Beat 1 Tbls. grated orange peel & 1 tsp. orange extract into dough; using cookie press fitted with large startip, pipe into 3″ lengths. Bake 10 minutes. Dip one end of each cooled cookie into melted semisweet or milk chocolate (four 1 oz squares) to coat halfway; decorate with chopped mixed candied fruits.

Preheat oven to 375. Mix flour, soda & salt on wax paper. Mix butter, sugars & vanilla in bowl until creamy. Mix in eggs. Gradually stir in flour mix. Add mix-ins; stir to combine. Drop batter by tablespoonfuls, 2″ apart, onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes or until golden. Cool on wire rack. Mix-ins: […]

In 1 quart saucepan melt chips over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth (3-5 minutes). Pour into large mixer bowl; add all remaining ingredients. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed (1-2 minutes). Divide dough in half; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Heat oven to 375. On […]

Preheat oven to 325. Place almonds in shallow baking pan & bake until golden, 8-10 minutes. Let cool. In mixing bowl, cream butter & sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, vanilla, almond extract & zest. In a separate bowl, combine flour, powder, nutmeg & salt. Add to creamed mix. Cut almonds in half & fold […]

Preheat oven to 400. Coat a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. In a sauce pan, combine all the ingredients except the flour and bring to a boil for 1 min over med. heat. Remove from heat and let cool 1 min. Whisk in flour until smooth. Drop heaping teaspoons of batter 4″ apart onto […]

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Mix the flour, baking soda, and salt. In a blender, grind 1/2 cup blanced almonds to a fine powder. Add to the flour mixture. Cream the sugar, lard, almond extract, egg, and water, and add to the dry mixture. Mix thoroughly. Form into 1-inch balls and place on […]

Cream butter and sugar until light. Add flour and salt. Chill slightly and roll 1/8″ thick between wax paper sheets. Roll only a small amount of dough at a time. Using a 2 1/2″ cookie cutter, cut cookies. Cut center out of half of cookies (I use my thimble to cut centers). Bake all cookies […]

Mix sugar, salt, milk & butter in 2 quart saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Add pecans & cook over med heat to soft ball stage (234 on thermometer)., stirring constantly. Remove from heat; let cool 5 minutes. Stir rapidly until mixture begins to thickens & coats pecans. Working quickly, […]

1. In a small bowl combine flours, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. 2. In a large bowl with mixer at medium speed, beat margarine and brown sugar until well blended. Beat in egg and vanilla. With mixer at low speed, gradually beat in flour mixture until well blended. 3. Wrap dough in plastic wrap or […]

Beat 1 Tbls. cocoa powder into 1/4 dough; shape 1/2 tsp. into balls for ladybug heads. Shape plain dough bytablespoonfuls into balls for bodies; press heads & bodies together on cookie sheets. Using wooden pick, make 2 holes in each head for antennae; make score line in bodies with knife. Bake 12-15 minutes. Decorate cooled […]