For brittle, butter a 15-in.x 10-in.x 1-in.baking pan. In a large saucepan, cook and stir sugar and corn syrup over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 240 (soft-ball stage). Add pecans and salt; cook and stir until mixture reaches 3000 (hard-crack... - 40.7161

GETTING READY 1) Preheat oven to 325 degrees. MAKING 2) In a bowl, cream butter by adding sugar. 3) Beat until the mixture is light. 4) Add beaten eggs to blend in. 5) In another bowl, sift flour with baking powder and salt. 6) Add the sifted mixture to the... - 42.1353

Lightly grease two baking trays. Cream the fat with the sugar until very soft, light and fluffy. Sift together the flour, bicarbonate of soda and cream of tartar, then work these dry ingredients into the creamed mixture to make a soft dough. Divide the dough... - 40.4786

1. Combine both kinds of sugar, corn syrup, water and the salt in a large saucepan. Stir with wooden spoon to mix well. 2. Heat, stirring, just until sugar is dissolved; then cook to 260°F on candy thermometer, or until a few drops tested in cold water form... - 37.844

To make the cookies: Combine flour, cottage cheese, butter and margarine in bowl; mix well. Chill, covered, overnight. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine pecans and brown sugar in bowl; mix well. Divide dough into 6 portions. Roll each portion into 12-inch... - 46.0852

GETTING READY 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degree F before baking. 2. Lightly grease cookie sheets with butter 3. Dry the cherries by patting them on paper towels and keep aside. MAKING 4. In a large mixing bowl, place the butter and beat with an electric... - 49.3987

Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Dissolve baking powder in milk in cup; mix well. Cream brown sugar and butter in mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Add egg; mix well. Stir in baking powder mixture and wine. Add pineapple, cherries, pecans and mixture of... - 42.6978

1. Cream butter or margarine with sugar until fluffy in a bowl. Beat in egg; stir in pecans, flour, salt. 2. Drop half-teaspoonfuls, about 5 inches apart, on a lightly greased cookie sheet; spread each into a very thin, 2 1/2-inch round. (Make only two at a... - 27.4608

For the first layer, place 1 ounce of the chocolate and 4 tablespoons of the butter in the top of a double boiler over simmering water (or in a small pan over lowest possible heat). Stir until melted. In a small mixing bowl, beat egg and granulated sugar,... - 39.4225

1. Make Caramel: Line an 8-by-8-by-2-inch baking pan with foil. Lightly butter foil. 2. In a heavy 2 1/2-quart saucepan, combine all ingredients except vanilla, nuts and chocolate. 3. Cook, stirring with wooden spoon, over low heat until sugar is... - 45.5462