Re: Easter
Praline Apple Waffle Cookies
Cookies
1 1/4 c Firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 c Butter, softened
2 Eggs
1 ts Vanilla
1 1/2 c Pillsbury BEST All
-Purpose Flour
1 ts Baking powder
1 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Salt
1/8 ts Nutmeg
1/2 c Shredded, peeled apples
1/2 c Finely chopped pecans
Topping
1/2 c Powdered sugar
1/4 ts Cinnamon
Heat waffle iron to medium-low.
In large bowl, beat brown sugar and butter until blended. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Add flour, baking powder, 1 t cinnamon, salt and nutmeg; mix well. Stir in apples and pecans.
Spray waffle iron with nonstick cooking spray. Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto waffle iron. Bake 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until cookies are deep golden brown.
Immediately remove from waffle iron; cool 1 minute on wire rack. Repeat with remaining dough.
Topping:
In small bowl, combine powdered sugar and 1/4 t cinnamon; mix well. Dust top slightly warm cookies.
Serve warm or cool. Store in tightly covered container.
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Easter Dream Bar Cookies
1 c margarine
1 c brown sugar
1 ea egg
2 c flour
1 ts vanilla
12 oz chocolate morsels
1 c nuts, chopped
Mix together margarine, brown sugar and egg, Add flour and vanilla. Mix well, and spread on a large well greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. (until lightly browned)
Melt chocolate morsels, spread on top of baked mixture. Sprinkle chopped nuts on top of chocolate, pressing with spatula into chocolate so the nuts will not fall off when cutting.
When cooled cut into 1-inch squares.
Yields 8 dozen 1 inch squares.
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Quick-as-a-Bunny Easter Egg Nests
Yield: 16 Nests
4 tb Butter
4 c Marshmallows or 10 oz
5 c Rice krispie cereal
1/2 c green-tinted coconut
Miniature marshmallows, jelly beans, chocolate eggs, etc.
Melt butter in saucepan over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir till melted. Cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly .
Remove from heat, add Rice Krispies and coconut and stir till thoroughtly mixed.
Shape mixture into 16 3" nests. Chill thoroughly.
Fill cooled nests with miniature marshmallows, jelly beans, chocolate eggs, hershey kisses, etc.
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Apricot Squares for Easter
1/2 c shortening
1/2 c sugar
1 ea Egg, well beaten
1/2 ts lemon juice
1 1/2 c flour
1 1/2 ts baking powder
1/2 ts salt
1/2 ts cinnamon
1 pn cloves
2 tb milk
3/4 c apricot preserves
Cream shortening. Add sugar, cream until fluffy. Add egg and lemon juice, blend well.
Sift together dry ingredients, add, alternately, with milk.
Spread half the batter into greased 9"x9" pan. Cover with apricot preserves. Top with remaining half of the batter.
Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes or until golden, and batter tests done. Cool, and cut into squares.
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