My mom, Gretchen Tester, is the real “Director of First Impressions.” As a child, I remember many families staying at our home near Spokane, Washington, during Expo 1974. I’m not sure if our family and friends were more impressed with the world’s fair, or if the real highlight of their journey to the Northwest was dining on my mom’s amazing cooking. Omelets and French toast for breakfast, and her dinners — her dinners were second to none. Cordon bleu, bouillabaisse, pork chops and white gravy, dumplings and flat iron steak, fried oysters; you name it, mom made it. To this day, mom is still a difficult cook to outdo. I’d go so far as to say she may even be one of the best cooks in the world (a completely unbiased opinion, of course). Several of you have had a chance GG Gretchen’s Kitchen (My Mom’s Secret Recipes)
APPLE SCOTCH COOKIES
INGREDIENTS
• 1 1/4 cup firmly
• 1 tsp. cinnamon • 1/2 tsp. cloves • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg • 1 1/2 cup chopped apples
packed brown sugar • 1/2 cup soft butter or margarine • 2 eggs • 1/4 cup milk • 2 cup sifted all- purpose flour • 1 tsp. baking powder • 1/2 tsp. salt
every holiday to snack on mom’s gingersnap cookies and secret sweet mustard sauce over the years. My kids call her Grandma Gretchen. She’s a hip grandmother who says don’t call me Grandma, call me “GG” (as in “Grandma Gretchen”). As mom always reminds us, it’s not what you say, but how you make people feel. We hope this recipe for apple scotch cookies will bring joy to you and your family.
• 1 cup seedless raisins • 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional) • 1 (6 oz.) pkg. butterscotch pieces
Cream together brown sugar and butter. Add eggs and milk; beat well. Mix and sift flour, baking powder, salt and spices; stir into creamed mixture. Stir in apples, walnuts, raisins and butterscotch pieces. Drop by tablespoons on well-greased baking sheets. Bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Remove from baking sheets immediately; cool on racks. Makes about 4 dozen cookies. DIRECTIONS
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