Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
1½ cups packed brown sugar
1 cup (½ lb.) butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs
3 cups all purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
2 cups. salted peanuts
1 package (6 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
Heat oven to 375 F
Mix brown sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs in large bowl.
Stir in flour, baking soda and salt. Stir in peanuts and the chocolate chips.
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. Flatten with greased bottom of glass dipped into sugar.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack immediately.
Sunday, March 11, 2018
Recipe #138: Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookies
Makes 5 dozen.
1 cup soft butter
1/2 cup light-brown sugar, firmly packed
2-1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
In large bowl, with portable electric mixer at medium speed, or wooden spoon, beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
With wooden spoon, stir in flour until smooth and well combined. Dough will be stiff.
Refrigerate dough, covered, several hours.
Preheat oven to 300F.
Divide dough into 2 parts; refrigerate until ready to roll out.
On lightly floured surface, roll out dough, one part at a time, 1/3 inch thick.
Using 1-1/2- or 2-inch fancy cookie cutters, cut out cookies. Place, 1 inch apart, on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake cookies 25 minutes, or until light golden.
Remove to wire rack; cool.
Bonus: SHORTBREAD STARS
Make Brown-Sugar Shortbread Cookies, substituting granulated sugar for light-brown sugar.
Use 1-1/2- or 2-inch star-shape cookie cutters to cut out cookies.
Bake as directed above.
1 cup soft butter
1/2 cup light-brown sugar, firmly packed
2-1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
In large bowl, with portable electric mixer at medium speed, or wooden spoon, beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
With wooden spoon, stir in flour until smooth and well combined. Dough will be stiff.
Refrigerate dough, covered, several hours.
Preheat oven to 300F.
Divide dough into 2 parts; refrigerate until ready to roll out.
On lightly floured surface, roll out dough, one part at a time, 1/3 inch thick.
Using 1-1/2- or 2-inch fancy cookie cutters, cut out cookies. Place, 1 inch apart, on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake cookies 25 minutes, or until light golden.
Remove to wire rack; cool.
Bonus: SHORTBREAD STARS
Make Brown-Sugar Shortbread Cookies, substituting granulated sugar for light-brown sugar.
Use 1-1/2- or 2-inch star-shape cookie cutters to cut out cookies.
Bake as directed above.
Recipe #137: Magic Cookie Bars
Makes 24 bars.
1/2 cup (125 mL) butter
1‑1/2 cups 375 mL) graham wafer crumbs
1 can Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 cup (250 mL) semi‑sweet chocolate chips
1‑1/4 cups (300 mL) flaked coconut
1 cup (250 mL) chopped nuts
Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F (180C).
In 13 x 9 inch (3.5L) baking pan melt butter in oven. Sprinkle crumbs over butter; mix together and press into pan.
Pour Eagle Brand evenly over crumbs.
Sprinkle with chips, then coconut and nuts; press down firmly.
Bake 25‑30 min. or until lightly browned.
Cool well before cutting. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
Easy to bake and easier to eat.
Source: Arthur Dick
1/2 cup (125 mL) butter
1‑1/2 cups 375 mL) graham wafer crumbs
1 can Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 cup (250 mL) semi‑sweet chocolate chips
1‑1/4 cups (300 mL) flaked coconut
1 cup (250 mL) chopped nuts
Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F (180C).
In 13 x 9 inch (3.5L) baking pan melt butter in oven. Sprinkle crumbs over butter; mix together and press into pan.
Pour Eagle Brand evenly over crumbs.
Sprinkle with chips, then coconut and nuts; press down firmly.
Bake 25‑30 min. or until lightly browned.
Cool well before cutting. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
Easy to bake and easier to eat.
Source: Arthur Dick
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Recipe #136: Rolled Oatmeal Cookies
1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 Tbsp. hot water
1 tsp. soda
2 cups sifted pastry flour
2 cups quick oatmeal
½ tsp salt
1 tsp. vanilla
Cream butter, sugar and cream until fluffy.
Add flour, salt and oatmeal.
Add soda dissolved in hot water, and vanilla.
Roll very thin, about 1/8" thick.
Cut with round cutter the size of a soup tin.
Bake at 350 degrees.
1 cup brown sugar
2 Tbsp. hot water
1 tsp. soda
2 cups sifted pastry flour
2 cups quick oatmeal
½ tsp salt
1 tsp. vanilla
Cream butter, sugar and cream until fluffy.
Add flour, salt and oatmeal.
Add soda dissolved in hot water, and vanilla.
Roll very thin, about 1/8" thick.
Cut with round cutter the size of a soup tin.
Bake at 350 degrees.
Recipe #135: Shortbread
½ pound of butter
½ cup icing sugar
1 ½ cup sifted All Purpose flour
1/4 cup corn starch
1 teaspoon vanilla
Beat butter and icing sugar very smooth with an electric beater.
Beat in flour and corn starch.
Continue beating until light and fluffy.
Drop by the teaspoonful onto a greased cookie sheet.
Bake in a 325 degree pre-heated oven until lightly brown - ~12 minutes.
Garnish with slice of cherry, broken walnut, cashew nut or whatever.
½ cup icing sugar
1 ½ cup sifted All Purpose flour
1/4 cup corn starch
1 teaspoon vanilla
Beat butter and icing sugar very smooth with an electric beater.
Beat in flour and corn starch.
Continue beating until light and fluffy.
Drop by the teaspoonful onto a greased cookie sheet.
Bake in a 325 degree pre-heated oven until lightly brown - ~12 minutes.
Garnish with slice of cherry, broken walnut, cashew nut or whatever.
Recipe #134: Sugar Cookies
2 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
4 eggs, well beaten
5 cups white flour
2 tsp baking soda
4 tsp. cream or tartar
1 tsp salt
2 tsp. vanilla
Cream butter and sugars thoroughly, add well-beaten eggs and vanilla. Sift together dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture.
Chill dough for several hours or overnight. Roll dough 1/8" thick, and cut with round cookie cutter.
Sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 8 min. in 350 degrees oven.
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
4 eggs, well beaten
5 cups white flour
2 tsp baking soda
4 tsp. cream or tartar
1 tsp salt
2 tsp. vanilla
Cream butter and sugars thoroughly, add well-beaten eggs and vanilla. Sift together dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture.
Chill dough for several hours or overnight. Roll dough 1/8" thick, and cut with round cookie cutter.
Sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 8 min. in 350 degrees oven.
Recipe #133: Banana Muffins
Sift together:
3 cup flour
1-1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2-1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
Beat together:
1-½ cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2/3 cup melted butter
With the sugar, eggs and butter thoroughly beaten (about 4 minutes by hand) add the sifted ingredients into the batter ½ cup at a time.
Bake at 350 for twenty minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of muffin comes out clean.
3 cup flour
1-1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2-1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
Beat together:
1-½ cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2/3 cup melted butter
With the sugar, eggs and butter thoroughly beaten (about 4 minutes by hand) add the sifted ingredients into the batter ½ cup at a time.
Bake at 350 for twenty minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of muffin comes out clean.
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