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Linzer Cookies

¾ lb. unsalted butter at room temp 1 cup sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 3 ½ cups flour ¼ tsp. salt ¾ cup good raspberry preserves Preheat oven to 350 degrees Cream butter and sugar until just combined. Add vanilla. In medium bowl, sift together the flour and the salt and then add to butter mixture….

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Space Dust Bars

Makes 18 servings 1 bag (12 oz) White Chocolate Chips 1/3 Cup Butter or Margarine 2 Cups Graham Cracker Crumbs 1 Cup Chopped Pecans 2 cans (12oz each) Apricot Dessert Filling 1 Can Sweetened Coconut Flakes Additional sweetened coconut flakes, optional Confectioners sugar, optional Preheat oven to 350˚F.  Grease metal or glass 9x13x2 inch baking…

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Melon Brain

Things Needed 1 small  Seedless Melon Use a vegetable peeler to remove the entire rind, exposing the inner white rind. Red Jello Instructions Slice off the bottom of the melon to create a flat base that will keep it from rolling. Draw squiggly lines that represent the bumps and ridges of the brain. Carve narrow…

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FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE

For the glaze to be the right consistency, you must start with 1 ¼ cups of strawberry puree. Varying that amount will yield glaze that is either too thick or too thin. Likewise, be certain that the glaze mixture has cooled before adding the berries; if it is too hot, the berries might begin to…