Holiday Mint Pie

Ingrients & Directions 1 c Crushed Keebler Grasshopper -Fudge Mint Cookies; (16-18) 3 tb Hot water 1 6-oz graham cracker; (or -chocolate) pie crust 1 pk (3 oz) cream cheese 1/3 c Sugar 1/4 ts Peppermint extract 1 Container; (8 oz) Cool Whip, -thawed 6 dr Green food coloring; (up to -10) Mix cookies and […]

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Southern Sweet Potato Pie

Ingrients & Directions 3 md Sweet potatoes 1/4 ts Salt (about 3 3/4 cups mashed) 3/4 ts Nutmeg 1/4 c Butter 1/2 c Evaporated milk 2 Eggs, beaten 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Sugar 1 Pastry shell (9″ unbaked) Scrub potatoes; place in saucepan and cover with boiling water, cook until soft. Peel potatoes while […]

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Faux Reese’s Pieces

Ingrients & Directions 1/4 c Margarine 1/4 c Peanut butter 3/4 c Powdered sugar 1/3 c Graham cracker crumbs 1/2 c Chocolate chips 1. Heat margarine and peanut butter in small saucepan over low heat until melted. 2. In a medium bowl, stir sugar and graham cracker crumbs. 3. Add margarine and peanut butter mixture. […]

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Mom’s Homemade Apple Pie

Ingrients & Directions 6 lg Macintosh apples, sliced 1/2 c Light brown sugar 1/2 c Granulated sugar 2 ts Cinnamon 1 ts Allspice 1 ts Nutmeg CRUST: 2 c Flour 1/2 c Vegetable oil 1/4 c Milk 5 ds Salt Prepare the crust by mixing the flour, oil, milk, and salt. Separate into two balls, […]

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Fudge #2

Ingrients & Directions 1 cn Evaporated milk 4 c Sugar 3/4 c Margarine 1 lb Milk chocolate -or- 2 Bags (12-oz) chocolate chips 1/2 lb Marshmallows 2 tb Vanilla Place evap milk, sugar, and margarine in a large saucepan. Heat and bring to a boil. Let it boil EXACTLY 5 minutes. Put all other ingredients […]

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Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 2 c Butter 2 c Sugar (granulated, -white) 2 c Brown sugar -(dark brown) 4 lg Eggs 2 ts Vanilla extract 4 c Flour (sift -before measuring) 5 c Rolled oats (oatmeal), -powdered finely 1 ts Salt 2 ts Baking soda 2 ts Baking powder 24 oz Chocolate chips -(being a purist, […]

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Old-fashioned Butter Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 3 c Pillsbury’s Best All Purpose -Flour*, sifted 1 ts Double-acting baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Butter 3/4 c Sugar 1 Egg; unbeaten 2 tb Cream or milk 1 1/2 ts French’s Vanilla French’s Colored Sugars or -Cake Decorations or plain sugar BAKE at 400 degrees for 5 to 8 […]

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Great Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 1 c Creamy peanut butter 1 Slightly beaten egg 1 c Sugar 1 ts Vanilla Combine all ingredients until blended. Make balls and place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes. MRS JERRY CRISP (JAMIE) MARVELL, AR From the book High Cotton Cookin’, Marvell Academy Mothers […]

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Yuletide Ginger Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 3/4 c Firmly packed brown sugar 3/4 c All-purpose flour 1/2 c Light corn syrup 2 ts Ground ginger 1/2 c Margarine, softened 1 ts Baking soda 2 Egg whites, slightly beaten 1 ts Ground cinnamon 3 c QUAKER Oat Bran Hot Cereal, 1/4 c Red or green sugar crystals -uncooked Heat […]

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Basel Leckerli (basel Honey-spice Cookies)

Ingrients & Directions 2/3 c Clover honey 2/3 c Sugar, granulated 1 tb Kirsch (cherry brandy) or -orange juice 2 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1/4 ts Ground cloves Finely grated peel (yellow -part only) of one Large lemon 1/4 c Finely chopped candied lemon -peel 1/4 c Finely chopped candied -orange peel 2/3 c Finely […]

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