Beat butter, 1/3 cup sugar and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla until well blended. Slowly stir in flour until mixture forms a soft dough. Press into bottom & 1-1/2" up sides of an ungreased spring form pan. Beat cream cheese, add 1/4 cup sugar, eggs, and vanilla beating until smooth. Pour into...
Pesto Cheese Torta
Mix all of the above ingredients--except the pesto-- in a food processor. Spray 4 small tinfoil loaf pans with Pam and line w/saran wrap. Pesto: Mix all of the above in a food processor. I freeze what is left after making the pesto. If you don't have any of the fresh...
Ginger Creams
Mix sugar, shortening, egg, molasses and water. Stir in remaining ingredients except frosting. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until almost no indentation remains when touched, about 8 minutes. Immediately...
