Mix well with spoon in large bowl 3/4 cup shortening (part butter), 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, and 1 tsp. vanilla. Blend in 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal flour (do not use self rising flour), 1 tsp. baking powder and 1 tsp. salt.
Cover dough; chill at least 1 hour.
Heat oven to 400F.
Mix with fork in small...
3/4 cup shortening (part butter or margarine, softened)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla or 1/2 tsp. lemon extract
2 1/2 cups Gold Medal flour (Do not use self-rising flour in this recipe.)
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
Mix thoroughly shortening, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Blend in flour...
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup dark molasses
1/2 cup water
4 cups Gold Medal flour (if using self-rising flour, omit salt and baking soda)
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. allspice
Mix thoroughly shortening and sugar. Blend in...
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 cups Gold Medal flour (*Do not use self-rising flour.)
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup finely chopped nuts
Confectioners' sugar
Heat oven to 400F. Mix thoroughly butter, 1/2 cup sugar and the vanilla. Work in flour...
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 cups Gold Medal flour (*Do not use self-rising flour.)
1 tsp. salt
Yellow, green, and red food color
1 1/2 tsp. each grated lemon, lime, and orange peel
Yellow, green, and orange colored sugar
Mix thoroughly butter...
Heat oven to 375F. Cut 3 unsliced loaves of sandwich bread into 2" slices. With cookie cutter or cardboard pattern, cut slices into rounds. Cut out center of each round, leaving 1/2" thick wall on bottom and sides. Brush tops and sides of rounds with melted butter or margarine. Bake on ungreased...
Wishing all the mother's out there a very Happy Mother's Day!
And to all the men out there, treat those wonderful mother's in your life right and maybe even cook up a little something special for her today!
I just saw a segment of This is Emily Young on Treehouse and she was somewhere (I didn't catch where, honestly I wasn't paying full attention) and it was a place kind of like John R. Park Homestead in Harrow Ontario, or Greenfield Village in Dearborn Michigan, and the woman she was with was...
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup Gold Medal flour (Do not use self-rising flour!)
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 cups oats
Mix butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Mix flour, soda and oats; blend into butter mixture. Cover; chill 1 to 2 hours...
2 cups oats
1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/4 cup dark corn syrup
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 pkg. (6oz) semisweet chocolate pieces, melted
1/4 cup chopped nuts
Heat oven to 400F. Grease baking pan 9x9x2". In medium bowl, mix oats and brown sugar. Stir...
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar (packed)
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. vinegar
2 1/2 cups Gold Medal flour (if using self-rising flour, omit baking soda and salt)
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Raisins or cut-up citron
Heat oven to 400F. Mix...
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 pkg. (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1 egg
1/4 tsp. vanilla
1 pkg. Betty Crocker lemon cake mix
Raisin Filling
In small mixer bowl, beat butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla and half the cake mix (dry) until smooth. Stir in...
Prepare Betty Crocker date bar mix as directed on package except - choose one of the following variations:
* Cherry Date Bars:
Add 1/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries, well drained, to the date filling.
* Coconut-Topped Date Bars:
Sprinkle finely chopped coconut over bars before baking.
1 pkg. (8oz) pitted dates, cut up
2 tbsp. sugar
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 pkg. Betty Crocker devils food cake mix
1 pkg. Betty Crocker fluffy white frosting mix
Cook dates, sugar and water over low heat, stirring constantly, until thick, about 7 minutes. Stir...
Heat oven to 350F. Cut 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened, into 1 pkg Betty Crocker cherry chip cake mix (dry). Pat mixture in bottom of ungreased jelly roll pan, 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1". Bake 5 minutes.
Prepare Betty Crocker cherry fluff frosting mix as directed on package. Spread frosting on...
1 cup Gold Medal flour (if using self-rising flour, omit baking powder, baking soda, and salt)
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup shortening
1 egg
1 1/2 tbsp. milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup raisins or cut-up dates
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 1/2 cups...
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 oz. melted unsweetened chocolate (cool)
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 3/4 cups Gold Medal flour (if using self-rising flour, omit baking soda and salt. If using quick-mixing flour, increase buttermilk to 1/2 cup.)
1/2 tsp. baking...