Basic Cookie Dough I - Wday

Title:
Basic Cookie Dough I - Wday

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Cookies,
Holidays




Ingredients:





     2 c  Butter or hard margarine;


          -room temp


     1 c  Light brown sugar; packed


   1/2 c  Sugar


     2 lg Eggs


     2 ts Vanilla


 4 1/2 c  Flour






 In large bowl with mixer, beat all ingredients except flour until fluffy.


 With mixer on low, gradually beat in flour just until blended.


 


 This dough will make 8 cookie variations (148 cookies!).  To make all 8


 kinds, follow these dividing directions:


 


 Vanilla Dough:  Take half of dough and divide half into quarters.  Roll one


 quarter into ball, flatten slightly, wrap and refigerate.  Keep three of


 the quarters out to work w ith after preparing chocolate dough.


 


 Chocolate Dough:  To dough left in mixer, mix in 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa


 powder and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract.  Divide chocolate dough into quarters.


  Keep 3 pieces at room temp, ready to shape.


 


 Chocolate-Coffee Dough:  To remaining quarter, add 2 tsps instant coffee


 powder and mix well.  Flatten slightly, wrap and refrigerate.  Keep three


 remaining quarters out.


 


 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Doughs can be refigerated for up to 5 days or


 frozen for up to 3 months.


 


 Contributor:  Woman's Day, Nov 22/94


 


 Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 247 by Cathleen


 
on Nov 12, 1997