Ginger snaps
¾ cup butter
¾ cup shortening
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
½ cup molasses
4 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. cloves
2 tsp. ginger
Quick Carmel Popcorn
½ cup of popcorn kernels
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup butter
¼ cup corn syrup
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp baking soda
Pop the kernels in an air popper and place in a brown paper grocery bag.
Bring sugar, butter, corn syrup and salt to boil for 5 min. Remove from heat and add soda stirring rapidly. Once mixture is foaming pour over air popped popcorn in bag and shake. Fold over end of bag and place in the microwave for 1 minute, take out and shake. Place back in microwave for 40 sec. shake. Spread out on cookie sheet and cool for 10-15 min.
Submitted by: Laurie Hyde
No Egg Buttermilk Cake
2 cups sugarGrease and flour pans. Cream sugar and shortening then add all other ingredients. Bake at 325 for 1 hour. 2 reg. sized bread loaves.
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Chinese Noodle Cookies
3 cups chocolate chips
3 cups butterscotch chips
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup peanuts
2 1/2 cups crisp chow mein noodles
1. Place the chocolate and butterscotch chips in a medium saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until melted.
2. Take the mixture off the stove. Mix in the peanut butter and vanilla.
3. Gently stir in the peanuts and noodles.
4. Using a tablespoon, scoop heaping-tablespoon-sized chunks of the mixture onto sheets of foil. Freeze until solid.
Makes about 2 dozen.
Soft Sugar Cookies
2 cups sugar
2 sticks margarine
2 eggs
7 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
4 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup milk
Cream sugar, margarine, and eggs till fluffy. Mix dry ingredients together in separate bowl and add to creamed mixture alternating with milk. Add vanilla, blend thoroughly. Chill (about 4 hours) roll out ¼ inch thick. Use cookie cutters and place on greased cookie sheet, leaving about 2 inches between cookies. Bake at 375 for 5-10 min. until lightly browned. Cool and top with Cream cheese frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting
3 oz. cream cheese
¼ cup butter
1 tsp. vanilla
2-2 ½ cups powder sugar
Set cream cheese and butter on the counter to soften (do not microwave). Then use hand beaters to mix until smooth.
Submitted by: Laurie Hyde
The Best Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
Reese's Peanut Butter chips
Combine butter and sugars until fluffy add eggs and vanilla. Add Flour mixture. Mix will be thick but slightly sticky. Bake at 350 on an ungreased pan for 8 min. They will not look done until completely cooled.
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