Hannah Swensen Recipes Index Food

LITTLE SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat over to 350 degrees F, rack in the middle position.
• Melt the butter. Mix in the powdered sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, and salt. Add the flour and mix throughly. Stir in the nuts. (If you work quickly, while the butter is still warm, the dough will be softer and easier to mix.).
• Form the dough into one-inch ball (just pat them into shape with your fingers), and place them on an UNGREASED baking sheet, 12 to a standard sheet. Bake them at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes, until they are set but not brown.
• Let the cookies cool for 2 minutes then roll them in powdered sugar. (You must do this while they're still warm.) Place them on a wire rac kand let them cool throughly.
• When the cookies are cool, roll them in powdered sugar a second time. Let them rest for several minutes on the rack, and then store them in a cookie jar or a covered bowl.

SURPRISE COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt the butter and mix in the sugars. Add the beaten eggs, baking soda, salt, vanilla, and water. Add the flour and mix throughly. Then chill the dough for at least an hour (overnight is fine, too).
• Preheat over to 375 degrees F., rack in the middle position.
• Scoop out a tablespoon of dough and form it around a piece of bridge mix. Place a walnut half on top and place it on a greased baking sheet, 12 cookies to a standard sheet.
• Bake at 375 degrees F. for 10-12 minutes, or until nicely browned. Cool on cookie sheet for two minutes and then transfer the cookies to a wire rack.

HANNAH SWENSEN'S HAWAIIAN FLAN

Steps:

• Prepare an ungreased 8x8 inch square pan.
• Combine one cup of sugar with water.
• bring to a boil, stirring at first and then swishing around until becomes golden brown.
• Pour the syrup into the pan and tip to coat the sides.
• Set this aside as you make your custard. It is normal to hear cracking sounds as the caramel cools.
• Beat the eggs until yellow and thick.
• add condensed milk, remaining suagr and salt.
• Mix in pineapple juice and beat throughly with electric hand mixer.
• Put mixture through strainer into your baking pan.
• Place custard pan inside a larger pan.
• pour hot water in larger pan until up to sides of custard.
• Bake on 350 for one hour.
• Remove custard from pan and cool on wire rack for ten minutes.
• Top wih crushed pineapple, coocnut and whipped cream.

BOGGLES

Steps:

• Place rack in middle position.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Melt butter in large microwave-safe bowl.
• Add sugars and let cool a bit.
• Add eggs, backing powder, baking soda, salt, vanilla and spices. (Add eggs last when adding these ingredients to help cool off the butter further, you don't want to cook the eggs).
• Add flour and mix.
• Then add the cranberries and oats and mix everything up. (The dough will be quite stiff).
• Drop by teaspoon onto a greased cookie sheet, 12 to a sheet.
• Bake at 350°F for 12-15 minutes.
• Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes.
• Remove to cooling rack until cool.