[CH] Ruby Wilcox's Hot Lips Cookie Crisps

Dave Anderson (chilehead@tough-love.com)
Sat, 30 Mar 2002 09:23:06 -0800

That recipe was published in a mystery called "Chile Death" by Susan Wittig Albert.  
I traded some habanero powder for an autographed copy of her latest China Bayles 
mystery "Mistletoe Man". Great Cookies!!

Dave Anderson
TLCC
http:www.tough-love.com





> Ruby Wilcox's Hot Lips Cookie Crisps
> 
> 1 cup of soft shortening
> 2 cups brown sugar
> 2 eggs
> 1 tsp. vanilla
> 1 1/2 cup finely chopped cashews
> 1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
> 1 1/2 cup unbleached flour
> 1/2 tsp soda
> 1 tsp baking powder
> 1/2 tsp habanero powder
> 
> Preheat oven to 325 F.  Cream butter and sugar. Add the vanilla and
> eggs and mix well.  Mix the dry ingredients together and the nuts, and
> stir into the creamed mixture.  Chill.  Roll out like a log, about 2
> inches in diameter, slice and bake until golden.
>