To: AZamericonnie; LUV W; TASMANIANRED; StarCMC
Christmas favorites at the Jinx household!
Snowball Cookies
Ingredients
1 c Butter or margarine
1/2 c Sugar, powdered; sifted
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 1/2 c Flour; sifted
1/4 teaspoon Salt
3/4 c Pecans, chopped
Cream butter in large bowl.
Add sugar, cream until light.
Stir in vanilla.
Sift flour and salt; mix in.
Stir in nuts.
Shape into balls.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 15 minutes at 350.
Roll in powdered sugar straight out of oven. Roll again when cool.
Makes about 36 cookies
885 posted on
12/13/2005 3:12:13 PM PST by
HiJinx
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To: MoJo2001; StarCMC; Fawnn; Spotsy; LUV W; Kathy in Alaska; All
Soup Report
2 bowls beef, noodles and potatoes
Cook # 2
End of Report
887 posted on
12/13/2005 3:15:46 PM PST by
68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
(MoJo2001 always wants to know what kind of soup I had at the Coast Guard base.)
To: HiJinx
I make those. And also use the recipe to make thumbprint cookies which I decorate with buttercreme icing in the print. Yummy!...or with hershey kisses.
888 posted on
12/13/2005 3:16:08 PM PST by
luvie
(QUITTING IS NOT AN EXIT STRATEGY IN IRAQ...)
To: Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001; bentfeather; beachn4fun; Fawnn; StarCMC; MS.BEHAVIN; Bethbg79; ...
From the men in the Military and the Canteen
To: HiJinx
Yum. When I was a kid my Mom made those. I have to save your recipe
895 posted on
12/13/2005 3:22:25 PM PST by
GodBlessUSA
(US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
To: HiJinx
Yummy! I printed that recipe out. I'm headed for home....see you all later!
929 posted on
12/13/2005 3:52:28 PM PST by
AZamericonnie
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To: HiJinx; LUV W; MS.BEHAVIN
Bourbon Balls
1 C.Bourbon
2 C. chopped pecans
1 3/4 Sticks Butter - softened
3 lbs. confectionery sugar - sifted
3 boxes semi-sweet baking chocolate
1 box unsweetened baking chocolate
1/8 bar paraffin
Pour Bourbon over the chopped pecans and let sit at least 3 hours or overnight.
Mix the confectionery sugar with the butter. Add the chopped pecans and mix well. Shape into balls, cover and chill in the refrigerator at least 1 1/2 hours.
While the bourbon balls are chilling, melt in the top of a double boiler, the semi-sweet chocolate, the unsweetened chocolate and the paraffin. Keep over low heat and dip the balls in the chocolate using tongs or toothpicks. Place on lightly buttered cookie sheets and chill until set.
Store in covered containers in the refrigerator. Makes approximately 7 dozen.
LUV,,,no cooking...
931 posted on
12/13/2005 3:54:06 PM PST by
TASMANIANRED
("You cannot kill hope with bombs and bullets." Sgt Clay.)
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