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7 chocolatey holiday cookie recipes from the 80s

Get seven holiday cookie recipes from the ’80s: Chocolate chip squares, Mocha shortbread cookies, Chocolate almond macaroons, Butterscotch apple cookies, Butterscotch bars, Chocolate-dipped brandy snaps & Snowballs

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Jell-O Rainbow poke cake recipe (1982)

What will you find at the end of the rainbow? More smiles than ever. Here’s an easy recipe for a fun and fruity rainbow poke cake you can make with your favorite Jell-o flavors!

Tappan Time Machines for your kitchen (1966)
Tappan Time Machines for your kitchen (1960s)

If you don’t have enough time, maybe you don’t have enough Tappan Time Machines! See some time-saving new kitchen appliances for women who have more to do than cook food and wash dishes.

Monterey souffle salad recipe from 1953
Two ways to make savory souffle salads with Jello! (1953)

If you’re a salad-lover, but you’ve run out of new salad ideas, this will be the best news you’ve read in years! It’s a completely new kind of salad. One that wins applause — especially from men — like no other salad you ever served!

3 ways to enjoy franks and beans
4 ways to enjoy franks and beans

Here’s an honest-to-goodness family meal that tastes like a Sunday treat — franks and beans. Here are four ways to serve them, including a franks ‘n’ beans casserole.

Pudding banana cake recipe from the 70s

It’s easy to slip on a banana cake; it can turn out too dry. But when you make it with Jell-O Brand Banana Creme Pudding, it’ll be extra moist, extra rich in banana flavor, extra delicious.

Toll House quick ice cream recipe (1986)

This easy recipe for homemade Toll House quick ice cream is greatly simplified because it doesn’t need an ice cream maker — simply combine all of the ingredients and pop it in your freezer until it’s firm!

Orange-filled party cake
Orange-filled party cake (1985)

In the 1980s, Crisco published a series of ads featuring country music star Loretta Lynn — and this one — featuring a recipe for an

Jell-O Waldorf Wheel ring recipe (1979)
Jell-O Waldorf Wheel ring recipe (1979)

This molded gelatin recipe is Jell-O’s take on the classic Waldorf Salad — a turn-of-the-century hotel menu item that featured apples, celery, nuts with a creamy dressing on top.

Retro 1990s bathroom decor and accessories
1990s bathroom decor & accessories

When you take a look at these retro 1990s bathroom decor & accessories – shower curtains, floor mats, toilet covers and sink skirts – you’ll get the sense that the decade was dominated by ruffles and pastels, plus fish and floral motifs.

Kookie brittle recipe (1967)

Toll House Kookie Brittle recipe A delicious variation on America’s favorite cookie treat Ingredients 1 cup margarine 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup

Ice cream-lined cake recipe (1949)

Like ice cream and cake at your house? Here’s a delightful new way to serve it, based on a recipe from the late 1940s (which was pretty much the cake heyday).