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  • Pecan Pie Muffins

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    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients and mix well. Grease a muffin tin (can also use a mini muffin tin). Fill each cup 3/4 full. Bake for 15-18 minutes. Cool in pan for a minute or 2, then turn out to cool completely. Do not let them cook in the pan or they…

  • Scottish Shortbread

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    Mix until blended. Roll with rolling pin into a rimmed cookie sheet. Punch holes with fork. Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes. Check for doneness. Sugar the top, cut into squares.

  • Christmas Crack

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    Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Lay out the saltines over the cookie sheet. Melt butter and stir in 1 cup brown sugar. Bring to boil stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. Pour over saltines. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with semi-sweet chocolate chips. After 2 minutes spread…

  • Aunt Jean’s Pizzelles

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    Other options: you can add cocoa (a couple of table spoons to ¼ cup) add to taste, if you like chocolate Pizzelles. Add and beat in the order given. Place 1 tsp of batter in the center of each pizzelle iron section, cook for 45-60 seconds. Remove with fork, let cool.

  • Kahlua Cake

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    A sweet treat that has been traveling through our family for a little while now. I think my cousin Joy started it. It is a chocolate cake with Kahlua, yum! It is so moist and decadent, no frosting is needed. So here is the simple recipe: Mix the first six ingredients together, then when blended…

  • Gram D’s Potato Chip Cookies

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    Salty and sweet, odd but also kind of delish! Cream the butter, sugar and vanilla together. Then add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Roll into balls, and place on a cookie sheet. Then wet a cookie press with water, dip into granulated sugar and press each cookie to a uniform thickness. (If…

  • Poppy Seed and Walnut Rolls

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    My Aunt Mary used to make these and I loved them. In the last few years, I have tried out recipes and I think this is the winner. Dough Proof the yeast in the warm water with the sugar. Mix the flour and salt, then mix in the butter until the mixture is sandy (I do…

  • Un-scotti

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    I am sure you’ve heard of biscotti, which means “twice baked”. We call these Un-scotti, since you only bake them once and get a cross between a soft cookie/muffin-y thing. They are delish. Thanks to Diane for this wonderful recipe. Mix together: Then add: Mix together quickly and form 2 long loaves on an ungreased…