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INGREDIENTS
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter (1/2 shortening okay)
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 (10ounce)package andes mint chocolate chips
walnut halves
DIRECTIONS
Sift flour, soda, and salt.
Cream butter and sugar well.
Add eggs, water, and vanilla.
Blend in dry ingredients gradually; mix thoroughly.
Shape dough into rolls 1 1/2 inches in diameter.Wrap in wax paper.Chill at least four hours.
Meanwhile, melt chocolate and cut into small, round wafers (the shape isn’t so important –just [...]
INGREDIENTS
600 ml cream
200 g ricotta cheese
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup sultanas , soaked in
2 tablespoons rum
250 g gingernut biscuits, processed to crumbs
3 bananas , sliced
1/4 cup chopped nuts
2-3chocolate candy bars
DIRECTIONS
Whip the cream, then process the ricotta with honey until smooth, mix into the cream then fold through the rum-soaked sultanas.
Lay 1/2 the biscuit crumbs in a glass dish.
Cover biscuits with sliced banana, sprinkle over nuts and flake, then half the cream, repeat all that [...]
INGREDIENTS
8cinnamon rolls (canned refirgerated type)
8Hershey’s chocolate kisses
DIRECTIONS
Separate cinnamon rolls.Push your finger into the center of each cinnamon roll to make an opening.
Insert the Hershey kisses in the the centers of each cinnamon roll.
Bake according to package directions and ice with icing provided with cinnamon rolls.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup butter or margarine , softened
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons water
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup finely chopped pecans
1 1/3 cups ready-to-use mincemeat
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
With mixer, beat butter and sugar until combined.Add water and vanilla; beat well.
Stir in flour and nuts.
Shape dough into 2 1/2" circles, using about 1 tablespoon dough for each.Top each with slightly rounded teaspoon of mincemeat.
Place cookies, seam side down, on ungreased baking [...]
INGREDIENTS
1 cup unsalted butter , softened
1 cup butter flavor shortening (optional instead of butter)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
42-49Andes mints candies (28 mints per package)
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, butter*, egg and vanilla.Use an electric mixer to beat until light and fluffy.
Add flour, baking powder and salt.beat until a soft dough forms.
Divide dough in half.On a well-floured surface, roll half [...]