Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/4 c Flour 2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1 c Sugar 2/3 c Butter, softened 2 Eggs, beaten 2 Bananas, mashed (use over -ripe) Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar – mix well. Add butter and mix well. Add rest of ingredients and mix. Drop by teaspoonfuls on […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter or marg. 1 c Sugar 1/2 c Light brown sugar, packed 1 ts Vanilla extract 2 x Eggs 2 c Flour, unsifted 1 tb Arm & Hammer Baking Soda 1 2/3 c (10 oz. pkg.) Peanut Butter Chips 2/3 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips In large mixing bowl, beat butter […]

Ingredients & Directions 24 oz Cream cheese 1 c Sugar 5 Eggs 1 ts Vanilla extract Vanilla wafer cookies; (or -you may use graham cracker -crumbs) -GLAZE- 8 oz Sour cream 1/4 c Sugar 1/2 ts Vanilla extract Put vanilla wafers or graham cracker crumbs in the bottom of muffin tins. Combine remaining ingredients and […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Sugar 1/2 c Unsalted butter 1/2 c Lard 1 Egg yolk 1 ts Vanilla 2 1/4 c All-purpose flour 3/4 ts Cinnamon 1/4 ts Anise seed, finely crushed 1 pn Salt 1/2 c Pecans; finely chopped The 3rd place winner in the Chicago Tribune’s 1996 Annual Holiday Cookie Contest; by […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Butter Flavor Crisco 1 1/4 c Firmly packed light brown -sugar 2 tb Milk 1 tb Vanilla 1 Egg 1 3/4 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Salt 3/4 ts Baking soda 1 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 c Pecan pieces (opt) HEAT oven to 375’F. COMBINE Butter Flavor Crisco, brown […]

Ingredients & Directions Karen Mintzias 1/2 lb Butter 1/2 c Sugar or honey 1 Egg; separated 2 1/4 c Flour 1/2 c Confectioners’ sugar 1 c Chopped nuts or sesame seeds 1/2 c Tart preserves (optional) Note: Walnuts, almonds or pistachios may be used in this recipe. Apricot, quince, raspberry or rose preserves are suggested. […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter 1 c Sugar 2 Eggs 1/2 ts Vanilla 1 tb Finely chopped lavender — flowers 1 1/2 c Flour 2 ts Baking powder Preheat oven to 375 F. Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla; stir in the dry ingredients until well blended. Drop by half-teaspoons on […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Packed brown sugar 3/4 c Butter or margarine; softene 1 Egg 2 tb Milk 1 ts Vanilla extract 2 c All-purpose flour 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 c Maraschino cherries; well dr 1/2 c Pecans; chopped 1/2 c Flaked coconut Recipe by: TASTE OF HOME In a large mixing bowl, […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 c All-purpose flour 1 c Light brown sugar, packed 1 lb Unsalted butter; softened The 2nd place winner in the Chicago Tribune’s 1996 Annual Holiday Cookie Contest, a simple brown-sugar shortbread from Sandra Petrille of Naperville, Illinois. 1. Heat oven to 325’F. Beat all ingredients in large bowl of electric mixer […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/3 c Golden Crisco 1 c Granulated sugar 2/3 c Firmly packed brown sugar 1 tb Vanilla 2 Eggs, slightly beaten 2 1/4 c All-purpose flour 2/3 c Cocoa 1 ts Baking soda 1 ts Salt 1/4 c Milk 1 1/2 c Large, broken pecan or Walnut pieces 1 c Semi-sweet […]