Old Fashioned Basic Cookie Mix

Name: Old Fashioned Basic Cookie Mix
Yield: 60
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: eggs; lard; milk; sugar; salt; baking soda; baking powder; flour, unbleached, all-purpose

Submitted by curbwalker

This cookie base is used to make loads of cookie recipes. Crisp edges with soft centers, this cookie dough recipe is ideal for getting creative with your add-ins.

YIELD

60 servings

PREP

20 min

COOK

15 min

READY

40 min

Ingredients

LARGE EGGS

CUP LARD

CUP MILK
sweet

CUPS SUGAR

TEASPOON SALT

TEASPOON BAKING SODA

TEASPOONS BAKING POWDER

X UNBLEACHED ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
as needed, see directions *

Directions

Mix as thin as can be handled.

Add flour to the desired consistency that you need and mix in, see note below.

Bake in moderate 350℉ (180℃). oven until done for about 15 minutes.

Note

Add only enough flour to allow you to work with the dough. Less flour, sticky dough, should be fine for drop cookies, more flour, heavier rollable dough more suited for cut cookies.

Cookie recipes

Add chocolate chips for chocolate chip cookies, butterscotch chips for butterscotch chip cookies, chopped candy or candy canes for Christmas cookies, sprinkles, nuts you name it this foolproof cookie recipe is so adaptable!