Apricot Tea Cookies

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 […]

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Chocolate Fudge Cake (a. K. A. Death By Chocolate)

Ingredients & Directions 10 oz Baker’s semi-sweet chocolate 1/2 ts Vanilla -(do not substitute) Butter and powdered cocoa 1/2 c Lightly salted butter -for the pan 6 lg Eggs, separated, at room Frosting: -temperature 1 c Sour cream at room 1 c Granulated sugar -temperature 2 To 4 tsp creme de cacao, 14 oz Baker’s […]

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Blueberries And Cream Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 12 oz Vanilla wafer cookies;crush 3/4 c Butter; melted FILLING 5 8 oz packages cream cheese 3 tb All-purpose flour 1 1/2 c Granulated sugar 3 ts Vanilla extract 6 Eggs 1/4 c Whipping cream 2 Egg yolks TOPPING 3 tb Cornstarch 1 c Granulated sugar 1 c Plus 3 tb […]

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Marbeled Double Chocolate Cheesecake Squares

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter, softened (1 stick) 1 c Sugar, divided 1/4 ts Salt 1 c A.P. flour 1/4 c Cocoa powder 2 pk Cream cheese(8oz),softened 2 Eggs 2 ts Vanilla extract or flavor 1/2 c Chocolate topping 1/4 c Chocolate chips, melted Heat oven to 350 F. Line 8″ square baking pan […]

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Chocolate Chip Butter Cookies

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 […]

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Cornmeal Poundcake With Fresh Berries

Ingredients & Directions 1 c All purpose flour 1/2 c Yellow cornmeal 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1 c Sugar 3/4 c Unsalted butter; room -temperature 3 lg Eggs 1 ts Vanilla extract 2 c Strawberries; Sliced And -Hulled 1 c Fresh raspberries Sugar to taste Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and […]

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Vegetable Beef With Rice Cakes

Ingredients & Directions 8 oz Frozen rice cake rolls 1/2 lb Beef steak,cut 1/2″ thick 2 tb Soy sauce 2 tb Dry sherry 2 Green onions,sliced 1/2 ts Grated gingerroot 3 tb Cooking oil 1 Bunch bok choy, sliced (about 4 cups) 1 cn (15 oz) straw mushrooms, Drained 1 cn (8 oz) bamboo shoots, […]

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Girl Scout Mint Cookie Pie

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 […]

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Hazel’s Carob Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/2 c Graham cracker crumbs — Finely crushed 1 ts Cinnamon 1/4 c Date sugar 1/4 c Safflower oil 1 c Nonfat milk 1/2 c Ground cashews 1/2 c Water 1/3 c Arrowroot powder 3 tb Vanilla extract 2/3 c Maple syrup 2/3 c Carob powder 8 oz Low-fat cream cheese […]

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Pecan Banana Bread

Ingredients & Directions 1 3/4 c Whole wheat pastry flour 1/2 c Maple syrup 1 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Baking soda 1/2 c Butter 2 Ripe bananas, mashed 1/2 c Pecans, coarsely chopped 1 ts Grated lemon peel 2 Eggs, slightly beaten In a large bowl, mix first 5 ingredients with fork; then use […]

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