Resurrection Cookies

This recipe has been around forever, I’m sure. No clue where it came from.  I just happened to get my hands on it.
To be made the evening before Easter (or as I prefer, Resurrection Sunday)
You will need:
1 cup whole pecans (puh kahns or pee cans, depending on where you’re from )
1 tsp vinegar
3 [...]

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Chocolate Mint Kisses

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tbsp milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg, separated
3 Tbsp cocoa powder
1 cup unbleached flour
1/4 tsp salt
Hershey’s Mint Chocolate Kisses, unwrapped
Heat oven to 350*F, lightly spray cookie sheet with non-stick spray.
Combine butter, sugar, milk, vanilla and egg yolk. Beat at medium speed until well blended.
In another bowl, stir together your dry ingredients.
Add dry [...]

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Classic PB Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies
½ cup butter
1 cup creamy peanut butter
¾ cup granulated sugar
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 Tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
¾ tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
Heat oven to 375*
Cream butter, peanut butter, sugars, milk and vanilla in large bowl at medium speed until well blended. Beat in [...]

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“Magic” Cookie Bars

Magic Cookie Bars
½ cup butter
1 ½ cup graham cracker crumbs, crushed
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 – 6oz pkg chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350* (325* glass)
In 13 x 9” pan, melt butter. Sprinkle crumbs over butter. Pour milk over crumbs, then top with chocolate chips. Press down gently. May sprinkle more crumbs on top of chips.
Bake [...]

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Playing in the Dirt Cake

Dirt Cake
1 – 16oz bag Oreos, crushed
¼ cup butter, softened
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
2 – 4 serving packages vanilla instant pudding
3 ½ cup milk
8 oz Cool Whip
Cream together butter, cream cheese and powdered sugar.
In large bowl, combine milk, pudding and Cool Whip.
Gently add in the cream cheese mixture.
Layer in pan, starting and [...]

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Great Gingerbread Cookies

Gingerbread cookies
1/2 c butter, softened
1/2 c packed brown sugar
1/3 c molasses
1/3 c water
1 egg
4 c all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1/2 tsp ground cloves
Beat butter and sugar until creamy in a large bowl.
Whisk egg, wter and molasses in a small bowl.
Sift dry ingredients into a medium bowl.
Beat [...]

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Simply Sugar Cookies

Sugar cookies
2/3 c butter, softened
3/4 c sugar
1 tbsp + 1 tsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
2 c all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
Cream butter, sugar, milk and vanilla in large bowl at medium speed until well blended. Beat in egg.
Combine dry ingredients in medium bowl. Gradually mix into butter mixture.
Cover and refrigerate. 2 hours [...]

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