28 Cookie Recipes from Vintage Church Cookbooks

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28 Cookie Recipes from Vintage Church Cookbooks2/28 Vanilla Wafers 40 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Vanilla Wafer Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 35 min Servings about 3-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: These buttery cookies bake up chewy and crispy at the same time. Sprinkle these vanilla wafers with colored sugar or leave them as-is. Their simplicity is beauty enough! —Edith MacBeath, Gaines, Pennsylvania 3/28 Buttery Spritz Cookies 54 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved MARK DERSE FOR TASTE OF HOME Total Time 30 min Servings about 7-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator:

This is hands-down the best spritz cookie recipe ever

This tender spritz cookie recipe is quite eye-catching on my Christmas cookie tray. The dough is easy to work with, so it’s fun to make these spritz cookies into a variety of festive shapes. This is hands-down the best spritz cookie recipe ever. —Beverly Launius, Sandwich, Illinois 4/28 Basic Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies 10 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Basic Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 25 min Servings 6 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: This recipe evolved from several different recipes that I combined into one. I’ve never received so many compliments on

my baking!—Denise Hufford, Midland, Michigan 5/28 White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies 34 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 25 min Servings 2-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Hawaiian nuts and melty morsels make a fantastic combination in these buttery white chocolate macadamia nut cookies. —Cathy Lennon, Newport, Tennessee 6/28 Church Window Cookies 8 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved DAN ROBERTS FOR TASTE OF HOME Total Time 20 min Servings 5 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: These church window cookies are a hit with kids—the

little ones just love the colored marshmallows!

little ones just love the colored marshmallows! —Emmilie Gaston, Wabash, Indiana 7/28 Loaded-Up Pretzel Cookies 76 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Taste of Home Total Time 35 min Servings 2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Coconut, M&M’s and salty, crunchy pretzels make these loaded cookies unlike any you’ve ever tasted—or resisted. —Jackie Ruckwardt, Cottage Grove, Oregon 8/28 Dipped Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies 13 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Taste of Home Total Time 25 min Servings 15 sandwich cookies Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: You’ll love to give tins of these chocolate-coated cookies to your lucky friends.

The shortcut holiday recipe is almost too simple to believe!

The shortcut holiday recipe is almost too simple to believe! Here’s how to make peanut butter cookies without eggs. —Jackie Howell, Gordo, Alabama 9/28 Oatmeal Cream Pie Recipe 4 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Taste of Home Total Time 30 min Servings 1-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: These easy cookies use only five ingredients and taste very similar to a store-bought cookie. Of course, everything’s better from your own kitchen! —Crystal Schlueter, Northglenn, Colorado 10/28 Mini Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies 5 Reviews Mini Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 40 min

Servings about 3-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator:

Servings about 3-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Peanut butter lovers go nuts for these rich little sandwich cookies. On a hot day, sandwich ice cream between the cookies instead of frosting. It cools you right down. —Keri Wolfe, Nappanee, Indiana 11/28 Lemon Snowflakes 68 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Lemon Snowflakes Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 40 min Servings 4 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: You’ll need just four ingredients to make these delightful lemon snowflake cookies. Confectioners’ sugar highlights the cracked tops to give them their snowflake appearance. —Linda Barry,

Now I carry on the tradition with my kids

Dianna, Texas 12/28 Frosted Butter Cutout Cookies 3 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Frosted Butter Cutout Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 1 hour 10 min Servings about 8 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I have fond memories of baking and frosting these cutout cookies with my mom. Now I carry on the tradition with my kids. It’s a messy but fun day! —Sandy Nace, Greensburg, Kansas 13/28 Pecan Sandies 46 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 40 min Servings 5 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Whenever Mother made this pecan sandies

recipe, there never seemed to be enough!

recipe, there never seemed to be enough! Even now when I make it, the cookies disappear quickly. These melt-in-your mouth treats are great with a cold glass of milk or a steaming mug of hot chocolate. —Debbie Carlson, San Diego, California 14/28 Chocolate Shortbread Cookies 11 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Homemade Chocolate Shortbread Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 30 min Servings 1 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: This recipe has been in my files for a long time…probably from when I first learned to bake. Any chocolate lover will like these melt-in-your-mouth cookies. I

make them year-round with variations

make them year-round with variations. They’re even richer with a thin coat of icing or as a sandwich cookie with frosting in the middle. —Sarah Bueckert, Austin, Manitoba 15/28 Cream Wafers 37 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Cream Wafers Recipe photo by Diana Chistruga for Taste of Home Total Time 35 min Servings 2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: My sons used to help me make these cookies, and now my oldest granddaughter helps. When the smaller grandchildren are home, they help, too. The cute little sandwich cookies are tender, buttery and melt-in-your-mouth good! —Linda Clinkenbeard, Vincennes, Indiana

16/28 Chocolate Butterscotch Haystacks 14 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Chocolate Butterscotch Haystacks Recipe photo by Jackie Alpers for Taste of Home Total Time 25 min Servings 3 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: My grandmother used to make this haystacks recipe to give to my cousin Vonnie and me when our parents didn’t want us to have any more sweets. —Christine Schwester, Divide, Colorado 17/28 Lemon Butter Cookies 8 Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved Lemon Butter Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 30 min Servings about 13 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe

They’re very easy to roll out compared to other sugar cookies I’ve worked with

Creator: These tender cutout cookies have a slight lemon flavor that makes them stand out from the rest. They’re very easy to roll out compared to other sugar cookies I’ve worked with. I know you’ll enjoy them as much as we do. —Judy McCreight, Springfield, Illinois 18/28 Gingersnap Cookies 48 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Cookie Jar Gingersnaps Recipe photo by Jena Carlin for Taste of Home Total Time 35 min Servings 3 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: A classic New England cookie, gingersnaps are now universal. My grandma kept two cookie jars in her pantry. One always

had these crisp and chewy gingersnaps in it

had these crisp and chewy gingersnaps in it. They’re still my favorite cookie. My daughter, Becky, won a blue ribbon for this recipe at a 4-H fair. —Deb Handy, Pomona, Kansas 19/28 Ginger Creme Sandwich Cookies 4 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 35 min Servings about 2-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: With a lemony filling, these spiced cookies go over big because they have old-fashioned, comfort-food appeal. Your party guests will snatch them up! – Carol Walston, Granbury, Texas 20/28 Snickerdoodles 122 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Snickerdoodles Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time

Help yourself to one of our soft cinnamon-sugared cookies and see for yourself

30 min Servings 2-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: The history of these whimsically named treats has been widely disputed, but their popularity is undeniable. Help yourself to one of our soft cinnamon-sugared cookies and see for yourself. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen 21/28 Lavender Cookies 13 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Julia Hartbeck for Taste of Home Total Time 40 min Servings about 6 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I am a wedding and event planner and one of my brides served these unusual cookies at her reception, so I had to have this

lavender butter cookies recipe

lavender butter cookies recipe. You can guess what her wedding color was! —Glenna Tooman, Boise, Idaho 22/28 Cherry Cheese Windmills 2 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Cherry Cheese Windmills Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 35 min Servings about 2-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: These pretty cookies look fancy, but they are really not much work. They’re perfect for any occasion. —Helen McGibbon, Downers Grove, Illinois 23/28 Pumpkin Whoopie Pies 34 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Pumpkin Whoopie Pies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 40 min Servings 2 dozen Go to Recipe From

I haven’t met a person yet who doesn’t like these fun treats

the Recipe Creator: My kids start begging me for these cakelike sandwich cookies as soon as autumn arrives. I haven’t met a person yet who doesn’t like these fun treats. —Deb Stuber, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 24/28 Italian Wedding Cookies 54 Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved Italian Wedding Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 40 min Servings about 7 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Of all the Italian cookie recipes I make, this is my favorite. These sprinkle cookies take some time, but, believe me, they are well worth it! My husband and I used

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