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Delicious Cooking Recipes By TonyaSue & Thomasine Carther

BROWNIES July 31, 2008

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Ingredients:

1 cup sugar

1 ½ tablespoons cocoa

¼ cup butter, melted

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

½ cup flour

½ cup chopped walnuts

 

Directions:

Cream sugar, cocoa, and butter together and add other ingredients, mixing well. Spread dough in shallow, greased and floured pan. Bake in a moderate over (350 F) 30 minutes. Turn out and cut into pieces while warm

 

 

 

Chocolate Chip Cookies July 31, 2008

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Ingredients:

1 8-ounce package semisweet chocolate

½ cup shortening

¼ cup brown sugar

½ cup white sugar

1 beaten egg

1 cup flour

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon soda

½ cup broken nut meats

1 teaspoon vanilla

 

 

Directions:

Cut each square of chocolate into 4 pieces. Cream shortening. Add sugars gradually while creaming until light and fluffy. Add egg and mix well. Sift once. Measure. Sift again with salt and soda. Combine mixtures thoroughly. Add chocolate, nut meats, and vanilla. Drop from teaspoon on greased baking sheet. Bake in moderate oven (375 F) 10 to 12 minutes.

 

 

GINGER COOKIES July 25, 2008

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Ingredients:

½ cup of shortening

½ cup molasses

½ cup sugar

½ teaspoon nutmeg

½ teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon ginger

1 beaten egg

½ cup chopped nuts

2 ½ cups flour

½ teaspoon baking powder

2/3 teaspoon salt

 

Directions:

Cream shortening, molasses, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and ginger together. Mix well and bring slowly to boiling point. Cool. Add egg and nuts, combining well. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together and add to first mixture. Mix thoroughly. Shape into a roll about 2 ½ inches in diameter. Roll in was paper and store in refrigerator. Slice and bake in moderately hot oven (375 F). 12 minutes.

 

OATMEAL COOKIES July 25, 2008

ngredients:

1 ½ cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoons salt

½ cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1 egg, well beaten

½ cup of milk

1 ½ cups uncooked oatmeal

¾ cup raisins

1 ½ tbs. grated orange rind

 

 

Directions:

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; cream shortening and sugar until light. Combine egg and milk; add alternately with oatmeal. Stir in raisins, orange rind, and dry ingredients. Drop from teaspoon onto greased cookie sheets; bake in moderate over (375 degrees) about 12 minutes

 

Sugar Cookies July 25, 2008

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tonyasue and thomasine sugar cookie

Ingredients:

2/3 cup of shortening

1 ¼  cups sugar

2 eggs

3 cups flour

1 ½  teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons baking powder

grated rind 1 orange

1 tablespoon orange juice

 

 

Directions:

Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs together until light and foamy. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder together and add to first mixture. Add orange rind and juice. Mix until smooth. Chill. Roll to 1/4 -inch thickness, on slightly floured board. Cut with cookie cutter. Sprinkle with sugar and bake in moderate over (350 F.) 12 to 15 minutes.