Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Sugar 1 tb Molasses 1/2 c Shortening; melted 1 Egg 1/2 c Sour milk 1/4 ts Salt 1 ts Soda; dissolved in milk 2 1/2 c Flour 1 ts Cinnamon 1/4 ts Nutmeg 1 ts Vanilla 1 c Raisins (chopped) Mix all ingredients in order given; drop by teaspoonfuls on […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 Eggs; large 1 ts Anise extract 2 c Sugar 4 1/2 c Cake flour; sifted * NOTE: ~- ~— ~— Beat eggs until very light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar; beat for 15 minutes. DO NOT underbeat. Fold in anise extract and flour. Roll dough 3/8-inch thick. Thoroughly flour springerle mold […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Recipe Basic Cookie Mix 1 lg Egg 1 ts Vanilla extract 2 tb Unsweetened cocoa powder CHECKERBOARD SQUARES melted chocolate or chocolate icing and white icing In large bowl of electric mixer, combine cookie mix, egg and vanilla. At low speed, beat until mixture forms a dough. Divide dough in half; […]

Ingredients & Directions CREAM TOGETHER 2 c Butter 2 c Sugar 2 c Brown sugar ADD 4 Eggs 1 ts Salt 2 ts Vanilla 2 ts Baking powder 2 ts Baking soda 4 c Flour 5 c Oatmeal ADD 24 oz Chocolate chips 8 oz Hershey candy bar (finely -grated) 3 c Nuts, chopped (optional) […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Scotch Shortbread Cookie -Crumbs 1 c Chopped pecans 3 tb Rum 4 tb Dark corn syrup 1 c Powdered Sugar DESCRIPTION: These rum balls are especially rich when made with buttery shortbread crumbs. Mix all ingredients together and form into small, marble-sized balls. Roll in powdered sugar and store in […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Shortening 3 c Sugar 4 Eggs 6 c Flour (up to 7) 1 ts Nutmeg 1 ts Vanilla 1 ts Almond extract Cream shortening and sugar, beat in eggs, spices, and extracts. Work in flour until dough is stiff. Chill 1 hour. Roll, cut, and bake. Bake @ 400 for […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Sugar 1/2 ts Salt 1 1/8 c Shortening 2 Eggs 1 c Milk 1 tb Hartshorn *** 1/2 c Boiling water 2 ts Vanilla Flour to stiffen 1 oz Anise seeds * Hartshorn can be obtained at your pharmacy. It is ammonium crystals ====================================================================== 1. Mix sugar, salt, shortening, eggs,and […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Unsifted all-purpose flour 1/4 c Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 c Butter, softened From McCall’s magazine Dec 1991 BASIC COOKIE MIX In large bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt; mix well. With pastry blender or two knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Place in airtight container; store […]

Ingredients & Directions -Patricia Dwigans fwds07a- 1/2 c Butter 1 tb Flour 1/2 c Sugar 1 tb Heavy cream 1 tb Milk 3/4 c Ground almonds; – 1/2 cup blanched almonds – ground in blender 4 oz Semisweet chocolate bits 1/2 oz Cocoa butter; to 1-oz, – available in drug stores Preheat oven to 350~. […]

Ingredients & Directions -DOUGH- 1/2 lb Butter 8 oz Cream cheese 2 c Flour FILLING 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Raisins 1 ts Cinnamon 1 c Nuts; finely chopped TOPPING 1/2 c Sugar Cream softened butter and cream cheese together. Beat in the flour, little by little. Knead dough until all the flour is absorbed. […]