Holiday Food Fashion A supplement of the & 2 Friday, November 27. 2015 HOLIDAY FOOD & FASHION Mt. Airy News It’s not Christmas without cookies By Bill Colvard Filling: (Joyce Jarrard notes: This is an
[email protected] ¾ cup ground nuts – pecans or easier version of my sister-in-law walnuts Carole’s recipe. People go ape over Christmas is the time for 1 egg these.) cookies. It’s the one time of the ¾ cup brown sugar, packed year when the humble little cookie 1 tbsp. melted butter Brownie Base: gets as much attention as its Dash of salt 1 box of brownie mix – the kind more glamorous cousins, pies and ½ tsp. vanilla with the Hershey’s Syrup packet cakes. There are just so many of Mix well and spoon into dough Bake according to package them around. Add to the bounty cups. Bake at 350°F. for 15 directions in a large brownie pan – by baking some cookies. For full minutes. Reduce heat to 250°F. for 15” x 10” x 1” effect, bake them with children 10 minutes. Allow to cool. Remove (You’ll be adding eggs, oil, and and let their youthful enthusiasm carefully from pans. Sprinkle with water per the directions.) inspire you. Whether you’ve got powdered sugar. (A fl our sifter or a children, grandchildren or have to tea strainer works well.) Frosting Ingredients: borrow a few neighbor kids, you’ll 2 cups powdered sugar be glad you did. Peanut Butter Brownies (Tollhouse) ½ cup butter or margarine (1 stick) Following are some cookie Joyce Jarrard 4 tbsp.