mere bystander,

I made your Snickerdoodles this weekend and needless to say that a double batch didn't see the light of Monday morning!

Thanks for a great receipe.

QBee

This thread is going to simplify my holiday baking!

I doubt that they are traditional though! These are my favourite! And as the resident candy striper, they come highly recommended.

LIGHT SPICE COOKIES - Makes 6 dozen cookies.

3/4 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar (can use white if you have not got brown sugar but brown is better).
1 egg well beaten
1/4 cup golden syrup
2.1/4 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp allspice
1.1/2 tsp ginger

Method: Cream the shortening and add the sugar gradually and the salt. Beat in the egg and the syrup. Sift in the flour, baking powder, salt and spices and knead into a dough. Roll in balls - walnut size (size of a large marble) and roll in a little bowl of white sugar. Place on a greased baking sheet and press flat with a fork and bake in a medium oven (180C) fot 12 to 15 minutes. Remember to leave space between the biscuits as they spread

* l cup of shortening is 250g


Have fun making these.

I use butter, but margarine works too. I also like to substitute butterscotch chips for the chocolate chips. ENJOY!

http://www.hersheycanada.com/en/recipes/recipes/detail.asp?id=6318&page=1&per=25&product_ID=10#content_area

Ingredients:

* 1/2 cup (125 mL) golden shortening
* 1 cup (250 mL) lightly packed brown sugar
* 2 eggs
* 2 1/4 cup (550 mL) all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon (5 mL) baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon (2 mL) baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon (2 mL) salt
* 2 tablespoons (30 mL) milk
* 1 1/4 cup (300 mL) CHIPITS® SKOR® Toffee Bits, divided
* 1 cup (250 mL) CHIPITS® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease 13 x 9-inch (33 x 23 cm) baking pan.

2. In large bowl, beat shortening and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs until creamy.

3. In medium bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into butter mixture with milk.

4. Stir in 1 cup (250 mL) of the toffee bits and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Spread evenly in baking pan.

5. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle evenly with remaining toffee bits. Let cool. Cut into bars.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
* 1 cup packed brown sugar
* 1/2 cup white sugar
* 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
* 1 egg
* 1 egg yolk
* 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips



DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
2. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy. Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand using a wooden spoon. Drop cookie dough 1/4 cup at a time onto the prepared cookie sheets. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart.
4. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly toasted. Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

Holiday Spiced Candied Pecans

• 1 Egg White*
• 8 ounces, weight Pecan Halves
• ½ cups Packed Brown Sugar
• ½ teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice (found In The Spice Aisle)
Preparation Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside. Please, please use parchment paper, or you will never get the pecans off the baking sheet!
In a medium bowl, beat egg white with a fork until frothy. Add pecans to bowl and toss to coat evenly with the egg white. Add the brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice and toss to evenly coat pecans.
Pour pecans onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and spread them out so they are in a single layer. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until pecans begin to brown. Remove and slide parchment with pecans onto a cooling rack to cool completely.

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COOKIES