Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c (1 stick) butter, softened Royal Icing (see recipe) 1/4 c Vegetable shortening Yellow food coloring 1 1/3 c Sugar Edible gold dust (opt, see 2 lg Eggs -note) 3 1/2 c Unsifted all purpose flour Small gold dragees (opt, 1/2 ts Baking powder -see note 1/2 ts Salt 1. In […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c All purpose flour 1/2 c Unsweetened cocoa 3 ea Eggs 1 ts Baking Soda 1 ts Salt 8 oz Semi-sweet Chocolate -broken into 1/2 oz pieces 4 oz Unsweetened Chocolate -broken into 1/2 oz pieces 1 1/2 c Tightly packed light brown -sugar 12 tb Unsalted butter 1 ts […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 lb Butter or margarine* 1 1/2 c Dark brown sugar 1 1/2 c Granulated sugar 6 Eggs (large) 1 tb Vanilla 4 c Peeled, diced apples** 1 c Raisins or chopped walnuts 2 ts Baking soda 1 tb Cinnamon 1 ts Ground ginger 1 ts Ground cloves 6 c All purpose […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Egg white; slightly beaten 1 ts Lemon juice 1 1/2 c Powdered sugar; sifted Dash salt 1/2 ts Lemon peel; grated Combine egg white, powdered sugar, lemon peel, lemon juice, and dash salt; beat well. Yields 1 servings

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter (no substitutes); -softened 1 c Sugar 1 Egg 1 tb Vanilla extract 1 1/3 c All-purpose flour 3/4 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Drop by […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Butter or margarine — softened 3/4 c Granulated sugar 1/2 c Packed light brown sugar 1 ts Vanilla extract 2 Eggs 1 3/4 c All-purpose flour 1/2 c Hershey’s Cocoa -OR European Style Cocoa 3/4 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1 c Hershey’s Semi-Sweet Chips […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/4 c Blanched almond slices -(about 4 ounces) 1 c Powdered sugar 1/2 c Egg whites (4 to 5), -completely free of yolk 1/2 c Granulated sugar 1/2 ts Cream of tartar 1/4 ts Vanilla extract 1/8 ts (scant) almond extract FOR THE RASPBERRY -BUTTERCREAM: 6 1/2 tb Unsalted butter, slightly […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 c All-purpose flour 1/2 c Honey 1 1/4 ts Nutmeg; ground 1/2 c Dark molasses 1 1/4 ts Cinnamon; ground 1/2 c Almonds; slivered 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 c Candied fruits and peels, fi 1/2 ts Cloves; ground -ely chopped 1/2 ts Allspice; ground Lemon glaze, optional (recip 1 Egg […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Flour 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 c Unsalted butter 3/4 c Sugar 1 Egg 1/2 ts Vanilla Stir together flour, powder & salt in med bowl. Beat butter, sugar, egg & vanilla in bowl until well blended. Stir in flour mixture. Gather dough together & shape […]

Ingredients & Directions Angel Cookie dough -dragees, red and green 1/2 Recipe Royal Icing -colored sugar, or Red and green food coloring -sprinkles Red and green hard candies, Thin cardboard -crushed Red or green ribbon (opt.) Small silver or gold 1. Prepare Angel Cookie recipe through the end of Step 2. While dough is chilling, […]