Cream Cheese Cookies

From Grandma Litzi. This is half the original recipe because otherwise you would be baking these for days.

1/2 lb margarine
1/4 lb cream cheese
2 cups powdered sugar
4 eggs
1/2 tbl vanilla extract
1/2 tsp orange extract
4.5 tsp baking powder
5 cups flour

Mix in order given - adding in flour and baking powder together.

Kifles

This recipe is from Grandma Litzi. She rolled hers out on this great big tablecloth (that a few years back was in such tatters I had to toss it) for dough so this mix is a little wet for rolling out on just a floured surface. I am looking for a similar big white tablecloth so I can do this recipe a little more justice again. She also mixed this all by hand with a pastry cutter - I am lucky enough to have a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment.

This makes alot and I usually halve it.

6 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup sugar
6 egg yolks
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
1.5 cups Crisco
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream

Mix flour, salt and baking powder and add butter and crisco. Beat egg yolks and add to flour mix. Then add sour cream, sugar, and vanilla. Mix well - it should be like pie dough. Chill dough.

Roll 1/8" thick and cut into 3 inch squares. Fill with Walnut FIlling (recipe follows).

Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Cool and cover with powdered sugar.


Walnut Filling
1.25 lbs walnuts, ground fine
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 tbl almond extract
Process the walnuts in food processor, then add the rest of ingredients. It will come out paste like.

Butterscotch peanut chews

From Grandma Litzi but I think it originated off the butterscotch chip bag or milk container.

14 oz sweetened condensed milk
6 ounces butterscotch chips
4 cups shredded wheat, shredded
1 cup unsalted peanuts

Melt milk and chip in microwave. Pour over wheat and peanuts in a large mixing bowl. Drop mixture by the teaspoonful onto wax paper. Chill 2 hours and store in fridge.

Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies

From Betty Crocker, Holiday Favorites ebook

1 pouch (1lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker Peanut Butter cookie mix
1 tbl water
3 tbl vegetable oil
1 egg

1/4 sugar in a bowl

40 Hershey's kisses - about 3/4 of a 12 oz bag

In a medium bowl, mix cookie mix, water, oil, and egg until dough forms. Shape dough into 1/2 tbsp balls, roll in sugar. Placed onto silpat lined baking sheets 2 inches apart (18/silpat or 12/small sheet with parchment).

Bake 10-12 minutes, immediately press 1 kiss into center of each cookie. Remove to cool completely.

Sweet "S" Cookies

This is from Grandma Litzi. I usually halve the recipe.

1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup milk plus 2 tbl
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 pinch salt
3 tsp baking powder
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon vanilla or coconut extract

Mix butter, milk and sugar, add eggs, salt and extract. Mix dry ingredients and slowly add to wet using dough hook to mix.

On a floured board, roll into S shape.

Bake at 375 for 15 minutes.

Top with powdered sugar/milk icing and coconut.