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Sweet Fruitcake Christmas Holiday Desert.

A Favorite cooked by my wife, Cyndy.

 2 eggs     2 cups water     2 pkgs. Pillsbury date Quick Bread or Nut
                                    Quick Bread mix.
 2 cups pecans (halves or chopped)
 2 cups raisins              2 cups (12 to 13 oz.) candied cherries
 1 cup candied pineapple cut into wedges. 

 (If desired, substitute 2 lbs. (4 cups) candied
 fruit mixture for candied cherries and pineapple)



 HEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES F. GREASE AND FLOUR BOTTOM AND SIDES OF 12 CUP FLUTED
 OR REGULAR 10 INCH TUBE PAN. COMBINE IN A LARGE BOWL EGGS AND WATER. ADD
 REMAINING INGREDIENTS BY HAND AND STIR UNTIL COMBINED. POUR INTO PREPARED PAN.
 BAKE AT 350 DEGREES F. FOR 75 TO 85 MINUTES OR UNTIL A TOOTHPICK INSERTED IN
 THE CENTER COMES OUT CLEAN. COOL 30 MINUTES, LOOSEN EDGES AND REMOVE FROM THE
 PAN. COOL COMPLETELY. WRAP IN PLASTIC OR FOIL AND STORE IN A REFRIGERATOR.
 IF DESIRED GLAZE WITH WARM CORN SYRUP BEFORE SERVING AND DECORATE WITH CANDIED
 FRUIT AND NUTS. 24 TO 36 SERVINGS.

COCONUT FILLED CHOCOLATE COOKIES.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE COOKIE MADE BY MY GRANDMOTHER.

(And duplicated by Cyndy!) 3 CUPS OR MORE FLOUR 1 EGG 1 CUP SUGAR 1/2 CUP MILK 2 TABLESPOONS COCOA 1/2 CUP BUTTER 1 TEASPOON BAKING SODA 1/2 TEASPOON SALT 2 TEASPOONS CREAM OF TARTAR 1 TEASPOON VANILLA PREHEAT OVEN TO 375 DEGREES F. FILLING: 1/2 CUP SHREDDED COCONUT 1 CUP MILK 1/2 CUP SUGAR 1 1/2 TABLESPOON CORN STARCH See next screen for instructions: HEAT FILLING, ADD CORN STARCH (MIXED WITH A LITTLE WATER) MIX WELL AND STIR UNTIL THICK AND NOT LUMPY. SIFT FLOUR, SALT, COCOA, BAKING SODA, AND CREAM OF OF TARTAR TOGETHER. CREAM THE BUTTER, ADD EGG, SUGAR, MILK AND VANILLA. ADD DRY INGREDIENTS BY SIFTING TOGETHER. FLOUR TO ROLL AND ROLL WITH A ROLLING PIN TO ABOUT 1/4 INCH THICK. CUT INTO CIRCLES WITH A 2 3/8 INCH DIAMETER CUTTER. PUT 1 CIRCLE ONTO A GREASED COOKIE SHEET, AND ADD A SCANT TEASPOON TEASPOON OF FILLING TO THE CENTER OF IT. COVER WITH ANOTHER CIRCLE AND SEAL BY PINCHING IT AROUND THE EDGES. REPEAT FOR ALL COOKIES. BAKE AT 375 DEGREES F. FOR 10 TO 12 MINUTES. REMOVE TO A COOLING RACK. YOU CAN SAVE THE TIME AND EFFORT OF PINCHING DOWN THE EDGES OF THE COOKIES BY VISITING YOUR LOCAL PLUMBING SUPPLIER, AND GETTING A FITTING WITH THE SAME OUTSIDE DIAMETER AS YOUR COOKIE CUTTER. THE BEST IS A SCHEDUAL 80 COUPLING. SAND ONE END SMOOTH, AND THOROUGHLY WASH IT. YOU NOW HAVE A COOKIE EDGE PRESSER! YOU CAN MAKE A COOKIE EDGE PRESSER FROM OTHER MATERIALS IF YOU DESIRE. USE YOUR IMAGINATION AND THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO YOU.

Hoax Cookie Recipe

The story with the following recipe is a hoax! The only reason I have included it, is so if you run across it elsewhere, you'll know it is a hoax. I saw this posted on a company bulletin board where I used to work. Wanting to verify it, I called the person named on the letterhead. He said he had been receiving calls from all over the world, mostly from within the company, and that the people calling had been taken in hook, line, and sinker! Ron said he was NOT the person who started it. Presumably someone on the college campus nearby had gotten it into company mail with his name on it. He said he had tried the recipe though, and the cookies were really good! My wife made a batch, and they are.


 Cook 'em up!
 FROM: Ron XXXXXXXX
 Location: XX Corporate Computer Services
 GREETINGS!
 Subject: Pass it on..........EXPENSIVE LESSON - $250.00 COOKIE RECIPE
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------

   My daughter and I had finished a salad at the Nieman-Marcus Cafe in
 Dallas and decided to have a small desert. Because our family members are
 such ; Cookie; monsters; , we decided to try the Neiman-Marcus Cookie. It
 was so good that I asked if they would give me the recipe. She said with
 a frown, ; I'm afraid not. Well, I said, Would you let me buy the recipe?
 With a cute smile, she agreed. I asked how much, and she responded ; two - Fifty.; 
 I said with approval, 'Just add it to my tab.'


   Thirty days later I received my statement from Neiman-Marcus and it was
 $285.00. I looked again and remembered I had only spent $9.95 for two salads
 and about $20 for a scarf. As I glanced at the bottom of the statement it
 said 'Cookie recipe-$250.' Boy was I upset! I called Neiman's accounting
 office and told them the waitress said it was ; two - fifty;  and did not realize
 she meant $250 for a cookie recipe. I asked them to take back the recipe and
 reduce my bill, but they said they were sorry, but all the recipes were this
 expensive so not just anyone could duplicate the bakery recipes...the bill
 would stand.


   I thought of how I could get even or get my money back. I just said
 okay, you folks got my $250 and now I'm going to have $250 worth of fun.
 I told her that I was going to see to it that every cookie lover will have
 the $250 recipe from Neiman-Marcus for nothing. She replied, 'I wish you
 wouldn't do this.' I said, 'I'm sorry, but this is the only way I feel I
 can get even and I will.' So here it is, please pass it on to someone else
 or run a few copies...I paid for it, now you can have it for free!!!


      2 cups butter                    1 tsp. salt
      2 cups sugar                     2 tsp. baking powder
      2 cups brown sugar               2 tsp. soda
      4 eggs                           24 oz. chocolate chips
      2 tsp. vanilla                   1-8oz. Hershey bar, grated
      4 cups flour                     3 cups chopped nuts
      5 cups blended oatmeal*

  See next screen for instructions:


 Cream butter, and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix together with
 flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder and soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey
 bar and nuts.

 Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for
 10 minutes at 375. Makes 112 cookies (recipe may be halved).

 * Measure oatmeal and blend in a blender to a fine powder.

Well, this was a hoax, but at least a delicious one!