Lemon Snowflake Cookies Recipe

Lemon Snowflake Cookies Recipe

1 box lemon cake mix
1 egg
2  1/4 cups whipped topping
Confectioners sugar

preheat oven 350
In a large bowl, combine cake mix,
egg and whipped topping.
Stir until blended.
Batter will be sticky.

Drop by teaspoonfuls into sugar &
roll; coating lightly

Place on ungreased baking sheet

Bake 10-12 minutes or until light brown
tops will be cracked =o)
Place on wire racks to cool




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Kentucky Bourbon Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

Kentucky Bourbon Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
Old recipe (late 1940's)

This recipe originated back when cake mixes first became readily available. It was in the middle to late 1940's that Duncan Hines began marketing boxes of dry cake mixes

preheated 375 degree oven

1 cup margarine, softened
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 box of yellow cake mix, divided in half
3 Tablespoons Kentucky Makers Mark Bourbon
3 cups Quick cooking Oats
1 cup chopped nuts *optional

Cream together margarine and sugar in a med to large mixing bowl
Add egg, water, 1/2 package of the cake mix, bourbon, oats and *nuts.

Drop by teaspoonful on un-greased baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
Bake for 10 minutes. Do not over bake - bake for
Only 10 minutes, the cookies wont look like they are done,
but they will harden as they cool.

cool slightly before removing cookies from baking sheet.
Place the other half of the cake mix in a storage bag and seal.
You will be making another batch sooner than you think !




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Kentucky Golden Bars Recipe

Kentucky Golden Bars Recipe

Heat oven to 350 degrees
Grease and flour 13 x 9 pan

In a medium bowl, mix the following ingredients:

2 cups of Baking Mix
1 and 1/2 cups Packed Brown Sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup Chocolate chips
1/2 cup Flaked Coconut
1 cup of your favorite chopped Nuts* optional

Spread in pan.
Before baking.
In a double broiler or in the microwave in a m/w safe bowl,
melt 3 (1 oz.each) squares semi-sweet Bakers Chocolate.

Cool a bit and then pour over the top of your bar mixture.
Cut through batter with a knife to swirl chocolate, making a marble effect.

Bake bars for 30-35 minutes.

When Cool:
Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Cut into bars about 2 x 1 inch.


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Kentucky Christmas Caramel Crunchies Recipe

great for Christmas...

KENTUCKY CARAMEL CRUNCHIES RECIPE

24 squares Graham crackers
1/2 c. party peanuts, chopped
1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
36 caramels
2 Tablespoons Milk
*optional last layer - 1 cup + of mini marshmallows

Place graham crackers in single layer on well-greased large cookie sheet.
Evenly sprinkle peanuts and chocolate chips over grahams.
Microwave caramels and milk in a small bowl, for about 1 to 1 and 1-1/2 minutes; stirring every 30 seconds or so, until the caramels will pour easily.
Evenly drizzle caramel mixture over peanuts and choc chip layer.

Bake at 350 F for 10 minutes.

*optional layer of mini-marshmallows:
If you would like to add marshmallows prepare as directed above; except bake at 350 for only 8 minutes, sprinkle on the marshmallows and bake an additional 2 minutes, just until marshmallows just begin to puff.

Cool completely.
Cut or break apart into squares.
Store in airtight container.

Makes appoximately 24 squares.


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ORANGE DROP COOKIE & ORANGE FROSTING RECIPE

Are you still a little tired of Chocolate ?
Lets try a new orange drop cookie recipe.
These are very different and the orange frosting
sounds good enough to try on other home made goodies.



ORANGE DROP COOKIE &
ORANGE FROSTING RECIPES

2/3 Cup crisco
1/2 cup orange juice
3/4 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1 egg
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder

Combine all ingredients into one bowl
STIR BY HAND till well blended.
Drop by teaspoonful on UNGREASED baking sheets
2 inches apart(cookies will flatten out)
Bake 350º until lightly brown
*no exact bake time given so watch them carefully

When cooled, frost with orange frosting.
Makes about 5 dozen small cookies.

Orange frosting Recipe

2 1/2 Tbl butter
2 to 2 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
orange juice

Combine butter and sugar
Add small amounts of orange juice
until frosting spreads easily.





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CIVIL WAR RECIPES APPLESAUCE COOKIES & ORANGE CAKE

CIVIL WAR APPLESAUCE COOKIES

2 1/4 c. sugar
1 1/3 c. shortening
3 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. applesauce
6 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. salt

Cream shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
Add applesauce and mix well.
Add sifted dry ingredients and blend well.
Drop by heaping tablespoon on greased cookie sheets.
Flatten and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

* Note: They Will NOT Brown





CIVIL WAR ORANGE CAKE
(General Ogelthorpe's original recipe)

1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. soda
2 c. sifted flour
1 c. buttermilk
1/2 c. chopped raisins
2 orange peels, ground

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream butter, sugar and eggs.
Add buttermilk.
Add dry ingredients.
Save juice from 2 oranges.
Spread mixture in 13 x 9 x 2 inch greased pan.
Bake until golden and pulls away from edges.
Mix equal parts of orange juice and sugar.
Pour over hot cake.
Is great served with wassail spiced tea.




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PEANUT BUTTER BARS, FUDGE, COOKIES AND PIE RECIPES

***Good evening Friends,
We wanted to share
a few Peanut Butter
recipes with you tonight.
Happy Holidays...




PEANUT BUTTER BARS RECIPE

2 c. graham cracker crumbs
1 c. melted butter
1 c. peanut butter
3 c. powdered sugar
1 (8 oz.) Hershey bar

Mix cracker crumbs and powdered sugar.
Add peanut butter and melted butter.
Spread and pat into 9x13 pan.
Place in freezer.
When firm, frost with a melted 8 oz. Hershey bar.
Freeze.
Let stand at room temperature for an
hour before cutting into bars to serve.



BIG PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES RECIPE

1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 1/4 cups packed dark brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking soda

Beat shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar, egg, vanilla,
and salt together until smooth.
In a separate bowl, combine flour and baking soda.
Slowly add dry mixture to wet mixture while beating.
Roll dough, 3 Tbls. at a time, into balls and press
to 1/2" thick on an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake in a 275 degree oven for 18-20 minutes.
Do not to overcook!



CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES RECIPE

2 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 c. butter
1 c. white sugar
1 c. brown sugar
2 eggs

Mix flour, salt and baking soda.
Mix butter and peanut butter.
Add both sugars and mix well.
Add eggs and beat well.
Sift flour into peanut butter mixture.
Drop mixture from bowl with teaspoon and
flatten with fork on baking pan or cookie sheet.
Preheat oven and bake at 375 degrees for
10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.




PEANUT BUTTER LOVER'S PIE

1 frozen deep dish pie crust shell
3/4 cup sugar
3 T. cornstarch
3 egg yolks
2 1/2 cups PET Evaporated Milk
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter


Bake pie shell according to package directions.
Combine sugar and cornstarch in a heavy 3-quart saucepan.
Combine egg yolks and milk and gradually add to dry mixture,
stirring well.
Cook over medium heat,
stirring constantly with a wire whisk
until mixture thickens and comes to a boil.
Boil 1 minute.
Remove from heat and
stir in vanilla and peanut butter.
Cool slightly, then pour into cooled pie shell.
Chill at least 3 hours before serving.




MICROWAVE PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE RECIPE

2 sticks butter
1 C peanut butter
1 t vanilla
4 C powdered sugar

1. Melt butter and peanut butter in microwave.
2. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla.
3. After it is mixed, spread into 13x9 pan.
4. Try eating just one piece.

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KENTUCKY COFFEE & CRACKLE TOP COOKIES

KENTUCKY COFFEE

1 1/2 oz Non-Alcoholic Coffee Liqueur
5 oz Hot Coffee
Combine in a mug
top with a Dollop
or 2 of Whipped Cream


Grab a garden catalog, a cup of Kentucky coffee,
a crackle top peanut butter cookie and Enjoy...


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CRACKLE-TOP PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

1 1/2 c. butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. peanut butter
2 tsp. vanilla
3 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
Sugar to roll cookies

Cream butter and sugars.
Blend in eggs, peanut butter and vanilla.
Sift flour with baking soda and salt.
Add flour mixture.
Mix well.
Shape teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, roll in sugar.
Place on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.


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HILLBILLY FUDGE

2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup milk
4 Tablespoons cocoa
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup peanut butter
3 cups oatmeal

Boil sugar, milk, cocoa and margarine for about 1 minute.
Add peanut butter and oatmeal.
Stir well.
Put into a 9-inch square pan.
Bake at 325 degrees F for about 20 to 25 minutes.

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GRAM'S BLUEBERRY BUCKLE

2 cups fresh blueberries (washed & stemmed)
2 cups sifted all purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 stick soft butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 beaten egg
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup milk

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TOPPING
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 stick butter, melted

Instructions:

In a mixing bowl sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
Set aside. In a separate bowl cream butter and sugar.
Blend in beaten egg, vanilla and milk.
Stir dry ingredients into liquid until well blended.
Fold in berries.
Pour batter into greased, floured 9 x 9-inch baking pan.
Sprinkle with TOPPING and drizzle with melted butter.
Bake in preheated 375 degree oven app 35 minutes.

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Grab an 'Old Farmer's Almanac', a big glass of cold milk,
a piece of hillbilly fudge or blueberry buckle and enjoy.


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KENTUCKY MILK RECIPE
(c) Bessie

Instructions:
The cow won't say...


:)

"A little nonsense
now and then,
is relished by the wisest men"

Make today a Great Day !
~Bluegrass Gardener

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