October 31, 2007

• Neopolitan Ribbon

   
  Neopolitan Ribbon
  Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes
  1 pkg pound cake mix    2 eggs
  Liquid as directed on the cake mix box
  Yellow, red, and green food coloring
  ½ cup apple jelly      ¼ cup crme de cocoa
  2  tablespoons butter or margarine
  3 tablespoons light corn syrup
   
  ¼ cup  water            6 oz semi sweet chocolate pieces
   
  Prepare pound cake mix with egges, liquid following label directions. (…)

August 29, 2007

• Pecan Tartlets

  Pecan Tartlets
  Crust:     2 cups sifted flour
                  1 tsp salt
                  2/3 cups Crisco + 1 T
                  ¼ cup water
  Mix these ingredients with a fork to make the crust. (…)

August 28, 2007

• Italian Anise Pillows

  4 cups of flour                     
  1 cup sugar
  1 cup butter                          
  3 eggs
  5 Tablespoons baking powder
  1 Teaspoon Anise
  Combine all ingredients. (…)

• Crème de Menthe Squares

  1 ¼ cup butter
  ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  3 ½ cups sifted powdered sugar
  1 beaten egg
  1 teaspoon vanilla
  2 Cups Graham cracker crumbs
  1/3 cup Green Crème de Menthe
  1 ½  Cup semi sweet chocolate pieces
   
  Bottom Layer:
  In a sauce pan combine ½ cup of butter, cocoa powder. (…)

• Venetian Cookies / a.k.a Tri color layered cookies

  Red, Yellow and Green cookies
  Preheat oven to 3500 … Bake for about 15 minutes
   
   
   
  3 Foil (Redi-Mix) Pans > Grease pans / line with wax paper / grease the wax paper
   
              12 ¼ x 8 ¼ x 1 ¼  (oblong cake pans)
  I have doubled the recipe and used three jelly roll pans. (…)

August 27, 2007

• Dream Bars

  Dream Bars
  Another great recipe to freeze. Make it for one occasion and freeze a portion for a later date.
   
  Pre-heat oven 350 F. (…)

• Incredible Layer Cookies

   
   
  1/2  cup butter  (one stick)
  1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  1 six ounce package of: semi sweet chocolate
  1 six ounce package of butterscotch pieces
  1 1/3 cup coconut    
  ½ cup chopped walnuts
  15oz  can  Condensed Milk
   
  Melt butter in a 13×9×2” pan. (…)

• Sherry Cream Bars

   
  Base
   
  4 oz baking chocolate    1 cup butter
  4 eggs                            2 cups sugar
  ½ tsp  of salt                  1 teaspoon of vanilla
  1 cup sifted flour
   
  Method:
  Preheat oven to 325
  Melt chocolate and butter over boiling water, let cool. (…)

• Cherry Nut Bars

  These easy bar cookies freeze very well. I
  Suggestion: make more than one recipe of bar cookies and divide them into thirds. (…)

• Fudge Scotch Bars

   
   
  Fudge Scotch Bars
  I suggest that  these bars are cut into small squares, around 1 1/2" squares
  These bar cookies are great for freezing. I often double the recipe. (…)