Author: Andi Cohen-Rabiner

I'm a home cook and baker taking on the recipes of old. I collect vintage cookbooks and glassware and combine my collections to cook vintage recipes plated on vintage glassware.
Mama Koppelman’s Noodle Kugel

Mama Koppelman’s Noodle Kugel

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A Recipe from the Koppelman Family Recipe Box (????)

About the Recipe

For many of us, there are recipes that live in our hands and brains and hearts. We recognize the ingredients when they’re set out on the counter. We recognize the smell as we come down the stairs. It’s the recipe made by our family over and over again, consistently on every family holiday table. It’s the recipe we share with friends and pass on to our children. This is that recipe in my family.

Just as every Italian family has a family tomato sauce recipe, every Ashkenazi Jewish family has a kugel recipe. This recipe came to me from my grandma on my mother’s side and my mother. That side of the family came to America through Ellis Island in a journey that began in Lithuania. I have no doubt that it’s been iterated on and changed over the years (I’m pretty sure that we didn’t have cans of crushed pineapple in the old country).

Here are a few variations and tips to consider that the family has gathered over the years:

  • Margarine can be substituted for the butter for a kosher parev version
  • My father loves the addition of golden raisins, about 3/4 to 1 cup
  • I always have measured the cinnamon sugar with my heart
  • Substitute a good pie spice for the cinnamon for a bit more depth of flavor
  • I use crushed pineapple in juice, my mother prefers the heavy syrup version, any variation is fine as long as it’s about a 15 oz. can
  • Great to make ahead and either refrigerate or freeze until your meal. If frozen, thaw in the refrigerator and then reheat in the oven. If just refrigerated, reheat in the oven.
  • My mother often divided this recipe into 2-8″x8″ smaller kugels and then froze them. She would freeze them and thaw them to give to friends or as a last minute bring-along to a potluck.

For more recipes from my family recipe box, check out my Recipes from Grandma page.

About the book

At this point, this recipe lives rent-free in my brain. I know I have a written down version somewhere, but I honestly don’t even know where at this point. Trust me when I say – this is the right one for today, and this is how it goes:

The Recipe!

Ingredients:

1 lb. wide or extra wide egg noodles
1/2 lb. unsalted butter or margarine, divided
large can (~15 oz.) crushed pineapple
6 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup cinnamon sugar, divided
pinch of salt

Directions:

Cook and drain egg noodles. Melt 1/4 lb. of the butter. Add the melted butter, pineapple, eggs, about half of the cinnamon sugar, and the salt to the noodles. Mix well and pour whole mixture into a 9″ x 13″ x 2″ baking dish.

Melt the remaining butter and sprinkle it over the whole top of the noodle mixture. Sprinkle the remaining cinnamon sugar over the butter. Bake at 350*F for 55-60 minutes, until the top is browned and the mixture is bubbly. 

Serve hot and enjoy leftovers hot or cold. 

Double-Rich Fudge Pudding

Double-Rich Fudge Pudding

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A Recipe from Cooking Magic: Elegant Desserts (1954)

About the Recipe

As it so happens, a close friend came for dinner last night. A close friend who, in addition to my husband and my son, happens to love chocolate. I was paging through my cookbooks looking for something new to try, and I kept coming back to this recipe. It looked just interesting enough to give a go. And what can I say other than – it was totally worth it.

The title of this dessert is a bit misleading. What you end up with is this kind of a brownie, chocolate cake on top with a rich, chocolate sauce on the bottom. The acidic sour milk in the recipe means that the cake bit is super crumbly and rich. Truly, this is a decadent dessert to finish off any meal.

A few quick tips and tricks:

  • Let it sit for a little while after coming out of the oven. That will allow the chocolate sauce at the bottom to soak back into the cake a little bit. It also gives it some time to thicken as it cools.
  • That little scoop of something creamy on top is critical to cut the chocolate a bit. I used vanilla ice cream, but whipped cream or even a good vanilla frozen custard would work as well.
  • The pecans are absolutely necessary in this one. You could substitute with walnuts, but that nutty surprise expands the flavor profile and elevates the dish.
  • Be patient while you’re baking and make sure the top is set. At 50 minutes in my oven (which tends to run a little cold), the top was still a bit wobbly. I ended up baking it for 60 minutes overall.

Overall, this recipe is definitely a keeper. Great for sharing, and the perfect end to any meal.

About the book

This Cooking Magic binder was one of the first things in my collection. I can’t even remember where I found it, but it’s a lovely collection of booklets from the Culinary Institute of America, all published in the 1950’s and ’60’s. When these binders were released, there was a set of two of two of them – one red with a white spine and the other white with a red spine. They sold for 99 cents, and each outlined which 12 booklets should go inside.

The booklets inside are perfect mid-century books. There are delightful illustrations, and fairly easy to follow recipes. I often see them sold separately from one another, and if you see one I highly recommend grabbing it.

The Recipe!

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 t baking soda
1/4 t salt
1 oz. chocolate
2 T butter or margarine
2 T vinegar
6 T milk (enough to 1/2 cup liquid with vinegar)
1 t vanilla extract
1 cup salted pecan halves
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 1/2 cups boiling water
2 oz. chocolate

Directions:

Grease a deep 8-inch round cake pan. Sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Melt and set aside 1 oz. chocolate and butter.

Measure the vinegar into a measuring cup and add the milk. Stir milk-vinegar mixture (soured milk) into melted chocolate mixture with the vanilla extract. Add chocolate-milk mixture, all at one time, to dry ingredients. Stir until thoroughly blended.

Add pecan halves. Blend just until pecan halves are evenly distributed. Turn batter into pan. Sprinkle the brown sugar over the batter and set it aside.

Combine the boiling water and chocolate. Stir until chocolate is melted and thoroughly blended with water. Pour over top of batter. 

Bake pudding at 350*F 45-50 minutes. Serve warm with heavy cream, whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

Note:

This dessert separates into a rich cake with a creamy chocolate sauce underneath.

Cranberry Mince Pie

Cranberry Mince Pie

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A Recipe from Better Homes & Gardens Holiday Cookbook (1959)

About the Recipe

Yesterday was Thanksgiving here in the States, and one of my best friends was hosting our small chosen family. The group planning text requested a pie (but not pumpkin), so I turned to this cookbook. One look at the ingredients in this pie, and I could practically smell the spices and flavors of the season.

Not only did this pie turn out beautifully, it was like a smack in the face of holiday flavor (my friend’s words, not mine!). In my opinion the spices are… a lot. They’re a great combination, but a little heavy handed for my taste. My husband found it absolutely perfect though, so you do you. I also think a little scoop of vanilla ice-cream would have gone a long way to finish it off.

A few quick notes about this one:

  • I used a shortening crust, which I find is a little easier to work for the lattice. Really any double crust that fits a 9″ pie tin will do.
  • The canned, jelled cranberry is absolutely critical as it adds gelatin and helps the pie set. If you want to use home-made cranberry sauce, use some quick tapioca or gelatin sheets cooked into your sauce to help get the same affect.
  • Use one naval orange for the orange zest and a mid-sized lemon for the zest and juice.
  • I used half golden raisins and half dark raisins, giving the pie a little more depth of flavor overall.
  • I did a quick egg wash (1 egg + a few drops of water whisked together) to give the pie some shine and definition. Not required, but it does make for a lovely table display.

Overall, this was a lovely, very grown-up pie. Perfect for the holiday and the season, and a great finish to the Thanksgiving meal.

About the book

This is a newer book to my collection and I was so excited to be able to use it. As the title implies, it’s broken out by holiday. Each section comes not only with recipes, but little tips and tricks to make your holiday a success. I have nothing more to add here, other than enjoy some of the Thanksgiving section!

The Recipe!

Ingredients:

1 1/3 cups sugar
1/2 t salt
1/2 t cloves
1/2 t ginger
1 t cinnamon

1 1/3 cups seedless raisins
1/3 cup chopped California walnuts
1 T grated orange peel
2 t grated lemon peel
1/3 cup lemon juice
3/4 cup canned jellied cranberry sauce, crushed
1 1/3 cups finely chopped apple
1 9″ double pie crust

Directions:

Combine the sugar, salt, and spices. Add raisins, nuts, peels, lemon juice, cranberry sauce, and apple; mix well. Pour into 9-inch pastry-lined pie plate; top with lattice crust. Bake in hot oven (400*F) about 35 minutes. Cut in plump wedges; serve warm.

Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin Bread

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A Recipe from Meta Given’s Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking (1949)

About the Recipe

My husband and I were watching Great British Bake Off, and it was bread week. So of course he looked at me and said “you haven’t made any bread lately. You should make some bread.” And here we are. I was looking for something a little bit different, maybe something fall inspired. When I saw this pumpkin bread, I thought it looked like a good challenge. And indeed, it was neither quick nor easy, but wow oh wow is it delicious.

I consider myself to be fairly okay at dealing with bread. Most of my loaves turn out well, if not great. I also don’t like to use the dough hook on my mixer, I really like mixing and kneading by hand. I know what a great bread feels like in my fingers and under my palm. All of that said – this was such a wet dough to start out and I nearly gave up in a moment where I was wrist deep in sticky, wet, spicy dough. I’m very glad that I kept up and completed the loaves.

I chose to use the variation mentioned in the book and added the spices (basically pumpkin pie spice if you want to just throw some in). It gave the bread some depth of flavor and a slight sweet, spiciness that tastes very specifically like fall. I highly recommend it.

At the end of the day, you’ll walk out of this recipe with 3 beautiful, shareable loaves of kind of unique yeasted bread. They should have a slight crunch to their crust and be nice and chewy when you bite into them. For an added bonus, toast a slice up, add some butter and just a little bit of cinnamon sugar or vanilla sugar on top. YUM!

How to shape the loaf

It’s mentioned in the directions to shape the loaf according to some specific instructions. Here they are if you’d like to use them:

About the book

Meta’s encyclopedia is famous in cookbook collecting circles. She’s got tips, tricks, menus, essays, pictures, everything a home cook needs to be successful in the kitchen. And it’s really a great resource. These recipes stand the test of time in a way that a lot of others from the same time don’t. My only regret is that I only have Volume 1! I’ll find the rest of it someday…

The Recipe!

Ingredients:

2 packages dry granular yeast or 2 cakes compressed yeast
1/4 cup lukewarm water
1/4 cup sugar
1 2/4 cups milk, scalded
1 T salt
8 to 8.5 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 cups pureed cooked pumpkin (or canned)
1/4 cup melted shortening or vegetable oil

Variation:
1 t ginger
2 t cinnamon
1 t nutmeg
1 t grated orange rind

Directions:

Soften yeast in the water with 1 teaspoon of the sugar. Let stand 10 minutes. Combine hot milk, salt, and the remaining sugar, stir and cool to lukewarm. Combine yeast and cooled milk mixtures and stir to blend.

Add 2.5 cups of the flour and beat until batter is very smooth. Add the pumpkin and the cooled shortening and mix well. Add enough of the remaining flour to make a stiff dough, use any remaining flour on the board for kneading and shaping the dough.

Turn dough out on a lightly floured board. Cover dough with bowl, let rest 10 minutes then knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Round up and place in a greased bowl, turn once to bring greased side up. Cover and let stand in a warm place (86*F) and let rise until double in bulk (about 1 hour). 

Punch down dough, turn over in bowl, and let rise again until double in bulk (about 45 minutes). Turn out on board and divide into 3 equal portions. Quickly round up each portion, cover with bowls and let rest for 10 minutes on board.

Shape into loaves (see reference photos above). Place in greased loaf pans (8 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches). Cover and let rise in a warm place (86*F) until double in bulk and sides of dough reach top of pan, and center is well rounded (1 hour).

Bake in moderately hot oven (400*F) for 15 minutes, reduce heat to moderate (375*F) and continue baking 20-30 minutes longer until well browned. Turn out on racks to cool, uncovered and away from drafts.

Banana Drop Cookies

Banana Drop Cookies

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A Recipe from Mary Margaret McBride Encyclopedia of Cooking (1959)

About the Recipe

It was a rainy day on Long Island yesterday and that means only one thing – cookie time! As with most toddlers, Maxx is obsessed with bananas, which means we buy a lot of them. We got a huge bundle the other day and they all started to go overripe at once. I thought to myself – if any book is going to have a banana cookie recipe, it’s going to be Mary Margaret McBride.

I did the drop version of these cookies. The result is light, fluffy almost mini banana breads. I didn’t think the lemon would work, but it adds just a little bit of acid and tang and actually gives the cookie some good depth. Honestly, these are 10/10 – easy to make and absolutely delicious!

About the book

Goodness me, I love this tome of a book. I’ve never had a bad recipe out of it, and it’s just so comprehensive. For more recipes from the Mary Margaret McBride collection click here.

The Recipe!

Ingredients:

2 cups sifted enriched flour
2 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
1/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed bananas (3 medium)
1/2 t lemon extract
1/2 t vanilla
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Confectioners’ sugar frosting

Directions:

Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.

Cream together shortening and sugar; and eggs, beating well. Add dry ingredients alternately with mashed bananas. Add flavoring extracts and nuts and beat thoroughly.

Drop dough by teaspoonfuls on greased baking sheets and bake in moderate oven (350*F) 12 to 15 minutes. While still warm, frost with thin confectioners’ sugar frosting. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

Caramel Cream Sandwich Cookies

Caramel Cream Sandwich Cookies

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A Recipe from 100 Prize-Winning Grand National Recipes from Pillsbury’s 6th Grand National $100,000 Recipe and Baking Contest (1955)

About the Recipe

I had intended to have these cookies as a fun treat with Maxx, but then everyone started trying them. And wow are they delicious. The butter cookie melts in your mouth and is complemented so perfectly by the brown butter frosting.

A few quick notes and tips on these:

  • After the initial flour amount, I added about a tablespoon at a time until I got to the dough consistency, and then I refrigerated for a solid 3 hours before actually trying to use the dough, which made it much easier to handle.
  • After the first batch of tiny, marble-shaped cookies I got a little bored and decided to make bigger ones, about the size of a cherry to start before you smoosh them. I think those worked just as well, and if you’re not sad about cutting the quantity down are certainly a way to make it go faster.
  • My oven runs a little bit cold, but I found these needed a solid 13-14 minutes in the oven, even at the smaller size.
  • Let the cookies cool before you try to frost them. This should be a given, but I tried to do some too soon and they just crumbled in my hand.

Other than that, these are perfect, just the way they are. Thanks a bunch to Helen Beckman of Mt. Vernon, Iowa for this snappy prize-winning recipe.

About the book

Out of all of my Pillsbury books, I think this might be the one I’ve cooked out of the most. There are some good, not too complicated recipes, and we haven’t yet entered the era of pre-made dough or mixes. For more Pillsbury, click the tag, or check out the Pillsbury Challenge that I did during the pandemic.

The Recipe!

Ingredients:

1 cup butter or margarine
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 unbeaten egg yolk
2 1/4 cups sifted flour

Browned Butter Frosting:
2 T butter or margarine
1 1/4 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
1/2 t vanilla extract
4-5 t cream

Directions:

Cream butter or margarine. Gradually add brown sugar, creaming well. Blend in egg yolk, then add flour. Stir until mixture forms a dough. Chill if necessary for handling.

Shape into balls about the size of a marble. Place on ungreased baking sheet and flatten to a 1/8″ thickness with the palm of the hand. Mark a design by pressing with fork in one direction.

Bake in slow oven (325*F) 8-10 minutes until cookies begin to brown very lightly. Remove from sheets while warm. Place flat sides of two cookies together with frosting, sandwich-style. Cookies are also delicious plain.

Browned Butter Frosting:
Brown slightly butter or margarine in saucepan. Remove from heat and blend in confectioners’ sugar. Gradually add vanilla and cream until of spreading consistency. 

Skillet Spanish Rice

Skillet Spanish Rice

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A Recipe from Easy One-Dish Meals with Hunt’s Tomato Sauce (196?)

About the Recipe

I was having a busy day and I needed something that would be quick, easy, and didn’t require me standing at the stove for a long period of time. Not only did this fit the bill, but sheesh! It was so tasty! I love a good one-dish meal, and these little advertising booklets never fail to deliver.

I have almost no notes on this one. You could make it exactly as is, and it will come out delicious. Alternative ground meats to beef will work in this one, though be careful with poultry which will easily overcook and become dry. If you’re going to use poultry, I recommend cooking the dish as directed, but without the ground meat, and then cooking and adding the meat as a finishing touch. I’ll also add some more veggies to this in the future for added nutrition. A winner!

About the book

Anyone who reads my posts regularly knows that I love an advertising booklet. While there’s no date on this one, based on the design, the recipes, and the illustrations, my best guess is sometime in the late ’60’s. There were three of these little Hunt’s booklets that came out around the same time. While I don’t have the other two (yet!), you can bet that I’ll be on the lookout.

I also love how the booklet cheers on the home chef. Saucery! Tempting tomato flavor! New flavor combinations! You’re a creative cook! Thanks, Hunt’s. I am a creative cook!

The Recipe!

Ingredients:

1/4 cup pure vegetable oil, such as Wesson Oil
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1/2 medium green pepper, chopped
1/2 lb. ground beef
1 cup regular rice, uncooked
2 8-oz cans Hunt’s Tomato Sauce
1 3/4 cups hot water
1 t prepared mustard (optional)
1 t salt
Dash of pepper

Directions:

Heat oil in skillet. Add onion, green pepper, beef and rice. Stir over high heat until lightly browned. Add Hunt’s Tomato Sauce and remaining ingredients. Mix well. Bring quickly to a boil. Cover tightly and simmer 25 minutes. Makes 4 servings.

For packaged precooked rice: Use 1 1/2 cups water for 1 1/2 cups rice; and simmer, uncovered, only 5 minutes

Paintbrush Cookies

Paintbrush Cookies

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A Recipe from Betty Crocker’s New Boys and Girls Cookbook (1974)

About the Recipe

It was a rainy day where I live on the south shore of Long Island, and I thought, what a perfect day for baking cookies with Maxx. This recipe had 2 things going for it right off the bat: It’s right there on the page – “Remember these cookies for something to do on a rainy day” and Maxx’s two favorite things to do right now are to bake cookies and paint. The rain started; we gathered ingredients!

All in all, these are not my favorite sugar cookies (I’m just now realizing that I didn’t publish a post on my favorites, which I’ll have to amend soon…). They’re a honey cookie, really and kind of… meh. But the painting part, I absolutely love! It’s so simple I can’t believe I’ve never seen it before – egg wash paint – brilliant! It doesn’t add any taste, but the colors come out wonderfully.

Though it doesn’t seem like a lot of “paint,” it actually goes quite a long way. The effect is like watercoloring on cookies. Maxx and I used soft watercolor brushes which worked well. So much fun!

Pro-tip for those also painting with toddlers: Pick complimentary colors so that the paint doesn’t come out brown when they inevitably dip their paintbrush in every color at once.

About the book

This is one of those essential kids cookbooks to have in a collection if you collect that sort of thing. I didn’t actually start collecting kids cookbooks until I had a kid, and they’re just so darn cute! This one is kind of a celebration of the original mid-century designs, updated with a little ’70s flair.

The Recipe!

Ingredients:

1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup soft shortening
2/3 cup honey
1 egg
1 t vanilla
2 3/4 cups flour
1 t baking soda
1 t salt

Egg Yolk Paint:
1 egg yolk
1/4 t water
food coloring

Directions:

Mix sugar, shortening, honey, egg and vanilla thoroughly in bowl. Stir together flour, baking soda, and salt in another bowl. Mix the dry ingredients into the shortening mixture. Chill dough 1 hour.

Heat oven to 375*F. Lightly grease a baking sheet.

Divide chilled dough into 3 portions. (Place 2 portions of dough in refrigerator until ready to use.)

On a lightly floured board, roll out dough with floured rolling pin. Roll to 1/4-inch thickness. (For easiest rolling, use a lightly floured cloth-covered board and rolling pin.) Cut into different shapes.

Place on prepared baking sheet. With small paintbrushes, paint designs on cookies with Egg Yolk Paint (below).

Bake 8-10 minutes. For clear colors, do not let cookies brown.

Let cookies cool about 2 minutes on a baking sheet, then cool on a wire rack.

Egg Yolk Paint:
Blend egg yolk and water well in small bowl. Divide mixture among several small custard cups. Add a few different food coloring to each cup to make bright colors. If “paint” thickens, add a few drops of water.

Coney Sauce

Coney Sauce

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A Recipe from Better Homes & Gardens Barbecues and Picnics (1963)

About the Recipe

It’s barbecue season, and my husband invited his oldest friends over to our house to enjoy some outdoor dining on our deck. I needed something to go with hot dogs and hamburgers, and this sauce was perfect for these native New Yorkers! It’s a simple version of a chili sauce, and while it was created to go on frankfurters or Coneys, it did very well on the hamburgers as well. And I think I won a few points with the crew:

Some quick notes about the recipe – while you can certainly make it as is, I would take a little bit of time to brown the onions and garlic before adding the ground beef, just to get a little more flavor out of the whole thing. This is also super versatile, so feel free to substitute your ground meat. If you’re feeling particularly adventurous, try adding a little cocoa to get closer to the Cincinnati favorite Coney Sauce. And don’t be too scared of the MSG. I’m not sure what magic it is, but it does add a little bit of punch. I use Accent whenever called for.

About the book

I’ve been absolutely chomping at the bit to use this book and haven’t had the right occasion. It’s broken into different sections, and this recipe falls in the “hobo” section. The hobos in question are, of course, small children sitting in trees and enjoying an outdoor treat.

About the glassware

It’s not often I get to make good use of this milk glass measuring cup. It’s difficult to see through, which kind of defeats the purpose. But it’s absolutely lovely, and I was excited to give it an opportunity to shine this weekend.

The Recipe!

Ingredients:

1/2 lb. ground beef  
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 8-oz can (1 cup) seasoned tomato sauce
1/2 to 3/4 chili powder
1/2 t monosodium glutamate
1/2 t salt

Directions:

Brown beef slowly but thoroughly, breaking with a fork till fine. Add remaining ingredients; simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Makes sauce for 12 Coneys (hot dogs).

Bonbon Cookies

Bonbon Cookies

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A Recipe from Betty Crocker’s Cooky Book (1963)

About the Recipe

It’s kind of a hectic time of year in our house, which means that I’m stressed. And when I’m stressed, I bake. I was looking for something that really felt like a treat, and anything called a Bonbon was sure to fit the bill!

While I absolutely love this cookbook, again the recipe is written fairly simply. I’ll offer a few tips for cookie making success on this one:

  • Start by creaming your butter, then adding the sugar gradually. Add the vanilla after the sugar is fully incorporated.
  • The dough was super easy to scoop and mold. I put 3 chocolate chips in each cookie. Next time, I’ll probably use baker’s chocolate or a chocolate bar to have it melt for a bit more of a gooey middle.
  • For the icing – you’ll want a flood consistency. To get there, use the recipe below and then add 1 or 2 drops of cream at a time until you get to the right texture. When you stir it, it should settle into a smooth consistency again, but not be runny. If it’s runny, you’ve gone too far.
  • Once you have the right icing consistency, hold the cookie from the bottom and dip the top straight down, then lift it straight up. Let it drip off a little bit (give it a little shake if you’d like) and then flip it right side up. If you’re using a topping over the icing, dip the wet icing right into the topping, and again flip it right side up.

This was exactly what I was looking for in a cookie treat, and they turned out so freaking pretty! I added just a little bit of blue to the icing, which looked especially nice under the silver and gold sprinkles. All in all, these were a total success and got a big thumbs up from the husband, Maxx, and my coworkers. They’re definitely going into rotation the next time someone asks me to bring dessert to the party.

About the book

The Betty Crocker Cooky Book is one of those essential cookbook collector books. It’s got a cookie recipe for every occasion and the kind of mid-century graphics that make you want to get in the kitchen and try another recipe. If you find it, grab it! You won’t be sorry.

About the plate

I don’t usually go into plates that aren’t glassware, but this one deserves a mention. The plate belonged to my husband’s Grandma Anna. They have some beautiful gold leafing on them, and serve as the perfect snack plate. We’re so happy to have them to use.

The Recipe!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter or margarine
3/4 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar
1 T vanilla
Food coloring, if desired
1 1/2 cups flour
1/8 t salt
Fillings: candied or maraschino cherries, nuts, or chocolate pieces
Toppings: chopped nuts, coconut, colored sugar

Bonbon Icing:
1 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar
2 1/2 T cream
1 t vanilla
Red, green, or yellow food coloring, if desired

Directions:

Mix butter, sugar, vanilla, and food coloring. Measure flour by dipping method (see notes below) or by sifting. Blend flour and salt in thoroughly by hand. If dough is dry, add 1 to 2 tablespoons cream. 

Heat oven to 350*F. For each cooky, wrap 1 level teaspoonful dough around a filling suggested above. Bake 1′ apart on ungreased baking sheet 12-15 minutes, or until set but not brown. Cool; dip tops of cookies in icing. Decorate each cooky with one of the toppings suggested above. Makes 20-25 cookies.

Bonbon Icing:

Mix sugar, cream, vanilla, and food coloring (if desired). If icing is too thick, mix additional cream by the drop full in the icing until flood consistency is reached.

Notes:

How to Measure Flour by Dipping:

  1. Dip graduated measuring cups into flour sack or canister
  2. Level off with spatula or straight-edged knife. Do not tap or pack more flour into cup before leveling off.
  3. Pour flour into mixing bowl with other ingredients. Or stir flour and other dry ingredients together.