Giant Colorful Candy Cookies Recipe

Serving Size  : 18    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Chapter 3                       Kid Cookies

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1                cup  packed brown sugar
     3/4           cup  granulated sugar
  1                cup  butter or margarine -- softened
  1           teaspoon  vanilla
  2                     eggs
  2 1/2           cups  all-purpose flour
     3/4      teaspoon  salt
     3/4      teaspoon  baking soda
  2               cups  candy-coated chocolate candies

Heat oven to 375º. Beat sugars, butter, vanilla and eggs in large bowl
with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour,
salt and baking soda. Stir in candies.

Drop dough by level 1/4 cupfuls or #16 cookie/ice-cream scoop about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten dough slightly with
fork. Bake 11 to 14 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool 3 to 4
minutes; carefully remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Giant Honey and Oat Cookies

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1 1/2           cups  sugar
     3/4           cup  butter or margarine -- softened
     2/3           cup  honey
  3                     egg whites
  4               cups  quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats
  2               cups  all-purpose flour
  1           teaspoon  baking soda
     1/2      teaspoon  salt

Heat oven to 350º. Grease cookie sheet. Beat sugar, butter, honey and egg whites in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients.

Drop dough by level 1/4 cupfuls or #16 cookie/ice-cream scoop about 3 inches apart onto cookie sheet. Bake 11 to 14 minutes or until edges are light brown (centers will be soft). Cool 3 to 4 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.