Toffee Crunch Bars

Submitted by Foghorn Leghorn

Ingredients

1 Butter-Pecan cake mix 2 eggs
½ c. oil ½ c. oats
½ toffee chips

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Mix all ingredients into a bowl well by hand & place them with a teaspoon onto cookie sheet. Bake for 17 minutes.
  3. Take toffee bars from the oven & let them cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes.
  4. Place them on a wire rack to let them cool further.

Hamantaschen

Submitted by JamiSings

Dough Ingredients

3 c. flour ½ c. almonds, finely ground
1½ tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt
½ c. sugar Zest of one lemon
½ lb. unsalted butter or margarine 1 egg
2 tbsp cold water 1 tbsp lemon juice
1 egg white, beaten

Poppy Seed Filling Ingredients

4 oz. poppy seeds ½ c. milk
1 tbs unsalted butter or margarine ¼ c. seedless raisins, plumped
¼ c. toasted walnuts, pecans, or almonds 1 tbsp honey
½ tsp vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Combine all filling ingredients in a bowl & blend thoroughly. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl combine the flour, almonds, baking powder, salt, sugar, & lemon zest. Blend or cut in the butter until the mixture resembles very fine crumbs.
  4.  In a small bowl beat the egg, water, & lemon juice until well blended. Add to the flour mixture & beat until completely blended & the mixture begins to form a dough. Do not overmix.
  5. Transfer to a floured board & knead the dough into a ball. Divide the ball into 6 or 7 equal portions for easier handling. Flatten each portion with the palms of your hands & roll it out to ¼” thick. With a scalloped cookie cutter, cut into 3½” rounds.
  6. Place 1 heaping tsp of filling in the center of each round. Fold the edges of the dough toward the center to form a triangle, leaving a bit of the filling visible in the center. Pinch the edges to seal them.
  7. Place the hamantaschen on a lightly greased foil-like baking sheet & brush with the egg white. Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Transfer to racks to cool.

Apple Crunch

Submitted by MyDogmaKickedYourKarma

Ingredients

3 medium apples ¼ c. packed brown sugar
¾ c. flour ¾ c. sugar
¼ tsp salt 3 tsp rolled oats
1 egg 1/3 c. melted butter
¼ tsp cinnamon

Directions

  1. Peel & slice apples. Mix with brown sugar in a baking pan, set aside. 
  2. Mix flour, rolled oats, sugar, salt, & cinnamon, set aside. 
  3. Beat egg, mix with flour mixture & spread over fruit. Pour butter over top. 
  4. Bake at 350°F for about 45 minutes until lightly brown. 
  5. Serve warm & nice with ice cream on top.

Snickerdoodles

Submitted by Trish

Ingredients

½ c. butter 2 eggs
2 tsp cream of tartar 2 tsp cinnamon
½ c. shortening 2¾ c. flour
¼ tsp salt 1½ c. sugar
1 tsp baking soda 2 tbsp sugar

Directions

  1. Snickerdoodles by roboppy on FlickrHeat oven to 400°F. Mix butter, shortening, 1½ c. sugar & eggs. 
  2. Blend in flour, cream of tartar, salt & baking soda. 
  3. Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into balls. 
  4. Mix 2 tbsp sugar & cinnamon in a small bowl. 
  5. Roll dough balls in cinnamon & sugar mixture. 
  6. Place 2 inches apart on an un greased cookie sheet. 
  7. Bake 8-10 min. or until set. Immediate remove from sheet & cool.

Mocha Chip Cookies

Submitted by Carli
Yields About 2 Dozen large Cookies

Ingredients

1 c. softened butter 1 c. brown sugar
1 1/3 c. white sugar 2 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla extract 1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt
3½ c. flour 2 tbsp crushed instant coffee
16 oz. chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Cream the butter & sugars until fluffy.
  2. Beat in eggs & vanilla extract.
  3. Combine dry ingredients & beat into butter mixture.
  4. Stir in chocolate chips.
  5. Bake at 375°F on parchment for 11-14 min., depending on how big you make the cookie.