Mrs. Criswell's Ginger Cookies
Ingredients & Directions 1 qt Molasses; baking 1 pt Brown sugar 1 pt Lard 1 pt Milk; sour 8 ts Baking soda; level – dissol -ved in milk 2 tb Ginger; level Flour; to make stiff dough Let stand over night. Roll thin, glaze top of each cookie with 1 whole egg beaten light. Bake in hot oven. Makes 1/2 bushel. Note: Hot oven is 400 – 450 F. Yields 1 Servings
Cherry Torte
Ingredients & Directions 3 Egg whites 1/2 ts Cream of tartar 1 c Plus 2 tblsp. sugar 1 c Crushed saltine crackers 1/2 c Chopped nuts 1 lg Pkg. Dream Whip 1/2 ts Vanilla 1 cn Cherry pie mix from [Skeeter prissb@kynd.net] Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until stiff; add i cup sugar gradually. Add crumbs and nuts; mix well. Spread in well-buttered oblong pan or baking dish. Bake at 325 degrees F. for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool. Beat Dream Whip; add vanilla. Spread over baked meringue. Pour cherry pie filling over top of Dream Whip; serve in squares. Yields 1 Servings
Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Ingredients & Directions 1 c Margarine;(2 sticks) 3 c All-purpose flour; 1 1/3 c Sugar; 1/2 c Cocoa; 1 ts Peppermint; flavoring 2 ts Baking powder; 1/2 c Egg; whites at room 1/4 ts Salt; -temperature Cream margarine and sugar together at medium speed untill light and fluffy. Add flavorings and egg whites, and mix at medium speed for 1 minute, scraping down bowl before and after adding flavorings and egg whites. Stir flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt together to blend well; add to creamy mixture. Mix at medium speed to blend well. Cover and refrigerate from 3 hours to overnight. Return dought to room temperture. Roll our on a lightly floured board to 1/4 thick. Cut with a 2 1/2 round cutter or an equivalent cutter. Place on cookie sheets that have been sprayed with pan spray or lined with aluminum foil. Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes, or until cookies are almost firm. Remove cookies to a wire rack and cool to room temperature. NOTE: Cookies will be soft if kept in an airtight container. If you want them crisp, freeze them or keep them in a container that isn’t airtight. Food exchanges per servings: 1 STARCH/BREAD EXCHANGE + 1 FAT EXCHANGE Calories: 115, FAT: 5g, CHO: 16g, Na: 98mg, PRO: 2g, Cholesterol: 0 Yields 36 servings
Better Than Sex Cake #3
Ingredients & Directions 1 pk German chocolate cake 2 Heath bars; crushed 1 c Sweetened condensed milk 1 c Butterscotch ice cream toppi Whipped cream or topping Either bake german chocolate cake according to directions on german sweet chocolate package or from a mix. Bake in a 9×13″ pan. Cool 5-10 minutes. Then, using the end of a wooden spoon, poke holes in the cake every 1/2 to 1 inch. Cool another 20 minutes. Drizzle sweetened condensed milk and butterscotch topping into hole (some will end up on top of the cake). Sprinkle crushed heath bars over the top. Serve with whipped cream or topping. Yields 12 Servings
Annie Hall's Butter Cookies
Ingredients & Directions 2 c Butter, softened 1 1/2 c Sugar 4 Egg yolks 2 ts Vanilla 4 1/2 c Unbleached flour 1/2 ts Salt Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With an electric mixer (even the hand-held kind), cream together butter and sugar. Add egg yolks and vanilla and mix well. Sift flour and salt together and beat into butter mixture until well mixed. When ready to bake use an ungreased cookie sheet and place cookies 1 inch apart. Bake for about 10 minutes, but do not brown them. Remove cookies from cookie sheet while still warm and cool on sheets of waxed paper. Decorate, if you like. Makes 6 to 8 dozen. Taste fabulous! Shapes: Candy Canes: Divide 3 cups of dough in half. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons red food coloring to one half. Using about a tablespoon of dough, roll a 4 inch strip of each color (no fatter than a pencil). Place the two colored rolls side-by-side and press lightly together. Gently twist like a rope and place on ungreased cookie sheet 1 inch apart. Curve the top like a candy cane and bake about 10 minutes; do not brown. You can sprinkle with crushed peppermint candy. Rolled Cookies: Shape dough into rolls with width of a cookie. Wrap in waxed paper and chill. Before baking, roll in chocolate shots. Slice 1/2 inch thick and bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 10 minutes; do no brown. Stars, Hearts, Circles and Jelly-Filled: Fill a pastry bag with unchilled dough and put through a ‘star tip’ (sizes 2 and 7 – 9). Squeeze onto cookie sheet into the shapes you like. For instance, make star, then fill baked cookie center with red jelly. Decorate these cookies with cinnamon hearts, mini chocolate morsels, color sugar, little silver balls, or frosting from a tube. Bake them, same as others. Do not brown. Cookie Cutter Cookies: Chill dough. Roll out onto lightly floured board to thickness of 1/2 inch. Cut with cookie cutters and bake as mentioned above. Decorate your own way. Plain Old Drop Cookies: Just drop unchilled dough by teaspoonful onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Don’t brown. Remove from pans immediately. MC Yields 96 Servings
Fudge-as You Like It
Ingredients & Directions 2 c Brown sugar 3/4 c Evaporated milk 3/4 c Butter 16 Marshmallows (about 2 cups) 1 ts Vanilla 1 1/2 c Chocolate, peanut butter, or -butterscotch chips 3/4 c Nuts – chopped (optional) Combine brown sugar, evaporated milk and butter in an 8 cup Pyrex measuring cup; mix well. Microwave uncovered on High for 10 minutes, stirring at halftime. Stir in marshmallows and chips until melted. Add vanilla (and nuts) and beat until smooth. Spread evenly in a buttered 8″ square pan. Refrigerate. Cut in squares. Yield: Approx. 25 pieces. Yields 1 Servings
Salmon Tartare In A Martini Glass
Ingredients & Directions 3/4 lb Salmon, cut into 1/4-inch Dice 2 tb Dijon mustard 2 tb Pureed canned chipotles 1/4 c Capers, drained 1/4 c Scallions 3 tb Olive oil 3 tb Finely chopped cilantro 1/4 c Tequila 8 Fried tarro chips (store Bought in bag) Cilantro leaves Combine all ingredients except tequila and chips in a medium bowl. Divide tartare among martini glasses, drizzle with tequila and garnish with chips and cilantro leaves. HOT OFF THE GRILL SHOW #HG1A06 Yields 4 servings
