Walnut Biscotti

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup walnut halves — toasted
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Dash salt
• 3 egg whites
• OR
• 1/2 cup fat-free, cholesterol-free egg product

Heat oven to 350º. Spray nonstick cookie sheet with cooking spray. Place walnuts in food processor or blender. Cover and process, using quick on-and-off motions, until walnuts are consistency of coarse meal. Mix 1/2 cup of the ground walnuts and the remaining ingredients except egg whites in large bowl. Stir in egg whites thoroughly until stiff dough forms.

Sprinkle remaining ground walnuts on cutting board or waxed paper. Divide dough in half. Shape each half into rectangle, 7 × 3 inches, on walnuts. Carefully transfer rectangles onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 15 minutes. Cut crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. Turn slices cut sides down on cookie sheet.

Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until crisp and browned. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Store tightly covered.

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Cocoa Brownies Recipe

Cocoa Brownies

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine — softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup baking cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, if desired

Heat oven to 350º. Grease square pan, 9 × 9 × 2 inches. Beat sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients except walnuts. Stir in walnuts.

Spread batter evenly in pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.

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Christmas Casserole Cookie Recipe

Christmas Casserole Cookies
Makes about 36
2 eggs

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
• 1 cup snipped dates
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• sugar for rolling

Prepartion:

1. Beat eggs well, then add sugar gradually while beating until fluffy.
2. Stir in remaining ingredients and turn into ungreased 2-quart casserole.
3. Bake in preheated 350 oven for 30 minutes.
4. Remove from oven and stir well with wooden spoon.
5. Cool, form into small balls, and roll in additional sugar.
6. Cool throughly.

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No-Bake Peanut Butter Squares

No-Bake Peanut Butter Squares

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup butter or margarine — softened
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1 cup chopped peanuts
• 1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)
• 1/4 cup peanut butter

Line square pan, 9 × 9 × 2 inches, with aluminum foil. Beat powdered sugar, butter, 1 cup peanut butter and the vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in graham cracker crumbs and peanuts (mixture will be stiff). Press in pan.

Melt chocolate chips and 1/4 cup peanut butter over low heat, stirring frequently, until smooth. Spread over bars. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until chocolate is firm. Remove from pan, using foil to lift; fold back foil. Cut into 6 rows by 6 rows. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
Store covered in refrigerator.

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Almond Snow Cookies Recipe

Almond Snow Cookies (Christmas Cookies)
Makes about 132

• 1-1/4 cup soft butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3/8 teaspoon LorAnn almond oil (www.Lorannoils.com) or 2 to 3 tsp. almond extract
• 1 cup finely ground blanched almonds
• 3-1/2 cups sifted flour
• Confectioners’ sugar

1. Cream shortening, butter and granulated sugar; add eggs and beat until light.
2. Mix in almond oil and ground almonds.
3. Add flour to creamed mixture and mix thoroughly. Chill dough or not.
4. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 325 F.
5. Scoop dough into small balls (I use a 1-1/4″ ice cream type scoop) and place on ungreased baking sheets about 2″ apart.
6. Slightly flatten top with a dampened cloth-covered glass.
7. Bake until set but not brown, about 14-16 minutes.
8. Sift confectioners’ sugar over cookies as soon as you take them out of the oven.
9. Cool on cookie sheet.
10. When thoroughly cool, but not cold enough to stick to cookie sheet, remove cookies from cookie sheet and roll in additional confectioners’ sugar.

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