Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Total shortening and butter -(I use half and half…but -3/4 shortening and 1/4 -butter would work fine too) 3/4 c Sugar 2 Eggs 1 c Mashed cooked carrots 2 c All-purpose flour 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 3/4 c Shredded coconut ORANGE BUTTER ICING 3 tb Soft butter […]

Ingredients & Directions Bradshaw bdgm08b 16 Girl scout thin mint cookies 3 Egg whites 1/8 ts Salt 3/4 c Sugar 1/2 c Chopped nuts 1/2 ts Vanilla 1 c Heavy cream, whipped Shaved chocolate, opt. Preheat oven to 325. Roll cookies between two sheets of wax paper to make fine crumbs (can freeze cookies a […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 lb Butter or margarine 2 ts Vanilla Powdered sugar 4 1/2 c Flour 1/2 ts Salt 12 oz Semisweet chocolate pieces Cream butter and 2 cups powdered sugar. Add salt, vanilla and flour. Mix to blend. Stir in chocolate pieces. Pinch off pieces of dough. Roll into 1-inch balls and flatten […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Flour 1/4 ts Salt 1/4 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Ground nutmeg 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1/2 c Walnuts; coarsely chopped 1/3 c Butter or margarine 1/3 c Dark brown sugar; packed 1 lg Egg 1/2 c Mincemeat 1 tb Sour cream -GLAZE- 1 1/2 c Powdered sugar 1/8 ts […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Lightly Salted Butter 1/8 ts Salt 1/3 c Sugar 3/4 c Apricot Preserves (divided) 1 lg Egg Yolk 1/2 ts Baking Powder 1/8 ts Almond Extract lg Lemon Zest, finely grated 1/4 ts Orange Zest, finely grated 2 1/2 c Flour 1 c Almonds, blanched and finel -chopped 3 Cookies […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter; softened 1 c Brown Sugar 1/2 c Dark Molasses 1 Egg; beaten 1 ts Vanilla 1 ts Orange Extract 1 c Shredded Carrots 1/2 c Raisins 1/2 c Nuts; chopped 1 1/2 ts Baking Powder 2 1/2 c Flour 1/8 c Granulated Sugar; optional Cream butter and sugar until […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Banana liqueur 1 ts Unflavored gelatin 2 3/4 c Heavy cream 1/2 Vanilla bean 4 egg yolks 1 1/2 c Sugar 3 tb Cornstarch 3 ripe bananas Juice of 1 lemon 1/2 c Peanut butter 1/2 c Mini chocolate chips Baked Pie Crust 1 1/2 c Bourbon Chocolate Mousse 1 […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 tb Honey 4 oz Semisweet chocolate; chopped 1/4 c Unsalted butter 8 oz Muesli Grease a shallow 11″ x 7″ baking pan with butter; line bottom with parchment or waxed paper. Place honey, butter and chocolate together in a large bowl placed over a pan of gently simmering water. Stir until […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1/2 ts Baking soda 2 c Honey 1 c Vegetable shortening 3 lg Egg 1 c Mincemeat Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly greas 2 baking sheets. Combine flour and baking soda. In a large bowl, beat the honey and shortening. Beat in the eggs. Gradually blend […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Unbleached white flour 1 c Large old fashioned Oat Flakes 1/2 c Wheat flakes 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 c Butter or margarine 3/4 c Brown sugar 2 Eggs 1/2 ts Vanilla 1 c Chopped dried apricots 1/2 c Raisins Preheat oven to 375 F. Combine white […]