Cooking Gazette

Soft, crinkle-coated with sugar, and spicy, these old-fashioned cookies are delightful.

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/8 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon ginger

In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients. Store the mix in an airtight container.

Attach the following instructions to the jar:

Molasses Cookie Mix
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
1/4 cup sulfured molasses
1 package Molasses Cookie Mix

Preheat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, cream together the butter, egg, and molasses. Add the Molasses Cookie Mix and beat until smooth. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls; roll in granulated sugar and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes. Cool on wire racks. Makes 4 dozen cookies.

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12 tall jelly (12-ounce) canning jars with lid and rings
2 4-pound cartons Epsom Salts (approximately 16 cups)
4 pounds sea salt or Kosher salt (approximately 6 cups)
1/2 teaspoon glycerin, divided
12 to 15 drops peach essential oil
12 to 15 drops orange food color
2 pieces cardstock (for tags)

Wash, rinse and dry canning jars. Empty one carton Epsom Salts into large mixing bowl or batter bowl. Add 3 cups sea salt, stir well. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon glycerin and 6 to 8 drops essential oil. Mix well.

In second large mixing bowl, empty one carton Epsom Salts, and add 3 cups sea salt. Stir well. Add 1/4 teaspoon glycerin, 6 to 8 drops essential oil, and food color. Stir until completely blended. Color should be even. TIP: use a heavy-duty stand mixer (such as Kitchenaid-brand) to mix bath salts easily. Set mixer to lowest setting and mix until color is even–but don’t try this with hand mixers or smaller stand mixers!

Holding canning jars at an angle, layer salts in jars, alternating white and colored mixtures. Print two copies of Peaches ‘n Cream Bath Salts gift tag. Cut gift tags apart and attach to jars. Tags may be trimmed and placed beneath canning jar rings, tied on with ribbon, or taped to gift jars. TIP: decorative canning jar lids add presentation punch for a small price! Try red or green gingham lids for Candy Cane Bath Salts, while Peach lids add a designer touch to Peaches ‘n Cream Bath Salts. Find decorative canning jar lids in the canning section of the supermarket.

This recipe makes 12 12-ounce gift jars, plus a bonus of 3 to 4 cups extra bath salts. Package them in small plastic zipper craft bags for easy stocking stuffers! Makes 12 gift jars.

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1/4 C butter, melted
3 eggs
3/4 C flour
3/4 C milk
1 Tbsp of honey

Divide the melted butter into 3 individual ramekins. Place a dozen or so blueberries into each ramekin. Combine the rest of ingredients & beat until fluffy. Divide equally between the 3 ramekins.

Bake at 425 until browned, approximately 20 to 25 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar & serve as quickly as possible. They will deflate after they sit. You may double recipe as needed.

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3 Cups Nonfat Dry Milk
2 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
1 Cup Almonds, Finely Ground
2/3 Cup Baking Powder
1/2 Cup Sugar
1 Tbsp Salt

In a large bowl, stir all ingredients together until well blended. Store in a resealable plastic bag. Yield about 7 1/2 cups pancake mix, enough for 3 batches of pancakes.

To make pancakes: In a medium bowl, combine 2 1/2 cups pancake mix, 1 1/4
cups water, 1 egg, and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. Stir just until moistened. Heat a greased griddle over medium heat. For each pancake, pour about 1/4 cup batter onto griddle and cook until top of pancake is full of bubbles and underside is golden brown. Turn with a spatula and cook until remaining side is golden brown. Regrease griddle as necessary. Yield about 1 dozen 5-inch pancakes.

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2 cups flour
5 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
4 eggs; slightly beaten
1 cup fruit flavored yogurt
1 cup water
4 Tbsp. melted butter

Combine dry ingredients in large bowl. Whisk together remaining ingredients and add to flour mixture. Preheat griddle, oil lightly, and ladle 1/4 cup batter onto griddle for each pancake. Cook until bubbly, turn and cook until light brown.

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