Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Salted butter or margarine; -at room temperature 1/2 c Granulated sugar 1/2 c Packed brown sugar 1 lg Egg; lightly beaten 2 ts Vanilla 1 3/4 c All-purpose flour 1 1/2 c Semisweet chocolate chips; -(8 ounces) 1/2 c Pecans; chopped 2 c Miniature marshmallows Adjust one rack to divide […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Sifted all-purpose flour 2 Egg yolks 1 ts Almond extract 3/4 c Sugar 1 c Butter Sift together flour and sugar onto bread board. Make a well in center and into this drop egg yolks, butter and extract. Mix into a smooth dough with finger tips. Force through cookie press […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Sugar 1 c Shortening 1 Egg 3 ts Ginger 1 c Sorghum molasses 1/2 c Chopped nuts (opt) 1 ts Soda 1/4 ts Salt 1 c Hot water 3 c Flour (to start with) -GLAZE- 1/2 c Confectioners sugar 2 ts Milk 2 ts Any desired extract Cream sugar and […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Flour 8 oz Package cream cheese, -softened 1/2 lb Butter, softened 1/2 c Water 1/2 c White vinegar 3 Or 4 jalapeno peppers, -chopped 1 1/2 c Sugar 12 oz Fresh cranberries Confectioners’ sugar Place flour in bowl of food processor. With processor running, drop in chunks of the cream […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Flour 1 ts Vanilla 1 ts Baking soda 1 Egg 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Fruit cocktail, well drained 3/4 c Butter 1/2 c Walnuts 1 1/2 c Sugar, brown lightly packed “Skidaddle Ridge, New Brunswick, cam by itd name because it was a hideout for draft dodgers. The “Skidaddlers […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter 1 c Sugar 1 lg Egg 1 ts Vanilla 1 1/4 c Sifted flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1/3 c Finely chopped pistachios The whole kitchen will smell wonderful. These freeze well if tightly wrapped. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until soft and […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter,softened 1 1/2 c Sugar 1 tb Dark Karo syrup 2 ts Baking soda 1 Egg,beaten 3 ts Cinnamon 2 ts Ground ginger 1 ts Ground cloves 3 1/4 c Sifted flour 1/2 c Orange juice,fresh or frozen Cream butter and sugar together.Mix all ingredients together thoroughly. Roll out and […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 1/2 c Flour 2 1/4 c Sugar 1/2 lb Butter (NOT margarine) 3 Eggs 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Cinnamon (optional) Cream butter and sugar. Add beaten eggs. Mix well. Then add flour and baking powder. Chill for an hour or so. Roll out on flour and sugar board and […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Granulated sugar 3/4 c Packed brown sugar 1/2 c Butter, softened 1/4 c Milk 2 tb Orange juice 1 Egg 3 c Flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 ts Baking soda 2 1/2 c Coarsely chopped -cranberries 1 c Chopped nuts -ORANGE GLAZE- 1/2 c Butter 2 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter 1 c Walnuts, chopped fine 2/3 c Sugar 1 Pkg chocolate kisses 1 ts Vanilla 1 c Powdered sugar 2 c Flour Beat butter, sugar and vanilla at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add flour and nuts on low speed until well-blended. Chill dough 2 hours. For each […]