cream of tarter
1 tsp Baking soda
1/2 tsp Salt

Cream together chortening and sugar. Add eggs and beat well. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Form into 1 inch ball. Roll in mixture of 4 tsp sugar and 4 tsp cinnamon. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes.

Ultimate Sugar Cookies

1 1/4 cup Sugar                                                                              Preheat oven to 375

2 Eggs1/4 cup Light corn syrup

1 tbsp Vanilla

3 cups Flour
1/2 tsp Baking soda
1 cup Butter flavor Crisco
3/4 tsp Baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Combine sugar and crisco in a large bowl. Add eggs, syrup and vanilla. Beat well. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to the mixture. Divide dough into quarters.

Spread 1 tbsp of flour on wax paper. Put 1 quarter of dough on the wax paper, flatten slightly and turn over. Cover with wax paper and roll to 1/4" thick. Cut into cookies with shaped cutters. Sprinkle with decorations, if desired.  Bake at 375 for 5-9 minutes.

No Bake Cookies

1 stick Butter
2 cups Sugar
1/2 cup Cocoa
1/2 cup Milk
1/4 tsp Salt

Boil above ingredients for 1 minute on medium heat. Then add:

1 cup Peanut butter
1 tsp Vanilla
3 cups Oats

Drop by teaspoon on waxed paper.

Easy Peanut Butter Cookies

1 pkg, Duncan Hines Deluxe yellow cake mix                             preheat oven to 350
1/2 cup Crisco oil

1 cup Crunchy peanut butter
2 tbsp Water
2 Eggs

Combine all ingredients and mix well. Drop from a teaspoon on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 for 10-13 minutes.