• 2 cups butter, softened
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 15 ounce can pumpkin
• 4 cups all-purpose flour

Frosting

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 3/4 cups powdered sugar
• Ground cinnamon (optional)

Pumpkin Cookies

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Cake

• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs, at room temperature
• 2¾ cups cake flour (I like White Lilly and Swan’s Down)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Caramel Frosting (recipe follows)

Caramel Frosting

• 1/3 cup plus 2½ cups sugar, divided
• 1 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole milk
• 3/4 cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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• 1 cup sugar

  1 cup water

  1/2 cup to 1 cup lemon juice

  2 cups fresh blueberries

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Blueberry Lemonade

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• 2 cups cooked long-grain white rice
• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 heaping tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Dash of nutmeg
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Vegetable oil (for deep-frying)
• Confectioners' sugar

Creole Rice Calas

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• 3 cups sugar, in all
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 teapoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

Caramel Candy

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• 2½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1½ cups sugar, divided
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• Up to 2 tablespoons milk, as needed

Additional tools: a glass with a pattern on the bottom for pressing the cookies

Note: substitute 1/2 cup cocoa for 1/2 cup flour for chocolate sugar cookies

Mom's Sugar Cookies

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• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons white corn syrup
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Carmel Fudge With Pecans

• 2/3 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 4 teaspoons milk
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Icing

• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter softened
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• a few drops of red and green food coloring; others as desired

Christmas Cookies

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Southern Pralines

• 1 cup sugar
• One 12 oz. bag fresh Oceanspray cranberries

Note: This can be prepared up to one week ahead

Classic Homemade Cranberry Sauce

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