Ice Box Cookies

2 cups brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup butter
1 cup lard
1 cup nuts
4 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp soda
7 cups flour
2 tsp vanilla

Mix and roll in wax paper.  Set in ice box all nite.  Slice off and bake.

An oldie but a goodie.  I know none of you even want to think about making cookies right now, [...]

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Scotcharoos

heat 1 cup white corn syrup and one cup sugar (don’t let boil)
Add one cup peanut butter and 6 cups rice crispies.
Spread in pan.
Melt 1/2 package chocolate chips and 1/2 package butterscotch chips.  Spread on top.

This recipe is a family joke.  Every year my cousin makes a giant batch of these and shows up at [...]

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Old Fashioned Donuts

Just in time for Christmas!  My Mom used to make this donuts on Christmas morning.  So tasty.  This recipe came from the Gold Medal Flour bag.

2 T. shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
3 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flours
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 c. buttermilk or sour milk
1/4 tsp nutmeg or cinnamon or 2 tsp [...]

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Vanilla Wafer Dessert

1 lb vanilla wafers, crushed
2 cup whipping cream
small can crushed pineapple
1 lb. marshmallows

Mix and let stand several hours.  Graham crackers may be swapped for vanilla wafers and crushed peppermint candies for pineapple.

So midwestern!  So church supper!  Potluck-tastic!  It sounds odd and kinda creepy, but I bet it tastes good.

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Mini Calzones

3/4 c. ricotta cheese
1/4 c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 ball pizza dough, or 1 lb loaf of frozen bread dough
any other “toppings” you want.  I usually dice up sliced pepperoni, black olives, and mushrooms.  You can add anything that floats your boat.  Dice items fairly small.
2 T. milk
spaghetti sauce of your choice.

Preheat the oven [...]

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Spanikopita Filling

4 pkgs. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained until bone dry.  You can either squeeze in a sieve or dump in some cheese cloth and twist.
1/2 cup olive oil
4 onions, chopped
2 bunches scallions, including 4 inches of green tops, finely chopped
2T minced garlic
1/2 cup chopped fresh dill or 3 T dried
½ cup chopped fresh mint [...]

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Skillet Cookies

Ok, this is intriguing.
Beat 2 eggs.  Add 1 cup sugar.  Put into skillet 2 T. butter, 1 cup of dates (cut up and packed down).  To this add sugar and eggs and cook over medium heat, stirring all the tie until mixture leaves side of skillet.  Remove and add two cups rice crispies, nuts, dash [...]

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Danish Puff

1 c. flour
1/2 c. butter or margarine
2 T. water

1 c. water
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 tsp almond flavoring
1 c. flour
3 eggs

Mix first ingredients as for pie dough.  Round into ball and divide in half.  Pat into 2 strips (12 x 3) on cookie sheet.
Mix next two ingredients and bring to boil.  Remove from heat and [...]

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Apple Cake Dessert

Cream together

1 c. sugar
1/2 cup butter or oleo (one stick)
1 egg slightly beaten

Sift together

1 cup flour
1/2 tsp soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla

Cream sugar and butter together. Add slightly beaten egg and sifted dry ingredients.  Beat well.  fold in apples and nuts.
Bake 30-35 minutes at 350.  Serves 8.  Good with whipped cream.

It’s [...]

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Willa’s Apple Crisp

If that last Apple Crisp recipe was just too natural for your tastes, why don’t you try this one?

1 cup brown sugar
3/4 c. flour
1 c. oatmeal
1/2 c. butter
3 cans apple pie filling

Mix first ingredients together.  Empty the pie filling into a 13×9 pan.  Sprinkle with cinnamon.  Sprinkle crumb mixture over the top.  Bake at 350 [...]

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