Recipes — Cookies and Doughnuts

These delicious cookies always leave you with a taste for more! TIMEAbout 25 minutes SERVING SIZEMakes approximately 2 1/2 dozen cookies Print Recipe Ingredients 1 pkg HOMESTEAD OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIE MIX 1 cup butter, softened 1 egg 1 t vanilla Directions Preheat oven to 375°. In medium bowl, cream butter, egg and vanilla. Add cookie mix gradually; blend well. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Remove to cooling rack.

A holiday favorite, but great any time of the year. TIMEAbout 25 minutes SERVING SIZEMakes 3 dozen cookies Print Recipe Ingredients 1 pkg HOMESTEAD GINGER SPICE COOKIE MIX 3/4 cup butter, softened 1 egg 1/4 cup molasses or sorghum Directions Preheat oven to 350°. In medium bowl, cream butter, egg and molasses. Add cookie mix and blend well. Roll dough by tablespoonfuls into balls; place on ungreased cookie sheet. Press to flatten balls slightly. Bake 10-12 minutes. Remove to cooling rack.

When the kids—young and old—need a treat, this easy mix will come in handy. TIMEAbout 25 minutes SERVING SIZEMakes approximately 18 two-inch cookies Print Recipe Ingredients 1 pkg HOMESTEAD COWBOY COOKIE MIX 1 egg 1 t vanilla 1/2 cup butter, melted Directions Preheat oven to 350°. Place cookie mix in a medium bowl; add melted butter, egg and vanilla and stir well. (Dough will be crumbly.) Press 1/4 cup dough into a ball, place on greased cookie sheet and press flat into a 2″-diameter cookie. Bake for 8 minutes until edge is very lightly browned. Let cool on cookie sheet 5...

These doughnuts are a hit at our annual Homestead Heritage Craft and Children’s Fair. TIMEAbout 3 hours SERVING SIZEMakes 15 doughnuts Print Recipe Ingredients 3 eggs 5 T butter 3/4 cup milk 1 t vanilla 1 pkg HOMESTEAD APPLE CIDER CAKE DOUGHNUT MIX 1 cup apple cider Directions Boil apple cider in small saucepan until reduced to 1/4 cup; this will take about 8-10 minutes. Cool. Beat butter until creamy; slowly add reduced apple cider and beat until fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time; beat until smooth. Add vanilla; mix. Add dry doughnut mix and milk and mix well. Cover...