Girlfriends' RECIPE Collection

These cookies are soft and plump.  Should be called a flour cookie because they need frosting.  Here's a pic of our Halloween ones (with runny frosting): Cookie- 1 ½ cups sugar 1 cup butter ½ cup shortening Mix well.  Then add: 2 eggs 1 cup milk 2 Tbsp. vanilla Mix well.  Then add: 1 tsp. soda dissolved in ¼ cup warm water 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 4 cups flour Mix, mix, mix!  Then add: 1 ½ to 2 cups more flour until dough is a little stiff but still sticky. Chill 1-2 hours in fridge .  Divide, or take a clump, and knead a little more flour in if needed on a floured surface and roll out to almost the thickness of a cookie cutter height (guesstimate). Cut out shapes. Bake at 375° for 8-11 minutes, not browning on top. Makes 30+ depending on cookie cutter size. Frosting 3 ¼ to 3 ½ cups cups powdered sugar 1/3 cup softened butter 1 tsp. almond extract OR vanilla ¼ cup warmed milk Mix and add powdered sugar to desired consiste

1 1/8 cup warm water 1 ½ Tbsp. olive oil 1 ½ tsp. salt 3 1/3 cups flour 1 ½ tsp. sugar 1 ½ tsp. yeast Set bread machine on dough feature and select 1½ lb. loaf size.  When done, take half and roll on floured surface to desired size.  Place on cookie sheet or pizza stone sprinkled with cornmeal.  Bake at 375° F for 8-10 minutes (check at 5 minutes for bubbles and poke and press down with fork).  Add toppings and place back in oven at 400° F for 6-9 minutes or until cheese is melted.  Makes 2 pizzas. Another option for dough after done in machine-- place in bowl greased with olive oil, turn dough over to coat it, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use. Our BBQ Chicken Pizza- sauce- KC Masterpiece Hickory Brown Sugar sprinkle a little shredded mozzarella (or mixture of moz and cheddar) add pieces of cooked chicken-- shredded or cubed optional toppings: pineapple, olives, green peppers, cooked bacon pieces add more shredded mozzarella sprinkle with grated par