Best Tropical Jumbles Recipes

LEMON JUMBLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Grease several baking sheets or coat with nonstick spray.
• In a large bowl, thoroughly stir together the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt, set aside.
• In another large bowl, with electric mixer on medium speed, beat together the butter, sugar, egg, lemon zest, lemon juice and almond extract.until light and well blended.
• Beat or stir in flour mixture until well incorporated.
• Gather up the dough and shape it into a ball.
• Cut it into quarters. Shape each quarter into a flat disc.
• Score each dish into quarters, then cut into 12 wedges.
• Roll each wedge between your palms or a work surface to form an evenly thick 4 1/2"-5" long rope. Bring the ends of each rop together and press firmly to create a ring.
• Place on baking sheets, spacing 1 1/4" apart.
• Bake the cookies, one sheet at a time, in the middle of the oven for 8-12 minutes or just faintly browned at the edges. Reverse the sheet from front to back to ensure even browning.
• using a spatula, immediately transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
• GLAZE: in a small bowl, stir together powdered sugar, butter 2-3 tsps lemon juice, corn syrup almond extract(if using.and food coloring.till smooth and well blended. Thin the mixture with enough additional lemon juice to produce a thin glaze.
• Set the racks with cookies over wax paper to catch drips. dip top of each cookie into the glaze.shake off the excess --.
• Let stand until the glaze completely sets.about 1 hour.
• For an extra special look.once the cookies are glazed, add a little food coloring to leftover icing to intensify the hue, slightly -- then pipe or drizzle zigzagged lines across the cookie tops for an easy but effective contrasting garnish.

OLD-TIME CINNAMON JUMBLES

Steps:

• For the cookies,beat the shortening and softened butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add the sugar, beating well. Add the egg, beating well. Add the buttermilk, vanilla, and ground nutmeg, mixing until blended. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to shortening mixture, beating well. Cover and chill at least 2 hours. Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. For the topping, combine the sugar and ground cinnamon. Sprinkle evenly over the cookies. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

JUMBLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease two cookie sheets. Sift flour and salt into a large bowl. Set aside. With electric mixer, cream butter and add sugar gradually. To flour add very well beaten eggs, butter mixture, and seeds. Beat vigorously with wooden spoon to combine well. By hand, gently knead ingredients into a ball of soft dough. If the weather is warm and the dough is too soft to shape, you can refrigerate it for a couple of hours. Roll teaspoonfuls of the dough on a very lightly floured work surface, forming long thin ropes (about 5 inches). Roll the ropes in a plate of sugar. Place the ropes on prepared baking sheets, curling them into a circle and gently pressing ends together. Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are very brown. Cool cookies on rack. They crisp when cool.
• Variations; The caraway seeds are unexpected and a lovely complement to this sweet cookie. For a sweet, decadent cookie, substitute toffee candy bits for the seeds. This dough can be made into little crunchy cakes by placing scant 1/4 cup portions into well buttered and sugared muffin tins.

TROPICAL JUMBLES

Steps:

• In med. saucepan, combine butter, evap. milk, sugar and honey, bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in the fruit and coconut. Stir in the flour. Drop by rounded teaspoon about 3 inches apart onto a greased and floured cookie sheet (or use a silicone baking mat). Spread the batter out to about 3 inch circle and bake at 350 F for 8 minutes. Edges will brown slightly. Cool for a minute and transfer to waxed paper. Cool thoroughly.
• For an added touch: melt 1/4 c. semi-sweet chocolate morsels or white chocolate pieces with 2 TBSP shortening and spread on the bottom of each cookie after thoroughly cooled. Store in cool place with wax paper between layers.