Sift the flour, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves into a large mixing bowl. Add sugar and mix well. Work in the shortening with your fingertips, as for pie crust. Add the molasses and baking soda; mix thoroughly. Chill several hours or overnight. Divide the ..

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This is a rich, soft dough that can be handled quite a bit without getting tough – so it’s perfect for working with kids (also, no raw eggs to worry about if someone happens to nibble the dough). While we are lucky enough to have vintage molds, we got ..

GETTING READY 1. Preheat the oven at 350°. 2. Take a paper (not recycled one) and cut a 6 1/2- x 4 1/2-inch pattern to use as a guide in cutting rectangles for cookie cards. 3. Draw 2 small circles on top and on one side of pattern to indicate holes for ..

GETING READY 1 Preheat the oven to 375°F MAKING 2 Cut the cookie dough (peanut, sugar, coconut or butterscotch) into 1/8" thick slices. 3 Using floured small cutters, cut each slice into tiny cutouts. 4 For variation, cut slices with a knife in fourths ..

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In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make Christmas Vanilla Butter Cookies. This recipe is designed for making cookies that are to be cut with specialty cookie cutters, and is also the perfect cookie for frosting. These Vanilla Butter Cookies taste great, ..

Separate colors of hard candy into resealable plastic freezer bags. Crush with mallet or hammer to equal about 1/3 cup crushed candy; set aside. In mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar: Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, sift together flour and baking ..

The mexican christmas cookies are spiced orange and pecan cookies. Baked for the holidays with flour, eggs, sugar, shortening along with cinnamon and cloves, the mexican christmas cookies can be cut in various shapes. Sweet and festive, the mexican christmas ..

Place flour and salt in medium bowl; stir to combine. Beat sugar and butter in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla and almond extract. Gradually add flour mixture. Beat at low speed until well ..

1. Place butter, sugar and vanilla essence in a bowl and beat until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in egg. 2. Add flour to egg mixture and mix until just combined. Knead dough into a ball, wrap in plastic food wrap and refrigerate for 45 minutes or until ..

Mix in order given and roll the mixture into balls 3/4" to 1" in diameter. Now roll them in white granulated sugar. DO NOT BAKE. Makes 3

Melt honey and shortening together over hot water. Add sugar and fruit juice and stir until dissolved. Add grated rinds of orange and lemon, chopped almonds, and the dry ingredients which have been sifted together. Chill in refrigerator. The dough may be kept ..

Sift together the brown sugar, baking soda, salt, and all the spices. Heat molasses just to the boiling point but do not boil. Stir in the shortening until absolutely smooth. Cool slightly, then beat in the sugar spice mixture. Now knead in the flour with ..

1. In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. In separate large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat butter and sugar until blended. Increase speed to high; beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Reduce speed to low; beat in eggs and vanilla ..

Preheat oven to 375°F. Place flour and salt in medium bowl; stir to combine. Beat powdered sugar and butter in large bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla and almond extract. Gradually add flour mixture. Beat at low speed ..

Preheat oven to 400° F. (hot). Cream the butter, and add sugar gradually until light and fluffy. Add the egg and syrup. Blend well. Measure flour, soda and spices into a bowl. Stir thoroughly to blend. Add blended dry ingredients to creamed mixture and mix ..

Cream the butter and sugar together. Add the eggs and corn syrup. Put 3 cups of flour in a 4-cup measure and add the rest of the ingredients. Put the flour mixture together with the rest, working it into a stiff dough. Wrap the dough in wax paper and ..

Beat egg whites until very stiff, but not dry. Gradually add the sugar, continuing to beat with an egg whip. Turn mixture into top of double boiler and stir constantly over boiling water until mixture is just warm. Remove from heat and fold in the cinnamon, ..

Sieve flour and baking powder together in a large mixing bowl. Add cholcalate, sultanas, walnuts and peels to flour mixture. Beat egg, butter and sugar well. All vanilla essence to it. Mix egg mixture with flour mixture and knead to a hard dough with ..

Cream butter and sugar; add eggs one at a time. Mix dry ingredients and add to batter. Add liquid and fold in fruit and nuts that have been mixed with 1/2 c. flour. Drop by teaspoon on cookie sheet. Bake at 300° for 10

1. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Rub in butter with fingertips until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Make a well in center of mixture. 2. Beat together eggs, sugar, vanilla essence and lemon rind, add to flour mixture and mix to make a soft ..

GETTING READY 1) Pre-heat the oven by setting the temperature to 375°F (190°C). MAKING 2) Take a bowl and add the sugar, spices, almonds, milk and butter, mixing them well. 3) Add salt and baking powder to the flour and sift it into the mixture. 4) ..

Preheat oven to 400 F Sift together flour, soda, and spices. Stir in candied fruits and nuts. Add corn syrup, sugar, lemon juice, and rind to egg; mix well. Add flour and-fruit mixture; mix well. Cut rounds of waxed paper, about 4 inches in diameter; grease ..

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GETTING READY 1. Preheat oven to 375F. 2. Lightly grease cookie sheets. MAKING 3. In a medium bowl, tip in the dates, pineapple, cherries, almonds, Brazil nuts and sherry and mix well. Let this stand at room temperature for one hour 4. In another bowl, sift ..

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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Cream the butter, margarine and vegetable shortening. Gradually add the sugar, beating constantly. Add the eggs, one at a time, and the vanilla. Sift together all the remaining ingredients except the colored sugars and add ..

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheet. Cream butter and sugar in mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Add orange juice and rind. Add flour and baking powder; mix well. Knead until no longer sticky, kneading in additional ..

Cream butter with lemon peel and juice; add sugar gradually, beating until fluffy. Add egg and 1 egg yolk, beating thoroughly after each addition. Add a mixture of flour and salt in fourths, mixing until well blended after each addition. Chill dough ..

GETTING READY 1. Preheat oven to 350°F MAKING 2. Cut the dough into three long slices and separate the slices, brush lightly with egg white, sprinkle one rounded side red sugar, place the middle slice on top and sprinkle with green sugar and the last ..

Mix shortening, sugar, egg, honey, and flavoring thoroughly. Measure flour by dipping method or by sifting. Stir together flour, soda, salt; blend in. Chill dough. Heat oven to 375° (quick mod.). Roll dough out 1/4" thick. Cut into desired shapes ..

Sift flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, and spices together; set aside. Cream butter with extract. Add sugar gradually, beating until light and fluffy. Add dry ingredients alternately with cream, mixing after each addition. Stir in almonds. Shape dough ..

Cut a 6 1/2- x 4 1/2-inch paper pattern to use as a guide in cutting rectangles for cookie cards. (Do not use recycled paper.) Draw 2 small circles on top and on one side of pattern to indicate holes for placement of ribbon to tie cookies together for ..

Sift flour with spices. Cream butter, lard, and sugar until light and fluffy; add molasses and beat well. Dissolve soda in water. Mix 1/4 of dry ingredients into creamed mixture, then stir in soda-water. Work in remaining dry ingredients, 1/3 at a time. Wrap ..

Cream butter with extract; add brown sugar gradually, creaming until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together; add in thirds to creamed mixture, mixing until blended after each ..

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Christmas Sugar Cookies With Icing, this is a recipe which makes Christmas very special. Although sugar cookies are made regularly in all homes, but when Christmas is around the corner, the simple sugar cookies are much more tastier. Sugar cookies are sweet, ..

These Greek Christmas Cookies are a pleasure to eat as well as to look at ! Try these delicious almond and cherry balls for Christmas as an evening party snack or for dessert and your guests will go crazy over them ! Do tell me if you share my passion for ..

Cricketer Azima, professional creative chef and baker, for the Betty Crocker kitchens, demos how to make several easy Christmas cookie recipes that are quick, fast and can even double as gifts! Don’t forget to grab your kids for these; adding decorations ..

1. Sift flour and salt onto waxed paper. 2. Beat butter, sugar and egg in large bowl of electric mixer at high speed till fluffy; add vanilla. 3. Stir in flour mixture to make a stiff dough; wrap in waxed paper; chill 3 hours, or until firm. 4. Roll dough, ..

MAKING 1. In a bowl, using a hand blender, cream butter and shortening; gradually add sugar, beating well. 2. Break in egg and stir in vanilla; beat well. 3. Sift flour and salt; stir into creamed mixture. 4. SPlit the dough in half; wrap in waxed paper and ..

MAKING 1. In a medium sized sauce pan melt 1/3 cup of butter with 10 ounces of marshmallows. 2. While the butter and marshmallows are melting together add in 6 to 8 drops of green food coloring. 3. Once the butter and marshmallows have melted together ..

1) Preheat your sweet little oven to 350. 2) In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat 1 cup of margarine until it is creamy! 3) Once margarine is creamy, gradually mix in sugar, until smooth and fluffy. 4) Next, beat in the ¼ cup of processed (blended ..

GETTING READY 1) Preheat oven to temperature of 350 degrees. MAKING 2) In the world bowl of a food processor fitted with steel blade, combine together the almonds and ½ cup of sugar. 3) Process till a fine mixture is formed and then add the remaining sugar ..

GETTING READY 1) Pre-heat the oven by setting the temperature to 400°F (200°C). MAKING 2) Take a bowl and add the sugar and butter together creaming them until they become fluffy and light. 3) Add the egg and egg yolk to the bowl, beating them ..

Beat egg whites until foamy (eggs should be at room temperature before beating). Gradually add sugar and continue beating until stiff. Add salt and vanilla and mix well. Add pecans and remaining ingredients. Preheat oven to 350°. Drop cookies by the ..

Cream butter, add sugar, and beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and lemon juice. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to creamed mixture and mix well. Chill. Roll dough to about 1/8 ..

Cream butter, adding sugar gradually until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla extract. Combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture. Blend in oats. Roll dough out on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut about two-thirds of the dough with a large ..

Blend molasses and oil. Add rest of ingredients, using hands to mix this stiff dough. Chill. Roll dough very thin. Cut into fancy shapes on well-floured board. Arrange on oiled cookie sheet. Bake at 375° F. for 6 to 8 minutes. These cookies should be made ..

Cream butter and sugar. Add vanilla extract and sour cream; mix well. Combine flour and salt; fold into creamed mixture until thoroughly blended. Chill dough in refrigerator overnight or for several hours. Roll out chilled dough, a small amount at a time, to ..

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Combine cookie mix, eggs, oil and 4 to 5 drops green food coloring in large bowl. Stir until thoroughly blended. Form dough into pea-size balls. Place 15 balls with sides touching in triangle shape on ungreased baking sheet. Repeat ..

Sift together flour, salt, baking powder and sugar. Mix in butter or margarine with fingers. Add egg yolk, almond extract and milk. Mix to a firm ball. Turn onto a floured board and knead for about five minutes. Chill. Roll out dough to a thickness of 1/4 ..

Combine dry ingredients. Cream butter, vanilla extract, almond extract, and honey; beat until fluffy and creamy. Beat in egg and vinegar. Stir in dry ingredients gradually: blend well. Mix in candied fruits and coconut. Chill dough several hours or ..

Cream sugars and shortening. Add eggs: mix well. Combine flour, baking powder, salt and spices. Add oats. Mix dry ingredients with fruits and nuts. Add to creamed mixture. Mix well. Drop by teaspoonsful onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350° for about 12 ..

GETTING READY 1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees MAKING 2. In a large bowl, place the oleo, butter and brown sugar. Cream well 3. Add the eggs, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, soda and milk and mix well 4. Add the flour while alternating with the whiskey 5. Add ..

In a medium-sized bowl, combine 2 cups confectioner's sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 2 ½ tablespoons water thoroughly. Add more water, a few drops at a time, until mixture is of spreading consistency. If the mixture is too thin, add more confectioner's ..

Cream sugar and butter; add egg. Beat till light and fluffy. Stir flour with spices and baking soda; add to creamed mixture. Mix well. Cover; chill till firm,for about 2 hours. For Giant Christmas Cards: For each cookie, roll 3/4 cup of the dough to 1/4-inch ..

In a large mixing bowl combine ½ cup softened butter and 1 cup light brown sugar. Mix in 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in 2 cups self-rising flour, until the mixture forms a ball of dough. Divide dough in half. Roll one half thinly on floured waxed ..

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GETTING READY 1. Preheat the oven to 300 degree F before baking the cookies. MAKING 2. Into a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt for the cookie dough. 3. Make a well in the center of the sifted dry ingredients and pour in the ..

Preheat oven to 375 °F. Place flour and salt in medium bowl; stir to combine. Beat powdered sugar and butter in large bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla and almond extract. Gradually add flour mixture. Beat at low speed ..

1. Sift flour and salt onto wax paper. 2. Beat butter or margarine, sugar and egg in large bowl, with electric mixer at high speed 3 minutes, or until fluffy; blend in vanilla. 3. Stir in flour mixture to make a stiff dough; wrap in wax paper; chill 3 hours, ..

In a mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter. Add crumbs, walnuts, chips and milk; mix well. Fill miniature paper baking cups three-fourths full. Place 1 in.apart on baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes. Cool on wire racks. Top each cookie with 1/4 ..

GETTING READY 1. Pre heat an oven at 175 C (350 F). 2. Grease a baking tray with butter and keep aside. MAKING 3. In a medium sized bowl, combine walnuts, dates, sugar, vanilla and cherries (keep aside 1 tablespoon) and mix well. 4. Add egg whites and flour ..

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Dredge fruits and nuts with 1/2 cup of flour mixture and set aside. Cream shortening and sugar; add corn syrup and mix well. Add eggs and beat until smooth. Add combined dry ingredients alternately with sherry, mixing ..

GETTING READY 1. Start by preheating the oven to 450F degrees 2. Place the walnuts, raisins, and glace cherries and chop them finely into small pieces 3. Take 2 sheets of greaseproof paper, and place the wafer biscuits between the paper and break it into ..

Cream shortening well. Add sugar and egg and blend together. Sift baking powder, flour and salt together and add to creamed mixture alternately with the milk. Stir in vanilla. Chill. Roll out 1/16 inch thick on pastry cloth, cut in Christmas designs, brush ..

Using cardboard, cut out a Christmas tree 13 inches (33 cm) high and 11 inches (28 cm) wide at the widest point. To make shortbread, knead flour, powdered sugar, butter and egg to a dough. Wrap in foil and refrigerate 30 minutes. To make filling, prepare ..

Combine cereal, cherries, dates, and walnuts in mixing bowl. Set aside. Combine syrup, molasses, salt, and vinegar in saucepan. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly. Continue boiling, stirring occasionally, until a small amount of mixture forms ..

Beat sugar replacement, cream of tartar, salt and flavoring into egg whites. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake at 325°F (165°C) for 10 minutes. Remove from pan right

Make any time up to 2 weeks ahead: 1. In medium bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat butter with sugar until creamy; beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. 2. Stir flour with cinnamon and baking powder. Beat into sugar mixture with ..

GETTING READY 1. Preheat oven to 300F. 2. Lightly grease two large cookie sheets MAKING 3. Sift the sugars with the flour and the salt and mix well. Set aside 4. In a medium bowl, place the almond paste and break it up with a fork. 5. Add the egg whites to ..

1. Beat the egg whites to a froth; gradually beat in the mixture of sugar and cinnamon, sifting about 1/4 cup at a time. Beat the mixture until it becomes very stiff. Reserve 1/2 cup of this mixture. 2. To the remaining mixture, add the almonds and lemon ..

These Frosted Christmas Treats taste are a desire ! I love these spicy cherries, raisins and candied fruit cookies. Try these Frosted Christmas Treats and let me know if you like them.

Try this alluring Christmas Macaroons snack recipe. An easily prepared cookie recipe, this Christmas Macaroons is a dish which you will always love to serve in

Cream butter and sugar. Blend in egg and vanilla extract. Combine flour, salt and baking powder; add to creamed mixture, mixing well. Stir In oats. Chill dough several hours or overnight. Roll out on lightly floured surface to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into ..

Combine cereal, cherries, dates, and walnuts in mixing bowl. Set aside. Combine syrup, molasses, salt, and vinegar in saucepan. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly. Continue boiling, stirring occasionally, until a small amount of mixture forms ..

You'll simply love the Christmas Rings from the European cusine. An easy to make snack recipe, the Christmas Rings is one of the best recipes that you can mouth! Please let us know if you agree with us.

These Christmas Rocks really rock ! If you don't believe me try these now and take a bite ! You are surely going to include these mind blowing cherries, raisins, pineapple and walnut cookie bakes as top priority items in your Christmas menu. Feel free to ..

Carefully twist cookies apart; set aside the halves with cream filling. Save plain halves for another use. In a microwave or heavy saucepan, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Holding each cherry by the stem, dip in melted chocolate, then ..

Get into the Christmas mood!! Go all the way by baking these vanilla flavored Christmas Bells snack! Don't just let your house look like Christmas, let you food look like it too!

Combine flour, baking powder and sugar. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat eggs with vanilla and milk. Add to dry ingredients. Add almonds and cherries. Stir to incorporate all ingredients. Divide dough in half and form each half into a ..

Sift flour with soda, salt, and spices. Cream butter and sugar until very fluffy; beat in egg whites. Slowly work in dry ingredients. Wrap and chill 12 hours. Preheat oven to 350° F. Roll out dough, a small portion at a time, 1/8" thick on a lightly floured ..

Mix shortening, sugar, egg, and vanilla thoroughly. Measure flour by dipping method or by sifting. Stir flour, soda, and salt together; blend in. Color 2/3 of the dough red or green. Mold into 10 xl 1/2" roll. Mold this roll into a bell shape by squeezing the ..

GETTING READY 1. Preheat the oven. MAKING 2. Blend shortening and sugar until creamy and light. 3. Put egg and vanilla in the mixture and stir well. 4. Sieve flour, soda and salt together and once done transfer to the creamed mixture. 5. Separate two thirds ..

In a small mixing bowl, cream butter and powder sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts. Gradually add flour and salt, mix well. Divide in half, flatten and wrap each portion in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or until easy to ..

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Preheat oven to 300° F. (slow). Cream the butter and gradually add the sugar. Blend in the flour gradually. Turn dough out on lightly floured board and knead slightly. Roll out 1/4" thickness. Cut in Christmas shapes. Sprinkle with red or green sugar or ..

Christmas Trees just adds an added tang to the Christmas celebration. However, there is no rule that you can try this dish only on the Christmas day, give this yummy Christmas Trees a try whenever you fill it’s the time to

Brown Sugar Christmas Thins is an irresistible snack recipe. An delicious Brown Sugar Christmas Thins is something you would never want to miss out

Mix all ingredients in an iced cocktail shaker for ten seconds and strain into a cocktail glass. For a cleaner presentation, double strain to remove lime

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1. Place butter, icing sugar, egg, plain flour and self-raising flour in a food processor and process until a soft dough forms. Knead dough briefly, wrap in plastic food wrap and chill for 30 minutes. 2. Roll out dough on nonstick baking paper to 5 mm / 1/4 ..

1. Lightly grease two cookie sheets. 2. Grate almonds and set aside. 3. Beat egg whites until stiff, not dry, peaks are formed. 4. Add confectioners' sugar gradually, beating constantly. 5. Continue beating for 5 min. with an electric beater on medium speed. ..

GETTING READY 1) Preheat oven to 325 degrees before baking the cake. MAKING 2) In a bowl, cream brown sugar, by adding butter. 3) Add beaten eggs and vanilla to beat in. 4) In another bowl, sift together the dry ingredients. 5) Reserve 1/2 cup of the dry ..

Cream butter with powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla extract. Gradually add flour and salt, blending well to make a stiff dough. Form into small balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Make a well in center of each ball ..

Combine vanilla wafer crumbs, powdered sugar, cocoa, nuts, corn syrup, and bourbon. Mix well and shape into 1-lnch balls. Roll In powdered sugar. Store in container with tight-fitting

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a bowl combine the shortening, peanut butter, sugar and brown sugar and cream together with a mixer. Then add in the egg, vanilla extract and milk then beat together. Slowly incorporate the dry ingredients and mix until well ..

Super easy yet beautiful cookie recipe, wonderful to add a touch of color to holiday cookie

Want an assortment of cookies this holiday season without the extra hours in the kitchen? No problem! Professional chef Cricket Azima for the Betty Crocker kitchens suggests hosting a cookie exchange with your family and friends so you only have to bake one ..

Cream sugar and shortening and add eggs, beating mixture thoroughly. Sift together dry ingredients and add to mixture with flavoring extract. Form into a roll, chill and slice. Use 2 1/2 tbsp. less flour for drop cookies. Bake on greased baking sheet in hot ..

In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, spices and salt. In large bowl, mix molasses, shortening, butter and water. Add flour mixture to molasses mixture; blend well. Cover; refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours. Roll out dough 1/4 inch thick on ..

GETTING READY 1. In a bowl, cream together shortening, sugar and molasses until light and fluffy. 2. Add egg yolk and mix very well. Now add, mixed together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ginger and mix well to make a ..

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Heat honey in a small pan over medium-high heat just until it begins to bubble. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Stir in sugar, egg, lemon juice, and lemon peel; let cool to lukewarm. In a large mixing bowl, stir together flour, cinnamon, allspice, ..

In a mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar; stir in milk and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; add to batter and beat until smooth. Heat 2-1/2 in.of oil to 365° in a deep-fat fryer or electric skillet. Place rosette iron in hot oil, then dip in batter, ..

1. In a large bowl, combine the flours, brown sugar, baking soda, spices, and orange rind, and stir to mix well. Add the honey and orange juice, and stir to mix well. Add the almonds and dried fruit, and stir to mix. 2. Coat a baking sheet with nonstick ..

In large mixer bowl combine butter and cream cheese. Beat until well combined. Add sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg, vanilla and almond extract; beat well. In medium bowl stir together flour and baking powder. Add flour mixture to cream cheese mixture; beat ..

DH went crazy for these delectable Milk Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies I had waiting for him at lunch. The oatmeal (I used 1/2 a cup of old-fashioned oats plus 1/2 cup of quick oats) balances the sweetness of the milk chocolate chips. I like to flatten the ..

Cream the butter with the sugar. Add the egg and beat until fluffy. Stir in the molasses, orange juice, and rind; mix well. Sift together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. Add to the creamed mixture, stirring until blended. Chill the dough ..

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All these cookie recipes use powdered (or confectioners or icing) sugar rather than granulated sugar, which is the standard in American cookies. It’s common in recipes from Central Europe, but I don’t know whether it makes a difference in the way the ..

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Mincemeat Cookies is a Christmas time cookies. Mincemeat Cookies gets its desired taste from eggs mixed with flour and stuffed with

Cream the butter and sugar thoroughly. Gradually stir in the cream. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cardamom, and pepper. Add to the butter mixture. Mix together with your fingertips until you have a soft dough that sticks ..

For me, Christmas would not be complete without a Mincemeat Cookie Tarts consisting of a mixture of shortening, ground nutmeg and mincemeat. Mincemeat Cookie Tarts is easy to make recipe. Follow our simple Mincemeat Cookie Tarts recipe. It€™s a fresh new ..

Cream the butter with the sugar. Add the egg yolks and vanilla; beat well. Sift together the flour and baking powder; stir into the creamed mixture. Roll the dough into small balls the size of a large marble. Combine the pecans, salt, and cinnamon. Roll the ..

In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually stir in flour; mix well. Fill cookie press with batches of dough; press out desired shapes onto chilled ungreased baking sheets. Decorate, if desired. Bake in 350°F ..

Place flour, baking powder and salt in small bowl; stir to combine. Beat granulated sugar and butter in medium bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture. Beat at low speed until dough ..

In medium saucepan, melt butter; remove from heat. Stir in oats, sugar, flour, corn syrup, milk, vanilla and salt; mix well. Drop by level teaspoonfuls, about 3 inches apart, onto foil-lined baking sheets. With rubber spatula, spread thinly. Bake in preheated ..

Cream butter and sugar; beat in egg yolk and salt. Add flour just to blend thoroughly. Mix in raisins. On lightly floured surface, roll into 12-inch log. Wrap securely and refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 1 week. Preheat oven to 350°F With sharp knife, ..

In bowl, beat together butter and sugar until smooth; beat in egg and vanilla. Stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves; gradually stir into batter until blended. Gather dough into ball; wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or for ..

In large bowl, stir together oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and baking soda. With pastry blender, cut in shortening until crumbly. Stir in raisins, coconut, chocolate and pecans. (Mix can be refrigerated in airtight container for up to 10 ..

Stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In large mixing bowl, beat margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs; beat well. Stir in milk and vanilla. Add flour mixture; mix well. Stir in nuts, dates and chopped cherries. Shape level ..

Heat oven to 350°. Mix powdered sugar, margarine, vanilla and food color. Work in flour and salt until dough holds together. (If dough is dry, mix in 1 to 2 tablespoons milk.) For each cookie, shape dough by tablespoonful around date, nut, chocolate chips or ..

A while back, I posted on the Facebook Recipe Club asking what everyone’s favorite cookie was. Monster cookie came up a few times, and to be honest, I had no idea what it was! But when I was told, I realized that I too, would be a Monster Cookie fan, just ..

Combine apricots, coconut, and pecans in a large bowl; add sweetened condensed milk, stirring well. Chill. Shape mixture into 1 inch balls, and roll each ball in powdered sugar. Store balls in an airtight container in

Combine the hazelnuts, almonds, and sugar. Add the unbeaten egg whites, orange rind, and kirsch. Mix thoroughly with your hands. Chill the dough 5 to 6 hours. Sprinkle a board with equal portions of flour and sugar. Pat one quarter of the dough out onto the ..

Cream the butter. Add the sugar, salt, and lemon rind; cream until light. Add the flour, then the almonds, mixing with a spoon at first, then finish by kneading lightly with your hands. Chill about 1 hour. Roll out small portions of the chilled dough at a ..

Cream the butter and cheese until well blended. Sift the flour with the sugar, salt, and baking powder. Work into the creamed mixture, then add the beaten eggs, mixing to form a stiff dough. Chill until firm enough for rolling, several hours or ..

Put the hard-cooked egg yolks through a wire sieve. Add the raw egg yolks; mix well. Cream the butter and sugar; add to the egg yolks and mix thoroughly. Stir in the flour, cardamom, and lemon rind; blend well. Chill for 1 hour. Roll out small portions of the ..

Beat the egg, egg yolks, sugar, and salt until light. Stir in the butter, cream, and orange liqueur. Add the flour, blend until smooth. Roll out a third of the dough at a time on a lightly floured board to about 1/8-inch thickness. Cut into 3 x1-inch strips ..

Beat the eggs until fluffy (use an electric mixer set at medium speed). Gradually add the sugar; continue beating until very thick and almost white. Sift the flour with the baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom. Gradually add to the ..

Soften the butter and cream cheese at room temperature and blend together. Add the flour and blend well. Divide the mixture into 24 balls, about 1 inch in diameter. Press into tiny muffin cups, 1 1/2 inches in diameter (measured across the top), covering the ..

Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (5 minutes using an electric mixer set at medium speed). Press the egg yolks through a wire strainer into the creamed mixture; add the kirsch and vanilla; mix well. Gradually add the flour and salt, mixing ..

Beat the egg whites with the salt to soft moist peaks. Gradually add the sugar, and continue beating until very thick and the whites hold stiff, shiny peaks. Take out and set aside 2 tablespoons of the mixture. Sprinkle the cinnamon, vanilla, and almond ..

In mixing bowl cream together sugar and butter or margarine till fluffy; blend in milk and vanilla or rum flavoring. Stir in flour, chopped candied cherries, and chopped pecans. Form dough into three 7-inch rolls. Roll in flaked coconut to coat outside. Wrap ..

Berlinerkranzer are Norwegian cookies.Berlinerkranzer are used as topping over cakes or pies.Berlinerkranzer are also very popular Norwegian snacks to nibble.Traditional Berlinerkranzer recipe.

Christmas Ginger Strips are delicious cookies flavoured with the cinnamon, ginger, cloves and black pepper and wonderfully glazed. Try out these amazing Christmas Ginger Strips during Christmas or any time of the year with your family and friends!!

GETTING READY 1. Preheat oven to 350F. 2. Lightly grease cookie sheets. 3. Make the frosting by combining the mixing the frosting ingredients in a large bowl. Set aside till required. MAKING 4. In a large bowl, tip in the butter and the granulated sugar ..

GETTING READY 1. Pre-heat oven to 350° F. MAKING 2. In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar, beating well. 3. Put in egg and egg yolk, beating well. 4. In a different bowl, add flour, cocoa, and salt; stir well. 5. In a saucepan, dissolve soda in hot water; ..

Cream butter with sugar, add eggs, cream, soda, and flour. Add nutmeg and vanilla. Make into roll, keep in icebox for several days and roll very thin. Cut into cookies,

Cream butter and add sugar. Add vanilla, flour and nuts. Bake in a 350 degree oven on an ungreased cookie sheet. Make into little round balls. While still hot roll in powdered

On lightly floured surface roll pastry till 1/8 inch thick. Cut into desired cookie shapes. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake in 350° oven for 15 minutes. Cool on rack. In bowl, combine powdered sugar and enough milk to make of spreading ..

Decorated Christmas Cake is an irresistible mouth-watering dessert recipe. An easy to prepare recipe, Decorated Christmas Cake is a dessert that you would surely love to try.

Put in iron skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, and cook until amber colored. Pour on ungreased cookie sheet, spread very quickly to a thin sheet. Cool. Melt 1 package chocolate chips in double boiler. Use pastry brush to paint sheet of ..

GETTING READY 1) Preheat oven hot to 375°F. MAKING 2) Open out dough into 2 long rectangles. 3) Press firmly the tears to seal. 4) Cut the rectangles lengthwise into 4 strips. 5) Twist the dough strips several times. 6) On ungreased cookie sheet, arrange ..

GETTING READY 1. Peel the cardamom pod into a small mortar and lightly crush the seeds with a pestle MAKING 2. In a heavy bottomed saucepan, combine the alcohols with the spices, raisins and almonds. 3. Place on a very low flame and heat slowly to steaming ..

Mix shortening, sugar and eggs thoroughly. Stir in milk. Sift flour, soda and salt together and blend into first mixture. Add nuts and fruit. Chill. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on lightly-greased cookie

Cream butter and peanut butter. Add sugars and cream together. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt; mix well with sugar mixture. Shape into 1-inch balls; roll in granulated sugar. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet 8 minutes. Remove from ..

In a large bowl, mix together raisins, currants, glace cherries, peel, and nuts. Pour in rum and let soak overnight. The next day, mix together flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Stir flour mixture into soaked fruit. In a mixing bowl, cream together ..

In large mixer bowl combine 2 cups of the flour and the yeast. In saucepan heat the milk, shortening, sugar, and salt just till warm (115°F to 120°F), stirring till shortening almost melts. Add vanilla. Add to dry ingredients in mixer bowl. Add eggs and egg ..

Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Add salt and gradually beat in sugar and lemon juice. Continue beating until very stiff. Measure 1/3 cup and reserve. Fold nuts into remainder. Drop by tablespoons onto brown-paper-covered cookie sheets. Top each with ..

Put the dates and walnuts through a food grinder. Add the vanilla; blend well. Shape into 36 small balls. Beat the egg whites with the salt until stiff. Gradually add the sugar and continue beating until very stiff and glossy. Divide the mixture in two parts; ..

Work the shortening with a spoon until fluffy and creamy; add the sugar gradually while confining to work with a spoon until light. Add the beaten egg yolk, orange- and lemon rind, vanilla, and lemon juice, and mix well. Add the flour and mix well; wrap in ..

GETTING READY 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. MAKING 2. In a large bowl, cream butter and superfine sugar until fluffy. 3. Beat adding egg, mint leaves, orange zest and vanilla until smooth. 4. Add flour to creamed mixture and stir until a soft dough ..

Christmas Sandwiches With Veggies are quick and easy for lunch or even a light dinner, but that doesn't mean they can't be fun. This recipe is really more of an activity that makes sandwich and a family cooking adventure. When we make these, we customize our ..

In large bowl, combine water, yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar; stir to dissolve yeast. Let stand until bubbly, about 5 minutes. Add remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, eggs, butter, milk, salt and cardamom; mix well. Stir in 1 1/2 cups flour until smooth. Stir in ..

GETTING READY 1) Use a measuring cup to sprinkle yeast over 1/4 cup warm water. 2) Let stand in a warm place about 5 minutes until it dissolves or puffs. 3) In your food processor, use the METAL BLADE setting to coarsely chop the nuts, apricots and pineapple ..

Scoop out as many balls of ice cream as there are guests (this step may be done several days ahead if you have plenty of freezer space). Roll each ball in shredded coconut and put on cookie sheet. Put in freezer and keep frozen until needed. Put one

Orange balls are like no bake cookie balls. They are small balls with a rich orange flavor. You can sprinkle them with powdered sugar or coconut. Orange balls are a great treat for Halloween, Christmas or any other party. Make them and store in

MAKING 1. In large bowl cream butter and confectioners-€™ sugar until fluffy and beat adding egg and vanilla until smooth. 2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and cream of tartar and stir in dry ingredients to creamed mixture until a soft ..

Stollen is a loaf-shaped cake with dried fruit and marzipan. Stollen is usually made with chopped candied fruit and/or dried fruit, nuts and spices.It is a traditional German cake, usually eaten during the Christmas season, fantastic addition to any Christmas ..

1. Sprinkle yeast into very warm water in a 1-cup measure. ("Very warm water" should feel comfortably warm when dropped on wrist.) Stir in 1/4 teaspoon of the sugar. Stir until yeast dissolves. Let stand until bubbly and double in volume, about 10 minutes. 2. ..

Queen Victoria's Christmas Trifles is a wonderfully delicious and delightful dessert that you can prepare for your Christmas dinners. It is a s-splendid finishing touch for your dinner! Try this Queen Victoria's Christmas Trifles recipe for

Little chirstmas pizzas are lovely appetizer pizzas made with fresh veggies and cheese. Prepared with a yeast leavened dough herbed with rosemary, the little christmas pizzas are topped with the likes of tomatoes, olives, pepper and artichokes. Oven baked, ..

Dissolve the yeast in 1/2 cup lukewarm water. Combine the raisins and currants in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Let stand for 5 minutes, then drain. Rinse and drain again. Sift the flour, sugar, salt and spices together into a large bowl. Add the milk, ..

GETTING READY 1) Preheat oven to 350° F. 2) Take 1/2 cup lukewarm water and dissolve yeast in it. MAKING 1) Take a bowl and combine in it currants and raisins. 2) Cover with boiling water. Let stand for about 5 minutes. 3) Drain the mixture and rinse well. ..

GETTING READY 1) Preheat oven to temperature of 475 degrees. MAKING 2) In a bowl, put the sugar, lemon and butter. Beat well together till the mixture is light and fluffy. 3) Sift in the flour and then fold in with the ground almonds till the contents are ..

1. In small saucepan, heat milk until bubbles form around edge of pan; remove from heat. 2. Add sugar, salt and butter, stirring until butter is melted. Cool to lukewarm. 3. If possible, check temperature of warm water with thermometer. Sprinkle yeast over ..

FILLING: In skillet, heat oil over medium heat; cook onion, stirring, for 5 minutes or until golden. Rinse, drain and chop sauerkraut. Add to skillet; cook for 15 minutes or until golden. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside and let cool. DOUGH: ..

Mix citron, raisins, orange peel and brandy; let stand at least 1 hour. Drain; reserve brandy. Dissolve yeast in warm water in large bowl. Stir in reserved brandy, the milk, 1/2 cup margarine, the granulated sugar, salt, nutmeg, eggs and 2 cups of the ..

1. In medium saucepan over medium heat, heat butter with buttermilk, stirring to melt butter. Turn into large bowl of electric mixer; let cool to lukewarm (105 to 115°F). (If possible, check temperature with thermometer.) 2. Sprinkle yeast over lukewarm ..

MAKING 1 In a medium-size bowl, blend the shortbread crumbs, pecans, brown sugar and butter or margarine . 2 Press the mixture firmly over the bottom and side of a 9-inch pie plate. 3 Bake in a slow oven at 325 degrees for 10 minutes, or until set. 4 ..

1. Corpbine butter, sugar, milk, anise seed and salt in a small saucepan; heat the mixture slowly, stirring often, until the butter melts; then cool to lukewarm. 2. Dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in very warm water in a large bowl. ("Very warm" water ..

1. If possible, check temperature of warm water with thermometer. Sprinkle yeast over water in large warm bowl; stir until dissolved. Add granulated sugar and salt; stir until dissolved. 2. Add butter, 3 eggs, 3 cups flour and the cardamom. Beat vigorously ..

Break up almond paste into tiny pieces in a small bowl; blend in 10X sugar and corn syrup until mixture forms a stiff dough. Roll out to shape on a pastry cloth or board lightly coated with 10X

Melt the butter in a heavy 4-quart saucepan over low heat. Using a rubber spatula, bring it up around the sides of the pan to grease it well. Add the sugar, corn syrup, cream, water, and salt. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar is ..

Mix all ingredients together. Sift flour; measure 2 1/2 cups and sift again with 1/2 tsp.salt into a large mixing bowl. Crumble 1 pkg.yeast into flour. With a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut 2 cubes of butter into flour until particles look like corn ..

Cream first six ingredients together until fluffy, then add remaining ingredients sifted together. Chill dough until firm enough to roll. Cut in 4 pieces and roll each on a floured board to less than 1/4 inch thick. Cut with a floured doughnut cutter. Place ..

1. Beat butter with 1 cup sugar until very light and creamy. 2. Beat in water and vanilla. 3. Sift flour and salt tog ether, and work into the beaten mixture in small portions, blending each in thoroughly. 4. Blend in the almonds. 5. Using a rounded ..

1. In a small saucepan, heat milk just until bubbles form around edge of pan; remove from heat. Add sugar, butter and salt, stirring until sugar is dissolved and butter melted. Let cool to lukewarm (a drop on wrist won't feel warm). 2. If possible, check ..

In small bowl, combine olive oil, sauce, garlic and rosemary. In large bowl, combine hot roll mix, yeast packet, hot water and 2 tablespoons mixture; stir until dough pulls away from side of bowl. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; shape dough into ..

Make it a jolly festive season with delicious, easy Christmas snacks. Give the gift of a memorable

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1. Combine the above in a small saucepan, and bring slowly to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes. 2. Add 3 c. oatmeal and mix well. 3. Spoon on to waxed paper and allow to