Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c (1 stick) butter, softened 1/4 c Vegetable shortening 1 1/3 c Sugar 2 lg Eggs 3 1/2 c Unsifted all-purpose flour 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt Royal Icing-recipe follows Food coloring (see Note) 1. In large bowl, with electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and shortening until […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter 2 c Sugar 1/2 c -Water 2 ts Cocoa 1/2 c Peanut butter 3 c Oatmeal or: 1 c Coconut Mix butter, sugar, water and cocoa together, bring to a boil for 30 seconds. Remove from heat and add peanut butter, oatmeal or coconut. Drop on wax paper and […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/3 c Flour 1 ts Salt 1 ts Baking soda 1 c Butter 2 c Firmly packed brown sugar 2 Eggs 2 ts Vanilla 1 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 c Vanilla chips 1/2 c Butterscotch chips 1 c Pecans 2 c Oats Anything else you have -laying around. Mix butter, […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 lb Unsalted butter 1 ts Vanilla extract 1/2 c Confectioner’s sugar 2 c Flour 1/2 ts Salt Raspberry preserves Recipe by: Produce Pete’s “Farmacopeia” – ISBN 0-688-12847-5 Preheat oven to 400 F. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, sugar, salt, and vanilla. Add the flour and mix well. Using your […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Flour 3 ts Baking powder 3/4 ts Salt 3/4 c Shortening 1 1/4 c Sugar 2 Eggs, well beaten 1 ts Vanilla 2/3 c Milk 1 lb M&M candies Here is my favorite recipe for M&M cookies. I got the basic cookie recipe out of a children’s cookbook that I […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Butter -softened 1 1/2 c Sugar 2 Egg 2 ts Vanilla 3 c Flour -sifted 2 1/2 ts Baking powder In a large mixer bowl at medium speed, beat butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Mix flour and baking powder and stir into butter mixture. Divide dough into […]

Ingredients & Directions 6 oz Chocolate pieces, semi-sweet 2 c Flour 2/3 c Butter; softened 1/4 c Karo, light 2 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Salt 1 Egg Sugar 2 pk Andes mints; about 24 mints ABOUT 4 HOURS BEFORE SERVING OR UP TO 1 WEEK AHEAD: In a heavy small saucepan over low heat, […]

Ingredients & Directions -INGREDIENTS- 1/2 c Margarine; (1 Stick) 1/4 c Sugar; 1/4 c Brown sugar; Dry sugar substitute equal; To 1/4 cup of sugar 1/4 c Egg; whites 1 ts Vanilla; 1/2 ts Black walnut flavoring; 1/4 c Water;at room temperature 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour; 1 ts Baking soda; 1/4 ts Salt; 1/2 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 c Butter 1 1/2 ts Double-acting Baking Powder 1 Egg, beaten 1/2 c Nut meats 1 ts Vanilla (or 1/2 ts Vanilla Sugar -or cinnamon) Nut meats, chopped or halved 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour Sift sugar. Beat until soft the butter. Add the sugar […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/3 c Shortening 1/3 c Margarine 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Brown sugar 1 Egg 1 ts Vanilla 1 3/4 c Flour 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Salted peanuts Preheat oven to 350. Beat together first 6 ingredients. Add dry ingredients (except peanuts). Stir in peanuts. Drop teaspoon […]