Best Brown Sugar Drops Recipes

BROWN SUGAR DROPS (COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preaheat oven to 400. In Large bowl mix togather shortening, brown sugar, and eggs. Stir in sour milk or buttermilk. In seperate bowl combine flour, soda and salt. Gradually add dry mixture to moist mixture and mix well. Cover and chill at least 1 hour. Drop teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased baking sheet. Bake until set approx 8 - 10 minutes or until you touch lightly with finger and there is barely a imprint. Approx 6 dozen 2 1/2 inch cookies.

CARAMEL FROSTING BROWN SUGAR DROPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Grease several baking sheets or spray with nonstick spray.
• In a medium bowl, with electric mixer on medium speed, beat together the flour, baking soda and salt, set aside.
• In a large bowl with eletric mixer on medium speed, beat together the butter and brown sugar until well blended and fluffy. Add the eggs, vanilla and beat until evenly incorporated.
• Lightly beat in half of the flour mixture.
• Add the sour cream and beat until well blended.
• Stir in the remaining flour mixture and a generous 3/4 of the pecans.if using.until evenly distributed.
• Using a heaping 1/8 measure or coffee scoop, drop the dough onto the baking sheets into evenly shaped mounds.
• Space them about 2 1/2" apart. Using a greased hand, pat down the cookies until flattened on top.
• Bake cookies, one sheet at a time, in the upper third of the oven for 9-12 minutes, or lightly tinged with brown at the edges and barely firm when pressed in the center. reverse the sheets from front to back halfway through baking to ensure even browning.
• Transfer the sheet to a wire rack and let stand until the cookies firm up slightly -- 1-2 minutes.
• Using a spatula, carefully transfer the cookies to a wire rack. Let stand until completely cooled.
• FROSTING" In a medium saucepan,melt the butter over medium high heat. Bring to a boil and gently simmer, stirring occasionally until it smells very fragrant and turns slightly golden.about 3 minutes. watch carefully,.Stir in brown sugar and cook, stirring for 1 minute more. Stir in 2 1/2 tbls of hot water and the corn syrup until the mixture is well blended and the sugar dissolves. Vigorously stir in the powdered sugar and vanilla until well blended and completely smooth.
• Set the frosting aside, stirring occasionally until it cools and stiffens, just enough to spread.2-4 minutes.
• Set the wire racks with cookies over wax paper to catch drips. Using a small wide bladed spatula, generously top the cookie tops with frosting.
• If pecans were added to the dough, sprinkle a few of the remaining scant 1/4 cup of the pecans over the top of each cookies before frosting sets.
• If at any point the frosting stiffens too much to spread, stir in just enough hot water to make it spreadable.Let the cookies stand until the frosting sets, about 45 minutes.
• Store in a single layer with wax paper in an airtight container for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 1 month.

BROWN SUGAR DROPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the buttermilk. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the buttermilk mixture until well blended. Cover dough and chill for at least one hour.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until almost no imprint remains when touched with your finger. Remove from cookie sheets immediately to cool on wire racks.

BROWN SUGAR DROPS

Steps:

• 1. Mix well shortening, sugar and eggs; Stir in buttermilk or sour milk Combine with sifted flour, baking soda and salt Chill dough for 20-30 minutes Drop spoonfuls on greased baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake in hot oven (400 degrees) for 8-10 minutes. Makes about 5 dozen

BROWN SUGAR DROPS

Steps:

• 1. Mix brown sugar, shortening, eggs and buttermilk. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.2. Heat oven to 400°. Grease cookie sheet.3. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet.4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.1 COOKIE: Calories 75 (Calories from Fat 25) Fat 3g (Saturated 1g) Cholesterol 5mg Sodium 40mg Carbohydrates 11g (Dietary Fiber 0g) Protein 1g.