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Jim Dandies Recipe


Jim Dandies Recipe Sparow64 / All my dishes
8 months ago
I remember Mom finding this when I was younger than 5 (not in school), don't know where she got it. Has been a Christmas tradition ever since! STILL a treat! She submitted the recipe, when I was little, to Mary Starr - local cooking celebrity that ... More
Prep:40m Cook:7m Servings:32

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Ingredients
  • COOKIES:
  • 1.5 c all-pupose flour
  • 1/2 t. baking soda
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 2/3 c brown sugar
  • 1/2 c shortening
  • 1 egg, unbeaten
  • 1/4 c marachino cherry juice
  • 2 T milk
  • 2 sq unsweetened chocolate, melted
  • 1/4 c chopped marachino cherries
  • 18 jumbo marshmallows - cut in half
  • cup hot water (to dip knife in)
  • ICING: (Doubles as Mom's fudge recipe)
  • 2 c sugar
  • 1/4 c cocoa
  • 1 small can evap. milk (2/3 c)
  • 1 stick margarine
  • 10 jumbo marshmallows

Directions
  1. COOKIES:
  2. Mix and set aside: flour, soda & salt
  3. Cream brown sugar and shortening well
  4. Blend in unbeaten egg
  5. Beat well.
  6. Stir in half the dry ingredients
  7. Add marachino chrry juice & milk
  8. Stir in remaing dry ingredients
  9. Mix well
  10. Blend in melted chocolate
  11. Fold in cherries
  12. Drop by rounded teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheet
  13. Bake at 350 for 6-7 minutes
  14. While cookies are baking, cut marshmallows in half, dipping knife in hot water to prevent sticking)
  15. Immediately after taking cookies from onve, press one marshmallow half, cut side down, on each cookie
  16. Frost with chocolate icing.
  17. ICING:
  18. Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil.
  19. Cook 6 minutes on medium heat
  20. Remove
  21. Add 10 marshmallows
  22. Beat to spreading consistency, and spoon over marshmallows (Beat by hand, in the pan - not transferred to mixer - that doesn't work!).

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Comments

kukla 8 months ago said:
Sounds devine, Sparrow! Thank you for posting the recipe :)

grizzlybear 8 months ago said:
YEA BUDDY......i have heard of these but never made then .....looking foward to trying them ......THANKS for the post

have a jim dandy day........LOl.LOl

jo_jo_ba 8 months ago said:
Mmm, never heard of these but they sound good to me!

dixiejet 8 months ago said:
This sounds really totally yummy !
I'm sure this will find it's way
to our Christmas Eve cookie tray....
hey,I made a rhyme ! lol !

ambus 5 months ago said:
Sounds so good...I've never tried anything like that.


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