Homemade Cookie Day

I love when my mom would cook up a batch of homemade cookies from scratch and the whole house smell so wonderful. Just a wonderful smell of homemade cookies would take you to your happy place from your childhood. This will be a perfect time to do this for your little ones and get them excited to eat their dinner just to get that warm cookie and a glass of milk.

History of Cookies
\Cookies were cookie-like hard wafer existed for as long as baking has been documented
\They were not sweet enough to be considered cookies by modern standard
\Cookies origins in 7th century Persia, shortly after the use of sugar became common in the region
\Cookies spread to Europe through the Muslim conquest of Spain
\By the 14th century, they were common in all levels of society, throughout Europe, from royal cuisines to street vendors
\Cookies came to America in the early English settlement (the 17th century), but they were named "koekje" which arrived with the Dutch.
\Popular cookies in the early American were the macaroon, gingerbread cookies, and the various types

Cookie Recipes

Snickerdoodle Cookies

Ingredients
\1 cup shortening
\1 1/2 cups of sugar
\2 3/4 cups plain flour
\2 teaspoon cream of tartar
\2 eggs
\1/2 teaspoon salt
\1 teaspoon baking soda
\1 teaspoon vanilla extract
\4 tablespoons of sugar
\4 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions
Cream shortening, sugar and eggs until light. Combine flour, cream of tartar, salt and soda; stir into creamed mixture. stir in vanilla. Shape into balls the size of walnuts. combine 4 tablespoons sugar and teaspoons cinnamon; mix well. Roll each ball in mixture. Place on greased cookie sheet; flatten slightly. Bake at 400° for 8 minutes.

You can also buy the icing for the cookies. Make a project with the children to draw Halloween decorations on top. Witches, ghost, cat, pumpkin, spider web, and more. Or if you want you can flatten the cookie dough out and use Halloween shape cutters.

Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

\2 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour

\1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda

\1 teaspoon Baking Powder

\1/2 cups Butter

\1 cup Sugar

\1 cup Brown Sugar

\2 Eggs, Beaten

\1 cup Peanut Butter

\2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Directions

Sift dry ingredients together and set aside. Cream butter; add sugars and cream together. Add eggs, peanut butter and vanilla; add dry ingredients. Roll teaspoonfuls of dough into balls. Flatten with fork. Bake at 375° for 8-12 minutes.