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Chef2Chef Recipe Club - Volume 3 Issue 121 - December 16, 2002 Chef2Chef Recipe Club Member Forum: http://forums.chef2chef.net Un/Subscribe: http://chef2chef.net/news/subscribe.htm -------------------------------------------------- Hello Recipe Club, Here it is! Pam Nelson's Famous Cookie Platter Recipes week! She will share all 15 of the recipes she used to make this year's annual Christmas Cookie Platters. The platters really are a sight to behold and an even greater treat to taste. You may decide not to make cookie platters yourself, but you should at least make a few of these recipes so you can leave that old Santa Claus a treat by the tree. Pam began baking all these cookies a couple weeks ago. She freezes them and we will be putting the platters together this week. It's a challenge for me each year. Right before the holidays I have to find ways to create space in the freezers so she has room and it's the time of year I really like to stock up on goodies like duck, quail, venison. ham, turkey and prime rib. I lose that battle each year! The most rewarding part of an endeavor like this is the look on the faces of the recipients of these tasty gifts. The faces always light up just like the tree in the corner of the room. Let your sweet tooth go crazy this week and bake some cookies. -------------------------------------------------- Santa's Whiskers Note: Dave always flees the kitchen when I start pulling out the ingredients for this recipe. He sees absolutely no value to candied cherries or coconut whatsoever. I have to admit that I am not particularly fond of them either but they work well in this recipe. Must be because they are chopped up, plus they just look Christmasy. Yield: 5 Dozen Ingredients: 1 cup butter or margarine 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon vanilla or rum extract 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 3/4 cup finely chopped red and green candied cherries 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans 3/4 cup flaked coconut Procedure: In mixer bowl, cream together butter or margarine and sugar; blend in milk and vanilla. Stir in flour, candied cherries, and nuts. Form into 2 rolls, each 2 inches in diameter and 8 inches long. Roll in coconut. Wrap and chill several hours or overnight. Slice 1/4 inch thick; place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in 375 degree oven for 12 minutes or until edges are golden. Source: Mrs. Karen Naes -------------------------------------------------- Athens Foods is the world's largest producer of fillo dough and fillo products. We produce more fillo than anyone, everyday, all over the world! 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These have always been my favorite! Yield: Approximately 12 dozen Ingredients: 1 pound butter 2 cups sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 4 1/2 cup flour Procedure: Cream butter and sugar together. Beat egg into butter mixture. Add vanilla. Sift salt and baking powder with flour and work into the mix. Put dough into cookie press and force through onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake in 375 degree oven 8 to 10 minutes until done but not brown on top. -------------------------------------------------- Recipe Club, Win a gift for the Holidays at Chef2Chef.net This month Chef Revival is launching it's newest Chef Pant Pattern. It's called "Soho" 10 lucky winners will win a pair of the Executive style and the EZ style. The sets are worth $68 each and Chef2Chef is the only place you can get them. 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U.S. residents only http://html.chef2chef.net/goto.php?id=242 -------------------------------------------------- Gingersnaps Yield: Approx. 5 dozen 3/4 cup shortening 1 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup molasses 1 egg 2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves Procedure: Cream shortening, brown sugar, molasses and egg till fluffy. Sift together dry ingredients and stir into molasses mixture. Form into small balls. Roll in granulated sugar, place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake in 375 degree oven for 10 minutes. -------------------------------------------------- WWKitchens.com Christmas is coming up! Is YOUR Kitchen ready? World Wide Kitchens (wwkitchens.com) -- featuring holiday specials, promos & more in cooperation with cooking.com. If it's not in your kitchen, try ours! Huge selection of cooking tools, bake-ware, table service & small appliances. Gourmet, specialty and international foods. Even an online butcher shop! NEW contests, cooking forums, our HUGE food glossary, tips & techniques. Did we mention over 5000 recipes?? VISIT us this holiday season at: http://html.chef2chef.net/goto.php?id=232 -------------------------------------------------- Shopping Lists: Butter or margarine Sugar Milk Vanilla or rum extract All-purpose flour Red and green candied cherries Chopped pecans Coconut Butter Sugar 1 egg Vanilla Baking powder Salt Flour Shortening Brown sugar Molasses 1 egg All-purpose flour Baking soda Salt Ground ginger Ground cinnamon Ground cloves -------------------------------------------------- QUESTIONS, Comments, Technical Support: http://forums.chef2chef.net -------------------------------------------------- ARCHIVE: All Club e-mails are archived each Friday at: http://chef2chef.net/news/club/ -------------------------------------------------- |