Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions FROM: MARGE CLARK -BASIC DOUGH- 8 oz Pkg cream cheese 2 c Flour 1/2 lb Softened butter blend butter & cheese. beat in flour. chill overnight. Freezes well. Variations: Cherry Cookies: 1 12-16 oz jar Cherry Preserves. (I’ve found that either Polaner or Kroger’s brand seems to work much better than Smuckers) […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 3/4 c Sifted flour 1 c Butter 1 c Sugar 1 Slightly beaten egg 1/2 ts Soda 1 ts Almond extract 1/2 ts Salt 1/3 c Whole almonds Sift flour, sugar, soda and salt together into bowl. Cut in butter till mixt resembles cornmeal. Add egg and almond extract; mix well. […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Pitted dates 1/2 c Water 1 ts Whole wheat flour 1/4 ts Vanilla extract 1/3 c Brown sugar 1/3 c Granulated sugar, * see note 1 Egg white 1/2 c Whole wheat flour 1/2 c Rolled oats, * see note 1/2 ts Baking soda 1 ds Salt 1/2 c Chocolate […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter/margarine, softened 1 1/2 c Brown sugar, firmly 2 Eggs 1 c Pumpkin -cooked, mashed 1/2 ts Lemon extract 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 2 1/2 c Flour – all purpose 1 tb Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 2 ts Pumpkin pie spice 1 c Walnuts, chopped 1 Maple frosting recipe […]

Ingredients & Directions 12 oz Semisweet chocolate pieces 1/2 ts Vanilla — melted* 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 8 oz Cream cheese; softened 1 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 c Margarine or butter 3 c Quaker Oats, uncooked — softened — (quick or old-fashioned) 1 c Brown sugar, firmly packed 1 c Chopped nuts 1/2 […]

Ingredients & Directions COOKIES 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour – packed 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 c Salted butter, softened 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1 lg Egg 1 c Quick oats (NOT instant) 1 ts Pure vanilla extract 1 c Light brown sugar, firmly FILLING 3/4 c Smooth peanut butter 1 ts Pure vanilla extract […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Pitted dates 1/2 c Water 1 ts Whole wheat flour 1/4 ts Vanilla extract 1/3 c Brown sugar 1/3 c Granulated sugar, * see note 1 Egg white 1/2 c Whole wheat flour 1/2 c Rolled oats, * see note 1/2 ts Baking soda 1 ds Salt 1/2 c Chocolate […]

Ingredients & Directions COOKIES 1/2 c Margarine, softened 1 c Peanut butter 1 c Sugar 2 Eggs 1 ts Vanilla 1 1/2 c Flour 1/4 ts Baking soda 1 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt FROSTING 1/2 c Peanut butter 1 1/2 c Powdered sugar 2 ts Vanilla 2/3 c Peanut butter Cookies In a […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Soft shortening 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Brown sugar, packed 3/4 ts Cinnamon 1 Egg 1/4 ts Cloves 1/2 c Applesauce 1 c Seedless raisins 2 1/4 c Flour 1/2 c Chopped nuts 1/2 ts Soda Heat oven to 375 (quick mod.). Mix shortening, sugar and egg thoroughly. Stir in […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c All-purpose flour 1/4 c Salted butter, softened 1/2 ts Baking powder 1 c White sugar 1 1/2 ts Freshly grated lemon zest 2 lg Egg yolks 1 ts Ground corriander 1 lg Whole egg 2 tb Poppy Seeds 1 1/2 ts Pure lemon extract Preheat oven to 300-degrees F. In […]