Spritz Cookies

Spritz Butter Cookies

Recipe found at Vino Luci

• 1 pound (4 sticks) unsalted butter, cubed and at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 2 tablespoons pure almond extract
• 1 large egg
• 3 1/2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp salt

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter and the sugar. Beat with mixer until light and creamy.
3. Add the vanilla and egg; mix until combined.
4. Add the and salt and mix on low, until just combined.
5. Load the cookie dough into your press according to directions.
6. Press cookies out onto a baking pan, about 2 inches apart.
7. Decorate with candy sprinkles or colored sugar if desired.
8. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly golden around the edges.
9. Enjoy!

Spicy Pretzels

1 cup vegetable oil
1 package dry ranch dressing mix
1 teas. garlic salt
1 teas. cayenne pepper

Mix all ingredients and pour over 2 bags of stick pretzels. Bake at 200 degrees for 75 --90 minutes.

From Kathleen Sailer via Sarah Josephine

Carmel Corn

Original title: Microwave "No Fuss Carmel Corn" recipe from Farm Family Living.

12 cups (3 quarts) popped corn
1 1/2 cups peanuts
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 butter
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Put popped corn and peanuts in a clean, large plain brown paper bag. Set aside.

Combine brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, and salt in a 2 quart glass bowl or casserole. Microwave (high setting) 3 to 4 minutes. Stirring after each minute until the mixture comes to a boil. Microwave 2 minutes more. Stir in the baking soda.

Pour syrup mixture over popped corn and peanuts in the bag. Close the bag and shake well. Microwave (high) 1 1/2 minutes. Shake bag well. Microwave 1 1/2 minutes more. Shake bag again and pour carmelized corn into a large roasting pan. Cool and stir to separate the carmel corn kernels.

Makes about 3 quarts.

Wally used to love making this at Christmas time. We even made some to sell one year at one of the first Holiday craft fairs held in Wiggins at the old Community Hall.

Pioneer Woman's Toffee Bars

Cleta Bailey’s Toffee Squares

Added by Ree on November 30, 2010 in Cookies, Desserts

Prep Time 10 Minutes Cook Time 15 Minutes

Servings 24

Difficulty Easy

Ingredients

• 2 sticks Butter
• 1 cup Packed Brown Sugar
• 1 whole Egg
• 2 teaspoons Vanilla
• 2 cups All-purpose Flour
• 2 cups Chocolate Chips (milk Or Semi-sweet)
• ¾ cups Finely Chopped Pecans

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add egg, vanilla, and flour and mix until combined. Spread on cookie sheet with an offset spatula until thin. Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden. Remove pan from oven and sprinkle on chocolate chips. Return to oven for 1 minute. Remove from oven and spread chocolate thinly over the cookie layer.

Sprinkle with chopped pecans. Cut into squares.

From: Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond With ALL the pictures for each step!!

These sound so easy and yummy, I'm putting them on my list. And since my brain is like Pooh's, I need to keep the recipe where I can find it .