DECEMBER 13, 2024 HOIDAY RECIPES December 15, 2023: Date pudding December 2015: Ethel's sugar cookies December 2016: Lemon bars GROUNDCOVER NEWS 7 Pudding ingredients: 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup flour 1 Tsp butter ½ cup milk 1 tsp baking soda 1 ½ cups pitted dates ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans Syrup ingredients: 1 cup brown sugar 1 ½ cup boiling water 1 Tbsp butter 1 Tbsp vanilla Mix thoroughly: ¾ cup shortening (I use a combination of shortening and soft butter) 1 cup sugar 2 eggs ½ tsp vanilla Mix together and stir in: 2 ½ cup flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt Chill for one hour. Preheat oven to Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Mix together all pudding ingredients except nutmeats and put into a buttered baking dish. Sprinkle nuts over the top. Mix syrup ingredients together. Pour the syrup over the batter and bake for 30 min. Serve with whipped cream. Raisins may be used instead of dates. By Ken Parks. 400F degrees. Roll dough out on floured surface (to about ⅛ to ¼ inch thick). Cut into desired shapes. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 6-8 minutes. Remove from baking sheet and allow to cool. Excellent with a frosting made with powdered sugar and milk. By Elizabeth Bauman. Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Mix flour, butter and powdered sugar. Press in an ungreased square pan (8x8x2in or 9x9x2in), building up ½ inch edges. Bake for 20 minutes. Beat remaining ingredients Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour ½ cup butter, softened ¼ cup powdered sugar 2 eggs 1 cup granulated sugar 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel 2 tablespoons lemon juice ½ teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt until fluffy, about three minutes. Pour over hot crust and bake for another 20 minutes (until no indentation remains when touched lightly in the center). Cool. Cut in 1 ¼ inch squares. Sift light layer of powdered sugar over cooled bars. A favorite baked every year for our annual cookie exchange by my longtime friend, Lisa. One of my husband’s all time favorite holiday cookies. By Elizabeth Bauman.
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