Cranberry Slices
Cranberry Slices | Bake on ungreased baking sheet at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes, or until edges are golden.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup butter, softened½ cup sugar1...
Marjorie Mariner’s Danish Pastry
Marjorie Mariner’s Danish Pastry
INGREDIENTS
3 teaspoons shortening
¼ cup sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon vanilla
¼ teaspoon lemon extract
3 cakes yeast
1½ teaspoons sugar
½ cup lukewarm water
½...
Rumsterne (Rumstars)
INGREDIENTS
4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup sugar
1 cup walnuts (ground)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4½ tablespoons rum or imitation rum extract
2½ stick butter or...
Geraldine’s Fruitcake
This fruitcake was a favorite of my father’s and an annual tradition. My mom (Geraldine) would make the cake two to three weeks before Christmas...
Almond Butter Cookies
Almond Butter Cookies – This classic holiday cookie comes from the Good Housekeeping Cookbook. Cut dough with a Christmas cookie cutter shape (bell, star,...
Rum Stars (Weihnachts-Plaetzchen)
Submitted and prepared by Helga Wengler
INGREDIENTS
4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup sugar
1 cup walnuts (ground)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4½ tablespoons rum or imitation...
Aunt Irma’s Jell-O Cookies
Aunt Irma didn’t invent the Jell-O cookie, but it was so closely associated with her annual Christmas party that she may as well have....
Cherry Pound Cake
Makes about 12-16 servings
INGREDIENTS
1 1/4 cups butter, softened
2 3/4 cups granulated sugar
5 eggs
1 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon...
Nantucket Cranberry Pie
INGREDIENTS
Butter, for greasing
2 heaping cups cranberries
3/4 cup pecans, chopped (measure, then chop)
2/3 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 stick unsalted butter, melted
2 whole eggs,...
Nanette’s 7UP Cake
INGREDIENTS
3 sticks of butter, softened
3 cups sugar
4 teaspoons lemon flavor
5 eggs
3 cups flour
1 cup and 1 tablespoon 7UP
PREPARATION
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease...
Cherry Bread
My mother is from St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. She met my Dad, who was in the U.S. Air Force stationed there, fell in love...
Almond Christmas Ale Cookies
Almond Christmas Ale Cookies
Christmas ale makes these cookies wonderfully soft and fragrant. I recommend an ale that is 7.5% ALC or lower (like...
White Chocolate Cranberry Sugar Cookie
Nothing says the holidays like a simple sugar cookie. Cake flour makes these cookies light and fluffy! White chocolate and cranberries are optional but...
Cranberry Orange Muffins
INGREDIENTS
2 cups all-purpose flour (plus 2 teaspoons for coating fresh cranberries)
1½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups fresh cranberries or 1 cup dried cranberries
½...
Coffeehouse Apple Tart
INGREDIENTS
1 1/4 cups (6 1/2 ounces) flour
1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar
2 large egg yolks
1-2 tablespoons whole cream
1/2 cup (4 ounces) unsalted butter (cut pieces into...
Italian Easter Bread
INGREDIENTS
6 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 pound butter
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoon anise oil*
1 large package yeast
6-8 cups flour
* (The original recipe called...
Classic Bean Pie
INGREDIENTS
2 frozen deep-dish pie crusts
2 (15.5 ounce) cans navy beans, rinsed and drained
1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon ground...
Pineapple Squares (Une Torte De Chabecan)
Pineapple Squares (Une Torte De Chabecan)
By Marjorie Mariner (1963). Submitted by Louise Vett and Joan Yanchick.
Louise Vett shares Marjorie Mariner’s recipe for Pineapple Squares,...
Roasted Butternut Squash Pie
PREPARING THE SQUASH
Preheat oven to 425°F. The squash roasts at 350°F. When you bake the pie, preheat to 425°F, then reduce to 350°F after 10...
