Wheels Of Steel Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Stir in walnuts if desired. Cover dough and chill for at least one hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Roll the dough into walnut sized balls. Roll the balls in confectioners' sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto the cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Cream butter until smooth.
• Add peanut butter, sugar, egg an vanilla; beat well.
• In a separate bowl combine flour, wheat germ, dry milk, baking powder and baking soda.
• Add the dry infredients to the wet and stir well.
• Add milk, oats and raisins and mix.
• On a greased cookie sheet place a heaping spoonful of dough and spread it into a circle leaving an inch or more between cookies.
• Sprinkle with sesamee seeds, if desired, and press into dough.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes.
• Allow cookies to cool before removing as they are very fragile while warm.