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CHERRY DROP COOKIES
From Josephine Lunceford of Aylett
Ingredients:
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1 pkg. Duncan Hines cherry supreme deluxe cake
mix |
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1⁄2 cup cooking oil |
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2 T water |
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2 eggs |
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1 cup chopped nuts |
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Maraschino cherries (quartered) |
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Few drops of red food coloring, if desired |
Directions: Preheat oven to 350�. Blend the first
four ingredients and food coloring together. Stir in nuts. Drop by
teaspoonful onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Top each cookie with a
Maraschino cherry quarter. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Cool on cookie sheet
for 1 minute.
MINI-MORSEL SHORTBREAD
SQUARES
From Pansy Colley of Orange
Ingredients:
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1 cup (2 sticks) butter |
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3⁄4 cup sugar |
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1 egg, beaten |
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1 t vanilla |
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21⁄4 cups all-purpose flour |
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2 cups morsels, divided (flavor of your choice) |
Directions: Preheat oven to 350�. Beat butter and
sugar until foamy. Add beaten egg and vanilla. Gradually add flour. Stir
in 1 cup morsels. Press into bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake for
30-35 minutes or until top is lightly browned. Sprinkle with remaining
morsels; let morsels melt until shiny. Cool completely.
LEMON DROPS
From April Foubare of Manassas
Ingredients:
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1⁄2 cup butter, softened |
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1⁄2 cup powdered sugar |
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3 T fresh lemon juice |
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1 t vanilla |
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1 3⁄4 cups flour |
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1⁄2 cup finely chopped pecans |
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2 t fresh lemon zest |
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1⁄3 cup powdered sugar (for coating) |
Directions: Preheat oven to 325�. Beat together
butter and 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar until creamy. Add lemon juice and
vanilla. On low speed, beat in flour, nuts and zest (dough will be
slightly stiff). Wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least 1 hour. Pinch
off heaping tablespoons of dough. Roll into balls. Place 1-2 inches apart
on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 16-18 minutes, or until slightly brown.
Remove to wire rack. Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar. Makes 31⁄2
dozen.
PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
From Connie Wilson of Virgilina
Ingredients:
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1 pkg. Duncan Hines deluxe yellow cake mix |
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1 cup Jif crunchy peanut butter |
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2 T water |
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2 eggs |
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1⁄2 cup Crisco oil |
Directions: Combine all ingredients, mixing well.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet and flatten with a
fork that has been dipped in water. Bake at 350� for 10-12 minutes. Makes
5 dozen.
WHOLE-WHEAT SNICKERDOODLES
From Glenna White of Churchville
Ingredients:
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1 cup butter (softened) |
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1 1⁄2 cups sugar |
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1 egg plus 1 egg white |
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1 1⁄2 cups whole-wheat flour |
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1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour |
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1 t baking soda |
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1⁄4 t salt |
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Topping: 2 T sugar, 2 t cinnamon |
Directions: In mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar
until fluffy. Add egg and egg white; beat well. Combine the dry
ingredients; add to creamed mixture and beat well. In a small bowl,
combine the topping ingredients. Shape dough into walnut-size balls; roll
in topping mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake
at 400� for 8-10 minutes. Cookies will puff up and flatten as they bake.
Makes about 5 dozen.
PASTEL PATTIES
Linda Logan of Boydton
Ingredients:
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1⁄3 cup light corn syrup |
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1⁄3 cup margarine (softened) |
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1 t vanilla or peppermint flavoring |
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1⁄2 t salt |
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1 box powdered sugar (sifted) |
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Food coloring |
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Pecan halves |
Directions: Beat together
first 4 ingredients. Mix in powdered sugar with your hands. Tint
with food coloring. Shape into 11⁄2-inch patties. Place on waxed
paper; press a pecan half on top of each. Store covered after patties have
set. Makes 3 dozen.
GREAT ON THE GRILL Recipe
Contest
If you have a mouth-watering, lip-smacking,
come-�n-get-it grill recipe, you could be a cash winner! Cooperative
Living is soliciting grilling recipes in the following four categories:
Beef, Chicken, Pork, and Seafood.
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A professional culinary writer will critique,
select, and prepare the best recipes in each category. |
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One $50 prize will be awarded in each category
� that�s four winners! |
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ALL participants will be entered in a drawing for
a free gift basket! |
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Winning recipes will be published in the June
issue of this magazine, along with a profile of each category winner. |
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Submit your recipes January 1 through March 31,
2006. |
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Recipes will be accepted online at
www.co-opliving.com and via U.S. mail: Cooperative Living magazine,
Great on the Grill Recipe Contest, P.O. Box 2340, Glen Allen, VA
23058-2340. |
So, go on � send it in! And encourage your culinary
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