ZUCCHINI BROWNIES

 2 cups flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup oil
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/2 cups zucchini
Chocolate chips

In large bowl, combine first four ingredients.  Then in separate part of bowl, mix the oil, sugar, vanilla and zucchini.  Finally, mix everything together.  Pour into a greased 9x13 cake pan.  Sprinkle the top with chocolate chips.  Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.

RANCH COOKIES

This is the "go to" cookie for happiness when family visits the ranch.

2 cups butter
2 cups white sugar
2 cups brown sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
     Cream together butter and sugars.  Add eggs and vanilla and beat well until smooth. 
Add:
5 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
4 cups quick cooking oatmeal
2-3 cups chocolate chips
    Mix dry ingredients into creamed mixture, saving the oatmeal and chocolate chips to mix in last.
Spoon onto greased cookie sheet.  Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.  Make sure they are lightly browned on bottom.  Cool on baking rack.  Yields 60 cookies.

BEST SUGAR COOKIES

I sure do like those Christmas Cookies, Sugar 

2 ¼ C Flour

½ tsp cream of tartar

½ tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

½ C shortening

½ C butter

½ C sugar

½ C powdered sugar

1 egg

1 ½ tsp vanilla

Sift flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Set aside. Cream shortening, butter and sugars. Stir in egg and vanilla. Add sifted ingredients and mix well. Roll out onto floured pastry cloth or other floured surface.  Keep your rolling pin floured to keep from sticking.   Roll to 1/4-1/3 inch thickness.  Cut out with cookie cutters and place on lightly greased baking sheet.   Bake at 375 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes. Yield: 3 dozen cookies.

FROSTING:  

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

4-6 cups powdered sugar

Boil butter and milk in microwave.  Add sugar all at once and beat to desired consistency.  Add vanilla.  For a Fluffy Frosting; soften the butter, add the sugar, then gradually add the milk to desired consistency.