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Peanut Butter Balls

Makes approx 200 balls

 

Balls

  • 1 lbs butter
  • 2 cups Jif peanut butter
  • 3 lbs. powdered sugar

Covering

  • 1 small bag (6 oz.) butterscotch chips
  • 1 large Hershey bar
  • 1/2 cake paraphine wax

 

Mix all cookie ingredients and roll in balls, (use 1/2 tsp. for size)  insert toothpicks and set aside. In double boiler melt covering mixture. When melted well,  take cookies and dip into chocolate mixture. When cookie coated place onto was paper and set in fridge. Once set, pack away. Will keep well for 1 month in cool place.

 

Raspberry Almond Bars

350°  25-30 Minutes

 

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup quick cooking oats
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine (soft)
  • 1/2 tsp. almond extract
  • 1/2 cup red raspberry preserved
  • 1/3 cup sliced almonds

 

Line an 8 or 9 in square baking pan with foil & lightly grease foil. Mix flour, oats and sugar in a large bowl. Add butter and cut in with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in extract until blended. Reserve about 1 cup oat mixture. Press remainder evenly over bottom of pan, adding more mixture if needed to cover. Spread preserves over top to about 1/2 inch from edges. Mix almonds with reserved oat mixture. Sprinkle evenly over preserves, then press down gently. (Some preserves will show through.) Bake at 350˚F for 25 to 30 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool in pan on rack. Lift foil by ends to cutting board. Cut in bars.

Coconut Macaroons

325° 20 minutes Yields 1 1/2 dozen

 

  • 1 1/3 cups Bakers Angel Flake Coconuts
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring

 

Combine coconut, sugar, flour, and salt in a bowl. Stir in unbeaten egg whites and flour, mix well. Drop by teaspoonful on greased and floured cookie sheet. Bake until edges are brown, remove from cookie sheet immediately.

Dreams

Temp: 350° – 30 Minutes

 

Group1:

  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup flour

Group2:

  • 1-1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1-1/2 cups fine coconut
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 2 tsp. Flour
  • 1/2 tsp. Baking powder
  • 1 tsp. Vanilla

Mix brown sugar and butter from group #1 (do not cream) add flour. Pat down in 8 x 8 pan. Combine group #2 and pour this Batter over the base and bake in 350˚F oven for about 30 minutes.