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Grandma Esther’s Spritz Cookies

Karen Weideman — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:37:29 +0000

I was looking through an old Good Housekeeping magazine today and found an article about Kelly Ripa. Each year at Christmas, she makes hundreds of spritz cookies using her grandmother’s recipe. They are simple and easy. I thought you might enjoy having this recipe on file. You don’t have to wait until Christmas to make them.

Grandma Esther’s Spritz Cookies

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract

1. Heat oven to 375 F degrees.
2. Combine butter and sugar, then add remaining ingredients. Mix thoroughly.
3. Load into cookie press. Place dough 1/2 inch apart on cookie sheet.
4. Bake 12 minutes or until edges are brown.
5. Decorate as desired.

Enjoy!

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Low Fat Chocolate Chip Cookie Dessert

Karen Weideman — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:04:37 +0000

I’ve had this recipe before using regular cookies and whipped topping, but I recently discovered that there is a low fat version. This dessert is super easy to make. When you’re going to a potluck dinner, take this dish along. You’ll know you can eat it and it’s yummy so others will like it too!

You will need:
1 cup skim milk
1 package reduced fat chocolate chip cookies
1 container fat free whipped topping
9×13 dish

You will layer this dessert like a lasagna. First, dunk your cookies in the milk very quickly. After you dunk each one, put it in the pan for your bottom layer. You will use almost 1 sleeve of cookies for this. Next, top the cookie layer with about 1/2 of the whipped topping and spread evenly. Then comes another cookie layer and another whipped topping. You will probably have about 4-5 cookies left over. Crush them and sprinkle on top of the dessert. Chill for a few hours or overnight. Yummy!

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Better Homes & Garden’s Christmas Ideas

Karen Weideman — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 21:17:05 +0000

Christmas is just days away. Are you ready? I’m sure many of you have Christmas presents to wrap, cookies to bake, and a few last things to pick up. Don’t forget to check out Better Homes & Gardens. They have tons of great ideas to help you be creative and successful. Here’s a few links to get you started:

There are many other recipes and ideas at the BH&G site. Be sure and stop by. Don’t forget to check out their “Family & Crafts” section.

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A Readable Feast

Karen Weideman — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:54:51 +0000

I was visiting A Readable Feast today and thought it would interest my Thrifty Mommy readers. Anne-Marie shows parents how sharing books with children and doing activities like cooking and crafts helps families stay connected. While visiting her blog I found a recipe for gingerbread stars. I thought this recipe would be good to pass on to those of you that will be doing some Christmas baking.

Gingerbread Stars

Ingredients:

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. mixed spices – nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon
1 tsp. powdered ginger
1/4 cup seedless raisins
1/4 cup or 4 Tbsp. butter
1/2 cup, packed full, dark brown sugar
2 Tbsp. dark molasses (dark treacle)
1 egg, well beaten

Also needed:

baking sheet lightly buttered and dusted with flour
2 6-inch star shapes, buttered and floured or 1 8-inch sandwich cake pan

Says Mary Poppins “If you don’t have star-shaped tins, use a round one, eight inches in diameter, and then you will have ‘full moon,’.”

Directions

Heat the over to 350 degrees F.
Sift into a mixing bowl the flour, soda, spices, and ginger. Stir in the raisins.
Melt the butter and sugar together in a small saucepan over low heat. Remove from the stove and allow to cool a little.
Add the molasses and then stir with the beaten egg into the spiced flour and mix well with a large wooden spoon.
Divide the batter equally between the two star shapes or fill the sandwich cake tin.
Bake the stars for 30 minutes and the cake tin for 40 minutes in the middle of the oven.
Turn out on a wire rack to cool.

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Mini chocolate chip cookies from Nestle solves your problem.

kellys — Thu, 11 May 2006 02:25:36 +0000

Have you ever told your kids that they can have just 2 cookies knowing that they probably only needed 1 but felt sorry for them? Well I have found a solution in many different ways wrapped up in a small package. Nestle Tollhouse has come out with mini chocolate chip cookies. They are smaller than regular cookies and have 40 in a package that cost the same as a package of 12. You can still let your kids have 2 cookies but they are essentially getting only 1 regular sized cookie and you are getting twice as many cookies for your buck. I love it!

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