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Coconut Delights

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Coconut Delights
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Recipe Type: Dessert
 
Ingredients
  • 3 squares semi-sweet chocolate
  • 3 tbsp. butter
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 beaten egg
  • 1 (10 oz.) bag miniature marshmallows
  • 1 pkg. coconut flakes
Instructions
  1. Melt together chocolate and butter.
  2. Stir in powdered sugar.
  3. Beat egg and add.
  4. Stir well.
  5. Mix in marshmallows.
  6. Butter clean hands.
  7. Roll mixture into two equal sized logs on wax paper.
  8. Roll in flaked coconut until well coated.
  9. Seal rolls in wax paper and refrigerate overnight.
  10. The next day, slice rolls into ½ inch slices as needed.

 

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Gingerbread Biscotti

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Gingerbread Biscotti
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Recipe Type: Dessert
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Ingredients
  • 1 C. almonds, blanched
  • ¾ C. sugar
  • ¼ lb. butter
  • ½ C. dark molasses
  • ½ C. crystallized ginger, chopped
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 C. flour
  • ½ tbsp. baking powder
  • 1 tbsp. cinnamon, ground
  • 1 tsp nutmeg, ground
  • ½ tsp cloves, ground
  • ½ tsp allspice, ground
  • 1 tsp. ginger, ground
  • ½ tsp. salt
Instructions
  1. To blanch the almonds, place in an 8 to 9 inch square pan and bake at 350 until golden brown. Let cool, coarsely chop, and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl combine sugar, butter, molasses, and ginger and mix until smooth.
  3. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition.
  4. In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, allspice and almonds.
  5. Combine both the wet mixture and the dry mixture.
  6. On two greased 12x15 inch baking sheets, use well-floured hands to pat dough into 4 flat loaves, spacing them evenly on sheets; each loaf should be about ½ inch thick, 2 inches wide and the length of the baking sheet.
  7. Bake at 350 until browned at edges and springy to touch, about 25 minutes.
  8. Let loaves stand on baking sheets until cool to touch, then cut into long, ½-inch thick diagonal slices. On baking sheets, arrange slices close together with a cut side down. Return to oven and bake at 350 until cookies are brown (about 15 minutes).
  9. Transfer cookies to a cooling rack and allow to cool completely.

 

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Chocolate Nut Cake

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Chocolate Nut Cake
Recipe Type: Dessert
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • ⅓ C. butter
  • 2 C. sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 C. milk
  • 2-1/3 C. flour
  • 4 tsp. baking powder
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • 2 squares chocolate melted
  • ¾ C. walnuts, chopped
  • ½ tsp. vanilla
Instructions
  1. Cream butter and sugar together.
  2. Beat egg yolks (retain the whites) until thick and fluffy and add to butter and sugar mixture.
  3. Add melted chocolate.
  4. Mix and sift flour, baking powder and salt and add to first mixture alternately with milk.
  5. Add nuts and vanilla and fold in the whites of eggs that have been beaten stiff.
  6. Turn into a well-greased tube pan and bake forty-five minutes in
  7. a moderate oven.
  8. Cool before frosting.

 

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Vanilla Ice Cream

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Vanilla Ice Cream
Recipe Type: Dessert
 
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup sugar.
  • ⅓ cup water.
  • 1 quart cream.
  • 1-1/2 tablespoons vanilla.
Instructions
  1. In a large pot, make a syrup by boiling the sugar and water for three minutes.
  2. Cool slightly and add to cream, add vanilla and pour into a brick shaped mold.
  3. Place in freezer and freeze or bury the mold in salt and ice and let stand for several hours.

 

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Gumdrop Cookies

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Gumdrop Cookies
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Recipe Type: Cookies
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Serves: 4 doz.
 
Ingredients
  • 1 C. margarine
  • 1 C. white sugar
  • 1 C. brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 C. flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 2 C. quick oats
  • 1 C. coconut flakes
  • 1 C. gum drops cut into small pieces
Instructions
  1. Thoroughly cream the margarine and sugars together.
  2. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
  3. Sift in remaining ingredients.
  4. Roll mixture into small balls.
  5. Spoon onto a greased cookie sheet and press flat with a fork.
  6. Bake at 375 for 10-13 minutes.
  7. Makes 4 doz.

 

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Oatmeal Jam Bars

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Oatmeal Jam Bars
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Recipe Type: Dessert
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • 3 C. flour
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 3 C. oatmeal
  • 2 C. brown sugar
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 1½ C. butter, softened
  • 2 C. raspberry jam
Instructions
  1. Stir together dry ingredients.
  2. Add butter and mix until crumbly.
  3. Pat ⅔ of the mixture into a 9x13 baking dish.
  4. Spread jam on top of mixture.
  5. Sprinkle the remaining crumb mixture on top.
  6. Bake at 375 for 30-35 minutes.
  7. Cut while still warm.

 

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Chewy Bars

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Chewy Bars
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Recipe Type: Dessert
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Ingredients
  • 1½ C. graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 C. eagle brand milk
  • 1 C. semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 C. butterscotch chips
  • 1 C. walnuts
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients well and pour into a greased pan.
  2. Bake at 350 for 30-45 minutes.
  3. Allow to cool for 40 minutes before cutting.

 

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Chocolate Souffle

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Chocolate Souffle
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Recipe Type: Dessert
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • 3 tbsp. flour
  • ¾ c. milk
  • ½ c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 4 egg yolks, beaten
  • 4 egg whites
  • ½ tsp. vanilla
  • ¼ c. sugar
Instructions
  1. Butter the sides of a 2-quart souffle dish. Sprinkle sides with a little sugar and set aside.
  2. In a small saucepan, melt butter.
  3. Stir in flour and milk.
  4. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
  5. Add chocolate, stir until the chocolate is melted and remove from heat. Gradually stir chocolate mixture into beaten egg yolks, set aside. Do this slowly to prevent the eggs from beginning to cook.
  6. Beat egg whites and vanilla until stiff and gradually add in the remaining sugar.
  7. Gently fold the egg mixture into the chocolate mixture.
  8. Transfer to prepared dish.
  9. Bake in a 350 degree oven 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean.
  10. Serve at once with whipped cream.

 

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Marshmallow Fudge Logs

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Marshmallow Fudge Logs
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Recipe Type: Dessert
 
Ingredients
  • 6 oz. chocolate chips
  • 1 stick margarine
  • 1 egg
  • 1 C. powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 C. nuts
  • 1 pkg. colored marshmallows
Instructions
  1. Melt together the margarine and chocolate chips.
  2. In a small bowl, combine the egg, powdered sugar and vanilla and add to the chocolate.
  3. Add nuts and colored marshmallows last.
  4. Pour out into two batches on waxed paper.
  5. Shape into 2 logs and store in fridge.

 

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Mississippi Mud Pie

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Mississippi Mud Pie
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Recipe Type: Pie
 
Ingredients
  • 1 C. flour
  • 1 stick margarine, melted
  • ½ C. nuts
  • 1 tbsp. sugar
  • 12 oz. cream cheese, softened
  • 16 oz. cool whip
  • 1 C. powdered sugar
  • 1 lrg. pkg. instant chocolate pudding
  • 2½ C. milk
  • 1 chocolate bar, grated
Instructions
  1. Blend together the flour, margarine, nuts and sugar.
  2. Press into the bottom of a 9/13 pan and bake at 300 for 25-30 minutes.
  3. While baking, mix together the cream cheese, 8oz. of cool whip and the powdered sugar.
  4. Spread mixture on the crust and put in the fridge for 2 hours.
  5. Mix pudding mix and milk together and spread over the cheese layer.
  6. Chill for an additional hour.
  7. Garnish with grated chocolate bar.

 

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Special K Treats

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Special K Treats
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Recipe Type: Treat
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cubes butter
  • 2 C. mini marshmallows
  • ½ C. sugar
  • ¼ C. brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • ½ C. nuts
  • 1½ C. coconut flakes
  • 3½ C. Special K cereal
Instructions
  1. In a large pot, combine the butter, marshmallows, sugar and brown sugar.
  2. Heat to a boil while stirring constantly.
  3. Allow to boil for three minutes and remove from heat.
  4. Mix in remaining ingredients.
  5. Pour into a buttered casserole dish.

 

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Quick toffee

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Quick toffee
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Recipe Type: Candy
 
Ingredients
  • 1 C. sugar
  • 3 tbsp. water
  • 1 tbsp. Karo syrup
  • 1½ C. butter
  • ¾ C. nuts
  • ½ C. chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Place sugar, water, syrup and butter in a pan.
  2. Cook to hard crack stage using a candy thermometer.
  3. In the bottom of an 8x8 pan, place nuts and chocolate chips.
  4. Pour the candy mixture over the top of the nut mixture.
  5. Let candy harden and turn out of pan.

 

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Goofballs

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Goofballs
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Recipe Type: dessert
 
Ingredients
  • 60 caramel candies
  • 1 stick margarine
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 bag large marshmallows
  • Rice Krispies
Instructions
  1. Melt the caramels, margarine and milk together.
  2. Place a toothpick in the center of a large marshmallow and dip in the caramel.
  3. Roll in rice krispies.
  4. Continue until entire bag of marshmallows is used.

 

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Buttermilk Frosting

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Buttermilk Frosting
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Recipe Type: Dessert
 
Ingredients
  • ¼ C. butter
  • 3 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3 tbsp. buttermilk
  • 2¼ C. powdered sugar
  • ½ C. chopped walnuts
  • ½ tsp. vanilla
Instructions
  1. In a saucepan, mix the butter, cocoa powder and buttermilk.
  2. Cook until boiling and remove from heat.
  3. Beat in remaining ingredients.

 

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Buttermilk Brownies

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Buttermilk Brownies
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Recipe Type: Dessert
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Ingredients
  • 1 C. butter
  • ⅓ C. unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 C. water
  • 2 C. all purpose flour
  • 2 C. sugar
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 2 eggs, slightly beaten
  • ½ C. buttermilk
  • 1½ tsp. vanilla
Instructions
  1. In a saucepan, combine the butter, cocoa powder and water.
  2. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly and remove from the heat.
  3. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
  4. Stir in the eggs, buttermilk and vanilla.
  5. Add the cocoa mixture and mix well.
  6. Pour into two greased 9x9x2 pans.
  7. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes.
  8. Frost with buttermilk frosting.
  9. Makes 60 bars

 

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