Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter or Margarine 1 ea Egg 2 ts Vanilla 1 ts Baking powder ds Salt 1 c Flour 1 c Dates, unsugared, chopped 1 c Coconut, shredded 1 c Walnuts or Pecans Cream butter, egg and vanilla until mixed and fluffy. Beat in dry ingredients gradually mixing well after each […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 lb Plus 2 tb Butter 8 tb Powdered sugar 3 c Flour 2 Egg yolks 1 ts Vanilla 1 pn Salt Cream butter and add powedered sugar, yolks, vanilla and salt. Mix well. Add flour, shape into balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet one inch apart. Bake at 375 degrees […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Sugar 4 Eggs 1 c Pecans 1 ts Grated nutmeg 1 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Cloves 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 3 1/2 c Flour Beat eggs until light; add sugar gradually. Add other ingredients and roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into half moons and sprinkle with sugar. […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Unsalted butter; room -temperature 1/4 c Sugar 1 Egg yolk 1 tb Grand Marnier; * see note 1 1/3 c Flour 1/4 ts Salt 2 tb Poppy seeds 2 ts Orange peel; finely grated 1/4 c Red currant jelly 1. In a mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Molasses 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Butter 1 ea Egg, well beaten 2 1/2 c Sifted all-purpose flour 1/4 ts Salt 1/4 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Ginger 1/2 ts Cinnamon Heat molasses in small saucepan to boiling point. The boil 1 minute. Add sugar and butter and stir until […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Shortening, or 3/4 cup -butter or margarine, -softened 1 c Sugar 1/2 c Light Brown Sugar, packed 1 ts Vanilla 2 Eggs 2 c All-purpose flour, unsifted 1 ts Baking soda 1 c Peanut Butter Chips 6 oz Semi-sweet chocolate chips Cream shortening or butter or margarine, sugar, brown sugar […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Lard; melted 1/2 c Butter; melted 1 c Brown sugar 1 c White syrup 1/2 ts Salt 1 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Nutmeg 1/2 ts Allspice 1 ts Ginger 5 c Flour; sifted 2 ts Soda water; DISSOLVED IN 2 tb Hot water Combine the melted shortening, sugar and syrup. […]

Ingredients & Directions STEP ONE 2 lb Light brown sugar 1 lb Dark brown sugar 1/4 lb Shortening 1/4 lb Butter 2 c Water 1 ts Cinnamon 2 c Pecans 2 ts Lemon flavor STEP TWO 2 3/4 lb Flour 2 ts Baking powder ~- THESE COOKIES TAKE TWO DAYS TO MAKE !! — Bring […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 lb Unsalted butter; softened 1/2 c Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 2 Eggs 1 1/2 c Prepared poppyseed paste 2 3/4 c Flour TO DUST THE COOKIES 1/4 c Powdered sugar PREHEAT OVEN TO 350F with rack in middle of oven. Combine butter, sugar and salt in an electric mixer fitted with […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Sifted all-purpose flour 3/4 c Sugar 2 ea Egg yolks 1 c Butter 1 ts Almond extract 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 […]