Mix throughly:
1/3 cup Crisco
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
2/3 cup Honey
1 tsp. Lemon Flavoring
Sift is separate bowl:
2 3/4 cups Flour
1 tsp. Soda
1 tsp. Salt
Mix together with the Crisco, sugar,
egg, honey and lemon flavoring. Chill. Roll out to
1/4 inch thick. Cut with Christmas cookie cutters.
Bake at 375 for 8 to 10 minutes.
ICING:
Powdered sugar, water, food coloring, and flavoring.
I like to use Cherry, Almond, Lemon, and Orange.
My mom always made these for my brother and I during
the Christmas holiday. I make them for my three boys
and they love to help make and eat them.
Submitted by Kelly Barrett
Graham Streusel Coffee Cake
Streusel
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
3/4 cup walnuts, chopped
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
2/3 cup butter, melted
Batter
1 box Lemon Cake mix
1 cup water
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
Maple Icing
1 cup confectioner's sugar
maple syrup
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. For Streusel, combine
crumbs, walnuts, brown sugar and cinnamon. Stir in
melted butter. Set aside.
Combine cake mix, water, oil, and eggs. Beat at low
speed until moistened, then on high speed for 2
minutes. Pour half the batter into a greased 13 x 9"
pan. Bake for 7 minutes, then combine the rest of
the batter and half of the streusel topping and
spread on top of the half baked batter. Bake for 7
minutes longer, then top with remaining streusel
topping. Continue baking for 30-35 minutes. Cool.
Drizzle with maple icing (or just plain icing).
Yum-yum!
