by RetroRuth | Dec 14, 2016 | Best & Worst, Christmas, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Holiday, The BEST
It’s Christmas time, so let’s make some cookies! And since we are making vintage cookies here, let’s pull out my family’s favorite: Coconut Top Hats! From Wisconsin Energies, 1977 [cooked-sharing] These are pretty much my mom’s signature Christmas cookie. I made...
by RetroRuth | Mar 26, 2014 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts
I just had to get this recipe out of the archives last week to fill a reader’s request, so I thought I would post it again so you could all see the glory of gelatin mixed with cake. This recipe was originally posted in November of 2012 after our Gelatin Contest that...
by RetroRuth | Jul 22, 2013 | Desserts, Pie
It’s been soooo darn hot. Who is in the mood for a nice, light lemon pie? This pie comes from Colonial Cookery, a church cookbook from 1960. Lemonade Fluff Pie With A Coconut Crust Author: Colonial Cookery, 1960 Ingredients 1 envelope unflavored gelatine ½ cup cold...
by RetroRuth | Dec 14, 2011 | Best & Worst, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, The BEST
This is it!!! It’s COOKIE TIME, People!!! I am really, really, excited. Really. In fact, I am so excited, I am posting about cookies this week. And not just any cookies, but GOOD cookies. Tested cookies that I make every year and that Tom wolfs down just as fast as...
by RetroRuth | Dec 8, 2010 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
So, I am in full-bore, pedal to the floor, “I can’t take it anymore” Christmas Cookie mode. Seriously. The list of cookies I am making this year has been referred to as “obnoxiously overacheiving”, “disgusting” and...
