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1 tsp vanilla extract

  1¼ cups chopped gumdrops

  ½ cup shredded coconut

  2¾ cups flour

  1 tsp baking soda

  ½ tsp baking powder

  Directions:

  Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add gumdrops and coconut. Combine remaining dry ingredients in a sifter and sift into creamed mixture. Mix well, then form into small balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. (It takes 12 to 15 minutes in Olivia’s oven.) Let stand on cookie sheet 2 minutes before removing to cool on wire rack.

  Old-Fashioned Bon-Bon Chocolate Cookies

  (Makes 3 dozen, unless kitchen helpers sample the dough...)

  Ingredients for cookies:

  ¾ cup butter

  1 cup sugar

  1 egg, well-beaten

  ½ tsp vanilla extract

  2 tbsp milk

  2 squares semisweet chocolate, melted

  2½ cups flour

  ¼ tsp salt

  Ingredients for peppermint frosting:

  ¼ cup softened butter

  2 cups powdered sugar

  1–1½ tbsp milk

  Peppermint extract (start with just a drop, as it’s strong!)

  Red food coloring

  Directions for cookies:

  Cream together butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, milk and slightly cooled melted chocolate. Sift in remaining dry ingredients and mix well. Refrigerate for 2 hours before working with the dough. Then roll into balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes in a 350°F oven or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

  Directions for frosting:

  Cream butter into powdered sugar, then add milk, extract and red food coloring and mix well. When cookies are cool, top with a small dollop of peppermint icing.

  Breakfast Casserole

  (Serves 12 to 15, depending on what size you cut the servings)

  Ingredients:

  10 eggs

  ½ cup flour

  1 tsp salt

  1 pint cottage cheese

  1 lb Monterey Jack or Pepper Jack cheese, grated

  ½ cup melted butter

  1 cup chopped onion

  1¼ cups chopped mushrooms

  Directions:

  Preheat oven to 350°F. Break eggs into a large bowl and whisk with a fork until mixed. Add the next five ingredients. Sauté onion and mushrooms and add to the egg-and-cheese mixture. Pour into a buttered 9 x 13 casserole dish and bake for 35 minutes. Leftovers can be frozen (if you have any!)

  Merry Christmas from Olivia

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  ISBN-13: 9781460341599

  The Lodge on Holly Road

  Copyright © 2014 by Sheila Rabe

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