Dough- Mix together butter, cream cheese and flour as for pie crust. Line small muffin tins by patting in mixture. Fill 1/2 to 3/4 full with nut filling. Nut filling- Beat eggs, add sugar gradually. Add melted butter and vanilla. Add nuts and mix well. Bake in moderate oven 350* for about 20 minutes or […]
Cookies
Ergolavi
Blanch almonds. Dry in oven, mash with mortar and pestle, or pulverize in blender or food processor or grinder. Place sugar, egg whites, and vanilla in bowl; add the almonds. Blend, using your fingers, into a thick dough or mass. Shape into narrow “fingers,” and place on a buttered baking sheet. Bake in preheated 300 […]
Creme De Menthe Cheesecake Squares
Preheat oven to 350. In medium bowl combine crust ingredients; mix well. Press on bottom of ungreased 13 x 9 inch pan. Freeze crust while preparing filling. In large bowl, combine all filling ingredients; beat on low speed until smooth. Pour into crust-lined pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until knife inserted […]
Chocolate-walnut Puffs
Heat oven to 350. Grease cookie sheets. Combine egg whites, cream of tartar and salt; beat to a fine foam. Fold in chocolate, vanilla and walnuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake in upper third of oven at 350 for 10 minutes. Using broad spatula, immediately remove from cookie sheets; cool on wire […]
Thin Almond Saffron Cookies
Grind the almonds and set aside. Place the saffron threads in a cooking spoon and heat, then crush to powder with a teaspoon. Combine powder with butter and sugar and beat until creamy. Gradually add egg while continuing to beat, then beat in lemon juice. Sift together the flour, corn starch, and baking powder. Combine […]
Wyoming Whopper Cookies
(*I use Jif brand peanut butter. If unavailable, use another brand, but add several tablespoons water to mixture.) Melt butter over low heat. Blend in sugars, eggs and peanut butter; mix until smooth. Add oats, soda, raisins and chocolate chips (mixture will be sticky). Drop on greased baking sheet with No. 20 ice cream scoop […]
Italian Anise Toast
Heat oven to 375. Grease & flour 9*5*3″ loaf pan. Beat eggs & sugar. Add seeds. Mix in flour. Bake in pan for 20 minutes. remove from pan & cut into 16 1/2″ thick slices. Place slices on greased baking sheet; bake 5 minutes or until bottoms are browned; turn & bake 5 minutes more. […]
Finnish Logs
Beat butter with the 1/3 cup sugar and almond extract until light and fluffy. Add flour and salt and mix well with hands. On a lightly floured surface, shape the dough into a roll 6 inches long. Cut the roll lengthwise into 6 equal parts. Shape each of the 6 parts into a role 12 […]
Ultimate Oatmeal Cookies
1. Heat oven to 375 degrees. 2. Combine Butter Flavor Crisco, brown sugar, egg, milk and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. 3. Combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Mix into creamed mixture at low speed just until blended to make cookie dough. 4. Stir into […]
Graham Cracker Peanut Butter Bars
Graham crackers are to be coarsely crushed. Using an electric mixer, cream together peanut butter and butter until soft and smooth. Beat in powdered sugar until smooth, then beat in graham crackers. Beat until well blended and moist. Spread mixture in a 13x9x2 inch pan. Melt the chocolate morsels and pour over mixture. Refrigerate 3 […]
