Grandma L's Universal Cookie Recipe

This is my grandma's recipe.  It has a basic dough, then you can use the substitutions to make the cookie that you want.


5 cups flour
1 lb butter or margarine
3 cups brown sugar
2 tbs baking powder
3 eggs
2/3 cups milk
1 large tsp baking soda  mixed with a little water
1 tsp vanilla

mix all and roll out.  Cut with cookie cutters, or rim of a cup.
Bake at 350 until brown


Peanut Butter
--  butter/marg.
++ peanut butter

Oatmeal
- 1/2 flour (2 1/2 cups)
+ 1/2 oats

Light & Fluffy
- brown sugar
+ icing/powdered sugar