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Christmas Casserole Cookie Recipe

November 7, 2007 in All Cookie Recipes, Christmas Cookies, Cookies with Nuts | No comments

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

November 3, 2007 in All Cookie Recipes, Cookies with Nuts, No-Bake Cookies, Peanut Butter Cookies | No comments

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

October 21, 2007 in All Cookie Recipes, Christmas Cookies, Cookies with Nuts | 1 comment

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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Chocolate-Bourbon Balls Recipe

September 12, 2007 in All Cookie Recipes, Chocolate Cookies, Cookies with Nuts | No comments

Chocolate-Bourbon Balls

  • 1 (9 ounce) package chocolate wafer cookies — finely crushed (2 1/3 cups)
  • 2 cups finely chopped almonds
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup bourbon
  • 1/4 cup light corn syrup
  • Powdered sugar

Mix crushed cookies, almonds and 2 cups powdered sugar in large bowl. Stir in bourbon and corn syrup.

Shape mixture into 1-inch balls. Roll in powdered sugar. Cover tightly and refrigerate at least 5 days to blend flavors.

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Almond Bars

August 15, 2007 in All Cookie Recipes, Bar Cookies, Cookies with Nuts | 1 comment

Almond Bars Recipe

  • 1 package white cake mix
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine — softened
  • 2 eggs
  • Almond Topping — (recipe follows)

ALMOND TOPPING

  • 2/3 cup sliced almonds
  • 2/3 cup butter or margarine
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon milk

Heat oven to 350º. Beat cake mix (dry), butter and eggs with electric mixer on low speed until dough forms or mix with a spoon. Press in bottom of ungreased jelly roll pan, 15 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 1 inch. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and crust begins to pull away from sides of pan or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Immediately spread Topping over crust. Set oven control to broil. Place pan on middle rack in oven. Broil 2 to 3 minutes or until Topping is golden brown and bubbly (watch carefully-Topping burns easily). Cool completely. Cut into 8 rows by 4 rows.

ALMOND TOPPING:

Cook all ingredients in 2-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved and mixture thickens slightly.

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Pecan Crisps

August 6, 2007 in All Cookie Recipes, Cookies with Nuts | No comments

Pecan Crisps Recipe

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup very finely chopped pecans
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine — softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation:
Heat oven to 375º. Mix sugar and pecans in large bowl; reserve 3/4 cup. Beat butter, vanilla and eggs into remaining sugar mixture with electric mixer on low speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt.

Roll dough into rectangle, 18 × 13 inches, on lightly floured surface. Sprinkle with reserved sugar mixture. Press sugar mixture into dough with rolling pin. Cut dough diagonally every 2 inches in both directions with pastry wheel or knife to form diamonds. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

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Double Peanut Cookies

July 23, 2007 in All Cookie Recipes, Cookies with Nuts, Peanut Butter Cookies | No comments

Double Peanut Cookie Recipe

  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine — softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped unsalted dry-roasted peanuts

Heat oven to 375º. Beat peanut butter, sugars, butter and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour and baking soda. Stir in peanuts (dough will be stiff).

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Cool 1 to 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

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