Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Shortening 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 c Cream cheese, softened 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Light brown sugar,* 1 tb Vanilla 1/2 c Granulated sugar 2 c Candied fruit, mixed 2 Eggs 2 c Broken pecans or almonds 3 c Flour * firmly packed The cream cheese gives these cookies […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/4 c Flour 1/4 ts Soda 1/8 ts Baking powder 14 oz Semisweet – sweet chocolate; -finely chopped 1 c Sugar 9 tb Unsalted butter; cut in -pieces 1/4 c Light corn syrup 1/4 c Water 3 Eggs; chilled 1 tb Vanilla 1 1/2 c Chopped walnuts; divided Date: Thu, 12 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Seedless raisins 1 c Dried apricots — minced 3/4 c Shortening 1/4 c Margarine 1 3/4 c Sugar 2 Eggs 1 ts Vanilla extract 3 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Double-acting baking powder 1 ts Baking soda 3/4 ts Salt 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1/2 ts Ground nutmeg 1/2 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Shortening 1 c Sugar 1 c Molasses 1 tb Vinegar 1 tb Ginger 1 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Salt 2 ea Eggs; well beaten 1 ts Baking soda 1 tb Water; hot 6 c Flour Place first 7 ingredients in sauce pan, heat to boiling. Remove from stove, cool and […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Cooked prunes 1/3 c Sugar 1/4 c Molasses 1/4 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 c Shortening 2 Eggs, well beaten 1 1/4 c Cake flour 1/4 ts Cinnamon 1 ts Vanilla Drain prunes. Remove pits. Cut prunes into pieces. Cream shortening and sugar. Add molasses and eggs. Beat […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 2 Eggs 1/2 c Whole wheat flour 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 ts Baking powder 2 c Quick-cooking oats 1/2 ts Salt 3/4 c Chopped dates 1 c Shortening 1/2 c Chopped raisins 1 c Packed brown sugar 1/2 c Chopped pecans 1 c Granulated sugar 3/4 c […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/3 c Golden Crisco 1 c Granulated sugar 2/3 c Firmly packed brown sugar 1 tb Vanilla 2 Eggs, slightly beaten 2 1/4 c All-purpose flour 2/3 c Cocoa 1 ts Baking soda 1 ts Salt 1/4 c Milk 1 1/2 c Large, broken pecan or Walnut pieces 1 c Semi-sweet […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Butter-flavored Crisco 1 1/4 c Firmly packed light brown -sugar 1 ea Egg 1/3 c Milk 1 1/2 ts Vanilla 3 c Quick oats 1 c All-purpose flour 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 ts Cinnamon 1 c Raisins 1 c Coarsely chopped walnuts Heat oven to 375 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Heavy cream 1/2 c Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 1 1/4 c Blanched Nuts*, chopped *(Almonds, Pecans -OR- *Hazelnuts) 1/4 lb Candied Orange Peel -(store-bought or homemade) – chopped 1/4 c Flour PREHEAT OVEN TO 325F. Heat cream, sugar and salt together. Place nuts, candied peel and flour in a food […]

Ingredients & Directions See Below: Preheat oven to 400F. In a large mixing bowl, combine: 1 1/4 cups flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 cup butter,softened) 1 tsp. lemon zest Blend well at low speed of mixer until particals are fine. Press into an ungreased 8 inch square pan. Bake for 12 minutes. […]