Secret Recipes
MRS. MEADOW’S SOFT SUGAR COOKIES By Gloria Pitzer, as printed on her “Free Recipes/Information” sheet (circa 2000). INGREDIENTS: 1/4-lb. butter, melted 14-oz. can Eagle Brand Milk 1/2 C. packed brown sugar 1/2 C. real sour cream 1 egg 1 tsp. almond or vanilla extract 3 C. self-rising flour 1/2 C. Bisquick [* small dish of […]
Mrs. Meadow’s Crisp Buttery Cookies By Gloria Pitzer – As seen in her “free recipes” offerings Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups mayonnaise 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup self-rising flour 18-ounce box yellow cake mix (dry) 12-ounce bag mini chocolate chips Instructions: As listed, beat into a smooth dough. Pack dough into a measuring tablespoon […]
Mrs. Meadow’s Chocolate Chip Cookies [*with options] By Gloria Pitzer, Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Fast Food Recipes (Secret Recipes, St. Clair, MI; March 1985, p. 86) Ingredients: 2 sticks butter (1/2 lb.) 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup brown sugar 3 eggs 3 cups self-rising flour 12-oz. bag chocolate chips Instructions: Cream together the butter, sugars […]
Happy Monday and happy National “I Love Food” Day! I haven’t found a lot of information on this national celebration of food, so I’m not sure how wide-spread it is, but it’s out there, nonetheless. And, why not celebrate food? It’s a basic necessity, as we sure wouldn’t live very long without it! However, food […]
Mrs. Field’s-Style Chocolate Chip Cookies [aka: The Great Imposter Cookies!] By Gloria Pitzer; from her Spring 1995 newsletter, Secret Recipes Quarterly (St. Clair, MI; p.6 ) Even though these cookies do not appear to be completely baked, do not over bake them or they’ll be like rocks by the 2nd day! Cookies will remain soft […]
Once again, happy Monday to everyone! If you’re new to this site and this blog, let me introduce myself. My name is Laura (Pitzer) Emerich and I started this blog to honor my mom’s legacy as the ORIGINAL Secret Recipes Detective – Gloria Pitzer. Since the early ‘70s, Mom was “busting” the secret recipes of […]