Best 9 Icebox Cookies I Recipes

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ICEBOX COOKIES



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This cookie recipe from my 91-year-old grandmother was my grandfather's favorite. She still makes them and sends us home with the dough so that we can make more whenever we want, I love to make a fresh batch when company drops in. -Chris Paulsen, Glendale, Arizona

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield about 7 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg, beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped walnuts, optional

Steps:

  • In a bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture. Stir in nuts if desire. , On a lightly floured surface, shape the dough into three 10-in. x 1-in. rolls. Tightly wrap each roll in waxed paper. Freeze for at least 12 hours. , Cut into 3/8-in. slices and place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 62 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 11mg cholesterol, Sodium 69mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

LIME ICEBOX COOKIES



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 4h

Yield about 84 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
4 tablespoons cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup plus 1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated lime zest (from about 5 limes)
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 large egg
1 1/2 teaspoons green sanding sugar

Steps:

  • Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the butter, cream cheese, 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 1 tablespoon lime zest in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the lime juice and egg; mix until combined. Reduce the mixer speed to medium low, add the flour mixture and beat until combined.
  • Place two 12-by-16-inch pieces of parchment paper on a work surface. Divide the dough in half and place each half on a piece of parchment; form each into a rough log. Fold the parchment over the dough; use a ruler to help you roll and press each piece of dough into a 1-by-12-inch straight-sided log. Wrap each log in the parchment and refrigerate until firm, at least 3 hours.
  • Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 375 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Combine the remaining 1/3 cup granulated sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons lime zest and the green sanding sugar on a piece of parchment. Unwrap the logs; roll in the lime sugar to coat. Slice into 1/4-inch-thick squares; arrange 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until the cookies are golden around the edges, about 12 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

OLD FASHIONED ICE BOX COOKIE RECIPE RECIPE - (3.8/5)



Old Fashioned Ice Box Cookie Recipe Recipe - (3.8/5) image

Provided by HotDishHomemaker

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Cup Lard (I use Vegetable Oil or Canola Oil)
1 Cup Butter
3 Eggs
1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
1 Teaspoon Nutmeg
1 Teaspoon Cloves
1 Teaspoon Salt
6 1/2 Cups Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
2-3 Tablespoons Hot Water
1 Cup Chopped Walnuts

Steps:

  • 1. Cream together the Butter, Oil and Sugars in a very large bowl 2. Beat in the Eggs 3. Stir in the Baking Soda, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves and Salt 5. Add the Flour 1 Cup at a time, and stir well 6. Add the Hot Water to moisten the batter just a bit 7. Now stir in the Walnuts 8. Roll and shape dough into desired length (I usually go with 2 1/2 inches wide by 12 inch long rolls, you should get about 4 rolls) then wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours or overnight. You can keep the dough in the refrigerator for several days if you want to make the dough ahead of time. 9. When ready to bake, Preheat oven to 375 degrees, slice the dough into 1/2 inch slices, then place on an nongreased cookie sheet 10. Bake the cookies until the edges are golden brown, about 15 minutes 11. Cool on brown paper (I use a cookie cooling rack) ~makes about 80 cookies Note: any unused dough or cookie slices should be kept in the refrigerator until they go directly in the oven. The cold dough is easier to slice and helps the cookie retain it's shape. For you you youngsters out there, "Icebox" is an old term referring to an old style refrigerator of sorts. Before homes had electricity they would have an Icebox, usually made of wood that had blocks of ice in it, to keep food items cold. Once the refrigerator was developed, some people still called their refrigerator "the Ice box". So the recipe name "Old Fashioned Ice Box Cookies" refers to the fact that you refrigerate the cookie dough before baking and since this is a very old recipe, they still referred to the fridge as an Ice Box.

GRAMMY'S ICE BOX COOKIES



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Walnuts and cinnamon flavor this refrigerator cookie ready to bake when you are.

Provided by Lisawas

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Refrigerator Cookie Recipes

Time 5h

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 8

5 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 pound margarine
1 cup white sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
3 eggs
1 cup chopped nuts

Steps:

  • In a bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, and cinnamon together until evenly blended; set aside. Beat the margarine, white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the margarine mixture before adding the next. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Fold in the chopped nuts; mixing just enough to evenly combine.
  • Scrape the dough onto a sheet of waxed paper, and form into a log. Roll tightly in the waxed paper, and refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours.
  • Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray baking sheets with cooking spray.
  • Unwrap the dough, and cut into 1/4-inch slices. Place the cookies onto baking sheets, spaced 1-inch apart. Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 226.8 calories, Carbohydrate 25.6 g, Cholesterol 15.5 mg, Fat 12.9 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 161.9 mg, Sugar 11.8 g

TENNESSEE ICEBOX COOKIES



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 2h20m

Yield about 80 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
2 1/2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
4 ounces (about 1 cup) coarsely chopped slivered almonds
3 or 4 cookie sheets or jelly roll pans lined with parchment or foil (you will need to cool and reuse them)

Steps:

  • In a bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; stir will to mix. In the bowl of a standing electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and brown sugar together on medium speed until well mixed, about 1 minute, then beat in the vanilla. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, beating smooth after each addition. Scrape the bowl and beater well and beat in the flour mixture followed immediately by the almonds.
  • Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and shape and squeeze it into two rough cylinders, each about 10 inches long and 2 inches in diameter. Roll a piece of parchment or waxed paper around each piece of dough and tighten by pressing it in with the side of a cookie sheet or a piece of stiff cardboard. Chill the dough until firm. Or, at this stage, it can be double-wrapped in plastic, frozen, and kept for up to several weeks.
  • When you are ready to bake the cookies, set the racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Slice the cookies 1/4-inch thick, rotating the roll of dough often as you slice so it doesn't become squashed from the weight of the knife. Arrange the cookies on the prepared pans about 1-inch apart in all directions and bake them for about 12 to 15 minutes, until they have puffed somewhat and have become dull and are firm to the touch. Slide the papers from the pans onto racks. After the cookies have cooled, store them between sheets of parchment or waxed paper in a tin or plastic container with a tight-fitting cover.

BASIC ICEBOX COOKIE DOUGH



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This is a nice basic cookie dough that you can expand upon as you wish. Very versatile. *for variation, add chocolate chips, shredded coconut, toffee chips, whatever suits your taste buds!

Provided by SlipC

Categories     Dessert

Time 22m

Yield 90 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup margarine or 1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup finely chopped nuts (optional)

Steps:

  • In large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients and beat well.
  • Stir in the next 3 ingredients, blend well.
  • If using nuts, add them now.
  • Divide dough into 3 equal parts and shape each part into a 1 1/2" diameter roll.
  • Wrap the rolls in saran wrap and put in fridge until firm, at least 2 hours.
  • At this point, you can do one of three things: Bake, freeze, or refrigerate.
  • To bake: Cut dough into 1/4" slices and bake 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet at 425°F for 5-7 minutes, or until golden.
  • Remove immediately from sheets and cool completely.
  • To refrigerate:Leave in saran wrap and use within 2 weeks.
  • To freeze: Leave in saran wrap and use within 6 weeks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 48.4, Fat 2.2, SaturatedFat 0.4, Cholesterol 4.7, Sodium 51.4, Carbohydrate 6.7, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 3.5, Protein 0.6

ICEBOX COOKIES II



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An easy icebox cookie recipe of my mothers. This recipe is credited to a Mrs. E.S. Cryan of Oakland, CA.

Provided by BAKLEEMAN

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Refrigerator Cookie Recipes

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 ⅛ cups shortening
1 cup white sugar
5 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon cream of tartar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Cream shortening with sugars. Mix in beaten eggs. Sift together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; mix into creamed mixture. Stir in nuts and vanilla.
  • Make rolls about 2 inches in diameter. Refrigerate overnight.
  • Slice about 3/8 inch thick, and place on greased cookie sheets.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 292.6 calories, Carbohydrate 30.8 g, Cholesterol 12.4 mg, Fat 17.9 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 202.3 mg, Sugar 14.1 g

ICEBOX COOKIES



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Who can resist an attractive assortment of freshly baked holiday cookies? Use our All-in-One Cookie Dough when making these.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Yield Makes about 30

Number Of Ingredients 1

1/2 recipe All-in-One Cookie Dough

Steps:

  • On a large piece of parchment or waxed paper, gently form 1/2 recipe all-in-one cookie dough into an 8-inch log.
  • Fold one short end of paper over log; wedge a baking sheet against log. Holding other end of paper at an angle, push baking sheet against log while pulling on paper, creating a smooth, compact log.
  • Gently roll log in desired topping to coat; wrap in parchment. Refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Unwrap log, and place on a cutting board. Using a serrated knife, slice into 1/4-inch-thick rounds.
  • Place rounds on parchment-lined baking sheets, 1 inch apart. Bake until pale golden, 13 to 15 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through.

ICEBOX COOKIES



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An old-fashioned treat that first gained popularity in the 1940s, I believe. Prep time includes overnight chilling time.

Provided by Lennie

Categories     Dessert

Time P1DT8m

Yield 48 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 large egg
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons finely chopped candied cherries
3 tablespoons chopped nuts

Steps:

  • In bowl, cream butter with sugar until light; then add vanilla and egg, mixing well.
  • In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt; stir this mixture into the butter mixture.
  • Stir in cherries and nuts.
  • Shape into a 2-inch diameter roll; wrap with plastic wrap or wax paper and chill thoroughly, overnight if you wish.
  • When ready to bake, preheat oven to 400F degrees.
  • Cut chilled cookie dough into 1/4-inch slices and place on a lightly-greased cookie sheet, leaving a little bit of room between each cookie.
  • Bake for 5 to 8 minutes, or until almost firm.
  • Remove to a rack to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 44.6, Fat 2.3, SaturatedFat 1.3, Cholesterol 9.5, Sodium 43, Carbohydrate 5.4, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 2.2, Protein 0.6

Tips:

  • Choose the right butter: Use unsalted butter for better control over the flavor and saltiness of the cookies. Softened butter is easier to cream with the sugar, resulting in a smoother cookie dough.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together thoroughly: This step helps incorporate air into the dough, which makes the cookies lighter and fluffier. A good rule of thumb is to cream the butter and sugar together for at least two minutes, until the mixture is light and fluffy.
  • Gradually add the eggs: Adding the eggs one at a time helps prevent the dough from curdling. Beat each egg into the dough until it is fully incorporated before adding the next one.
  • Do not overmix the dough: Overmixing the dough can result in tough, dry cookies. Mix the dough just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Chill the dough before baking: Chilling the dough helps firm it up, making it easier to handle and less likely to spread in the oven. Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes, or up to overnight.
  • Use a cookie scoop: A cookie scoop helps ensure that all of the cookies are the same size and shape. This will help them bake evenly.
  • Bake the cookies at the right temperature: The temperature of the oven can affect the texture of the cookies. For chewy cookies, bake them at a lower temperature (350°F). For crispier cookies, bake them at a higher temperature (375°F).
  • Do not overbake the cookies: Overbaking the cookies can make them dry and crumbly. Bake the cookies just until the edges are golden brown and the centers are set.

Conclusion:

Icebox cookies are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With a variety of flavor combinations and endless possibilities for decoration, there is sure to be an icebox cookie recipe that everyone will love. So next time you are looking for a sweet treat to share with friends and family, give icebox cookies a try. You won't be disappointed!

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