"The Best Dipping Cookies Ever!"

My grandfather whom is 87 years old has grown accustomed to certain ways thing must be done, with no variations. After coming acquainted with my grandmother's recipes, I have found, according to my grandfather, the cookie that is best to dip into milk. Of course after seeing the ingredients, I have realized why these are great dipping cookies as well as great tasting. Let's just say they have a lot of butter, but butter is the essence of most good tasting food.

The cookie is known as a Lep Cookie. It a German cookie that has become a favorite in our family.

The recipe is as follows:

Ingredients:

- 1 pound of brown sugar (can be either dark or light)
- 1/2 pound of margarine ( I used regular butter, but margarine works the best)
- 2 eggs at room temperature
{ beat these ingredients together until a smooth texture }

Next Step:
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp of baking soda
{ stir these two together until the baking soda is well incorporated }

- 4 Cups of flour

After you have completed these first two steps, add 2 cups of flour with the sour cream mixture and the above ingredients. Beat these with a mixer.
If you like raisins, you add the raisins before your add the last 2 cups of flour. Personally, I'm not a big fan of raisins, but they add a good flavor to the cookie.
The next step is to add the last 2 cups of flour, but mix by hand. By mixing by hand, it gives the dough a better texture.

After completely the dough, you will see that it is very sticky, so don't be alarmed when you find the dough to be like this.

- Set the oven to 350 degrees, and spoon the mixture out onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 8-12 minutes or until the dough is slightly risen and lightly browned on the top.

I hope you enjoy these as much as my family does!

The Beginning

Hey everyone!

This is my first day on this blog, so there won't be much to see, but I want to give you some more background on what I would like this site to become.

I am a current journalism student who has found a passion for cooking and baking and I wanted to share my new found love with the world. When I graduate, I want to pursue a career as being a food critic, or partaking in something that has all of my joys combined.

Growing up, I have been accustomed to the German culture and the food which I have grown to love, but I also love all types of food. My main goal for the readers is to provide easy food, but also elegant food they can use for a weeknight dinner or even for a party, since I love to plan for such events. I hope you will get much out of this site.

Thanks for visiting and I hope you come again when there is more information!