Rolo Cookies

1 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

2 ½ cups flour

¾ cup cocoa

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

48 Rolos (candy)

Cream butter and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix well. Shape into small balls. Press Rolo candy into the center of each ball. Cover with dough. Roll in 2 Tablespoons of sugar. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 350^o for 8-10 minutes. Makes 4 dozen.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup butter or margarine

¾ cup packed brown sugar

¾ cup sugar

1 egg

1 Tablespoon vanilla

1 cup pumpkin

1 cup quick oats

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 ½ chocolate chips

Cream butter and sugars, beat in egg and vanilla, add pumpkin and then flour, oats, cinnamon and soda. Add chips. Drop by spoon or small scoop on baking sheet. Bake at 350^o 12- 13 minutes.

Note: Triple recipe will use full can of pumpkin and yield 15 dozen.

Sugar Cookies (and frosting)

2 cups sugar 

1 cup shortening 

1 cup sour cream 

3 eggs 

1/2 teaspoon almond extract or 1 teaspoon vanilla 

5 cups flour 

1 teaspoon baking soda 

1/2 teaspoon salt

Cream sugar and shortning. Add sour cream, eggs, and almond/vanilla. Mix well.In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and salt.Add to creamed mixture until well blended. Remember, the more you mix, the tougher your dough will be.Chill for a few hours (at least 3-4). The dough will be soft and slightly sticky.Roll out (I use a floured pastry cloth), and cut with a cookie cutter. Flour cutter between each cookie to prevent sticking.Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Cookies shouldn't be brown, just done to the touch.

 FROSTING- See ingredients below.
2 lbs. powdered sugar

1 cup shortening

1/2 cup water

1/2 teaspoon almond extract.
Just mix ingredients until smooth.

*My mother-in-law found this really awesome recipe for sugar cookies and frosting. I had a hard time not eating them! Also, we've found if you double the cookie recipe, you do not have to double the frosting recipe. It makes just enough.