Mamie Eisenhowers Swedish Spritzbaaken Cookies Recipes

MAMIE EISENHOWER'S SWEDISH SPRITZBAAKEN COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream sugar and butter.
• Add beaten eggs and yolks.
• Then flour gradually, then vanilla to taste.
• Use cookie press and form your own design.
• Bake in a moderate oven (350° or 375°) 20 minutes or until done.
• Should be light in color.
• These bake very quickly and need to be watched constantly.

MAMIE EISENHOWER'S FAVORITE SPRITZBOAKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° with rack in center of oven.
• Cream the butter well, adding the sugar slowly, then cream the two well.
• Beat in the egg and 2 yolks. Add the vanilla. Please note that you can substitute 1/2 teaspoon vanilla plus 1/8 teaspoon almond extract for all vanilla.
• Slowly add the flour, mixing well after each addition. This will be a nice, soft dough.
• Fill a cooky press and press into desired shapes on a ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes.

MAMIE EISENHOWER'S MILLION DOLLAR FUDGE

Steps:

• Boil sugar, salt, butter, and evaporated milk together for 6 minutes. Remove from heat.
• While mixture is still hot, add semisweet chocolate chips, German chocolate, and marshmallow fluff.
• Beat together by hand until all the chocolate is melted.
• Refrigerate until set. Cut into small squares.
• Makes 1 9X13" pan.

SWEDISH SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts. Combine the flour and baking powder; gradually add to the creamed mixture. , Using a cookie press fitted with disk of your choice, press dough into desired shapes 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-11 minutes or until edges are firm and lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Frost as desired.