Peanut Butter Frosting

oh so gooooooood. I put this on plain old chocolate cupcakes.  Then I put it on vanilla cupcakes.  I think tomorrow I am going to put it on anything I eat.

1 8 oz. pkg of cream cheese (room temp)
1 stick of butter (room temp)
4 c. powdered sugar
3/4 c. jif peanut butter

Mix the cream cheese and [...]

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Pineapple Cookies

1 c. shortening
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. white sugar
1 c. crushed pineapple
1 c. nuts
2 eggs well beaten
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. soda
4 1/2 c. flour
2 tsp. vanilla

Mix and drop on greased cookie sheet. Bake in 400 degree oven until brown.

This recipe is super stained and has lots of ancient bits of crushed pineapple [...]

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Apple Cake

From the Woman’s Club- Nov. 1988

2 c. sugar
1 stick butter

cream sugar and butter together.  Add:

2 eggs
2 tsp soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
4 c. finely chopped apples, any kind.
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. nuts (whichever kind you prefer)
2 c. flour

Bake 45 mins at 350 in a 9×13 pan.

The only way I have ever made [...]

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Pumpkin Cookies with Penuche Frosting

1 cup shortening, butter, or margarine
1/2 c. light brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 c. granulated sugar
1 c. canned solid pack pumpkin
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 c. chopped nuts
Penuche frosting

Preheat oven to 350.  Cream butter or margarine and sugar together; add pumpkin, egg and vanilla, mixing well. [...]

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Macaroons

You know what?  I have never had a macaroon in my entire life.  I have no idea why.  They sound tasty.

2 2/3 c. coconut-Angel Flake
2/3 c. sugar
1/4 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
4 egg whites
vanilla
1 c. chopped almonds

Combine coconut, sugar, flour, and salt.  Stir in egg whites and flavoring.  Mix well.  Drop by tsp. on lightly greased [...]

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Twinkie Cake

Oh mercy.  I just showed this gem to my husband and apparently I am making this for dessert tonight.  I am going to use a from scratch recipe, because I don’t want to go to the store.  From a newspaper clipping, circa 1958.
1 yellow cake, bake according to box directions. Let cake cool, slice into [...]

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Coconut Bar

A Grandma S. original

1/2 c. soft butter
1 1/2 c. light brown sugar
1 1/4 c. c. sifted flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1 c. chopped nuts
3 1/2 oz. flaked coconut

Cream butter and 1/2 c. of the sugar.  Add 1 c. of the flour and mix well.  Pat into greased 13×9×2 inch pan. Bake in moderate oven [...]

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Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes

Look! A Recipe! Just for my vegetarian pal Sharky. Oooh and a picture!

This recipe originally came from the No One Puts Cupcake in a Corner blog, which you should check out some time if you like odd cupcakes. My husband wants me to try her corn dog cupcakes next time, [...]

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Sandy’s Brown Sugar Cookies

From my Aunt Sandy.

2 c. brown sugar
1 c. butter
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. sour milk
3 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp soda
2 tsp. baking powder

Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs, vanilla. Mix dry ingredients together and add alternating with the milk. Bake at 350 on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Frosting

3 T. brown sugar
3 T. soft oleo (or butter)
3 [...]

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Peanut Butter Cookies

A Grandma S. original.

1 c. white sugar
1 c. brown sugar
1 scant cup butter
3 eggs
2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. peanut butter
3 c. flour

Mix and drop by spoonful on greased sheet.

Bake these at 375 for about ten minutes.  You can use smooth or crunchy peanut butter, I like them with crunchy.  You could also get fancy [...]

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