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1 B Ftimlly Weekly Cookbook MELANIE DEPROFT, Director, Culinary Arts Institute Speeulaci Pecan Form Cookie y A ' rz " i IK SOOVKM fllltlM Ltteie packages of these are traditionally included in Dutch, children's Christinas gifts. Your family will enjoy Speeulaci in any season. TO PREPARE: 20 MIN. TO BAKE: 15-20 MIN. Vi p (about 3 oe.) unblaitched almonds, finely chopped 1 cup sifted flour Vj teaspoon salt " cup butter Vj teaspoon grated lemon peel (grated through colored part only; white is bitter) i teaspoon lemon extract 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar 2 eggs, well beaten (until thick and piled softly) 1. Sift the flour with salt. Set aside. 2. Cream butter with the lemon peel and extract until butter is softened. Add sugar gradually, creaming until fluffy after each addition. 3. Add eggs in thirds, beating thoroughly after each addition. Measure cup of the creamed mixture and set aside. 4. Mixing until blended after each addi tion, add the dry ingredients in thirds to the remaining creamed mixture. Turn dough onto a cookie sheet. Using a spat ula, spread it out Vs in. thick. Spread the reserved creamed mixture over cookie dough and sprinkle with the chopped almonds; press lightly. 5. Bake at 350F 15 to 20 min. Remove pan to cooling rack. While still warm, cut into bars, squares, or diamonds. Re move cookies to cooling racks. About 2 doz. cookies Choco-Honey Chews CONVfMHNCi I SOOO fOU 2 yc tooo ncinlrmziNa M TO PREPARE: 20 MIN. TO BAKE: 35-40 MIN. 1 cups honey-flavored graham cracker crumbs (about 22 crackers) Vi cup (about lot) chopped pecans 1 lS-or. can (1 ' cups) sweetened condensed milk 2 tablespoons honey ' Vi teaspoons grated orange peel (grated through colored part only; white Is bitter) 2 tablespoons orange juice 6 or. (about 1 cup) semlsweet chocolate pieces Grease an 8x8x2-in. baking pan. 2. Blend the sweetened condensed milk with the honey, orange peel, and orange juice. Mix in cracker crumbs, chocolate pieces, and peoans. Turn mixture into prepared pan and spread evenly into the corners. 3. Bake at 350F 35 to 40 min., or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove pan to cooling rack. Cut into bars while still warm. Remove bars to cooling rack. About 16 cookies OOO KM MftllMO TO PREPARE: 15 MIN. TO BAKE: 10 MIN. Vs tip (about 3 os.) pecans, grated (about I cup, grated) up sifted flour Vs teaspoon baking powder y4 teaspoon salt Vj cup sifted confectioners' sugar ' 6 tablespoons butter, chilled I teaspoon vanilla extract 1. Lightly grease small cookie forms, about lV4xV4-in. (usually available in the housewares section of a department store), or use sandbakkelse molds. 2. Sift together into a bowl the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Mix in the pecans. 3. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender or two knives until mixture be comes a soft dough (requires working be yond the stage when mixture resembles coarse corn meal) . Mix in the extract. 4. Put about one teaspoon of dough into each prepared cookie mold and press lightly. (If using sandbakkelse molds, fill about one-half full). Place the molds on a cookie sheet. 5. Bake at 375 F 10 min. Remove molds to cooling rack; cool about 10 min. With the point of a knife, carefully loosen cookies from molds. Invert onto cooling rack. Sift confectioners' sugar over tops. About 4 doz. cookies Cherry-Coconut Treasures km miiim 4 TO PREPARE : 25 MIN. TO BAKE: 9 MIN. 1 cup coconut, finely chopped y4 cup maraschino cherries, well drained and finely chopped 2 V4 aps sifted flour Va teaspoon baking powder 14 teaspoon salt y4 cup butter or margarine 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 14 cups sugar 2 egg yolks, well beaten (until thick and lemon-colored) 3 tablespoons undiluted evaporated milk 1. Lightly grease cookie sheets. 2. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. 3. Cream the butter with vanilla extract until butter is softened. Add the sugar gradually, creaming until fluffy after each addition. 4. Add egg yolks in tliirds, beating thoroughly after each addition. 5. Mixing until well blended after each addition, alternately add dry ingredients in thirds and evaporated milk in halves to creamed mixture. Mix in the coconut and maraschino cherries. 6. Drop by half-teaspoonfuls about 2 in. apart onto cookie sheets. 7. Bake at 400F 9 min. Remove cookies to cooling racks. About doz. cookies Family Weekly, December 14, 19SS This is the instant that's delicious for drinking! Carnation "Magic Crystals" Instant bursts into fresh flavor nonfat milk instantly for as little as 8 a quart! The one "Magic Crystals" Instant. Natu rally refreshing, delicious for drinking. The modern way to all the natural protein, B vitamins and calcium of freshest whole milk. 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