You ask me to write about that Great American Cookie Copycat Recipe, right? Well, I tell ya, those cookies, they are something else. My old man, he loved those things. Always wanted me to make ’em like they do at that cookie place in town. I tried and tried. This old lady finally got somethin’ close, I reckon. This recipe, it ain’t perfect, but it’s pretty darn good, ya know? Let me tell you how I make great american cookie.
First, you gotta get your stuff together. You know, like they say on them cooking shows. This is what I use for this great american cookie copycat recipe, okay? Flour, sugar, butter, eggs… the usual stuff, ya know? Here’s a list of what I used:
- Flour, the regular kind.
- Sugar, lots of it. These cookies, they gotta be sweet!
- Butter, the real kind, not that fake stuff. Gotta be soft, not melted though.
- Eggs, fresh from the coop if you got ’em.
- Baking soda, make them cookies rise up nice.
- Salt, just a pinch, you know.
- Vanilla, that makes them taste good.
- Shortening, make the cookies chewy.
Now, you gotta mix the dry stuff first. Flour, baking soda, salt, all that stuff in one big bowl. Then, in another bowl, you gotta cream together the butter and sugar. That means you mix ’em real good ’til it’s all fluffy and light colored. You use a hand mixer if you got one. Makes it a whole lot easier, I tell ya. When it’s all mixed up with sugar, then you add your shortening to the mixture. Then beat in the eggs one at a time. Make sure the mixture are all mixed up, you know.
Then you put in the vanilla. I like to put in a good amount. Makes ’em smell real good while they’re baking. The copycat cookies I made this time, they smelled just like the ones at the store. Now, that dry stuff you mixed up earlier? You gotta add that to the wet stuff, a little at a time. Mix it real slow, you don’t want flour flying all over the kitchen, right?
Once it’s all mixed up, you got your cookie dough. Now you need some space to work with. I always just use my hands, get a good scoop of dough and roll it into a ball. Put those balls on a cookie sheet. Now, the Great American Cookie, they make them big, you know. So I make mine big too. You need to make sure your oven is heated up before you put them cookies in. You need to preheat the oven to 350 degrees, you know. Or else the cookies won’t be cooked right.
Put the cookies in the oven, and you gotta watch ’em close. I usually bake mine for about 10-12 minutes. You want ’em to be golden brown around the edges, but still soft in the middle. These great american cookies are best when they’re a little chewy, you know? I tried them snickerdoodle cookies, too. You roll them in cinnamon and sugar before you bake them. Oh boy, they are good, too.
When they’re done, you gotta let ’em cool down a bit. If you try to eat ’em right away, they’ll fall apart. And burn your tongue, too! Trust me, I know. I always put two cookies together with white icing in the middle, that’s called Double Doozie. Oh, that tastes really good, you should try it. You can keep the cookies in a sealed container after they are cooled down. They won’t be bad in days.
This recipe, it makes a lot of cookies. Enough to share with the neighbors, if you’re feeling generous. Or you can just keep ’em all for yourself. I won’t judge ya. They’re that good, you know. If you have a big family, you can make a big cookie like a cake. I saw people do that with these copycat great american cookies, they put a lot of sweet white icing on it, and write words on it. I think that’s a good idea for birthdays.
Now, this ain’t the exact recipe they use at the store. They got their secrets, you know. But this one here, it’s pretty close. And it’s easy enough for an old lady like me to make. So you can do it too. These great american cookie copycat recipe, they’re good for any time. When you got company, or when you just want a little somethin’ sweet.
So there ya have it. My way of making cookies like they do at that Great American Cookie place. Give it a try, and let me know what you think. You might just surprise yourself. And your old man, too, if you got one. He might just think you went and bought ’em from the store! But don’t tell him your secret, okay? Just let him enjoy those cookies.
