Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions Karen Mintzias 2 1/4 c Flour 1/2 lb Butter 1/2 c Confectioners’ sugar 1/2 c Sugar or honey 1 c Chopped nuts or sesame seeds 1 Egg; separated 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 c Sugar 1/4 c Margarine Or Butter Softened 1/4 c Shortening 1 Large Egg 1 ts Vanilla 2 2/3 c Unbleached All-purpose Flour 1 ts Baking Powder 1/2 ts Baking Soda 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 ts Ground Nutmeg 1/2 c Dairy Sour Cream Decorator’s Frosting Heat oven to 425 degrees F. […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 Eggs 2 tb Hot water 2 c Brown sugar 1 ts Vanilla 1 c Shortening 3 1/2 c Flour 1 ts Soda Mix eggs and sugar, add shortening and mix. Add soda dissolved in hot water. Add vanilla and flour. Shape in small balls and place on cookie sheet. Press both […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 1/4 c Unsifted all purpose flour 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 3/4 c Margarine; softened 3/4 c Granulated sugar 3/4 c Confectioners sugar 1/2 c Oil 2 Eggs 2 ts Grated lemon peel 2 ts Lemon extract Granulated sugar Recipe By : Iara Lewin Mix flour, baking powder […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 lg Eggs 1 ts Anise Extract 2 c Sugar 4 1/2 c Cake Flour, Sifted NOTE: These cookies are made with a special rolling pin or cookie cutters. ~- ~– Beat eggs until very light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar; beat for 15 minutes. DO NOT underbeat. Fold in anise extract […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/3 c Sesame Seeds, — Toasted 1 Stick Butter, — Room : Temperature 1 c Firmly Packed Brown Sugar 1 Egg 1 c Self-Rising Flour 1 ts Vanilla Extract Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets whit foil. In large mixing bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, egg, flour and vanilla. […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Shortening 2 c Flour 1/2 c Brown sugar 1 ts Soda 1/2 c White sugar 1 ts Cream of tartar 1 Egg 1 c Coconut 1/4 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla Mix shortening and sugar until creamy. Add egg and beat. Sift dry ingredients together. Add to shortening mixture. Add […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 lb Unsalted margarine 1/2 c Sugar 2 Eggs 1 tb Vanilla 2 tb Grated lemon zest 1/2 ts Salt 5 c Flour 1/2 c Lemon juice 1 Egg white, lightly beaten 1/2 c Crystallized sugar Judy Zeidler, in an LA Times food article, 1992: “Lemon Sugar Cookies have a special meaning […]

Ingredients & Directions Karen Mintzias 3 ts Baking powder 1 c Butter 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1 c Caster sugar 1/4 ts Ground cloves 1 ts Vanilla essence 1/4 c Milk 3 Eggs 1/2 c Toasted sesame seeds 5 c Plain flour Makes: 70 Cooking time: 15-20 minutes Oven temperature: 190 C (375 F) Cream […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter;softened 1/2 c Brown sugar;lightly packed 1/2 c Sugar,granulated 1 Egg 1/2 ts Vanilla 2 c Flour;all purpose 1 ts Baking soda 1 ts Cream of Tartar In a large bowl, cream butter with brown and granulated sugars until fluffy. Beat in egg, then vanilla. In medium bowl, sift together […]