Shamrock Cookies

Ingredient:
3 C Flour
1 C Sugar
1 tsp Baking Powder
3 oz Lime Gelatin
1 C Shortening
3 eggs

Directions:

• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and gelatin together.
• Add shortening and mix well.
• Then add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each added egg.
• Roll out dough on floured surface and cut out with shamrock-shaped cookie cutter.
• Bake at 350 degree for 8 minutes.
• Glaze

 Glaze:
1 Tbsp margarine, melted
1 tsp Vanilla
2 C Powdered Sugar
Water

Mix all ingredients together adding enough water for desired thinness. Dip cookies into glaze and let drain on wire rack.

Note: You can make other flavors by substituting the lime gelatin for other flavored gelatin.

From: Jolene Cressall

Old Fashioned 14 Layer Chocolate Cake

1 C                  Shortening

4                      Eggs

2 C                  Flour

2 Tbsp            Baking Powder

2 ½ C              Whole Milk

1 Tbsp            Vanilla Flavoring

1 Tbsp            Butter Flavoring

2 C                  Sugar

Thin Chocolate Frosting

3 C                  Sugar

6 Tbsp            Cocoa

1 C                  Butter

1 can              Evaporated Milk

Instructions                3 hours

1.     Make frosting first and set aside to cool.

a.     Melt butter in a 4 quart saucepan.

b.     Mix cocoa, sugar, evaporated milk. Bring to a rolling boil stirring constantly while cooking. Then reduce heat and cook 2 minutes.

c.      Remove from heat and cool.  It will be thin.

2.     Sift flour and baking powder then set aside.

3.     Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Then add 1 egg at a time and beat well.

4.     Add flour mixture alternate with milk. Beat until well blended.

5.     Stir in vanilla and butter flavoring.

6.     Grease a 9 inch pan with shortening and sprinkle with flour.  Be sure to wash pans after each layer to prevent a build up in the pans. 

7.     Spread ½ cup of batter in pans and bake in a preheated oven at 375 until lightly brown.

8.     You can put layers on a wire rack or clean towels until cool.

9.     Build cake layer by layer and spread a generous amount of frosting between layers on top and sides of the cake.

Hopefully this is like Nannie Mae's recipe

Pie Crust

4 C. Flour
2 C. Shortening
12 dubs of salt
Ice cold water

Makes 2 pie crust & tops.

Fill a glass with ice and water and put in fridge.  Add flour and shortening into a mixing bowl.  Cut in the shortening with 2 knifes until the shortening is in small clumps.  Then use a pastry blender to finish mixing the shortening in.  Mix until it looks like a bunch of little rice.  Make a crater in the middle of the bowl and pour some of your ice cold water in.  You don't want to much water so pour in little amounts at a time and mix in.  You want the dough to be slightly sticky but not to much.

Pull out enough dough to make the bottom crust.  Put the rest of your dough in the fridge to keep cold.  Pinch the dough into a disk in your hands making sure to push the edges together.  Use plenty of flour to make sure your dough doesn't stick to the counter or rolling pin.  Roll out 2-3 times then flip your dough over and turn it to get it rolled out evenly.  Do you best to make it round.  Fold it in half and place the pie pan next to it.  Lift and place half way on the pan then unfold.  Carefully push it into the pan.  Cut around the edge of the pie pan.

Roll the top crust out the same as the bottom.

Before placing the top on, put your pie filling in then wet the edges of the bottom crust.  Then place the top on.  Press down on the edges to help it seal.  Cut 1/2 inch from the edge of the pie.  Fold the top under the bottom.  Pinch the edges or use of fork.  Whip an egg and brush on top then cut vents.

Cook 425 for 35-40 minutes.

Chicken Pot Pie

Middle Mixture

2 ¼ C.   Chicken

1 Can    Cream of Chicken Soup

1 pkg (10 oz)       Frozen Peas & Carrots

1 tsp      Salt

1/8 tsp   Pepper

1/8 tsp   Poultry Seasoning

See Pie Crust Recipe

Beat egg and brush the top of the pie with the egg.  Cut vents then bake at 425 for 35-40 minutes.

Homemade Oreo's

Ingredients:
Devil's Food Cake Mix
1/3 cup Shortening
2 Eggs

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together.  Roll into dime size balls and place on cookie sheet.  Bake at 350 for 8 minutes.  Frost backs of cookies with vanilla frosting and sandwich together.