Sugar Cookies

A staple at Auntie’s house, she was famous all around for her sugar cookies.  She made sugar cookies so often, the kids at her church called her “The Cookie Lady”.

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  1. In a large bowl, combine butter, vegetable oil, and granulated sugar and beat until creamy.
  2. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and eggs. Mix well.
  3. In a small bowl, sift together baking soda, flour, cream of tartar, and salt.
  4. Add to ingredients in the large bowl and mix well.
  5. Cover dough and refrigerate for at least two hours (or over night).
  6. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and roll in the colored sugar and/or sprinkles.
  7. Flatten on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Preheat oven to 350° and bake until edges are light brown (about 12 minutes).
  8. Let the cookies cool slightly before removing from the cookie sheet.
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Tiger Butter

One of my favorite Auntie recipes.

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  1. Line a 15½ x 10½ inch jelly-roll pan with wax paper.
  2. Break white chocolate into 1-inch pieces in a 1 ½ quart microwave-safe bowl.
  3. Microwave on high for 1 to 2 minutes or until melted. Stir until smooth.
  4. Add peanut butter and microwave on high for 2 minutes until melted; stir until smooth. (Microwave an additional 30 seconds, if needed.)
  5. Spread mixture into prepared pan.
  6. In a 2 cup microwave measuring cup, melt chocolate on high for 1-2 minutes.
  7. Pour melted chocolate over peanut butter mixture; swirl through with a knife; refrigerate.
  8. When firm, cut or break into pieces. Makes about 2 pounds. (about 32 servings)
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Sweet Cream Pie

This is one of Grandma’s (Mabel Eggen Melby) recipes passed down from Auntie (Claire Arlene Melby) to Mom (Margaret Melby Lee).

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  1. Mix sugar, corn starch, and cream. Let stand while beating whites.
  2. Beat egg whites until frothy and fold into cream mixture.
  3. Pour into 9" pie pan, sprinkle nutmeg on top and bake at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes (375 for glass pan).
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