No-Roll Sugar Cookies
May 11, 2009 by Dan
Filed under Kids in the Kitchen
By Mary Newton
Winterset, IA
May 11, 2009
Ingredients
1½ cups confectioners’ sugar
6 tablespoons granulated sugar
1½ cups (3 sticks) butter, softened
2 eggs
3¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 ½ teaspoons cream of tartar
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Cream together sugars and butter with a mixer at medium speed. Add eggs and mix well. Add flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and vanilla; mix well.
3. Roll dough into walnut-size balls. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Flatten with the bottom of a glass that has been dipped in sugar. Bake about 10 minutes, until light golden. Makes 4½ dozen cookies.
Yield: 4 to 5 dozen.
Nutritional Information
Nutritional facts per cookie: 80 calories, 5g fat, 1g protein, 9g carbohydrates, 0g fiber, 65mg sodium.
Source: American Profile
Sour Cream Raisin Bars
May 11, 2009 by Dan
Filed under Kids in the Kitchen
Elsie Probasco
Bartley, NE
May 12, 2009
Ingredients
2 cups raisins
1½ cups water
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1¾ cups old-fashioned oats
1¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 egg yolks
1 cup granulated sugar
1 ½ cups sour cream
2 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 13 x 9-inch glass baking dish.
2. Combine raisins and water in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat 10 minutes; drain well and set aside to cool.
3. Combine brown sugar, butter, oats, flour and soda in a medium bowl; mix well. Press half the mixture (about 2 cups) into the bottom of pan to form a crust. Bake 7 minutes, until partially cooked and slightly set.
4. Combine egg yolks, granulated sugar, sour cream, cornstarch and cinnamon in a medium saucepan and stir until cornstarch is dissolved. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and resembles pudding, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in the raisins and vanilla.
5. Pour onto crust and crumble remaining oat mixture evenly over top. Bake 25 minutes, or until set. Cool completely on a wire rack before cutting. Makes 36 bars.
Nutritional Information
Nutritional facts per bar: 190 calories, 7g fat, 2g protein, 29g carbohydrates, 1g fiber, 80mg sodium.
Source: American Profile