½ cup butter or margarine1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk1 cup peanut butter chips3 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips, divided1 ½ teaspoons shortening If baking this in a glass baking dish, heat oven to 325°. Otherwise, heat it to 350°. Place margarine in baking pan, and place the pan in… Continue reading Double-Delicious Cookie Bars
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Chocolate Drop Cookies
Sour Milk:½ cup milk½ teaspoon vinegar 1 ¾ cups flour½ teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon baking powder½ teaspoon salt ½ cup shortening1 ¼ cups sugar2 eggs3/8 cup cocoa1 teaspoon vanilla extract Heat oven to 350°. Stir together the milk and vinegar. Set aside. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. In a… Continue reading Chocolate Drop Cookies
Chocolate Drop Cookies
The texture of the finished confection is less like a crunchy cookie and more like that of a cake. Sour Milk:½ cup milk½ teaspoon white vinegar 1 ¾ cups flour½ teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon baking powder½ teaspoon salt ½ cup shortening1 ¼ cups sugar2 eggs3/8 cup cocoa1 teaspoon vanilla extract Heat oven to 350°. Stir… Continue reading Chocolate Drop Cookies
Barbara’s Oatmeal Cookies
1 cup margarine, softened1 cup brown sugar1 tablespoon salt1 tablespoon baking soda 1 cup raisins1 cup white sugar2 eggs1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 ½ cups sifted flour3 cups uncooked rolled oats1 cup chopped nuts Heat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, mix together margarine, brown sugar, salt, and baking soda. Add raisins, white sugar,… Continue reading Barbara’s Oatmeal Cookies
ANZAC Biscuits (cookies)
In Australia and New Zealand, ANZAC Day now commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders “who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations” and “the contribution and suffering of all those who have served.” (See the Wikipedia article.) Originally, the day of April 25 was set aside to remember the Australian and New… Continue reading ANZAC Biscuits (cookies)
1-2-3 Shortbread (Imperial Sugar)
2 sticks butter, softened3 cups all-purpose flour¾ cup granulated sugarraspberry or strawberry jam Preheat oven to 325°. Knead the flour into the softened butter, then knead in the granulated sugar. Press firmly into well-greased 8" square pan. Bake for 40 to 45 min. at 325°, or until a delicate brown. While still hot, cut in… Continue reading 1-2-3 Shortbread (Imperial Sugar)
Chocolate Cut-Out Cookies
(Adapted from “Mom’s Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies”) 8 ½ cups flour6 cups sugar2 cups Crisco1 ½ cups milk3 cups cocoa3 eggs2 teaspoons baking soda1 teaspoon salt4 teaspoons vanilla In a large bowl, make a nest out of the flour. Combine all other ingredients in a separate bowl and pour into the center of the nest. Stir… Continue reading Chocolate Cut-Out Cookies
Chewy Cranberry Cookies
Cookie:½ cup butter, softened1 cup sugar¾ cup brown sugar, packed¼ cup milk2 tablespoons orange juice1 egg3 cups flour1 teaspoon baking powder½ teaspoon salt¼ teaspoon baking soda2 ½ cups chopped cranberries, either fresh or frozen1 cup chopped pecans Glaze:1/3 cup butter2 cups confectioners’ sugar1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract2-4 tablespoons hot water Heat oven to 375°. Grease… Continue reading Chewy Cranberry Cookies
Cocoa-Nut Balls
For all you nutball fans out there, here’s a link to “Hazelnut Nutballs”, which are flavored with vanilla and hazelnuts. 1 cup margarine½ cup sugar2 teaspoons vanilla Cream together, and set aside. 2 cups flour½ cup cocoa½ teaspoon salt Combine, and add to the creamed mixture above. Then add 2 cups finely-chopped walnuts. Shape into… Continue reading Cocoa-Nut Balls
Hazelnut Nutballs
(For all you nutball fans out there, a link to another recipe: “Cocoa Nutballs”, which are made with walnuts and obviously, cocoa.) 1 cup butter (2 sticks)½ cup sugar1 teaspoon vanilla2 ½ cups flour1 cup chopped hazelnuts Heat oven to 350°. Cream together butter and sugar. Stir in the other ingredients. Chill batter in the… Continue reading Hazelnut Nutballs
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