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Margie Cross
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Before each of my recipes I would like to give you a little back ground of how I got the recipe.
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italian cookies
I consider this one of the first authentic ethnic recipes to be put on my web sight.
Back in the middle sixties when I was growing up neighborhoods were much different from today. Most of our Mom's didn't work outside the home. Like me today I don't work outside the
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cherry cookies
My Mom was and advid baker. We always seemed to have something freshly baked at our house. I don't remember ever having something store bought except for the occasional donut. Mom was blessed with four daughters so when all her girls had families of their own around Christmas time us four girls
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old fashioned sugar cookies
This is another terrific recipe from my mother-in-law. She is a good cook and a wonderful baker. Anne has been battling cancer now for 8-10 years. Even as sick as she is right now her love for her first granddaughter
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cream cheese cookies
This recipe is so simple only three ingredients. The nice thing about this cookie is you can fill it with anything that is your family favorite. This is one of our traditional cookies we made each Christmas
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Chocolate carmel treasures
This is not my own recipe but it is the favorite on the Christmas cookie tray. It has become one of our family traditional cookies for the Holidays. I first saw this recipe on Good Morning America program. It had won some type of prize back in 2000.
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Peanut butter cookies
These cookies use to be in my usual Christmas cookie list as they were the easiest cookie to make. They are like Reese's Peanut Butter cups. Use a good creamy peanut butter and don't make it too stiff, then it will then be crumbly.
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magic bar cookies
I'm sure some bakers have tried this recipe before. My grandmother Reta Harmon use to make these every year for Christmas. Reta was a beautiful woman with very petite features and a complexion full of freckles.
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fluff top cookies
This recipe was given to me from my ex-mother-in-law. I hate to call her that because she was my mother in-law for almost 30 years. This was a family favorite and tradition for the holidays. If you didn't make fluff tops as they were called by the family it just was not Christmas. These cookies are crisp and......
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no-bake cookies
I don't have a funny story for this recipe but I do remember making this from the time I was married and currently. I love to bake but I don't because we all have a weight problem in this family
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o henry bars
This recipe was given to be by a girlfriend I miss very much. She lived in warren right behind me. Teresa was new to the area so she didn't know anyone. Having two young girls like myself I think it was just natural we become friends. The first thing that made me really like teresa was her laugh. Like me, Teresa's laugh came easy and often.
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chewy peacan bars
To tell you the truth about this recipe....I have never tried these. I was looking for something in my many cookbooks and pulling one down from the cupboard this piece of paper fell out. Its on a calendar page dated July 5th 1996. Its in my mom's handwriting so I will assume my mom had made this before.
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pilgrim pumpkin bars
With Thanksgiving close by this recipe came to mind. If you like the taste of pumpkin these are a great change from the ordinary pumpkin pie. Or if you know someone who isn't fond of pumpkin, I can bet you that this may just change their minds.
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