Fancy Layer Cookies –The 10 Days of Christmas Cookies

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This is it! The 10th Day! And on the 10th Day of Vintage Christmas cookies, I gave to Tom… Fancy Layer Cookies!! I was actually really excited to make these bars. The recipe is from a 1959 Pet Milk Pamphlet entitled, “Cookies, Cookies”. With a name like that, the recipes have to be awesome, right? I was also really excited about the having the chocolate and vanilla batter. Print Fancy Layer Cookies Author: PET Milk – 1959   Ingredients 1¾ cups {Read More}

English Toffee Cookies–The 10 Days Of Vintage Christmas Cookies

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I LOVE English Toffee. It is always my first candy choice when we visit a chocolate shop, but I have to admit that I don’t like making it. Even though it is one of the easiest candies to make, I still would rather buy it that make it. Luckily, I found this recipe for English Toffee Cookies that is even easier than the candy recipe to make. And I am hooked! This recipe comes (once again) from a vintage Mail {Read More}

Chocolate Cherry Chews With Cherry Chip Frosting – The 10 Days of Vintage Christmas Cookies

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Yum! Today we have a fun bar cookie that is a cross between a brownie and a piece of fudge. Add to that the fact that it is stuffed with candied cherries and topped with Cherry Chip Frosting, and you just might have the richest cookie we tested! This recipe is from Our Best Cooky Recipes, which was put out by Swift & Company, who made Swift’ning Shortening and Swift’s OZ Peanut Butter. This book was published in 1952, and {Read More}

Potato Candy and Divinity Fudge – A Retro Recipe Re-Run

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Hey there, everyone!  I am busy working on my Christmas cookie list, so I thought I would dip into the archives for some Christmas candy.  This post originally ran in December of 2009 and the fact that the Potato Candy ended up tasting really good was a huge bonus.  I have made it a few time since this post just because Tom likes it! Enjoy! Happy Wednesday, everyone! Well, the countdown to Christmas is in full swing and everything around {Read More}

Chocolate Peach Mold – 1976

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From The Dessert Collector, Hershey Foods Corporation, 1976. « Previous Applesauce 7-Up Salad – The Fourth Place Best Recipe Winner In The Glistening And Jiggly Contest   Next » Chicken Peach Salad in A Grape Juice Ring – 1968