by RetroRuth | Nov 13, 2020 | Candy, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Tested Recipes
This week we are going to make a super-easy recipe because other things in life are really hard right now. These are Pineapple Puffs! Now, this recipe was once again chosen by the lovely Patrons from our Patreon. And most of them chose it for the same reason I put it...
by RetroRuth | Jan 11, 2019 | Christmas, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Holiday
This week we have another cookie that I made for my friend Carolyn’s holiday open house. Since she made a 7-Up Cheese Gelatin I felt like it was only fair to make her lots of cookies for her sacrifice. These are Maple Syrup Drop Cookies! From Favorite Christmas...
by RetroRuth | Dec 28, 2018 | Christmas, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Holiday, The BEST
This week we have a fun recipe that almost everyone already has, but I thought it would be fun to feature it anyway. Because Christmas. These are Peanut Butter Blossoms! From Tom's Mom's Recipe Collection! Thank you to Tom’s mom for bringing her famous version and...
by RetroRuth | Dec 21, 2018 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
This week we have Christmas cookies!!! From The Sacramento Bee Newspaper, February 10, 1958 This is also the first week that I’m actually bringing you a recipe that I made in the kitchen of our new house. It’s been a long time coming, but I feel like we are...
by RetroRuth | Mar 7, 2018 | Best & Worst, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, The BEST
Who is ready for a huge, floofy fluffball of a dessert? This is Cherry Chocolate Ice Box Dessert! From Favorite Recipes of Home Economics Teachers, Desserts, 1963 This recipe is from the Desserts Volume of the Favorite Recipes of Home Economics Teachers recipes...
by RetroRuth | Feb 7, 2018 | Cookies & Bars
I’ve already made cookies with potato chips on this blog, so this week I decided to make cookies with corn chips! These are Frito Macaroons! From Recipes for All Occasions, Frito Lay, 1947 This is from a 32-page pamphlet called Recipes and Menus For All Occasions...