Lost recipe

Hi we have been moving and i have lost a recipe that i have had more than 20 years. It was from "FIRST" women's magazine and it was a basic christmas cookie dough. That had 7 diffferent recipes you could make out of it by adding cocoa or almonds (almond cresents), thumbprints and lace cookies to name a few. I have used that over and over and it has disappeared! Plus gingerbread men was another recipe. I have tried to look for the mags website, but there isn't one. I was hoping maybe someone out there kept this section of the magazine as long as i did!

Could be this be it? Doesn't look quite right from your description.



Subject: SEVEN VERSION COOKIE DOUGH
Posted by: Maddymoo Replies: 4 Posted on: 6/10/2004 10:52:32 PM
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SEVEN VERSION COOKIE DOUGH

BASIC DOUGH:
1 box (18 oz.) yellow cake mix
1/2 c. packed light brown sugar
1/2 c. self-rising flour
1 c. real mayonnaise (don't use salad dressing)

In a large mixing bowl combine all ingredients and beat to a firm, smooth dough. Pack dough into measuring tablespoon and level off over sides of bowl. Drop 2 inches apart onto a lightly greased baking sheet (wipe excess grease off please). Bake 350° for 15 minutes. Cool on baking sheet for a few minutes til they are no longer "wiggly" when touched. Transfer to completely cool on a sheet of foil (shiny side up). Store covered at room temperature or freeze to use up within several months.


VERSION 1: add 10-12 oz. mini chocolate chips along with the mayonnaise and use beaters to incorporate into dough. Continue as above.
VERSION 2: add 1 bag (12 oz. or to taste) peanut butter morsels plus 1 c. finely chopped dry roasted peanuts. Continue as above.
VERSION 3: Frosted Plain - bake up plain cookies from basic recipe and right out of the oven, while still hot on the baking sheet, wipe top of each cookie with a dab of canned ready to spread frosting (any flavor).
VERSION 4: Sugar Cookies - Bake up plain cookies from basic recipe. Flatten each spoonful of dough slightly with 3 fingers and dust in colored sugar. Continue as above.
VERSION 5: Spice Cookies/Gingersnaps - when putting mayonnaise into recipe, also beat in 1 T. ginger and 1 T. apple pie spice (or less to your liking). Continue as above.
VERSION 6: Pecan Sandies - when beating in mayonnaise also beat in 2 c. finely chopped pecans. Continue as above.
VERSION 7: Chocolate Cookies - use devil's food cake mix instead of yellow cake mix in basic recipe. Continue as above.

 

                   Gingerbread people

                    1 cup sugar

                   1 T. ginger

                  2 teaspoons cinnamon

                  1 teaspoon cloves

              1/2 cup water

           1/2 cup dark corn syrup

          1 cup (2 sticks) butter

        4 cups all purpose flour

    1-1/2 teaspoon baking soda

  1/4 teaspoon salt

 

    Colored icing

 

 

Combine sugar, spices, water and corn syrup in small sauce pan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and pour over butter in large mixing bowl. Stir until butter melts; cool to luck warm. Combine flour, baking soda and salt, add to butter mixture, mix well. Cover and refrigerate dough overnight. Preheat oven to 375. Roll dough on lightly floured surface to 1/2 inch thickness cut with floured gingerbread people cutters. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets. 12 to 15 minutes or until golden. Cool completely on wire racks. Decorate as desired with icing.  

 

 

I think this is the right magazine.  If it is you can contact them at this link and maybe they can send you the recipe.

Sue

https://www.kable.com/pub/ffwm/cs.asp