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The recipes have been compiled for you including a link to this YouTube video by President Colin Rousseaux about how to make his “killer” chocolate chip cookies.
Fiddle Diddles
Scott Waldron’s grandma Edith Waldron would make this great recipe for a last-minute no-bake dessert. It takes no longer than 10-15 minutes to make.
1⁄2 C shortening (Crisco Vegetable preferably)
2 C white sugar
1⁄2 C milk
6 Tbsp cocoa
Bring the above ingredients to a boil in a large pot and then mix in:
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 C oatmeal
1⁄2 C shredded coconut
Stir until all ingredients are incorporated and drop onto wax paper in any size you wish. Cool. For faster cooling, place in the fridge or freezer.
Scott’s note: We like to keep them in the freezer/fridge until we are ready to eat them. If leaving them at room temperature, make sure it’s not in a warm area.
Almond Cookies
Ché Weist’s great grandmother would make these cookies to serve with fresh mint tea.
A
Mix/sift together:
2 + 1/4 C almond flour
1/3 C sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
B
Mix together until smooth:
4 eggs
1/3 C soft butter
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest
1 tsp orange flower water*
C
3/4 C icing sugar
Combine A and B mixtures together using a wooden spoon. Cover with plastic and leave the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes. Form 2-inch balls, roll them in icing sugar, and place them on a cookie sheet 3-inches apart. Bake at 350° for about 14 minutes, until golden.
*Orange flower water can be bought at stores selling Middle Eastern and German speciality baking products.
Great Grandma Bernice’s Matrimonial Cake
Kateri Clark’s grandmother’s recipe is found in the family cookbook: Hurd Family Favourites Cookbook. They are also called date squares.
1 C sugar
2 C dates (pitted)
2 C water
2 T lemon juice
Put all in a pot and cook until soft. Near the end add the lemon juice.
2 1/2 C flour
2 1/2 C oatmeal
2 C brown sugar
2 tsp baking soda in a little hot water
1 1/2 C butter (or 1 C butter + 1/2 C canola oil)
Mix the ingredients together until it makes “crumbs”, put half in the bottom of a large glass baking pan. Add a layer of the cooked dates. Put a layer of the remaining crumbs on top. Bake at 375F until golden brown (approximately 20 minutes).
Lemon Squares
Linda Scales’ grandmother, Elizabeth MacAusland, would make these delicate lemon squares topped with meringue: sweet, tangy and creamy with a crunch of toasted coconut. Makes about 16 squares.
Base
1/2 C butter
1/2 C white sugar
1 egg
2 egg yolks
1/2 C flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
Filling
1 can (300 mL) sweetened condensed milk
2 lemons, juiced and zested
Meringue
2 egg whites
1 C white sugar
1/2 C coconut
Method
Base: Preheat oven to 350F. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat the egg and egg yolks and add to your butter mixture. Stir in the flour, baking powder, salt and vanilla. Mix thoroughly. Put into a greased 8-in. square baking pan.
Bake for 9-10 minutes until a very light colour and your finger leaves a dent after lightly touching the cake. Don’t overbake. Let cool.
Filling: Preheat the oven to 350F again. Beat the sweetened condensed milk with the lemon’s zest and juice. Pour the filling on to the cooled base and smooth it evenly to the edges.
Meringue: Beat the egg whites adding the sugar gradually until soft peaks form. Spoon the meringue onto the filling and spread to the edges. Sprinkle the coconut over the top. Bake at 350F until the meringue is lightly browned. This could take 5-10 minutes.
Linda’s note: If taking these to a dinner party or a friend’s place, for example, take the whole pan and cut them after arriving.