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Friday, December 24, 2010

Spritz Cookies

1 1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons almond extract
4 cups sifted all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder

Thoroughly cream butter and sugar. Add egg, vanilla and almond extract; beat well. Sift together flour and baking powder add gradually to creamed mixture, kneading to smooth dough. Do not Chill!!!

Force dough through cookie press onto un-greased cookie sheet. Bake in hot oven 400 degrees 8 minutes. Cool makes 6 dozen.

Southern Style Sweet Potato Casserole

Ahhh. This should really fall into the dessert category.

Ingredients:
3 cups mashed sweet potatoes
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup melted butter

topping:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/2 cup melted butter
1 cup chopped pecans

combine first 6 ingredients. Pour into a buttered 1 1/2 to 2 quart casserole dish. Mix Remaining ingredients together and sprinkle over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes, until hot and browned. serves 6-8