Mix shortening, sugars & egg thoroughly. Blend flour, soda & salt; stir into shortening mixture. Mix with hands. Press & mold into a long smooth roll about 1 1/2″ in diameter. Wrap in wax paper & chill several hours. Heat oven to 400. With a sharp knife, cut 1/8″ thick slices. Place a little apart […]

Measure ingrediants into a bowl & mix well. Shape into a ball & wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 3 hours. Pre-heat oven to 400 F. Roll out 1/2 of the dough (leave the rest tin the fridge for now) to 1/8″ thick & cut out shapes. Place 1″ apart. Bake 6-8 minutes or until golen […]

*To toast & skin hazelnuts, put in one layer in preheated 350F oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until they are colored lightly and skins blistered. Wrap the nuts in a kitchen towel and let them steam for 1 minute. Rub the nuts in the towel to remove as much skin as possible and […]

PREHEAT OVEN TO 350F. Combine the eggs, extract, sugar and salt in a mixing bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer and whip with a hand mixer set at high speed or in a heavy duty mixer fitted with the whip. Continue whipping until the mixture is very light and increased in volume, 6-7 […]

Start with your favorite brownie batter. You want enough to fill *two* 9x9x2 baking pans. Melt 12oz of Chocolate Morsels, Hot Fudge, Peanut Butter and 1 cup of the Liqour in a small saucepan. When mixture is liquid, mix into batter ( for the truly decadent, replace all fluids (milk/water) in batter with Liquor). Pour […]

–MIDORI ICING– 1 c Powdered sugar 1/8 c Midori 1 tb Butter In a mixing bowl crumble almond paste. Gradually add sugar. Add 2 egg whites to almond paste mixture. Beat until smooth (dough will be stiff). Insert large star tube in pastry bag. Fill with dough. Using a slight swirling motion, squeeze dough onto […]

Cream shortening, honey and sugar together till light and fluffy. Add well-beaten egg. Add peanut butter and salt. Stir in flour and soda sifted together and mix well. Form into small balls of dough and place on greased cookie sheet. Press with fork. Bake at 350F for 8 to 10 minutes.

In large bowl of mixer put sugar, butter, eggs, and flavoring. Beat until light and fluffy. Remove from mixer and by hand, work in dry ingredients and nuts. Grease 9×13 inch pan and dust with flour. Press 2/3 of dough into pan. Spread jar of preserves over this. Lattice remaining dough in strips over preserves. […]

Preheat ovento 350~. Combine flour, soda, cinnamon, & salt. With an electric mixer at medium-low speed, beat butter, & sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg, & vanilla. Reduce speed to low, & beat in flour mixture until just combined. Stir in oats and raisins. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet, about 3″ […]

Sift together first 5 engredients. Set aside. Beat eggs and sugars together will; add remaining ingredients. Add dry ingredients and mix just enough to combine ingredients. Pour into a greased 13x9x2 55 to 60 minutes. Cool, and then frost with Cream Cheese Frosting. Cut into 35 squares.