Desserts
- Aunt Kathy's Sugar Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Cookies (Gluten Free)
- Grandmother's Hard Candy
- White Trash
Aunt Kathy's Sugar Cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 c sifted flour
- 1 c sugar
- 1/2 c butter
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp milk
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla
Butter Cream Frosting:
- 1 lb confectioner's sugar
- 1/2 c butter
- 4-5 tbsp milk
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375°F
- Sift flour with baking powder and salt.
- Cream the butter then add sugar, egg, vanilla, and milk and mix well.
- Add flour mixture and chill.
- Roll out dough on a floured board and cut into desired shapes.
- Bake at 375°F for 8-10 minutes
Butter Cream Frosting:
- Combine ingredients
- When cookies are cooled, ice them
Chocolate Chip Cookies (Gluten Free)
Ingredients:
- 2 1/4 c gluten free flour
- 1/2 tsp xanthan gum (omit if there is xanthan gum in your gluten free flour)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 oz cream cheese (room temperature)
- 3/4 c unsalted butter, melted
- 1 c packed brown sugar
- 1/2 c white sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 c semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, xanthan gum (if using), baking soda, and salt.
- In a stand mixer or another mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, melted butter, sugar, and brown sugar and mix on medium speed for 2 minutes.
- Add the egg yolks and vanilla extract and continue to mix until incorporated.
- Slowly add the flour mixture and mix on low until just incorporated, then mix in the chocolate chips.
- Cover the mixing bowl and refrigerate at least 4 hours, up to 4 days.
- Scoop the dough onto a tray lined with parchment paper (do not spray) and bake for 11-12 minutes at 375°.
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- NOTE: the centers will look slightly underdone, but when the edges are just browning and starting to set, they are done.
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- Let cookies sit on the tray for 2-3 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
Grandmother's Hard Candy
Ingredients:
- 3 3/4 c sugar
- 1 1/2 c light Karo syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp (1 dram) flavoring oil
- Food coloring
- Powdered sugar (for dusting the pan)
Directions:
- Line a baking sheet with foil and powdered sugar.
- Mix first three ingredients together in a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves.
- Boil without stirring until the temperature reaches 310°F or until drops of syrup form hard and brittle threads in cold water.
- Remove from heat and stir in the flavoring and food coloring.
- Pour mixture on the pan and allow to harden and cool completely.
- Break the candy into pieces and store in air tight containers.
White Trash
Ingredients:
- 1 box rice Chex
- 1 c peanut butter
- 6 oz chocolate chips
- 1/2 c butter
- 1 jar dry roasted peanuts
- 1 box raisins
- 1 box powdered sugar
Directions:
- Melt butter, chocolate, and peanut butter and pour over the Chex, raisins, and peanuts.
- Let cool and mix in powdered sugar.
- Store in an air tight container