RECIPE: Royal Mazurkas (Polish cookie)

Recipe provided by Tad Siembida 1  cup butter at room temperature ¼  cup blanched, ground almonds 1½ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon grated orange or lemon peel 1 sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 6 egg yolks In a large bowl, cream butter until fluffy.  Mix flour, sugar and salt. Alternately beat 1 egg yolk and 1/6 […]

RECIPE: Bird’s Nest Cookie (Thumbprints)

  CONTRIBUTED BY MARLENE FARKAS-GUILLOT INGREDIENTS 1 cup butter (2 sticks) 1/2 cup brown sugar 13/4 cup flour 1/4 teaspoon salt (can omit) 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 eggs separated 1/2 cup chopped walnuts favorite jam or preserves PREPARATION Preheat oven to 375. Mix the dry ingredients with the butter, vanilla and separated egg yolks. From […]

RECIPE: Italian Easter Bread

ITALIAN EASTER BREAD | RECIPE by JOAN V. CASAMENTO INGREDIENTS 6 eggs 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 pound butter 2 cups milk 2 tablespoons vanilla 1/2 teaspoon anise oil* 1 large package yeast 6-8 cups flour * (The original recipe called for 1/2 box anise seeds, but no actual quantity was given, so […]

VIDEO: Festive punch bowl tip

Kevin and Kristy share a great tip on how to convert a cake plate into a punch bowl – and how to keep the punch nice and cool!

RECIPE: Italian Pizzelles

RECIPE: Italian Kolachi Cookies

By TIFFANY VITUCCI for HOMEPLATE HOMESTYLE INGREDIENTS DOUGH: 1 cup sugar ½ cup shortening ½ cup butter at room temperature 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup milk 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour 4 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt

RECIPE: Aunt Irma’s Jell-O® Cookies

RECIPE PROVIDED By MARK C. PEYKO for HOMEPLATE HOMESTYLE Aunt Irma didn’t invent the Jell-O® cookie, but it was so closely associated with her annual Christmas party that she may as well have. For nearly three decades, this festive red-and-green cookie – in the shape of  a tiny wreath or Christmas tree – was a […]

RECIPE: German Pfeffernuesse Cookies

Recipe by HELGA WENGLER for HOMEPLATE HOMESTYLE INGREDIENTS ½ cup molasses ½ cup honey 1 stick butter 2 eggs 4 cups all purpose flour ¾ cup white sugar ½ cup brown sugar 1 ½  teaspoons ground cardamom 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon ground ginger 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 ½ […]

RECIPE: No-Bake Holiday Corn Flake Treats

RECIPE: German Pfeffernuesse Cookies

Pfeffernuesse – a German cookie made with ginger, molasses and pepper. Recipe by HELGA WENGLER for HOMEPLATE HOMESTYLE INGREDIENTS ½ cup molasses ½ cup honey 1 stick butter 2 eggs 4 cups all purpose flour ¾ cup white sugar ½ cup brown sugar 1 ½  teaspoons ground cardamom 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon ground cloves […]