Recipe - Basic Cookie Dough I - Wday

2 cup Butter or hard margarine;
room temp
1 cup Light brown sugar; packed
One half cup Sugar
2 lg Eggs
2 teaspoon Vanilla
4 One half cup Flour

In large bowl with mixer, beat all ingredients except flour until fluffy.
With mixer on low, gradually beat in flour just until blended.

This dough will make 8 cookie variations (148 cookies!). To make all 8
kinds, follow these dividing directions:

Vanilla Dough: Take half of dough and divide half into quarters. Roll one
quarter into ball, flatten slightly, wrap and refigerate. Keep three of
the quarters out to work w ith after preparing chocolate dough.

Chocolate Dough: To dough left in mixer, mix in One fourth cup unsweetened cocoa
powder and One half tsp vanilla extract. Divide chocolate dough into quarters.
Keep 3 pieces at room temp, ready to shape.

ChocolateCoffee Dough: To remaining quarter, add 2 tsps instant coffee
powder and mix well. Flatten slightly, wrap and refrigerate. Keep three
remaining quarters out.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Doughs can be refigerated for up to 5 days or
frozen for up to 3 months.

Contributor: Woman's Day, Nov 22/94

Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 247 by Cathleen
catht@interlog.com on Nov 12, 1997