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Oatmeal Cookies
By beltranm
Cream shortening, sugar and eggs together till light and fluffy
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup buttermilk or sour milk*
- 1 3/4 cups sifted all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon soda*
- 1 teaspoon baking powder*
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
- 1 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- *Or use sweet milk; reduce soda to 1/4 teaspoon; use 2 teaspoons baking powder
Danish Pastry Apple Bars
By beltranm
Bake: 50 minutes Prep: 30 minutes Nutrition facts per serving: Calories 147 Total Fat (g) 7 Saturated Fat (g) 2
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 egg yolk
- Milk
- 1 cup cornflakes
- 8 to 10 tart cooking apples, peeled, cored and sliced (8 cups)
- 3/4 to 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 egg white, lightly beaten
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 to 4 teaspoons milk
Caramel Apple Dessert
By beltranm
prep time 15 min total time 5 hr 15 min Keep Apples from Turning Brown After cutting the apples, minimize browni...
- 60 NILLA Wafers, finely crushed (about 2 cups)
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3-1/4 cups milk, divided
- 1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
- 2 pkg. (3.4 oz. each) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
- 1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping, divided
- 1 each red and green apple, chopped
- 1/4 cup PLANTERS COCKTAIL Peanuts, chopped
Linzer Shapes
By beltranm
In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup ground toasted almonds
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- PAM No Stick Cooking Spray
- 3/4 cup raspberry jam or preserves
- powdered sugar
Pumpkin-Chocolate-Chip Squares
By beltranm
In addition to keeping the cake from sticking to the pan, lining the pan with foil makes it easy to lift it out af...
- •2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- •1 tablespoon pumpkin-pie spice
- •1 teaspoon baking soda
- •3/4 teaspoon salt
- •1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- •1 1/4 cups sugar
- •1 large egg
- •2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- •1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- •1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
Lime Meltaways
By beltranm
The dough for these icebox cookies can be frozen in logs for up to two months
- 12 * 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 * 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- * Grated zest of 2 limes
- 2 * 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 * 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 * 1 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 * 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon salt
Avocado Pie
By beltranm
Prep 45 min Inactive Prep 4 hr 0 min Cook 15 min Total: 5 hr 0 min Photograph by Stephanie Foley
- For the Crust:
- 5 * 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1 * 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- * Pinch of salt
- For the Filling:
- 2 * 2 medium hass avocados
- 1 * 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 * 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 1/2 * 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- * Pinch of salt
- * Whipped cream or confectioners' sugar, for garnish (optional)
Thai Chicken and Noodle Salad
By beltranm
This one-bowl Asian meal is spicy, salty, sour, and sweet -- all at once
- For Spicy Asian Dressing:
- 1 1/4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced crosswise
- Spicy Asian Dressing
- Coarse salt
- 3 1/2 ounces Chinese rice noodles, broken in half if long
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, such as safflower
- 2 carrots, sliced into ribbons with a vegetable peeler
- 1 English cucumber, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
- 1/4 cup fresh basil, torn
- Bean sprouts, chopped peanuts, fresh mint leaves, red-pepper flakes, and sliced scallion greens, for garnish (optional)
- 4 thinly sliced scallion whites
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons light-brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon anchovy paste (or 1 minced canned anchovy)
- 1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
Michele's Big Blueberry Muffins
By beltranm
Cream butter, sugar and vanilla
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 cups flour
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/2 cups frozen blueberries
Peach and Raspberry Cobbler
By beltranm
Photograph by Maggie Ruggiero
- For the Topping:
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1/4 cup sugar, plus more for sprinkling
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/8 cup heavy cream, plus more for brushing
- For the Filling:
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 5 large peaches, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 cup raspberries