Best Lady Locks Recipes

CLOTHES-PIN COOKIES.(LADY-LOCKS.)

Steps:

• Make FILLING 1st, put in fridge till cookies are baked.
• FILLING: Cook on low til thickened, milk, flour.
• Cool in fridge.
• Beat tog marg and crisco.
• Beat well.
• Add vanilla, and sugar.
• Beat well.
• Add the cooled flour mixture& beat, beat beat!
• DOUGH: Measure flour, add a pinch salt.
• Cut in 1 pound marg or butter (as for pie crust).
• Blend in sour ceam (I used plain no-fat yogurt).
• Refrigerate overnite or at least 6 hours.
• Cut dough into 4 pieces.
• Roll out thin, 1 piece at a time (keep rest in fridge til ready to roll).
• Cut rolled piece into 1"x 4" long pieces.
• Wrap loosely around pins, (see NOTE) making sure dough overlaps somewhat, so as to not have"holes" or"gaps".
• Bake 350 about 12-15 minutes or till very lite golden color.
• DO NOT BROWN.
• When cool use pastry bag to fill;NOTE: Some stores sel the box of metal-"pins" to use.
• I have 1 box but it's not enough, so, I use clothes pins also.

LADY LOCKS

Steps:

• Cream together butter, margarine, cottage cheese, salt and 4 cups of flour. Shape into a large square, cover and chill overnight.
• Cut dough into 4 quarters. Roll each quarter out individually, about 1/8 inch thick. Cut into 8 inch strips, as wide as you like.
• Roll over tubes (I use clothespins covered with aluminum foil). Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) until brown.
• To make Filling: Cook milk and 4 tablespoons of flour until thick paste forms. Let cool completely.
• Beat shortening and confectioner's sugar until fluffy. Add marshmallow cream and vanilla. Then add COLD paste and beat.
• Fill tubes with cream filling. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar just before serving.

LADY LOCKS RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Thaw pastry. Cut into length wise strips using a pastry wheel. Wrap each strip of dough around a well greased cream horn mold. Place the molds on a parchment lined baking sheet about three inches apart. Brush dough with egg and water mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, or until brown. Beat Crisco, butter and vanilla until smooth, then add powdered sugar Pipe into horns Dust with powdered sugar

LADY LOCKS

Steps:

• Cut Crisco into flour until it gets crumbly. Add the remaining ingredients and mix at low speed. Roll the dough to no more than 1/4" thick on a floured board and cut into 1x4" strips. Wrap the strips of dough around foil wrapped dowel rods, slightly overlapping the edges. Let the cookies rise for 30 minutes on the cookie sheet, then bake at 350 for 15 minutes until slightly darkened. To remove shells from rods hold one end with tongs and slide the shell off. Let cool. Filling: In a small saucepan over low to medium heat, cook milk and flour until the mixture is thick, stirring constantly. Set aside to cool. Beat shortening, sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Add the cooled milk mixture and continue beating until well blended and fluffy. Fill the shells with a pastry bag. Dust the cookies with powdered sugar. Shortcut: Use Pepperidge Farms frozen pastry dough. Thaw and lay out on a floured surface and cut into strips.

LADY LOCKS

Steps:

• Lady Locks:
• Mix ingredients together like pie dough (knead slightly). Divide into four parts, Set into refrigerator for at least two hours. Roll out dough (one piece at a time), and cut into 3 inch strips.
• Place on foiled dowel rods not too tightly. BAKE @ 375 15 to 20 minutes.
• Filling:
• In a small saucepan put the 8 tablespoons flour, and add milk a little at a time so it doesn't lump cook on medium heat until thick. Let mixture cool.
• Cream the shortening, powered sugar, Kraft creamy marshmallow filling, and vanilla. Add to cold milk @ flour mixture and beat until creamy.
• Fill cold Lady Locks with filling. Serve.