Bittersweet Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter or margarine 1/2 c Sugar 1/4 c Packed brown sugar 1 Egg 1 ts Vanilla 1 c Plus 2 Tbsp unsifted flour 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 2/3 c Chopped walnuts or pecans 8 oz Ghirardelli Bittersweet -Chocolate DIRECTIONS: For food processor method, place butter (cut up), […]

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Oregon Hazelnut-laced Chocolate Apricot Bread

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Boiling water 1 c Dried apricots 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Brown sugar 2 Eggs 1 1/4 c All-purpose flour 3/4 c Whole wheat flour 3/4 c Unsweetened cocoa 3 ts Double-acting baking powder 1 c Chopped oregon hazelnuts Pour boiling water over apricots and let […]

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Caramel-pecan Black Bottom Pie

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 1/3 c Sifted all purpose flour 3 tb Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 7 tb Cold unsalted butter; cut -into 1/2-inch ; pieces 2 tb Ice water 1 lg Egg yolk 1/2 ts Vanilla extract FILLING 2 tb Brandy 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 1 ts Unflavored gelatin 5 oz Bittersweet; (not […]

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Old-english Fruit Cake

Ingredients & Directions In this solid dark, old Fashioned cake, there’s just Enough Batter to hold the fruits And nuts together, and to Absorb The aroma of the liqueur That moistens the cloth in Which it Ages (I would use Saran Now) 1 pound butter 1 pound brown sugar 12 eggs separated 4 cups flour […]

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Mrs. Storer’s Lemon Meringue Pie^

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Sugar 1 c Water 1 Lemon, grated and squeezed 2 Egg yolks 1 tb (heaping) cornstarch in 1/2 c Water MERINGUE 2 Egg whites 1/4 ts Cream of tartar 3 tb Sugar 1/2 ts Vanilla Put sugar and water in a pan to boil. Add the lemon juice, rind and […]

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Shaker Lemon Pie

Ingredients & Directions In a medium-sized, non-reactive (glass or glazed pottery, NOT aluminum under any circumstances, and stainless or plastic are acceptable if necessary) bowl, put about two cups of sugar. Take two good-sized lemons, and wash the outsides (no soap, please). Slice them very, very, very thin, cutting across the axis. That way, you […]

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Basic Cookie Mix

Ingredients & Directions 8 c Unbleached Flour 2 c Brown Sugar, Firmly Packed 1 1/2 ts Baking Soda 2 1/2 c Granulated Sugar 4 ts Salt 3 c Vegetable Shortening Sift dry ingredients together into a large bowl, mixing well. With a pastry blender, cut shotening into dry ingredients until evenly distributed. Put into a […]

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Frozen Fudge Fun Day Sundae

Ingredients & Directions –BASE– 24 Creme filled chocolate -sandwich cookies; finely -crushed 1/4 c Butter or margarine; melted FILLING 1/2 ga Brick-style vanilla ice -cream; softened or desired -flavor 1 c Peanuts TOPPING 2 c Powdered sugar 6 oz Semisweet chocolate chips 13 oz Evaporated milk 1/2 c Butter or margarine 1 ts Vanilla In […]

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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 3 c White sugar 3 c Brown sugar 1 1/2 c Butter (can be half -shortening, or margarine) 1 1/4 c Oil 6 Eggs 3 c Raisins 5 tb Raisin juice 1 tb Soda 1 tb Baking powder 1 tb Cinnamon 1 1/2 ts Salt 1 tb Vanilla 6 c Flour 6 […]

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Bourbon Pecan Pie-ny Times

Ingredients & Directions WENDY CERACCHE DBCP84B THE CRUST 1 1/4 c Flour;all purpose 1 ts Salt 4 tb Butter;sweet,cold&cut up 3 tb Shortening; cold 3 tb Water; ice -THE FILLING- 3 Eggs; beaten 1 c Sugar 1/2 c Light corn syrup 1/2 c Dark corn syrup 1/3 c Butter; melted unsalted 2 tb Bourbon 1/2 […]

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