random stuffs mostly vintage and found
Back many many years ago there was a story that a woman asked for the recipe for a cookie she bought at Neiman Marcus. She thought she had been told $2.50, she was charged $250. She then got her revenge on Neiman Marcus by giving away said recipe. Keep in mind that this particular recipe […]
KRIS KRINGLE COOKIES 1 cup butter 2 cups sugar 3 eggs 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda dissolved in 2 tablespoons milk 1 ½ teaspoons cream of tartar 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 4 ½ cups flour (approximately) Cream butter and sugar together. Add vanilla, milk, soda, and eggs, then salt and cream of tartar […]
YUGOSLAVIAN CHRISTMAS COOKIES ½ lb. sweet butter ½ cup sugar 1 egg yolk ½ tsp. salt 4 egg whites 1 cup sugar ¾ cup finely ground walnuts 1 tsp. lemon extract 1 cup blackberry and current jelly 1 cup chopped walnuts Cream butter with the ½ cup sugar. Add egg yolk and salt. Sift flour, […]
Are these Congo Squares or Blondies? I’ve seen this particular recipe called both. In some cases, a Congo Square has the addition of coconut but this particular recipe doesn’t. I can’t even find a history of why they are called a Congo Square or bar- one blogger thought it was because people saw them as […]