Neiman-Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies

Measure oatmeal and blend in blender to a fine powder. Cream butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla; mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder and soda. Add chips, Hershey bar, and nuts. Roll into balls and place 2″ apart on cookie sheet. Bake 10 min at 375. Makes 112 cookies. Butter 2cFlour…

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Meringues, Rolled

Beat whites till peaked. Gradually add 1.25 c sugar and beat till stiff and glossy. Combine almonds w cinnamon and stir in whites. Refrigerate, covered, overnight. Sprinkle cloth w flour and 2T sugar. Roll w stocking covered pin, 1/2 at a time, 1/4″ thick. Cut out. Place on greased sheet. Let stand 2 hours. Bake…

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Macaroons, Parisian Coconut

(Secret is to have the egg whites and the syrup at the right point at the same time: the whites stiff when the syrup reaches 238.Start whites beating on low. When combining, the goal is to get the syrup into the whites, not on the sides of the bowl. Try using a saucepan w a…

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Macaroons, Coconut

Beat whites w dash of salt and extract till softly peaked. Gradually add sugar and beat till stiff. Fold in coconut. Drop by rounded tsp onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 325 for 20 min. Makes 2 doz. Egg White 2Almond Extract 0.5tspSugar 0.67cCoconut 1.33c (3.5 oz)

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Lime Sugar Cookies

Beat together butter, shortening, granulated sugar, & 2 T lime sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together over egg mix, then beat on low speed until just combined. Form dough into a 10-inch log, 2″ in diameter on wax paper, then wrap in wax paper…

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Lemon Squares

Mix butter, confectioners sugar and 2 c flour. Press into 10×14″ pan. Bake at 325 for 15 min. Beat eggs. Add sugar, juice, 1T flour, baking powder and pecans. Pour over pastry. Bake 40-50 min. Dust w additional powdered sugar. Let cool. Cut into squares. Makes 2.5 doz. Butter 1cSugar 0.5c confectionersEgg 4Sugar 2cLemon Juice,…

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Lemon Macaroons

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325. Butter a baking sheet and line w foil. Lightly butter and flour foil, knocking off excess flour. Beat egg whites till softly peaked, then add whites, sugar, zest, vanilla and pinch of salt an beat until sharply peaked. Stir in coconut. Drop 16 T…

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Lavender Shortbread Cookies

In med bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and confectioners sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in lavender, mint and lemon zest. Combine flour, cornstarch and salt; mix into the batter until well blended. Divide dough into two balls, wrap in plastic wrap and flatten to about one inch thick. Refrigerate until firm, about…

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Lace Cookies

Mix flour and coconut. Combine corn syrup, brown sugar and butter in heavy saucepan. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; gradually blend in flour mix, then vanilla. Drop onto foil-covered cookie sheet by scant teaspoonfuls, 8″ apart. Bake at 350 for 8-10 min. Cool 3-4 min on wire rack until…

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Jam Tarts

Blend cream cheese w melted butter. Stir in flour. Freeze 1 hour. Cut off golf ball sized pieces, roll out and trim into squares. Put 1 tsp jam on each. Fold into triangles. Seal edges w fork and bake 10-15 min on greased cookie sheet at 450. Cream Cheese 4.5ozButter 0.5c meltedFlour 1c

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