Spritz Cookies

Great recipe, but you will need a cookie press to make spritz. It makes a ton of yummy, buttery cookies, and is well worth the investment.

ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups butter
  1 cup granulated sugar
  1 egg
  2 Tablespoons milk
  1 teaspoon vanilla
  1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  1 teaspoon baking powder
  

directions

Preheat oven to 375?F. Thoroughly cream butter and sugar. Add egg, milk, vanilla, and almond extract; beat well. Stir together flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing to make a smooth dough.

Do not chill.

Place dough into cookie press and press cookies onto ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned around edges; Sprinkle with colored sugars if desired. Remove cookies from sheet; cool on rack.

Renee's Crescent Cookies

ingredients

1 cup butter
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup nuts (walnuts/pecans)
6 tablespoons powdered sugar (this goes in batter)

+ extra powdered sugar to roll cookies in after baking

directions

Cream butter and add rest of remaining ingredients. Form in crescent shapes or balls and place on ungreased pan.
Bake 10-12 minutes at 350. (will be very light in color)

While warm roll in powdered sugar.

Easy Coconut Macaroons

Oh my goodness... these are EASY!

ingredients

• 2-2/3 cups BAKER'S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut
  2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
  1 tsp. vanilla
  

directions

Heat oven to 350?F.

Mix coconut, milk and vanilla in large bowl.

Drop by teaspoonfuls, about 1 inch apart, onto well-greased cookie sheets, pressing down ends of coconut with back of spoon.

BAKE 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.

Immediately remove from cookie sheets.

Cool on wire racks.

Toffee Chip Thins

Yummy sweet, crisp, cookie.

ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  1 can (14oz.) sweetened condensed milk
  2 cups of graham cracker crumbs
  3/4 cup flour
  2 teaspoons baking powder
  2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
  1 cup English Toffee bits, or almond brickle chips
  1-1/2 cups flaked coconut, optional
  

directions

In a mixing bowl, combine butter and milk. Mix well. In another bowl, combine crumbs, flour, and baking powder; gradually add to the cracker mixture. Stir in chips, toffee bits, and coconut. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2" apart onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.

Velveeta Fudge

Hard to believe this yummy fudge is made with cheese! This is a great fudge to make ahead. It freezes BEAUTIFULLY! I love that it can be done in the microwave, too!

ingredients

• 3/4 lb. (12 oz.) VELVEETA, cut up
  1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine
  6 squares BAKER'S Unsweetened Baking Chocolate
  2 Tbsp. light corn syrup
  2 pkg. (16 oz. each) powdered sugar (about 8 cups)
  1-1/2 cups chopped Pecans
  1 tsp. vanilla
  

directions

Place Velveeta, butter, chocolate and corn syrup in large microwavable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 2 minutes; stir. Microwave an additional minute; stir until well blended.

Add chocolate mixture, in batches, to sugar in large bowl, beating with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended after each addition.

Stir in pecans and vanilla.

Pour into greased 13x9-inch pan. Smooth top with spatula; cover. Refrigerate several hours or until firm. Cut into 1-inch squares.

Toffee Bars

Ingredients

• 1/2 LB BUTTER
  1 CUP BROWN SUGAR (TIGHTLY PACKED)
  1 EGG YOLK
  2 CUPS FLOUR
  1 TEASPOON VANILLA
  

Directions

CREAM BUTTER, ADD BROWN SUGAR. ADD EGG YOLK AND VANILLA AND THEN FLOUR.

MIX WELL AND SPREAD IN A 9 X 13 PAN.

BAKE 20-22 MIN AT 350 - TAKE OUT OF OVEN AND PUT A LARGE BAR OF HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE ON TOP (I BREAK IN PIECES AND PLACE ON TOP) - TURN OVEN OFF AND PUT IN OVEN FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES JUST TO SOFTEN THE CHOCOLATE. SPREAD ON TOP.

SPRINKLE THE TOP WITH CHOPPED NUTS IF DESIRED.

CUT WHILE WARM.

Snickerdoodles

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

directions

Heat oven to 400 degrees F.

Mix 1 1/2 cups sugar, the butter, shortening and eggs in large bowl. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.

Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.