Bars and Squares
For the base:
Melt in microwave:
1/2 cup margarine or butter
Add:
5 Tbsp. white sugar
5 Tbsp. cocoa
1 tsp. vanilla
1 beaten egg
Microwave on high for 2-3 minutes, until blended and slightly thickened. Stir in:
2 cups graham wafer crumbs
1 cup coconut
1/2 cup chopped or ground walnuts or pecans
Press into a greased 9x13 pan. Cool.
For the icing:
Cream together:
A friend gave me this recipe in the 70s. It is a nice 'dainty' square for a special occasion. It is a 'no bake recipe, nice for a hot summer day.
Heat and stir until blended:
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup cocoa
Add and mix well:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 egg (beaten)
1 tsp. vanilla
Add, mix well, and press into greased 9x13 pan:
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
Combine the following, beat until smooth, and spread over the crust:
1/2 cup margarine
1/3 cup Creme De Menthe
3 cups powdered sugar
Melt the following together and spread over Menthe layer:
I guess the chocolate chips are what gave this recipe its name. Our recipe came from Gert.
Bev made these late one Saturday night when we were staying at their place in the summer of '76. (How can we remember little tidbits of information like that?)
Put in blender and run on high until smooth:
1 cup oil
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
Add, and blend on medium until finely chopped:
3 cups carrots (cut in about 1 inch pieces)
Add, and blend just until coarsely chopped:
1 cup pecans
Sift into large bowl:
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. soda
In heavy pan, melt:
1 pkg. caramels (about 50)
1/3 cup evaporated milk
Set aside the above mixture. Grease and flour a 9x13 pan. In a large bowl mix the following:
1 pkg. German Chocolate Cake Mix
1/3 cup evaporated milk
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1/2 cup butter (melted, but not hot)
By hand, mix the dough until it holds together. Press half of it into the pan. Bake at 350ºF for 6 minutes. Sprinkle with:
These brownies were served by Del’s sisters at the bridal shower given for me. They had gotten the recipe from his cousin, Judy Punt, at a family reunion.
Melt together:
6 oz. chocolate chips
8 oz. spanish peanuts
3/8 cup peanut butter
Spread half of above mixture in bottom of greased 5x7 pan. Cook the following together until the sugar is dissolved (4-5 minutes on Medium in the microwave):
1/3 cup Eagle Brand milk
1 cup sugar
Add to milk mixture and continue to cook 4-5 minutes:
6 large marshmallows
1/2 stick of margarine
Then add the following to the milk mixture and stir until smooth:
Cook slowly, in just enough water to cover, until soft:
1 lb. dried apricots
Then add the following and boil until thick:
1/2 cup sugar
3 tsp. (rounded) cornstarch
Remove from heat and stir in while hot:
1 Tbsp. margarine
1 1/2 Tbsp. lemon juice
To prepare the crust, mix the following together until crumbly:
Make a pie crust and roll to fit a jelly roll pan. Then mix the following and pour it into the crust:
1 cup milk
12 egg yolks (whites to make an angel food cake?)
4 cups sugar
1 cup flour
pinch of salt
10 tsp. almond extract
Put a top crust on, sprinkle with sugar and poke lightly with the point of a knife. Bake 15 minutes at 400ºF and then 20 minutes at 300ºF.
We found this recipe in the Western cookbook and immediately liked it because it has a great almond taste without the hassle of rolling crust as for traditional almond patties.
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