Stella’s Date Pinwheel Cookies..Top Of The Line

Mother used to make these cookies and they are definitely my favorite cookie recipe. Takes a bit of time but they’re worth every moment you  spend. I call them “the Cadillac” of the cookies. Folks will love them!

FILLING

2 1/4 Cups pitted chopped dates

1 cup sugar

1 cup water

1 cup chopped nuts

(Boil slowly 10 minutes, mixing constantly.. let cool until warm)

MIX TOGETHER

1 cup shortening

2 cups brown sugar

3 eggs (beaten)

4 cups sifted flour

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp soda

Roll out dough on floured surface about 3/8″ thick.  Spread thickened filling on it.

Roll up into roll and wrap with waxed paper. Refrigerate several hours or until firm enough to slice.

Bake 10-12 minutes at 400 deg.

copyright@2019

Photo By Mary Anne Whitchurch Tuck

http://www.thatremindsme.net

Advertisement

Mary’s Cowboy Cookies

What is it about the cowboy scenario that speaks to us from the days when we went to the movies on Saturday afternoon to see Roy Rogers, Gene Autry and of course, Randolph Scott? As I recall, the price of admission at our local theater was 35 cents.

We listened to The Lone Ranger on the radio and can’t seem to get “hi-o Silver…awayyyyyyy….out of our memories. My friend Mary shared her cookie recipe with me and now I’ll share it with you.

1 Cup Butter

1 Cup Sugar (White)

1 Cup Brown Sugar

2 Eggs

2 Cups Flour

1/2 t. Salt

1 t. Baking Soda

1 t. Baking Powder

1 t. Vanilla

2 1/2 Cups Oatmeal

1 Cup Chips (Chocolate or any flavor)

1 Cup Rice Crispies

Cream together butter and sugars. Beat in eggs. Add flour, salt, soda, baking powder and mix well. Stir in vanilla, oatmeal, chips and crispies. Drop by teaspoonful onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 deg. for 10 minutes.

copyright@ 2019

Photos by Mary Anne Whitchurch Tuck

http://www.thatremindsme.net

Mrs. Quickel’s Apricot Squares

The short letter that Mrs. Quickel wrote is attached at the end of this recipe. I found it interesting.

6 cups flour

2 tabl sp sugar

3 beaten eggs

1/2 teas salt

1 lb lard

1 yst cake

3/4 cup scalded milk cooled to luke warm

Combine flour, lard, sugar & salt blended as for pie crust. Dissolve yst in warm milk, add to first mixture. Add eggs & knead to a smooth dough Refrig over nite in covered bowl.

Next..cover pie board with 1/4 cup sugar. Roll dough on sugar about 1/4 in. thick or a little thinner. Cut into 2 1/2 in. squares.

Into each square place a 1/2 teas apricot or any desired paste & fold up corners into a peak & pin with tooth picks.

Bake 15 min in 375 deg. oven. Remove tooth picks while warm. Picks can be reused.

We like cooked seasoned dried apricots best in these squares. However dried peaches or any jam is good. I’m going to try Baked Cranberries this year in the squares. The Apricot just seems to go so well with the sugared dough. We feel that ordinary jam is just too sweet. I thought the Baked Cran with less sugar would be tart too like apricots. It’s surprising how well you can pin in these squares for as soft as the dough is. Of course a few pop open during baking that’s why the paste should be sort of thick. this paste can be bought in cans too but again, we like the cooked dried apricots sweet taste.

Continuing with Mrs. Quickel’s short letter….

Hi…I’m sort of pushing the cart instead of pulling it. Ha. I thought I would only have a few min to write the recipes & I wanted you to have them before Christmas. We came home yesterday (Mon) noon & we can’t seem to get into the groove. Things sure happened since we saw you. One wonders how much wickedness we must endure. While it’s a tremendous burden for the Kennedy children I keep thinking of the Oswald children. They can never live down this tragic episode. I’m glad they live in the land of opportunity where if they lived in Russia they might be sent to Siberia.

Several Clear Lake men died last week also. A Mr. Nofsinger who had the L&M Market there next to the Beer Garden. The other man was Fred Miller. They used to have Shaw’s old cabins & gas station.

Well, I’ve got a few more things to put away etc. Here’s hoping you have a nice Holiday season. Sure was nice visiting with you folks. Hope we didn’t detain you too much.

Lovingly….Quickel

This note brings back memories of times when my Mother would receive a letter from her brothers in Illinois. It was usually a four page letter and required her to take some time, sit down and read, and find out what the family was doing. Now we have the internet. It doesn’t have that same homey quality, does it? Just remembering…..

copyright@2019

Photo by Mary Anne Whitchurch Tuck

http://www.thatremindsme.net

•  

•  

 

 

Almost time for spring..

Tim’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

During the later years of his life, our son Tim enjoyed baking. One of his favorite recipes was this one. He gave the recipe to me over the phone, so every time I look at this insignificant piece of paper where I jotted it down, I remember the joy of hearing him talk about his great cookies. Memories really are wonderful, don’t you think?

1 Cup Soft Butter

1 Cup White Sugar

1 Cup Brown Sugar (Packed)

2 Eggs

2 tsp Vanilla

3 Cups Flour

1 tsp Baking Soda

2 tsp Hot Water

1/2 tsp Salt

2 Cups Chocolate Chips

Bake in 350 deg oven – 10 minutes approximately

Yields 4 dozen

copyright@2019

Photos by Mary Anne Whitchurch Tuck

http://www.thatremindsme.net

Fruit Punch Bars

My recipe note says FROM THE DESK OF TOOTS DENIO…So Toots must have loved these delightful snack recipes. We love them too.

2 Eggs

1 1/2 C. Sugar

1 lb.1 oz. Can of Fruit Cocktail

2 1/2 C. Flour

1 1/2 tsp. Soda

1/2 tsp. Salt

1 tsp. Vanilla

1 1/3 C. Coconut

1/2 C. Chopped nuts

Grease & flour 15 x 10 jelly roll pan. Beat eggs & sugar at high speed till light & fluffy. Add fruit, flour & soda, salt & vanilla. Beat at med. speed till mixed. Scrape side of bowl. Spread in pan.

Bake @ 350 deg. for 20-25 minutes until brown

Glaze

3/4 C. Sugar

1/2 C. Butter

1/4 C. Evaporated Milk

1/2 tsp. Vanilla

COMBINE

*******

Bring to boil. Boil 2 minutes stirring constantly. Pour over bars. Put coconut and chopped nuts on top.

copyright@2019

Mary Anne Whitchurch Tuck (Photo from my garden)

http://www.thatremindsme.net

Delectable Chocolate Chip Cookies With Rice Crispies

You’re on your own here. Doesn’t sound difficult, let me know how it turns out.

Beat until well blended (the following);

1 cup Oleo

3/4 cup White Sugar

3/4 cup Brown Sugar

Add 2 Eggs, 1 tsp Vanilla/Beat well

Add dry ingredients and mix.

Stir in 2 cups Rice Krispies and 1 cup chocolate morsels.

Drop by level tblspoon on greased baking sheet

Bake @ 350 deg – 10 minutes or until lightly browned

Cool 1 minute..then remove to wire racks

Makes 6 dozen 2 1/2″ cookies

copyright@2019

Mary Anne Whitchurch Tuck

http://www.thatremindsme.net

Brer Rabbit Gingers

Yields 8 dozen

2 Cups Molasses

1 Cup Sugar

2 T Cider Vinegar

2 T Ginger

1/4 t Nutmeg

4 t Soda

1 Cup Shortening

1 Egg

7 Cups Flour

1 1/2 t Cinnamon

1 t Salt

Cream together shortening, sugar. Add egg, beat well. Add molasses and vinegar. Sift together flour, spices, soda, and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Add 1 cup boiling water. Mix well. If necessary add more flour to make a soft dough. Drop by teaspoons on greased baking sheet. Bake in moderate oven @ 350 degrees 10-12 minutes.

******************************************************************************************************

An old friend named Fran gave me this recipe. All I remember is the cookies were good and Fran was a bowling buddy of mine. Those were the days. Yes, they were.

http://www.thatremindsme.net