Earthquake Cookies In A Jar Recipes

Steps:

• Mix cake mix, eggs, shortening, and water in medium size bowl; mix with a spoon. Chill for 1 hour.
• Shape dough into balls, roll in powdered sugar. Place on cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 8-10 minutes; or until brown.

Steps:

• Melt chocolate and butter over low heat in a heavy saucepan until chocolate is almost melted, stirring frequently.
• Remove from heat and let chocolate finish melting, then cool.
• In a large bowl, whisk eggs until well beaten.
• Whisk in sugar, vanilla, and melted chocolate mixture.
• Add flour, baking powder and salt, and whisk until smooth.
• Chill the mixture until firm, at least 2 hours, and up to 24 hours.
• When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Lightly butter one or two baking sheets.
• Place powdered sugar in a small bowl.
• Using about a teaspoon of the cookie dough, roll it between your palms to shape into a ball.
• Roll the ball in powdered sugar to coat, then place on baking sheet, you should be able to get a dozen on a sheet.
• Bake for 12 minutes, switching placement of baking sheets at half point if you are baking 2 sheets at once.
• Cool slightly before removing to wire rack to finish cooling.

Steps:

• Place the shortening and sugar into a mixing bowl and rub or beat with a spoon until the mixture is light and fluffy.
• Add the egg and the molasses and beat well.
• Sift flour before measuring, then sift again with the dry ingredients so that they are mixing well.
• Add the flour mixture to the shortening mixture and mix well.
• Refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Shape the dough into 1-inch balls.
• Roll each ball in granulated sugar.
• Place the balls 2-inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake the cookies at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Remove from the oven and allow them to cool slightly (about 2 minutes).
• Remove from the cookie sheet to wire racks to cool completely.

Steps:

• Put espresso or coffee in a small metal bowl. Put butter in a small saucepan, and cook over medium-high heat, swirling and stirring occasionally with a rubber spatula, until nutty brown, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the butter to the bowl with the espresso and stir to combine. Set aside to cool, stirring occasionally, while you prepare the rest of the cookie.
• Combine the flour, malted milk powder, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Whisk to combine thoroughly and set aside.
• Combine eggs and light brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed until well combined and slightly paler, about 3 minutes, scraping bowl as needed.
• Add the vanilla and the butter mixture, then mix on low speed until combined. Add the flour mixture, then mix again on low until combined. Transfer dough to a resealable glass or plastic container, and chill thoroughly, at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Put granulated sugar and confectioners' sugar into two separate bowls. Use a small cookie scoop to portion dough into heaping tablespoons (about 25 grams each). Roll into smooth balls and drop a few at a time into the bowl of granulated sugar, rolling to coat. Transfer to the bowl with the confectioners' sugar. Roll gently, coating well, then transfer to a parchment- or silicone mat-lined baking sheet, leaving at least 2 inches between cookies. Place in freezer until firm, about 10 minutes.
• Bake until cookies are golden underneath but still quite tender (they will firm up as they cool), 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool a few minutes on the baking sheets and transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Cookies will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for 1 week.

Steps:

• Using a 1 quart or 1 liter jar, layer in the ingredients in the order given. Pack down the jar after each addition. Put the lid on, and cover with an 8 inch circle of fabric. Secure the fabric over the lid using a rubber band, then cover the rubber band by tying a nice piece of ribbon or raffia around the lid. Attach a tag to the ribbon with the following instructions:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a medium bowl, cream together 3/4 cup of softened butter, with 2 eggs and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Add the entire contents of the jar, and mix by hand until combined. Drop dough by heaping spoonfuls onto an unprepared cookie sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven.