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This Blog is an effort to get all of Joan Strunk's recipes out of boxes and falling apart books and into a format that will be assessable forever, much easier to sort through, and available to all who were not privileged to get some of her hard copies.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Almond Cresent Cookies

1/2 pound butter
3/4 C xxxx sugar
2 egg yolks
1 C chopped almonds
1 tsp vanilla
3 C flour sifted

Divide dough in several parts, taking about 1/2 tsp dough and roll in hands to form crescents. Bake on un-greased cookie sheet

Bake at 400 for about 10-12 min until slightly golden

When done, let cool on cookie rack. Then roll in xxxx sugar (sifted)

This is one of the families old recipes

Peanut Blossom Cookies

1 3/4 C sifted flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 C Crisco
1/2 C brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 C peanut butter
1/2 C Sugar
1 egg
1 pkg chocolate candy kisses

Shape dough into balls using a rounded tsp for each. Roll balls into sugar and place on greased baking sheet. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Top each cookie with a candy kiss, pressing down firmly so cookie cracks around edge. Return to oven; bake 2 - 5 minutes, until golden brown.