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This is Dave's dad's recipe

3 cups flour

2 cups sugar

½ lb butter

t vanilla

t almond extract

3 eggs

Mix together butter, sugar and extract.

Add beaten egg (save some to brush on top for golden brown finish)

Add flour to form dough

Put dough in ungreased pan. 9-12” or 2 rounds

Mix the reserved 1 tsp of beaten egg with 1 tsp of water, and brush over dough.

Decorate with sliced almonds, if desired.

Bake at 350°F for 25-40 minutes or until done (firm to the touch).

This is a dense cake, but should be soft on the inside and hard on the outside, but not too hard

THIS RECIPE ALSO SOUNDS GOOD:

4 c. flour

2 c. sugar

1 egg

1 lb. butter

1 can almond filling

Cream together sugar and softened butter, then add egg and stir. Add flour a little at a time; stir well. Use 2 pans (11 x 7 x 1 1/2) and divide the batter into fourths. Use 1/4 of the batter in the bottom of each pan. Spread 1/2 can of almond filling in each pan then add another fourth of the batter over that. (May help to press the dough flat in your hands, then press in pan.)

Beat an egg and brush some on top. May also add some sliced almonds. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes until golden brown on top. Cut into pieces while still warm.

Chocolate Chocolate Chunk Cookies

This is my favorite chocolate cookie recipe - it's from the Nestle website. I often don't have chunks, so I just use chips. Also, you can use PB chips - I like this recipe much better than the greasy, flat baking recipe on the back of the Reeses PB chips package.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 3/4 cups (11.5-oz. pkg.) semi sweet chunks (or chips)
  

Directions:
PREHEAT oven to 350º F.

COMBINE flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in chunks. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.

BAKE for 9 to 11 minutes or until cookies are puffed and centers are set but still soft. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

GRANOLA BREAKFAST BARS

My sister found this delicious recipe and shared it with me.  They are super healthy and hearty...perfect for a breakfast-on-the-go or mid-afternoon snack.

2 cups oats

1 cup whole wheat flour

3/4 cup packed light brown sugar

3/4 cup milled flax seeds

3/4 teas. salt

1 cup chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, or dried fruit

3/4 teas. cinnamon

1/2 cup oil

1/2 cup honey

2 teas. vanilla

1 egg

*Peanut butter bar : 1/2 cup oil = 1/4 cup oil + 1/4 cup peanut butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease 9x13 baking pan.  In large bowl, mix oats, flour, brown sugar, flax, salt, choc. chips, and cinnamon until combined.  Stir in oil and remaining ingredients until well blended.  With wet hand, press oat mixture into pan.  Bake for 24 minutes, until pale golden on edges.  Cool completely in pan.  When cool, cut with pizza cutter and wrap.  Makes 24 small bars.

LOADED OATMEAL COOKIES

I got this recipe from another mom at our "Mommy and Me" class.  She kept raving about it so I finally asked for the recipe and tried them today.  They are so delicious...and healthy!  I actually had all the ingredients, except the wheat germ, so I used wheat bran instead and it worked great.  I also eliminated the cranberries and nuts.  This mom was telling me that sometimes she grates carrots or zucchini and throws it in instead of the cranberries, nuts, etc.  You can pretty much do anything with this recipe.  Have fun with it!

1/4 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1 teas. cinnamon

1/2 teas. baking soda

1/8 teas. salt

1 egg

1 teas. vanilla

3/4 cup whole wheat flour

3/4 cup rolled oats

1/4 cup flax seed meal (check Albertson's health food section)

1/4 cup wheat germ

2 oz. chocolate chips

1/4 cup dried cranberries 

1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.  Add brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.  Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.  Beat in egg and vanilla until combined.  Beat in flour.  Stir in oats, flax seed meal, wheat germ, chocolate, cranberries, and walnuts (dough will be a little crumbly).

Drop dough by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake for 9-11 minutes or until tops are lightly browned.  Let cookies cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute.  Transfer to wire rack to cool.  Makes about 30 small cookies.

Amanda's Sugar Cookies

1 1/2 cups Crisco
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
5 cups flour

Mix and roll out. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes. Frost

NYC Black and White Cookies

As I sit typing this recipe, I am licking the yummy chocolate off my hands and trying not to get crumbs in the keyboard - these sure are yummy - taste EXACTLY like the ones from NYC!

Ingredients

1 3/4 cup sugar

1 cup butter, softened

4 eggs

1 cup milk

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1/4 tsp. lemon extract

2 1/2 cups cake flour

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking powder

Preheat oven to 375.  Butter baking sheets.  In a mixer combine the sugar and butter until fluffy.  Add the eggs one at a time.  Then add the milk and extracts and mix until smooth.  In another bowl, combine the flours, baking powder and salt.  Add the dry to the wet in batches stirring well.  Using a soup spoon, drop spoonfuls of the dough on the prepared baking sheets. (The dough will seem similar to a thick cake of muffin batter.)  Bake for 20 minutes.

To make the frosting.....

Place 4 cups powdered sugar in a bowl.  Gradually add 1/3 to 1/2 cup boiling water until the icing is thick but spreadable.  Remove half of the frosting to the top half of a double boiler set over simmering water and add 1 ounce of bittersweet or dark chocolate.  Stir until melted. Frost half the cookie white and half the cookie chocolate.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Ok, I will start with my new favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe. I found it somewhere on the internet and everyone has loved them...even my picky husband. So here it is...

Ingredients
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
2 lg. eggs
1 c. packed brown sugar
1 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. vanilla
3/4 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
3 1/4 c. flour
1 1/2 c. chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix the butter, eggs, and both sugars until creamy. Then add the vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and flour. Hand mix in the chocolate chips until blended. Bake on a parchment lined cookie sheet for 10-12 min...just until the sides get golden. Move to cooling rack and enjoy!

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