Here’s more large batch drop cookie recipes for your Christmas cookie list.

Buttered Walnut Cookies
• 6 eggs
• 4 c softenend butter
• 4 c brown sugar
• 4 c sugar
• 10 c flour
• 4 c chopped walnuts
• 4 tsp baking soda
• 3 tsp salt
• 4 tsp vanilla
1. Heat oven to 350 F.
2. Cream eggs, sugar, and butter.
3. Mix all dry ingredients except walnuts in a separate bowl.
4. Mix dry ingredients into wet.
5. Stir in nuts.
6. Scoop into 1″ balls and flash freeze
7. OR place on cookie sheet and bake 10-12 minutes.
Yield 6 dozen

Oatmeal Chip Cookies
• 3 c shortening (or sub half butter)
• 4 c brown sugar
• 2 c sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 c water
• 4 tsp vanilla
• 4 c flour
• 4 tsp salt
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 12 c oatmeal
• 6 cups chocolate chips
• (2 c nuts if desired)
1. Cream sugar, eggs, butter, water, and vanilla.
2. In separate bowl mix all dry ingredients, except chips.
3. Mix dry ingredients into wet.
4. Stir in chips.
5. Scoop into 1″ balls and flash freeze
6. OR bake on greased sheet for 10-13 minutes (when lightly golden)
Yield 10 dozen

Iced Ricotta Cheese Cookies
• 2 c softened butter
• 2 15 oz containers part skim ricotta cheese
• 6t sps vanilla
• 4 c sugar
• 2 tsps baking soda
• 7 c flour

Glaze ingredients:
• 2 c powdered sugar
• milk
• Christmas colored sprinkles

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla.
3. Mix in ricotta cheese
4. In separate bowl combine all dry ingredients.
5. Mix dry ingredients into wet until you get a sticky dough. You can add a little flour at a time if the dough is too sticky.
6. Scoop into 1″ balls and freeze
7. OR place on baking sheet and bake about 10 minutes, until bottoms are a light golden.
8. Let cool for a few mintues and transfer to cooling rack.
9. While cooling, place powdered sugar and little amounts of milk into saucepan until a glaze forms that is thin enough to spread, but not runny.
10. Heat on low heat.
11. Spread over cookies and sprinkle with desired sprinkles before glaze hardens.
Yield 6 dozen

Buono Appettito!