Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Sugar 1 c Butter or margarine,softened 2 Eggs 1 1/2 ts Vanilla 3 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Salt 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 c Finely chopped nuts These refrigerator nut cookies take on a different flavor by substituting brown sugar to make butterscotch; cinnamon to make cinnamon slices; or […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Chopped prunes -(or chopped dried apples) 1 c Chopped dried apricots 1 1/2 c Brown sugar, packed 1 1/2 c Flaked coconut 1 c Chopped almonds 24 Wonton skins Oil Mix together prunes, apricots, brown sugar, coconut and almonds. Place about 2 teaspoons mixture in center of each wonton […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter 3/4 c Sugar 3 Egg yolks 2 1/2 c Flour 1 ts Vanilla OR lemon extract 1/4 ts Almond extract DECORATE WITH Colored sugar Nuts Candied cherries Cream butter and sugar thoroughly. Add well-beaten egg yolks, add extracts. Mix in half the flour, then turn on a floured board […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Softened butter or margarine 1 c Sifted powdered sugar 1 ts Vanilla 1 1/2 c All purpose flour 3/4 c Crushed fresh potato chips 1/2 c Finely chopped pecans Combine butter and the 1 cup powdered sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Butter flavored Crisco – instant or old fashioned) 1 1/4 c Firmly packaged light brown 1 c All-purpose flour – sugar 1/2 ts Baking soda 1 Egg 1/2 ts Salt 1/3 c Milk 1/4 ts Cinnamon 1 1/2 ts Vanilla 1 c Raisins 3 c Quaker(R) Quik Oats (not 1 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Pitted dates 1 c Candied red cherries 1 c Candied pineapple 1 c Whole pecans 1 c Whole English walnuts 1 c Brazil nuts, cut in several Pieces 2 1/2 c Flour 1/2 lb Butter 1/2 c Brown sugar 1/2 c White sugar 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 ts Salt 2 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter,softened 1/2 c Powedered Sugar 1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 2 c Flour 1 ds Salt 1 ds Baking Powder 3/4 c Pecans,finely chopped Powdered Sugar for dusting In a bowl,beat together the butter and the powdered sugar until smooth and creamy. Add vanilla. Blend together flour,salt and just the […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Sugar 2 c Flour 4 Eggs 1 tb Anise seed OR Few drops anise oil Beat the eggs thoroughly for 15 minutes. Add sugar slowly, a little at a time and continue beating. Add anise seed or a few drops of anise oil and the flour. Drop on well-greased cookie […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 Eggs beaten 1 c Sugar 2 c Chopped dates 1 c Chopped walnuts Mix all to-gether & drop by tsp. into shredded coconut. Form into balls. Cook on greased cookie sheet in slow oven 275 until coconut is lightly browned From Yields 4 Servings

Ingredients & Directions 2 3/4 c All-purpose flour 1 lg Egg 1 ts Baking Soda 1/4 c Apricot Nectar 3/4 c White sugar 1/2 c Apricot preserves 1/4 c Dark brown sugar, packed 3/4 c Dried apricots, chopped 1 c Salted butter, softened 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. 2. In a medium bowl, […]