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estibesty




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 07 2009, 11:00 am
I always looked around for a good dough to make cookie cutter shapes I finally found one that was a g8 texture to work with

4 stick margarine
2 cup sugar
2 egg
6 cup flour
2 tbsp vanilla (I used van sugar)
mix the sugar and eggs and then add flour

just want to edit that when I made this yesterday I did the cookie cutters and my kids just decorated might be too sticky for the little ones


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faigyl




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 07 2009, 11:20 am
wow! how many cookies does this recipe make? 6 cups of flour is a lot...
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estibesty




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 07 2009, 11:42 am
it makes a bunch but its the margarine that took me by suprise 4 sticks is a lot
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Hooray




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 07 2009, 11:56 am
When do you add the margarine?
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curlytop




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 07 2009, 2:14 pm
Wow sounds like a huge recipe I would cut it in half or you'll be shaping them all day... the kids get bored after a few minutes and you're left with the work Smile
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momomany




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 07 2009, 2:31 pm
I made 1/2 recipe & got about 50 dreidels - very firm forgiving dough
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greenfire




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 07 2009, 3:49 pm
I usually use my hamentash recipe ...

if it's too gooey add flour and knead so the kids can have FUN
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estibesty




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 07 2009, 4:29 pm
I just mixed confectionery sugar and water and diff food coloring and they had a blast decorating
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willow




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Dec 08 2009, 1:37 am
I have one that uses ww flour (you can use regular four of course), no mixer and oil so its so so easy. If you want the recipe let me know.
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Mevater




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Dec 08 2009, 5:31 am
willow wrote:
I have one that uses ww flour (you can use regular four of course), no mixer and oil so its so so easy. If you want the recipe let me know.
Are they in demand by kids? If yes, please post. I'm looking for oil/no margarine cookie recipes.
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supermomy




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Dec 08 2009, 7:22 am
sounds interesting, please post
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bashinda




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 09 2009, 10:39 am
I just made half the recipe. I was surprised because at first the dough was really crumby. I was tempted to add a little more liquid but instead I smushed it all together and it all sort of held together. I see why the amount of margarine seemed so suprising when I was putting together the dough. Usually I'll have a cookie recipe with this amount of margarine but there's more sugar as well so when I followed my usual way of creaming the margarine with the sugar and then adding vanilla, egg and then the flour I first thought I was doing the recipe wrong as at first it seems way too liquidy. Then after adding the flour it seems too crumbly, go figure. I stuck it in the fridge and I hope it really is easy to work with!
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ra_mom




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 09 2009, 10:46 am
estibesty wrote:

4 stick margarine
2 cup sugar
2 egg
6 cup flour
2 tbsp vanilla (I used van sugar)

mix the sugar and eggs and then add flour

When do you put in the margarine?
Did you do this in a mixer or by hand?
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estibesty




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 09 2009, 10:49 am
marg is the first mix with sugar add egg mix and then flour I used my bosch
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3Qts




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 09 2009, 10:51 am
Which part of the bosch? The Dough Bowl or the Cake bowl?
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estibesty




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 09 2009, 10:55 am
cake part of mixer wiht cake beaters
its pretty mush so I put it on wax (parchment) paper rolled it with a rolling pin not to thin bec. then the shapes aint good and then put it straight on a cookie sheet no need to pick up shape just pick off the dough thats between the shaped
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bashinda




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 09 2009, 11:01 am
Just a suggestion which you can take or ignore:

I personally have an easier time with recipes that have:

1. ingredients listed in order of appearance
2. complete instructions as well as any useful tips like the ones you just added about it being mushy and about using a stand mixer.

I did the cookies by hand (I don't own a stand mixer) and now I see how that might have changed the outcome of the cookie batter, although it's interesting you're saying you got a mushy dough and mine ended up crumbly. Interesting.
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willow




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Dec 10 2009, 2:53 am
Its not my recipe
BASIC COOKIE DOUGH:

4 cups of flour
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
3/4 cup oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon water or juice
4 teaspoon baking powder
Mix well (it might be a little greasy but its fine)
work into a dough ( I find it a bit crumbly with ww but its fine keep sticking it together)
I don't use a rolling pin, just mash down with my hands.
Use cookie cutters
place shapes on the pan
decorate how you want
bake 350 about 10 minutes
take out before you think its baked. ( it is baked but it looks not quite brown yet)
Then a few minutes later after it cools u have a lovely soft cookie made with fun and love.
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slushiemom




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Dec 10 2009, 4:56 am
Thanks Estibesty! I made your recipe (halved) this afternoon with ds and his friends, and it was a big hit. They're delicious too!
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LeahW




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Dec 10 2009, 5:01 am
estibesty wrote:
I always looked around for a good dough to make cookie cutter shapes I finally found one that was a g8 texture to work with

4 stick margarine
2 cup sugar
2 egg
6 cup flour
2 tbsp vanilla (I used van sugar)
mix the sugar and eggs and then add flour

just want to edit that when I made this yesterday I did the cookie cutters and my kids just decorated might be too sticky for the little ones



4 sticks of margarine?
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