Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 13 hours ago
Welcome to Bonita's Kitchen! Today we will be making some Cookies called PLAIN ROCKS!! This recipe is made with a few simple ingredients and the recipe is from the 1930s, plus a viewers moms recipe.... See recipe below!!
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Ingredients:
3/8 cup butter ½ cup brown sugar
1 large egg 1½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp vanilla 2 tsp baking powder
3 tbsp evaporated milk ½ cup chopped dates or raisins
¼ cup chopped walnuts
Method:
In a bowl cream together butter and sugar until soft.
Add large egg to a small bowl first, then add to creamed butter and sugar. Beat well!!
Add chopped dates or raisins, nuts and vanilla. Mix a few times so it combines in well.
Sift in flour, and evaporated milk or milk of choice, mix until it got a stiff dough so the rock cookies hold their shape.
Line your cookie sheet with a piece of parchment paper, then drop one teaspoon sizes of the dough to the pan. This recipe makes around 28 small cookies.
Preheat oven to 350ºF and bake cookies for 15 minutes or until baked.
Remove from oven and put on a cooling rack to cool before removing them from the parchment paper.
Bonita’s Notes:
This recipe is by one of our viewers mom from NL, she told me her mom was a fabulous cook and baker and she wanted to share her recipe with us to share with all of our viewers.
These cookies may have other names and I was told they are from the 1930’s around World War 11 time.
She gave them a two thumbs up and I’m giving them two thumbs up because of the taste and simple ingredients we love to share.
Thank you Jackie for sharing your moms recipe with us!!!
PLAIN ROCKS
6 T. butter (approx. 3/8 c.)
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 T. vanilla
2 t. baking powder
3 T. evaporated milk
1/2 c. chopped dates (I usually buy the dates that are pro-chopped)
1/4 c. chopped walnuts
Cream butter and sugar until soft. Add whole egg. Beat well. Add dates, nuts, and vanilla. Add milk gradually so that mixture is stiff enough so that rocks hold their shape. Drop from a teaspoon onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake in moderate oven for 15 minutes
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Welcome to Bonita's Kitchen! Today we will be making some Cookies called PLAIN ROCKS!! This recipe is made with a few simple ingredients and the recipe is from the 1930s, plus a viewers moms recipe.... See recipe below!!
To view & download the full recipe, please view it here on our website:
bonitaskitchen.com
Our cookbooks link: bonitaskitchen.com/cookbook
Shop our recommended kitchen tools and canning supplies on our Amazon Storefront:
amazon.ca/shop/bonitaskitchen
Ingredients:
3/8 cup butter ½ cup brown sugar
1 large egg 1½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp vanilla 2 tsp baking powder
3 tbsp evaporated milk ½ cup chopped dates or raisins
¼ cup chopped walnuts
Method:
In a bowl cream together butter and sugar until soft.
Add large egg to a small bowl first, then add to creamed butter and sugar. Beat well!!
Add chopped dates or raisins, nuts and vanilla. Mix a few times so it combines in well.
Sift in flour, and evaporated milk or milk of choice, mix until it got a stiff dough so the rock cookies hold their shape.
Line your cookie sheet with a piece of parchment paper, then drop one teaspoon sizes of the dough to the pan. This recipe makes around 28 small cookies.
Preheat oven to 350ºF and bake cookies for 15 minutes or until baked.
Remove from oven and put on a cooling rack to cool before removing them from the parchment paper.
Bonita’s Notes:
This recipe is by one of our viewers mom from NL, she told me her mom was a fabulous cook and baker and she wanted to share her recipe with us to share with all of our viewers.
These cookies may have other names and I was told they are from the 1930’s around World War 11 time.
She gave them a two thumbs up and I’m giving them two thumbs up because of the taste and simple ingredients we love to share.
Thank you Jackie for sharing your moms recipe with us!!!
PLAIN ROCKS
6 T. butter (approx. 3/8 c.)
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 T. vanilla
2 t. baking powder
3 T. evaporated milk
1/2 c. chopped dates (I usually buy the dates that are pro-chopped)
1/4 c. chopped walnuts
Cream butter and sugar until soft. Add whole egg. Beat well. Add dates, nuts, and vanilla. Add milk gradually so that mixture is stiff enough so that rocks hold their shape. Drop from a teaspoon onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake in moderate oven for 15 minutes
Message me at! bonitakitchen@gmail.com
Thank you for watching Bonita's Kitchen, and don't forget to subscribe for more Traditional Newfoundland Recipes and Cooking!
