Authors: Julie Languille
Tags: #Cookbooks; Food & Wine, #Canning & Preserving, #Quick & Easy
Ready-Made Meal Assembly
In a Mylar bag, tote bag, or vacuum bag, store:
• 1 jar or pouch cookie mix
• 1 packet peanut butter
• 1 packet shortening
Label each bag:
Preheat the oven to 375°F. In a large bowl, combine the shortening, cookie mix, and 2 tablespoons of water until a stiff dough forms. Roll into small balls about the size of walnuts and flatten with a fork in a crisscross pattern. Place on a baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly brown. Makes about 3 dozen
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White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies
Makes 6 batches (about 4 dozen cookies each)
Ingredients
9 cups butter-flavored vegetable shortening
15 cups flour
3 tablespoons baking soda
3 tablespoons salt
6 cups white chocolate chips
6 cups dried cranberries
9 cups brown sugar, packed
6 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup powdered eggs
1 tablespoon powdered vanilla
Instructions
For shortening: In each of 6 vacuum bags, add and then seal:
• 1-1/2 cups shortening
For cookie mix: In each of 6 vacuum bags, Mylar bags, or jars add and then seal:
• 2-1/2 cups flour
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1-1/2 cups white chocolate chips
• 1-1/2 cups dried cranberries
• 1-1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons powdered eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon powdered vanilla
Ready-Made Meal Assembly
In a Mylar bag, tote bag, or vacuum bag, store:
• 1 jar or pouch cookie mix
• 1 packet shortening
Label each bag:
Preheat the oven to 375°F. In a large bowl, combine the shortening, cookie mix, and 1/4 cup of water until a stiff dough forms. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto a baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Makes about 4 dozen
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Makes 6 batches (about 8 dozen cookies each)
Ingredients
9 cups butter-flavored vegetable shortening
18 cups brown sugar, packed
1-1/4 cups powdered eggs
2 tablespoons powdered vanilla
31-1/2 cups flour
6 tablespoons baking powder
3 tablespoons baking soda
1 tablespoon cream of tartar
Instructions
For shortening: In each of 6 vacuum bags, add and then seal:
• 1-1/2 cups shortening
For cookie mix: In each of 6 vacuum bags, Mylar bags, or jars, add and then seal:
• 3 cups brown sugar, packed
• 3 tablespoons powdered eggs
• 1 teaspoon powdered vanilla
• 5-1/4 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
Ready-Made Meal Assembly
In a Mylar bag, tote bag, or vacuum bag, store:
• 1 jar or pouch cookie mix
• 1 packet shortening
Label each bag:
Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, combine the shortening, cookie mix, and 1/4 cup of water until a stiff dough forms. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto a baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Makes 8 dozen cookies
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Magic bar cookies are called “magic” because they are assembled right in their baking dish in layers and no mixing is required. They are “transformed” right in the pan as the ingredients bake together. They are ooey, gooey, and delicious.
Makes 6 batches (for one 8 x 8-inch pan of 16 cookies each)
Ingredients
3 cups ghee
60 graham crackers, or 12 cups crushed
6 cups shredded or flaked coconut (sweetened or unsweetened)
6 cups chocolate chips
6 cups butterscotch chips (optional)
6 cups chopped almonds, walnuts, pecans, or a combination
6 (12-ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
For ghee: In each of 6 quarter-pint or 4-ounce jars, seal:
• 1/2 cup ghee
For graham crackers: In each of 6 vacuum bags add, and then seal
• 10 whole graham crackers or 1-1/2 cups of crushed graham cracker crumbs
• Note: Use a food processor to easily crush graham crackers into crumbs.
For chip, nut, and coconut mix: In each of 6 vacuum bags, Mylar bags, or jars, add and then seal:
• 1 cup shredded or flaked coconut, sweetened or not
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup butterscotch chips (optional)
• 1 cup chopped almonds, walnuts, or pecans, or a combination
Ready-Made Meal Assembly
In a Mylar bag, tote bag, or vacuum bag, store:
• 1 container ghee
• 1 packet graham crackers
• 1 packet nuts, chocolate chips, and coconut
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
Label each bag:
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Melt the ghee and spread in an 8 x 8-inch baking pan. Crush the graham crackers into crumbs and layer evenly on top of the ghee. Add the chip, nut, and coconut mixture and spread evenly over the crumbs. Drizzle the condensed milk over the ingredients in the pan in an even layer. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until golden. Let cool and then cut into 2-inch squares. Makes 16
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Makes 6 kits (about 3 cups each)
Ingredients
6 cups pecan halves
6 cups walnuts
6 cups cashews
6 cups sugar
4 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground cloves
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon ground nutmeg
1-1/2 teaspoons powdered vanilla
2 tablespoons powdered egg whites
2 cups butter-flavored vegetable shortening or ghee, cubed
Instructions
For nuts: In each of 6 vacuum bags, Mylar bags, or jars, add and then seal: