Chocolate Raspberry Crumb Bars
1 cup butter, room temperature 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup firmly-packed light brown sugar 1 cup semisweet chocolate morsels, divided 1 cup bittersweet chocolate morsels, divided 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional) 1/3 cup seedless raspberry jam* * If desired, more raspberry jam may be used. Preheat oven to [...]
Willow’s Sour Cherry Bars
CRUST: 1 1/2 c. flour 1/2 c. cold butter 5 Tb. powdered sugar Mix together well, either in a food processor or by cutting in by hand. Don’t get the crust mixture too warm or it will be sticky and hard to handle. Pat into a 9 x 13-inch pan. Bake for 15 minutes at [...]
Turtle Brownies
I thought that I had lost this recipe forever but, recently found it in a book loaned to me by a co-worker. There was a girl in my dorm in college whose grandmother used to bake these occasionally and boy were they good. I’ve made them also. I warn you — these brownies a very, [...]
Cookies
4 cups of cookie mix above 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp allspice 1/2 tsp ground cloves 1 TBS white vinegar 1 large egg beaten Blend mix, spices, vinegar, and egg together thoroughly. If too soft to roll out, shape on wax paper into an oval about 1/2 inch thick. Slip into plastic [...]
Snickerdoodles
I noticed someone requested snickerdoodles, so i’ll post ‘em again: 1 cup shortening 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 eggs mix these first three ingredients thoroughly sift together: 2 3/4 cups flour 2 tsp cream of tartar 1 tsp soda 1/4 tsp salt stir the two mixtures together. roll into balls the size of walnuts. dip [...]
Petticoat tails
350 g Plain flour (12 oz) 170 g Butter (6 oz) 50 g Granulated sugar (2 oz) 4 tb Milk Sift the flour into a bowl and stir in the sugar. Gently heat the butter and milk together and as soon as the butter has melted stir the liquid into the flour to make a [...]
Persimmon Cookies
1 c. sugar 1/2 c. shortening (butter or margarine work too) 1 egg 1 c. persimmon pulp mixed with 1 t. baking soda 1/2 t. each cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice 1 c. chopped dates or raisins 1 c. chopped nuts (walnuts are good) 1-3/4 to 2 c. flour (depending on how soft you want the [...]
Peanut Butter Cookies
1/2 cup shortening (I use half butter) 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 extra-large egg 1 1/4 cups sifted flour 2/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt Cream shortening and peanut butter until blended; gradually add sugars; beat until fluffy. Agg egg and beat thoroughly. [...]
Peanut Blossoms
1 3/4 cups All Purpose or Unbleached Flour 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup peanut butter 2 tbsp milk 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 egg Granulated sugar 48 Hershey Kisses, unwrapped Preheat oven to 375 degrees Farhenheit. Combine the flour, [...]


