Mrs Lyndon Johnsons Wheaties Coconut Cookies Food

MRS. LYNDON JOHNSON'S BROWNIES

Steps:

• Mix all together and spread in buttered 8 x 8 x 2 tin. Bake 25 minutes and cut in 2-inch squares while still warm.

MRS. LYNDON JOHNSON'S TEXAS COOKIES

Steps:

• Blend together 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup sugar. Add 1 egg and 1 tablespoon cream. Grate rind of lemon and 1/2 teaspoon of lemon flavoring and add to mixture. Add 1-1/2 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon baking powder. Chill for 2 to 3 hours (better when chilled overnight). Roll very thin and cut with dough cutter. Bake 8 to 10 minutes in 375°F oven.

MRS. LYNDON JOHNSON'S WHEATIES® COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift and measure 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and 2 cups Wheaties®. Blend shortening and sugar. Add beaten eggs. Add coconut. Sift flour, soda, baking powder, and salt together and add to mixture. Blend in vanilla and then Wheaties®. Roll in balls the size of a walnut and bake 12 minutes in 400°F oven.

MRS. LYNDON JOHNSON'S LIMA BEAN & MUSHROOM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook baby lima beans in salted water. Drain thoroughly. Put small amount of butter in saucepan and melt. Add mushrooms and sear for 5 minutes. Add flour and milk to make thick sauce. Add grated cheese and let melt. Season with salt, chili powder, and pepper. Add lima beans and serve very hot.

WHEATIES COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugars.
• Add eggs one at a time.
• Add vanilla.
• Continue to cream while you combine all the dry ingredients, minus the Wheaties and chocolate chips. Run a whisk through to incorporate everything.
• Slowly add flour mixture to wet ingredients.
• Using a wooden spoon and some elbow grease, pour in the Wheaties and chocolate chips and combine.
• Drop onto lightly buttered (that's what Grandma did!) cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350°F for approximately 8 minutes or until very light brown. DO NOT OVER BAKE.

WHEATIES COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cream butter and sugars.
• Add eggs, then coconut.
• Sift dry ingredients together, then add to mixture.
• Blend in vanilla, then Wheaties.
• Roll into walnut size balls.
• Place on cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10 minutes.

MRS. LYNDON JOHNSON'S POPOVERS

Steps:

• Grease pans. Mix and sift flour and salt. Combine eggs, milk, and shortening. Gradually add to flour mixture, beating about one minute or until batter is smooth. Fill greased sizzling hot pans about three-quarters full and bake in very hot oven (450°F) about 20 minutes. Reduce heat to moderate (350°F) and continue baking for 15 or 20 minutes.

MRS. LYNDON JOHNSON'S STRAWBERRY ICE BOX PIE

Steps:

• Put marshmallows in double boiler. Add 2 tablespoons strawberry juice. Cook until marshmallows are dissolved. Mix strawberries and marshmallows thoroughly. Chill about 2 hours. Fold whipped cream into marshmallow mixture and pour into pastry shell. Chill until firm. __PASTRY SHELL Roll into 10-inch pie pan. Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes.

MRS JOHNSON'S PEACH PRESERVES

Steps:

• Peel and slice peaches. about 24 of them.
• Bring sugar and water to a boil.
• Cook for 5 minutes or till a syrup forms.
• Skim off any foam.
• Stir in peaches.
• Return to a boil.
• Watch for boiling over.
• Boil for 5 minutes stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Skim off any foam.
• Add extracts. add salt.
• Fill clean sterilized jars.