Brown-eyed Susans
Noni Brown
for our family
and was always included with our Christmas baking. (I have a daughter
with beautiful
big brown eyes, and although her name is not Susan, these were her
favourite cookies).
The recipe was called "Brown eyed Susans". It was in approximately a
1970 version
of the Better Homes & Gardens cookbook, the one with a red and white
checkered
cover. Unfortunately, the treasured page has come loose and drifted off
into the
great white unknown! I have found other "brown eyed Susans", but not
THE ONE!
These cookies were rolled into a ball and had a Hershey's kiss on top.
The interesting
thing about the recipe is that both the cookie and the Hershey kiss held
their shape,
that is, they did not melt or flatten out in cooking. If anyone has a
copy of this recipe, I'd
love to find it again. Thanks so much! Please e-mail me at :
no...@telus.net.
Thanks a million!
kalyn
than 20 years:
Brown Eyed Susans
Cream together 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened, 1/2 cup granulated
sugar, 1 egg, 1 tsp.. vanilla and 1/4 tsp. salt. Stir in 1 3/4 cups sifted
all purpose flour. Chill about 1 hour.
Using about 2 tsp.. dough, shape in 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on
ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten each by pressing a wafer from one 7-ounce
package solid chocolate mint candy wafers in center. Bake in hot oven (400
degrees) for 8-10 minutes. Remove immediately from pan to cooling rack.
Makes 31/2 to 4 dozen cookies.
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"Noni Brown" <no...@telus.net> wrote in message
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> Hi! My name is Noni. I'm looking for a recipe that had special meaning
> for our family
> and was always included with our Christmas baking. (I have a daughter
> with beautiful
> big brown eyes, and although her name is not Susan, these were her
> favourite cookies).
> The recipe was called "Brown eyed Susans". It was in approximately a
> 1970 version
> of the Better Homes & Gardens cookbook, the one with a red and white
> checkered
> cover. Unfortunately, the treasured page has come loose and drifted off
> into the
> great white unknown! I have found other "brown eyed Susans", but not
> THE ONE!
> These cookies were rolled into a ball and had a Hershey's kiss on top.
> The interesting
> thing about the recipe is that both the cookie and the Hershey kiss held
> their shape,
> that is, they did not melt or flatten out in cooking. If anyone has a
> copy of this recipe, I'd
> love to find it again. Thanks so much! Please e-mail me at :
> no...@telus.net.
> Thanks a million!
>
Hi Noni...
I received this from a recipe group. I hope it helps you.
FL
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* Exported from MasterCook *
Black-Eyed Susans
Recipe By : Betty Crocker's Cookie Book
Serving Size : 36 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies Formed
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
3/4 cup butter or margarine -- softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
12 drops yellow food coloring
1 egg
3 ounces cream cheese -- softened
2 cups all-purpose flour
36 large semisweet chocolate chips
Beat butter, sugar, vanilla, food coloring, egg and cream cheese in
large
bowl with electric mixer on medium speed. Stir in flour. Cover and
refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
Heat oven to 375 degrees.
Shape dough into 1 1/4" balls. Place about 2" apart on ungreased
cookie
sheet. Make 3 cuts with scissors in top of each ball about three
fourths of
the way through to make 6 wedges. Spread wedges apart slightly to form
flower petals (cookies will flatten as they bake).
Bake 10-12 minutes or until set and edges begin to brown. Immediately
press
1 chocolate chip in center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheet to
wire
rack.
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> "Noni Brown" <no...@telus.net> wrote in message
> news:3A295C23...@telus.net...
> > Hi! My name is Noni. I'm looking for a recipe that had special meaning
> > for our family
> > and was always included with our Christmas baking. (I have a daughter
> > with beautiful
> > big brown eyes, and although her name is not Susan, these were her
> > favourite cookies).
> > The recipe was called "Brown eyed Susans". It was in approximately a
> > 1970 version
> > of the Better Homes & Gardens cookbook, the one with a red and white
> > checkered
> > cover
I have a Betty Crocker Cookbook with the red checkered cover from around
that era (actually older than that a bit, 1960s maybe even late 50s); my
mother used it when I was a kid. The recipe for Brown Eyed Susan's it
contains is as follows:
Brown-Eyed Susans
Oven 400 deg. F
Cream together 3/4 c. butter or margarine, softened; 1/2 c. granulated
sugar; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla; and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Stir in 1 3/4 cups
sifted all-purpose flour. Chill about 1 hour.
Using about 2 teaspoons dough, shape in 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart
on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten each by pressing a wafer from one
7-ounce package solid chocolate-mint candy wafers in center. Bake in hot
oven (400 deg. F) for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove immediatly from pan to
cooling rack. Makes a 3 1/2 to 4 dozen.