Chocolate Macadamia with White Chocolate Chunks

July 8, 2012 Leave a Comment

Chocolate Macadamia with White Chocolate Chunks

I had made the Chocolate Macadamia with White Chocolate Chunk Cookie Recipe back in the early 90’s.

These cookies were good…I was working in a small company where not too many people knew how to bake.  I brought these cookies into work, and all the girls (most were out of high school) in the office were so impressed that I had made them, that everyone was coming into my section just to try one.

It made me feel good…but were they coming because they were good or because no one ever baked!   So I guess I’ll leave that up to all of you to decide!

Chocolate Macadamia with White Chocolate Chunks

Chocolate Macadamia with White Chocolate Chunks

¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar

½ cup sugar

1 cup margarine, softened

1 tsp. almond extract

1 egg

2 cups flour

¼ cup unsweetened cocoa

1 tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. salt

6 oz. white baking bar cut into ½-inch chunks or 1 cup vanilla milk chips

3 ½-oz. jar macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped

Heat oven to 375F.  In large bowl, beat brown sugar, sugar and margarine until light and fluffy.  Add almond extract and egg; blend well.  Stir in flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; mix well.  Stir in remaining ingredients.  Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake at 375F. For 8 to 12 minutes or until set.  Cool 1 minute; remove from sheets.

Makes 2 ½ to 3 dozen cookies

(Recipe for Chocolate Macadamia with White Chocolate Chunks Recipe is in Pillsbury Classic Cookbook, page 14, October, 1989)

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Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

July 5, 2012 Leave a Comment

Peanut Butter Cookies

For the life of me, I can’t remember where I got this Peanut Butter Cookie recipe.  But I make cookies for Mike’s (my husband) office, and there is a man by the name of Mike McDermott, who is Lactose intolerant, who just loves these cookies.  Unfortunately, I don’t make them that often, but when I do make them, he goes CRAZY for them.

Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

Peanut Butter Cookies

¾ cup peanut butter

½ cup Crisco

1 ¼ cup brown sugar

3 Tbsp. milk

1 Tbsp. vanilla

1 egg

1 ¾ cups flour

¾ tsp. salt

¾ tsp. baking soda

 

Preheat oven to 350F.  Beat peanut butter, crisco, brown sugar, milk and vanilla until it’s well blended. Then add the egg; beat until it’s blended.   Put the flour, salt and baking soda into the bowl; and mix well.

Drop rounded teaspoonful’s 2 inches apart on UNGREASED cookie sheets.  With the fork dipped in flour, make a cross-hatch ( X ) on the top of each cookie.  Bake the cookies on 350F. for 11 to 13 minutes.

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Watermelon Slice Cookie Recipe

June 18, 2012 Leave a Comment

 

Watermelon Slice Cookies Recipe

With the summer months right around the corner the Watermelon Slice Cookies Recipe should be on your list to bake.

Watermelon Slice Cookie Recipe

Watermelon Slice Cookie

¾ cups margarine, softened

¾ cup sugar

1 egg

½ tsp. almond extract

2 cups flour

¼ tsp. baking powder

1/8 tsp. salt

Red and green food coloring

1/3 cup raisins

1 tsp. sesame seeds

In a large bowl, cream margarine and sugar until light and fluffy.  Beat in egg and extract.  Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well of.  Set aside 1 cup of dough.  Tint 1/3 cup of the reserved dough green; wrap in plastic wrap.  Tint remaining dough red; shape into a 3 ½ inch long log.  Wrap in plastic wrap.  Wrap remaining plain dough. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.

On a lightly floured surface, roll plain dough into a 8 ½ inch x 3 ½ inch rectangle.  Place red dough log on the end of a short side of the rectangle; roll up.  Roll green dough into a 10 inch x 3 ½ inch rectangle.  Place red and white log on the end of a short side on a green dough; roll up.  Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate overnight.

Unwrap and cut into 3/16 inch slices (just less than ¼ inch).  Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.  Cut raisins into small pieces.  Lightly press raisin bits and sesame seeds into red dough to resemble watermelon seeds.

Bake at 350F. for 9-11 minutes or until firm  Immediately cut cookies in half.  Remove to wire racks to cool.

(Recipe from Taste Of Home, Cookies and Bars, 2012)

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Cherry Winks Cookie

June 8, 2012 Leave a Comment

Cherry Winks Cookies

I made the Cherry Winks Cookie Recipe when I sold my first Christmas Tray’s (I sold 10 trays) back in 1987.   But each time I made cookies trays, there were more people who wanted them.  You see, since I love to bake, I would make trays for all the big holidays.  I started at Christmas, then the following year I made trays for Valentine’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas (and by time Christmas came that year I was selling 25 trays).   I did this while I was working a full-time job too.

Cherry Winks Cookie Recipe

 

Cherry Winks

1 cup sugar

¾ cup shortening

2 Tbsp. milk

1 tsp. vanilla

2 eggs

2 ¼ cups flour

1 tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. salt

1 cup chopped pecans

1/3 cup chopped maraschino cherries, well drained

1 ½ cups coarsely crushed cornflakes cereal

15 maraschino cherries, quartered

Heat over to 375F.  Grease cookie sheets.  In large bowl, combine sugar, shortening, milk, vanilla and eggs; beat well.  Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pecans and 1/3 chopped cherries; mix well.  At this point you can refrigerate dough for easier handling for 1-2 hours.  Drop by rounded teaspoonful’s into cereal; thoroughly coat.  Form into balls; place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.  Lightly press maraschino cherry piece into top of each ball.  Bake 375F. for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.

5 dozen cookies

(Recipe is from Pillsbury Classic #75, page 80)

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Pepper Cookie Recipe

May 28, 2012 Leave a Comment

Pepper Cookies

My Aunt Fanny (on my mother’s side of the family) would make Pepper Cookies at least 4 times a year.  I remember when I was 15 years old, I didn’t like them because the pepper made my mouth burn.  But as I got older, they grew on me.

Pepper Cookie Recipe

Pepper Cookies

1 LB. flour

1 egg

½ cup oil

½ cup water

½ cup white wine

½ tsp. salt

1 to 2 tbsp. black pepper (to taste)

1 ½ tsp. baking powder

½ tbsp. fennel seeds

Put all ingredients together in medium to large bowl.  Mix with your HANDS.  Then knead until it’s all mixed together.  Once that’s done, take about 1 teaspoon of dough and roll into a log; make then into small circles, and place on greased cookie sheet.  Bake on 400 F. for 15 – 17 minutes.

It’s that easy.  This Pepper Cookie Recipe makes about 80 small coookies.

(Recipe is from my Aunt Fannie)

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Starlight Mint Surprise Cookies

May 25, 2012 Leave a Comment

Starlight Mint Surprise Cookies

I needed another cookie to bake for my Easter cookies trays, because I usually bake between 6 to 8 different types of cookies per each tray plus 3 different types of candy .  So I was going through all of my Pillsbury Classic Cookbooks, and I found Starlight Mint Surprise Cookie Recipe.  It was great because the cookie used Andes Crème De Menthe Thins in the middle of the cookies, (which I was going to put in the trays anyway).   So I was sold…and they were really good.

Starlight Mint Surprise Cookies

Starlight Mint Surprise Cookies

1 cup sugar

½ cup firmly packed brown sugar

¾ cup margarine, softened

2 Tbsp. water

1 tsp. vanilla

2 eggs

3 ¼ cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. salt

2 (6 oz.) pkg. Andes Crème de Menthe Thins

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

In large bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar, margarine, water and eggs; blend well.  In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt; mix well.  Add to sugar mixture; mix at low speed until well blended.  Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours for easier handling.

Preheat oven to 375F.  Using  about 1 tablespoon dough, press dough around each candy wafer to cover completely.  Place 2 inches apart on UNGREASED cookie sheets.  Top each with walnuts.   Top each with walnuts.  Bake at 375F. for 7 to 9 minutes or until light golden brown.  Immediately remove from cookie sheets.  5 dozen cookies.

(Recipe from Pillsbury Classic Cookbooks, Bake-Off Cookies & Cakes, April 1991)

 

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Chocolate Chip Cookies From Scratch Recipe – With An Interesting Twist

May 24, 2012 Leave a Comment

This is an interesting twist on the usual chocolate chip cookie recipe!  A mixture of butter AND vegetable shortening for a lighter, crispier texture, and a little bit of cinnamon that brings out the chocolate flavor!

I haven’t tried these yet, but I’m going to very soon.  I’ll let you know how they come out!  If any of you out there have tried it already, let me know!

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Rugelach Cookie Recipe

May 23, 2012 Leave a Comment

Rugelach Cookie Recipe

You will LOVE this Rugelach Cookie Recipe.  I stumbled on this recipe when I bought the HPBooks Cookies book.  I was always baking cookies and cakes when I got home from work in 1986 when I lived in Albany, New York.   The cookies were really good, and I make them to this day (2011).

Rugelach Cookie Recipe

Rugelach Cookie

1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, room temperature

1 cup butter, room temperature

2 tsp. vanilla

2 cups flour

In a food processor fitted with a steel blade, process cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth.  Add flour; process until well blended and dough begins to cling together in a ball.  Use immediately as recipe directs or wrap and store.  Cover and refrigerate several or over night.

Nut Filling

1/3 cup SEEDLESS raspberry jam

1 cup finely chopped walnuts

Powdered sugar

Divide dough into 3 equal portions.  On a floured board, roll out dough until it gets to be an 8 – 9  inch rectangle.  Spread jam on dough, leaving the top and bottom free of jam; spread the chopped nuts on top of the jam.  Then cut 10 straight lines down, from the top to the bottom.  Then roll them up; and place on greased cookie sheets.  Bake on 375F for 12 – 15 minutes or until golden.  While warm, sift powdered sugar over tops.

(Recipe from HPBook Cookies, 1983 HPBooks,Inc.)

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Peanut Blossom Recipe

May 21, 2012 Leave a Comment

Peanut Blossom Recipe

I got the Peanut Blossoms Recipe from one of the Pillsbury Classic Cookbook in the October issue in 1989.   All my recipes I’ve gotten from cook books, family members and friends.  But most of them are from Pillsbury Classic Cookbooks, like this one.  This is one recipe that everyone seems to bake and enjoy.

Peanut Blossoms Recipe

Peanut Blossoms

1 ¾ cup flour

½ cup sugar

½ cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. salt

½ cup shortening

½ cup peanut butter

2 tbsp. milk

1 tsp. vanilla

1 egg

Sugar

48 candy kisses, unwrapped

Heat oven to 375 F.  In medium bowl combine all ingredients, EXCEPT sugar and kisses.  Mix on low speed until dough is stiff.  Shape dough into 1-inch balls; then roll in sugar.  Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.  IMMEDIATELY top each cookie with 1 candy kiss, pressing down firmly so cookie cracks around edges; remove from cookie sheets.

(Recipe is from Pillsbury Classic Cookbooks, 1989)

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Rainbow Slice Cookie Recipe

May 18, 2012 Leave a Comment
Rainbow Slice Cookie Recipe

This cookie is so good. Because you have 3 flavors in one bite.

In 1986 I lived in Albany with my husband and my 2 year old son.  I remember thats when I started to take my cookies and cakes serious.  After working a full-time job during the day, and my nights I baked cookies, and sold them.   That’s when NECESSITY turned into LOVE, and that’s why you’ll love these cookies.

Rainbow Slice Cookie Recipe

Rainbow Slice Cookie

1 cup margarine, softened

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla

2 ½ cups flour

1 tsp. baking powder

Pinch of salt

4 drops red food coloring

¼ cup finely chopped red candied cherries

1/3 cup semisweet pieces, melted

1/3 cup finely

Chopped walnuts

½ tsp. rum extract

1/3 cup flaked coconut

Line an 8” x 4” loaf pan with waxed paper.  In a large bowl, beat together margarine, sugar, egg and vanilla until light and fluffy.  Add flour, baking powder and salt, beating until blended.  Divide dough into 3 equal portions.  To 1 portion, blend in red food coloring.  Then add candied cherries.  To another portion, add melted chocolate and walnuts.  To remaining portion, blend in rum extract.  Then add coconut.  Press pink dough in an even layer in bottom of lined pan.  Cover evenly with chocolate dough.  Top evenly with white dough.  Cover and refrigerate until firm, several hours or overnight.  To bake cookies preheat oven to 350 F (175C).  Invert pan of chilled dough on a board; peel off waxed paper.  Cut into 1/4-inch crosswise slices.  Cut each slice into 3 equal pieces.  Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.  Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown.  Remove cookies from baking sheets;  cool on racks.

Makes 84 cookies

(Recipe is from HPBooks Cookies, 1983)

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