Soak raisins in hot water to cover for 30 minutes. Drain thoroughly. Preheat oven to 350xF. Generously grease fifteen 1/2-cup muffin cups or line with paper baking cups. Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in bowl. Stir in raisins, carrots, apple, nuts, and coconut. Beat eggs with oil and vanilla to blend. Stir […]

Boil together 1 cup cut up pitted dates, 1/2 cup sugar & 1/4 cup water until thick, stirring constantly. Cool before using.

-TOPPING – 1/3 c Honey 1 tb Margarine BODY: Line bottom of 9-inch springform pan with wax paper. Lightly grease sides of pan with margarine. Combine cream cheese, sugar and flour, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in yogurt […]

-DRY MIX – 2 1/2 c Self-raising flour Preheat oven to 400F. It is best to use cup cake size pans for these muffins, line with paper cases. Thoroughly blend the margarine & sugar & beat in the eggs & milk. Quickly mix in the smarties & then gently fold in the flour. Place in […]

Sift flour, sugar, soda and salt together into bowl. Cut in butter till mixt resembles cornmeal. Add egg and almond extract; mix well. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Place an almond atop each cookie and press down to flatten slightly. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 […]

TO DUST THE COOKIES 1/4 c Powdered sugar PREHEAT OVEN TO 350F with rack in middle of oven. Combine butter, sugar and salt in an electric mixer fitted with a paddle, if you have one, and beat at medium speed until creamy. Add the eggs and poppyseed paste and beat until incorporated. Reduce speed to […]

PAN: 18 BY 24-INCH SHEET PAN TEMPERATURE: 375 F. OVEN 1. COMBINE COOKIE MIX AND SODA WITH 1.5 LB CHOCOLATE, SEMI-SWEET CHIPS. ADD 2 CUPS WATER; MIX UNTIL BLENDED. 2. DROP ABOUT 1 LEVEL TBSP DOUGH IN ROWS, 5 BY 7, ON LIGHTLY GREASED PANS. 3. BAKE FOR 12 MINUTES OR UNTIL LIGHTLY BROWNED. 5. […]

Mix shortening, 1 cup sugar & egg. Stir in buttermilk & vanilla. Blend together flour, soda & salt; stir in. Chill dough. Heat oven to 400. Drop by teaspoonfuls of dough 2″ apart on lightly greased sheet. Sprinkle mixture with 1/4 cup sugar & cinnamon. Bake 8-10 minutes.

-CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING- 1/4 c Water 1/4 c Shortening 1/4 c Light corn syrup 2 c Sifted powdered sugar 1/2 c Cocoa powder 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 ts Vanilla Pour boiling water over prunes and let soak 30 minutes. Combine oil, sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa, cinnamon, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon vanilla in bowl. […]

–ALMOND GLAZE– 1 c Confectioners sugar 2 tb Light cream 1/4 ts Almond extract Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and lightly flour a 10 inch tube or bundt pan. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Beat in almond filling, and poppyseed […]