Whispers Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Beat butter for 30 seconds.
• Add sugar and beat until fluffy.
• Add milk and vanilla and beat well.
• Stir in flour, then cherries and pecans.
• Shape into three 7-inch rolls.
• Roll dough in coconut to coat outside.
• Wrap in waxed paper or clean plastic wrap.
• Chill thoroughly.
• Cut into 1/4 inch slices.
• Place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in 375 oven for 12 minutes or until edges are golden.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together butter and confectioners' sugar until light. Stir in the lemon peel, flour and salt. Cover bowl, and chill for about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Flatten teaspoons of dough onto cookie sheets, and bake for 5 to 8 minutes, until light brown. Remove from baking sheets to cool on racks.
• To make the filling, combine the beaten egg, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice and butter in the top of a double boiler. Stir until thick. Sandwich cookies with 1 teaspoon of filling.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except the peel and cherry in a mixing glass and stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with the peel and cherry. This drink is sometimes made with orange bitters instead of Angostura bitters, and the peel and cherry are omitted.

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine cake mix, whipped topping and egg; mix until well combined. Chill the dough several hours or overnight (or freeze dough wrapped in plastic).
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Form tablespoons of dough into one inch balls and roll them in the confectioners' sugar. Place the cookies on greased or parchment lined cookie sheet a couple inches apart.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes until cookies are set, but not browned. Cool on wire rack.