There are many recipes for nutcracker sweets, but they all generally involve a combination of nuts, sugar, and spices. Common ingredients in nutcracker sweets recipes include almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, pecans, pistachios, and cashews. The nuts are often roasted and then ground into a powder before being combined with sugar and spices.
HEAT OVEN TO 3500F.
GREASE 15 X 10 BAKING PAN.
CREAM CRISCO AN DPEANUTBUTTER UNTIL SMOOTH.
BLEND IN BROWN SUGAR.
BEAT IN EGGS, ONE AT A TIME.
BEAT UNTIL CREAMY.
COMBINE FLOUR, BAKING POWDER AND SALT IN A SMALL BOWL.
SET ASIDE.
ADD DRY MIXTURE AND MILK ALTERNATLY TO CREAMED MIX.
MIX AT LOWSPPED, SCAPING SIDES OF BOWL FREQUENTLY.
BEAT UNTIL WELL BLENDED.
SPREADBATTER IN BAKING DISH.
BAKE AT 3500F.
FOR 18 TO 20 MINUTES.
COOL.
FOR FROSTING: 1/4 CUP CRISCO2/3 CUP PEANUT BUTTERCREAM CRISCO AND PEANUT BUTTER UNTIL SMOOTH.
ADD SUGAR AND MILK, BEATUNTIL FLUFFY.
SPREAD ON COOLED COOKIE BASE.
FOR DRIZZLE: MELT 1/2 CUP CHOCOLATE BITS OVER VERY LOW HEAT.
DRIZZLE FROM .
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Directions
HEAT OVEN TO 3500F.
GREASE 15 X 10 BAKING PAN.
CREAM CRISCO AN DPEANUTBUTTER UNTIL SMOOTH.
BLEND IN BROWN SUGAR.
BEAT IN EGGS, ONE AT A TIME.
BEAT UNTIL CREAMY.
COMBINE FLOUR, BAKING POWDER AND SALT IN A SMALL BOWL.
SET ASIDE.
ADD DRY MIXTURE AND MILK ALTERNATLY TO CREAMED MIX.
MIX AT LOWSPPED, SCAPING SIDES OF BOWL FREQUENTLY.
BEAT UNTIL WELL BLENDED.
SPREADBATTER IN BAKING DISH.
BAKE AT 3500F.
FOR 18 TO 20 MINUTES.
COOL.
FOR FROSTING: 1/4 CUP CRISCO2/3 CUP PEANUT BUTTERCREAM CRISCO AND PEANUT BUTTER UNTIL SMOOTH.
ADD SUGAR AND MILK, BEATUNTIL FLUFFY.
SPREAD ON COOLED COOKIE BASE.
FOR DRIZZLE: MELT 1/2 CUP CHOCOLATE BITS OVER VERY LOW HEAT.
DRIZZLE FROM .
