Nutmeg Logs Recipe

Ingredients:

3 c of flour (all purpose); sifted
1 tsp of nutmeg (ground)
1 c of butter (unsalted)
3/4 c of sugar (white)
1 Tbsp of vanilla
1 fresh egg
2 tsps of rum-flavored extract
1 tsp of rum-flavored extract
3 Tbsps of butter (unsalted)
1 tsp of vanilla
2 3/4 Tbsps evaporated milk
2.5 c of powdered sugar
1/4 tsps of nutmeg (ground)

Instructions:

Preheat the oven (350 degrees F).

Beat sugar, butter, and nutmeg until creamy then add egg, rum-flavored extract, and vanilla. Slowly add in all purpose flour; incorporate well. Take parts of the batter and roll into half inch diameter. Slice the dough rolls to 3-inched logs and place on the sheets and bake for 12-15 minutes.

Beat vanilla, butter, and rum-flavored extract until creamy then stir in powdered sugar (half a cup). Add alternately the milk and two cups of powdered sugar. Beat continuously until slightly thick.

Spread the frosting generously over the cookies then rake the frosting to let it seem like a real log and dust with a little nutmeg. Serve.

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Double Chocolate Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:

2 pcs. eggs
2 1/4 c of flour (all-purpose)
2/3 c of cocoa powder
1 1/3 c of shortening (butter-flavored, Crisco)
1 c of sugar
2/3 c of sugar (brown); packed firmly
1 c of choco chips (semi-sweet)
1 Tbsp of vanilla extract
1 tsp of soda
1 tsp of salt
3 Tbsp of milk

Instructions:

Preheat the oven at 350 degrees F.

In large mixing bowl, combine sugars, vanilla, shortening & milk. Afterward, beat using power mixer with speed set to medium. Blend well.

Next, beat in one egg & blend mixture thoroughly. Do the same for the second egg. Mix cocoa, soda, flour & salt then add into cream mixture.

Add the choco chips then stir. Scoop 2 tablespoons of dough and drop onto ungreased cookie sheet to form one cookie each, leaving a 2-inch Arrange cookies 2″ apart.

Bake in oven for about 9 to 11 mins. Leave on sheet for approximately 2 mins., then move to cooling racks.

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Peachy Pinwheels Recipe

Ingredients:

1 c of dried peaches; chopped finely
1/2 c of sugar (white)
3/4 c of water
1 tsp of vanilla extract
1/2 tsp of nutmeg (ground)
1/2 c of softened butter (unsalted)
1/4 c of shortening
2 fresh eggs (large)
1 c of sugar (white)
2.5 c of flour (all purpose); sifted
1 tsp of baking powder (Calumet)
2 pinches of salt

Instructions:

Combine the water, sugar, peaches, and nutmeg into a saucepan; bring it to boil then reduce the heat and cover the saucepan and let it simmer for thirty-five minutes. Set aside to slightly cool then mash them. Mix in butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and shortening; mix in flour, baking powder, and salt.

Cover with waxed paper and chill for about an hour. Cut the dough to two. Roll up each of the dough into rectangles. Pour over half the mixture of peach on each dough. Roll the dough starting at the longer sides; do the same to the other one. Wrap then chill for about four hours until slightly hardened.

Preheat the oven at 350 degrees F. Slice the rolls thinly and place onto the baking sheet then bake for 10-15 mins or ’til it becomes a little brown.

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Mocha Pinwheels Recipe

Ingredients:

3/4 c of sugar (white)
1/2 c of butter (unsalted);softened
1 tsp of vanilla extract
1 fresh egg (large)
1 3/4 c of flour; sifted
1/2 tsp of baking powder (Calumet)
1/3 c of pecans; chopped
1 tsp of coffee powder (instant)
1 sq of chocolate (unsweetened, 1 oz); melted
2 pinches of salt

Instructions:

Combine together the sugar, butter, vanilla, and egg on a big mixing bowl. Add in salt, flour, and Calumet; incorporate well. Transfer half of the batter into another bowl. Fold in coffee powder with the pecans into the first half and fold in melted chocolate into the other half then let them chill.

Roll the light batter on a parchment paper onto a 16×8 inch; do the same for the chocolate batter. Place the light batter atop the chocolate batter then roll it up lengthwise. Wrap the roll with a parchment paper and refrigerate it for two hours.

Preheat the oven at 350 degrees F. Slice the chilled roll into a quarter inch thick and arrange them on a baking sheet one inch apart. Bake in the oven for about 9 to 12 mins.

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Walnut Sour Cream Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:

2 cups of sifted flour
4 ozs of shortening (vegetable)
1/4 teaspoon of soda
1 teaspoon of Calumet
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 piece of egg
1 tablespoon of sugar
1/2 cup of walnuts (black); chopped
1/2 teaspoons of cinnamon
4 ozs of sour cream (1/2 cup)
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
3/4 cup of sugar

Instructions:

Mix the following ingredients: Calumet (baking powder), flour, salt and soda. Then, also blend sugar together w/ shortening, whisking it thoroughly. Add 4 ozs of sour cream, little by little, alternately w/ dry ingredients.

Whisk thoroughly after every addition then, mix in chopped walnuts. Afterward, drop mixture by tablespoonfuls on a cookie sheet (greased).

In a medium-sized bowl, mix cinnamon with 1 tablespoon of sugar. Blend it well. Duck the base of a glass (also greased) into prepared sugar-cinnamon mixture and use the dipped glass to roll out the cookie mixture dollops (one by one).

Cook in the oven for about 8 to 10 mins at 375 degrees F.

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