Saturday, December 20, 2025

Strawberry Pie


Shoney's Strawberry Pie
Prebake a 9" Pie shell at 450 degrees for 10 minutes. Set aside to cool
For the glaze
In a sauce pot add:
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of water
3 TBSP cornstarch
Bring to a boil and reduce heat
Add 1 package of Strawberry jello and wisk until it thickens and coats the back of a spoon.
Quarter 2 lbs of strawberries and mound into pie shell. Pour glaze over berries. Try to get glaze on each berry on the top. Place in refrigerator for 4 hours to set up the gelatin. Once the Pie is set, serve with a dollop of cool whip.

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Tea Cake Cookies


Tea Cake Cookies

1 cup butter softened
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 tablespoonfuls buttermilk
cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
Combine butter and 2 cups sugar gradually beating well.
Add eggs 1 at a time beating well
Add buttermilk beating well
Combine flour and baking powder
Gradually add flour to creamed mixture
Stir in vanilla
Chill dough for several hours
Roll dough to 1/4 inch on lightly floured surface.
Cut with cookie cutters
Place 1 inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheet
Sprinkle with sugar
Baker at 400 degrees for 7 to 8 minutes and remove to cool
Makes 4 dozen cookies

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