Christmas Cookies
APRICOT BARS
% cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour
'A teaspoon baking powder
VA cups shredded coconut
'A cup chopped walnuts
'A teaspoon vanilla extract
12 ounces apricot preserves
In a large mixing bowl, cream
butter and sugar. Add egg; mix
well. In separate bowl, combine
flour and baking powder. Gradual
ly add to butter mixture. Add coco
nut, walnuts, and vanilla extract;
mix thoroughly. Press two thirds
of dough into 13x9x2-inch baking
pan. Spread with preserves;
crumble remaining dough over
preserves. Bake at 3SO degrees for
30 to 35 minutes. Yield: 36 bars.
Contributor writes: This is a
very good recipe.
Mrs. Kenneth Rummel
Linglestown
Common Sense
When Jim and Sandy Bailey of Spring Grove,
PA, built their first 85,000 bird layer house
in 1981, they wisely chose Big Dutchman
and Hershey Equipment. Through the years,
their records ranked among the best in the
industry.
HERSHEY EQUIPMENT CO. SAYS
WELL DONE!
To Jim and Sandy Bailey For
Their Superior Performance Records
Thank You for Continually Choosing
Big Dutchman and Hershey Equipment.
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LONDON BARS
First step:
'A cup butter
'A cup sugar
1 cup flour
Cream butter, add sugar and
flour. Mix ingredients thoroughly
and spread in square baking pan.
Bake in preheated oven at 375
degrees for 10 minutes.
Second step:
2 eggs
1 cup brown sugar
3 -tablespoons flour
'A teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped nuts
VA cups coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla
Beat eggs until light. Add sugar,
flour, salt, and mix well. Add nuts,
coconut, and vanilla; mix thor
oughly. Spread over first mixture.
Bake for 20 to 30 minutes. Yields:
27-30 bars.
Contributor writes: These bars
are very good and rich.
Mrs. Kenneth Rummel
Linglcstown
We 'Tafy Customer Satisfaction 'Personally
Recently. Jim and Sandy decided to expand their egg
laying operation by 125.000 Birds. They knew Big Dutchman
was the only way to gal Years of dependable service and
results from the Big Dutchman chain feeder. An egg collect
ing system that gently handles the eggs for fewer cracks. A
cage design proven throughout the industry. BIG DUTCHMAN.
“Common sense told us we've come this for by mak
ing smart decisions. We were not going to change
now. The Big Dutchman chain feeder gives us the
reliability and results to keep a step ahead."
SYCAMORE INO. PARK
255 PLANE TREE DRIVE
LANCASTER, PA 17603
(717) 383-5807
MARBLE SQUARES
8-ounces cream cheese
2'A cups sugar
3 eggs
V* cup water
'A cup butter
I'Asquare unsweetened
chocolate
2 cups flour
'A cup sour cream
1 teaspoon baldng soda
'A teaspoon salt
6-ounce package chocolate
pieces
Combine softened cream cheese
and A cup sugar, mixing until well
blended. Blend in one egg.
In saucepan, combine water,
butter, and chocolate; bring to a
boil. Remove from heat Add com
bined remaining sugar and flour;
mix well. Blend in remaining eggs,
sour cream, baking soda, and salt
Pour into greased and floured
jelly roll pan. Spoon cream cheese
mixture over chocolate batter. Cut
through batter with knife several
times for marble effect; sprinkle
with chocolate pieces.
Bake at 375 degrees for 25 to 30
minutes or until wooden pick
inserted in center comes out clean.
Jennie Maulfair
Lebanon
(%) Biq Putchman.
jjjp (Kftr "• step ahead"
RICOTTA CHOCOLATE
CHIP COOKIES
% pound butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup ricotta cheese
1 egg
VA teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
3 teaspoons salt
'/a teaspoon baking soda
* 6 ounces chocolate chips
'A cup chopped nuts, optimal
Cream butter, add sugar, ricotta
cheese, egg, and vanilla. Add
flour, salt, baking soda, and mix
together. Fold in chocolate chips
and nuts. Preheat oven to 350
degrees. Drop by rounded tea
spoons onto an ungreased cookie
sheet Bake for 10 minutes.
Karen Heilinger
Alternate Dairy
Princess
Lebanon Co.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 2,1N3-B9
Crumbly, yet greasy cookies?
Careful measuring it important for
good cookies. Use nested-dry
measuring cups for flour, sugar,
raisins and nuts. When measuring
flour, spoon flour into measuring
cup and level with a straight-edged
spatula. Use a glass measuring cup
for liquids and check measurement
at eye level.
Follow recipe carefully, includ
ing baking time and temperature.
To personalize gingerbread
cookies, add cookie dough hair
and raisin or chocolate chip eyes
and buttons before baking. A garl
ic press or potato ricer works great
for making dough into hair.
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and bacon throughout the United
States and also add Pennsylvania
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