Category: Cookies

Peanut Butter Hazelnut Blondies

These blondies will be a hit!Ingredients ½ cup unsalted butter (1 stick), melted 1 large egg 1 cup light brown sugar, packed 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup peanut butter chips (chocolate chips may be substituted) ⅓ cup chocolate hazelnut spread (Nutella is well-known but Aldi has a terrific house brand…

Coconut Turmeric Bread

This slightly sweet bread goes well with a cup of tea!Ingredients 1 tablespoon tahini (well stirred), for the pan 1½ cups flour 2½ teaspoons baking powder ¾ cup unsweetened shredded coconut ½ cup sugar 1 tablespoon ground turmeric ⅛ teaspoon salt ¾ cup unsweetened nondairy milk such as soy, almond or coconut ½ cup coconut…

Congo Squares

Congo Squares were very popular a few years ago. I almost forgot about them until I ran across a recipe for a blondie that looked very familiar. I remembered congo squares and immediately went to the grocery store to buy the ingredients!3/4 cup butter, melted 2 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar 3 eggs 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour…

Welch Frying Pan Cookies

Ingredients 3½ cups flour 1¼ cups sugar 1 Tablespoon salt 3 teaspoons ground nutmeg 3 teaspoons baking powder ½ cup shortening, at room temperature ½ cup butter, at room temperature ½ cup raisins 2 eggs ¼ cup milk Directions Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl. Mix the shortening and butter into the dry ingredients to make a soft…

Quick Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients ¼ lb. margarine 2 cups sugar ½ cup milk 1 cup chopped nuts 1 cup raisins 2 cups “quick” oatmeal ⅓ cup cocoa 1 teaspoon vanilla Preparation In saucepan, combine margarine, sugar, and milk and bring to a boil, while stirring, for 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in oatmeal, nuts, cocoa, raisins,…

Norwegian Butter Cookies

Rosslands of Bergen, Norway Ingredients ½ cup margarine ½ cup sugar 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon vanilla (if recipe is doubled, use 1 tablespoon vanilla or 1 teaspoon almond extract) 1¼ cup flour Preparation Pre-heat oven to 375ºF Mix all ingredients Roll out and cut into shapes Bake 10-11  minutes