Best Two Minute Cookies Recipes

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TWO-MINUTE COOKIES



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My mom used to pack these cookies into our school lunches. They're inexpensive and easy to prepare, so all seven of us children learned to make them. Now they're also a favorite of my two children's.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 15m

Yield about 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup milk
2 cups sugar
3 cups quick-cooking oats or old-fashioned oats
5 tablespoons baking cocoa
1/2 cup raisins, chopped nuts or sweetened shredded coconut

Steps:

  • In a large saucepan, heat butter, milk and sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Boil for 1 minute. , Remove from the heat. Stir in the oats, cocoa, raisins, nuts or coconut. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper. Cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 203 calories, Fat 6g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 15mg cholesterol, Sodium 56mg sodium, Carbohydrate 35g carbohydrate (24g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

ONE AND A HALF MINUTE COOKIES



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I got this recipe from a father of one of my Girl Scouts in Mississippi in 1973. It's a favorite at my house and the Girl Scout is now the mother of my four grandchildren. Enjoy!

Provided by Dorothy Hodges

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     International Cookie Recipes     American Cookie Recipes

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 7

½ cup butter
2 cups white sugar
½ cup milk
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
½ cup peanut butter
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups quick cooking oats

Steps:

  • Bring margarine, sugar, milk and cocoa to boil. Let boil for exactly 1 minute and 30 seconds.
  • Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and peanut butter. Then stir in oats.
  • Quickly drop by large tablespoon onto wax paper laid on top of newpaper. Let cool, peel from paper and turn over to finish drying.
  • Store in closed container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 346.5 calories, Carbohydrate 50.6 g, Cholesterol 21.1 mg, Fat 14.9 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 6.1 g, SaturatedFat 6.5 g, Sodium 109.6 mg, Sugar 35 g

SPLIT-SECOND COOKIES



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I love baking cookies, and this is a recipe I've used for many Christmases over the years. Raspberry jam makes these cookies flavorful and colorful.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 35m

Yield about 5 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 8

3/4 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup raspberry jam

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. , Divide dough into four portions; shape each into a 12x3/4-in. log. Place 4 in. apart on two greased baking sheets. Make a 1/2-in. depression down center of each log; fill with jam., Bake until lightly browned, 15-20 minutes. Cool 2 minutes. Cut diagonally into 3/4-in. slices. Remove from pans to wire racks to continue cooling.

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