Best Germantown Cookies Recipes

GERMANTOWN COOKIES

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Almost a macaroon type cookie: These make great Fund-Raiser Cookies. They sell very fast!

Provided by Kaddy

Categories Desserts Cookies Drop Cookie Recipes

Time 27m

Yield 40

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 cup coconut
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into the butter mixture. Finally, mix in the orange zest, coconut, oats and pecans. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges begin to brown slightly. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 2 to 3 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 155.2 calories, Carbohydrate 18.7 g, Cholesterol 21.5 mg, Fat 8.5 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, Sodium 93.9 mg, Sugar 10.7 g

GERMANTOWN COOKIES

Germantown Cookies image

Make and share this Germantown Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Linda Kadlec

Categories Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 40 Cookies, 40 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon orange rind
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup coconut
1 cup pecans, chopped

Steps:

Preheat oven to moderate speed (350 degrees).
Cream sugar and butter or margarine.
Add eggs, then vanilla.
Sift dry ingredien ts (flour, soda, powder, salt and orange peel) together.
Add to first mixture.
Add oatmeal, coconut and nuts.
Roll out to 2" thickness and cutout with a 2" biscuit cutter and place on cookie sheet or drop by Tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
Bake for 12 minutes.
Let cool on pan for 2-3 minutes .
Move to cooling surface (paper towels or cooling racks) and let completely cool.
Make appoximately 40 cookies.