Cream butter and sugar well. Beat in egg and almond extract. Sift dry ingredients and gradually blend into mix. Tint dough with a few drops of green food coloring. Mix well. Fill cookie press. Form cookies on ungreased baking sheets using tree plates. Decorate with colored sprinkles. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Cool […]
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Danish Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
Spread crescent roll dough onto a greased cookie sheet, lengthwise. Combine cream cheese, egg, flour, sugar and vanilla; beat until fluffy. Spread over dough. Reserve a few of the nuts to sprinkle on top. Sprinkle combined nuts, sugar and cinnamon over cheese mixture. Fold ends of dough into center over filling. Sprinkle a few nuts […]
Iced Norwegian Cookie Castles
Substitute 2 tsp. almond extract for the ginger. Roll each half of dough into eleven 1/2″ thick ropes ranging in length from 4″ to 14″. Form rings, on cookie sheets, by lightly pressing ends of each rope together. Bake 12-15 minutes. Drizzle cooled rings with plain Royal Icing. Stack to make 2 towers. Decorate.
German Apple Cake
BEAT EGGS AND OIL IN A MIXER UNTIL FOAMY. ADD AND MIX BY HAND, THE SUGAR, FLOUR, APPLES, CINNAMON, BAKING SODA AND NUTS. POUR INTO A 9X13 INCH PAN AND BAKE AT 350 FOR 45-60 MINUTES. FOR ICING: WITH A MIXER COMBINE AND BEAT WELL THE CREAM CHEESE, BANILLA, BUTTER AND POWDERED SUGAR. SPREAD OVER […]
Key Largo Cake
GLAZE 1/2 c Powdered sugar 1/2 c Key Largo Liqueur * -TOPPING – 12 oz Cool Whip 1 cn Mixed tropical fruit, drain * any tropical flavored liqueur ~– Remove 1 Tbls of jello powder and set aside. Mix sugar, jello powder, flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Add oil, eggs, and liqueur. Beat […]
Another Sourdough Starter
Make a starter of 1 bottle stale beer with equal parts of flour. Let set as usuall until you have a sourdough starter (about 3 days) then mix 1 cup starter with 2 cup warm water, 4 T sugar and 2-1/2 cups flour. Beat till smooth. Set in gas oven (turn off) and let sit […]
Apple-pecan Muffins
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 1/2-cup muffin cups. Sift all purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon and salt into medium bowl. Combine sugar, oil, egg, lemon juice, vanilla and lemon peel in large bowl; whisk to blend. Mix in dry ingredients, then apples and pecans. Spoon 1/3 cup batter into each prepared muffin cup. […]
Double Chocolate Oat Cookies
Heat oven to 375F. Melt 1 cup chocolate chips in small saucepan; set aside. Beat margarine and sugar until fluffy; add melted chocolate, egg and vanilla. Add combined flour, oats, baking powder, salt and baking soda; mix well. Stir in remaining chocolate chips. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes. Cool […]
Kahlua Fudge Cake
In a large bowl combine all ingredients and mix well. Pour into greased 12 cup bundt or tube pan. Bake 325F for 50-60 minutes. Cool. Invert onto serving plate. Drizzle icing over top and sides if desired.
Hush Puppies With Corn
Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add corn, onion, egg, and bacon dripping; stir well. Carefully drop batter by level table- spoons into deep hot oil (370 F); cook only a few at a time, turning once. Fry until the hush puppies are golden brown (3 to 5 minutes). Drain well on paper […]