373 shortening recipes

Famous oatmeal cookies with 3 cups of rolled oats, brown sugar, and vanilla. A big-batch base recipe that yields 5 dozen and welcomes raisins, chocolate chips, nuts, or coconut mix-ins.

Spiced fig drop cookies with stewed figs, raisins, walnuts, allspice, and cinnamon. An old-fashioned fruit-filled cookie that stores beautifully in a tin for weeks.

Southern peach shortcake with sliced peaches, almond extract, and cinnamon baked under a light biscuit topping. Diabetic-friendly with fructose instead of sugar.

Lele Party Cookies are thumbprint cookies rolled in egg white and chopped nuts, then filled with colorful jelly. A buttery, nutty holiday cookie perfect for Christmas trays.

Smokey's sourdough chocolate chip cookies, a soft, chewy classic with a subtle tang from sourdough starter. Brown sugar and a butter-shortening combo keep them tender. A tasty use for sourdough discard.

Mince-meat cookies made with a tender cake flour dough rolled thin, filled with cooked mincemeat, and sandwiched together. A vintage holiday filled cookie that makes 36.

Mexican polvorones, crumbly cinnamon shortbread cookies coated in a chocolate-cinnamon sugar. Baked low and slow for a melt-in-your-mouth traditional Mexican cookie.

Double Decker Brownies Using Basic Cookie Mix recipe

Old-fashioned almond butter coffee cake made with yeast-risen dough and crowned with buttery almond topping. Warm spices of mace and cardamom make this sweet bread irresistible for brunch.

Bite-sized wheat germ gem cookies rolled in toasted wheat germ for a nutty, crunchy coating. Brightened with orange zest and vanilla, these little rounds are a wholesome cookie jar staple.

Self-saucing chocolate puddle pudding: a cocoa cake batter with boiling chocolate sauce poured over before baking. Vegan-friendly, egg-free, and magically creates its own gooey sauce.

Chocolate-dipped coconut bon bons with just 5 ingredients: condensed milk, butter, powdered sugar, coconut, and semi-sweet chocolate. Chill overnight, roll, dip, done. Makes 24 pieces of homemade candy.

Authentic Upper Michigan pasties filled with ground beef, potatoes, rutabaga, onion, and carrot in a tender, chewy suet crust. Cornish-style meat pies from the UP, just like the miners made.

Bring out the Scottish in you with these delicious snacks that are perfect to eat after having a hearty dinner.

Tenderized round steak dipped in egg wash, coated in cracker crumbs, and pan-fried until golden, then braised low and slow under a tight lid. Southern-style chicken fried steak the way mama made it.

Slice-and-bake cream cheese cookies sweetened mostly with fructose for a lower-sugar treat. Tender, lightly sweet refrigerator cookies that bake up in 10 minutes.