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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

T.g.i. Friday's One Hour In The Candy Store

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 1
  • 3 oreo cookies
  • 3/4 ounce chambord raspberry liquor
  • 3/4 ounce creme de noyaux
  • 3/4 ounce amaretto
  • 6 maraschino cherries, stemmed
  • 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
  • 1/2 scoop ice, crushed

Recipe

  • 1 blend until smooth.
  • 2 serve in a tall glass.

Vienna Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon dry yeast (scant)
  • 1/2 cup lukewarm water
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar

Recipe

  • 1 dissolve yeast in warm water and set aside. in a large mixing bowl, beat butter until creamy. gradually add flour. add yeast mixture and blend well. refrigerate dough until well chilled.
  • 2 spread sugar out on a large piece of waxed paper. roll walnut-sized balls of dough into the sugar, pressing flat until dough is thin, about the size of a doughnut. keep flipping dough and pressing into sugar during this stage.
  • 3 place on ungreased baking sheets. bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes, until very lightly browned around the edges. cool on racks.

Whole Wheat Butterscotch Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 (12 ounce) bag butterscotch chips
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs (or extra-large)
  • 1/2 cup soymilk (vanilla)
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • pam cooking spray (buttered flavor) (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees farenheight.
  • 2 cream butter and sugar together.
  • 3 add eggs, milk, baking soda, baking powder, stir.
  • 4 gradually add all purpose flour then the whole wheat flour and stir well.
  • 5 stir in butterscotch chips.
  • 6 spray cookiesheet with pam (optional) then by teaspoonful on a greased cookie sheet add the dough.
  • 7 bake at 400 degrees for 11-12 minutes or until edges are light brown.
  • 8 allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 3-5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • 9 enjoy.

Turkey Meatball Heroes

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces turkey meatballs, precooked
  • 1/2 cup marinara sauce
  • 4 hoagie rolls, sliced horizontally
  • 4 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded

Recipe

  • 1 preheat broiler. in 10-inch skillet, heat meatballs, marinara sauce, 1/4 cup water to boiling over medium heat. reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally until meatballs are heated through, about five minutes.
  • 2 meanwhile, place rolls, cut side up, on large cookie sheet, sprinkle top halves with mozzarella. broil until cheese has melted and rolls are gorlden, 2-3 minutes.
  • 3 spoon meatballs with sauce onto bottom halves of rolls and cover with top halves of rolls. cut each sandwich in half.

Viennese Biscuits (cookies)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 250 g butter
  • 1/2 cup icing sugar
  • 1/2 cup drinking chocolate
  • 2 cups plain flour

Recipe

  • 1 cream butter and sugar thoroughly.
  • 2 add sifted drinking chocolate and flour.
  • 3 mix well to form a soft dough.
  • 4 pipe onto greased or lined oven trays using a 1cm star nozzle - or roll into small balls.
  • 5 bake at 180 degrees celsius for 20 minutes.
  • 6 when cold, dust with icing sugar or extra drinking chocolate.

Zombie Recipe

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 cups warm water
  • 1 1/2-2 tablespoons yeast
  • 6 cups bread flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • american cheese

Recipe

  • 1 dissolve yeast in warm water. add remaining ingredients and mix with a dough hook about 10 minutes until the dough no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl. dough should be soft and pliable. let dough rest a few minutes then divide into 1-lb portions. roll the portions into logs. cut each log into 5 equal pieces.
  • 2 flatten dough piece with your hand until about 1/8 inch. place cheese in the middle of the dough and then pull dough up from the sides to cover filling. pinch closed very carefully. place zombies pinched side down on parchment paper or a greased cookie sheet pan. if desired, brush tops of the zombies with egg wash. let rise until almost doubled in size. bake @350 degrees until the top is brown, 15-20 minutes.
  • 3 fillings:.
  • 4 if traditional filling is desired, use about 2 oz of cheese per zombie (2 slices of american cheese).
  • 5 optional:.
  • 6 you can use a variety of different fillings, pepperoni, pizza sauce and cheese, ham and cheese, sausage, green chilies, ground beef, sloppy joes, scrambled eggs, veggies, etc.

Sugar Free Caramel Pecan Pie

Total Time: 51 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 36 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 12 ounces murray brand sugar-free pecan shortbread cookies (1 package)
  • 1/2 cup toasted pecans (ground)
  • 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
  • 36 sugar-free caramels
  • 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 3/4 cup splenda sugar substitute
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup pecans

Recipe

  • 1 pie crust:
  • 2 grind the pecans. if you use a blender be careful and not get them to hot or you will have pecan butter.
  • 3 crush the cookies and mix pecans and cookies with the butter. you may want to add a 1/4 (or less) cup of splenda to sweeten up the pecans. press into a 9" glass deep dish pie pan.
  • 4 bake pie crust at 400° for 6 to 8 minutes; cool on wire rack.
  • 5 filling:.
  • 6 combine caramels, butter, and 1/4 cup milk in large saucepan over medium heat. cook, stirring constantly, 5 to 7 minutes or until caramels and butter are melted; remove from heat.
  • 7 stir together splenda and next 3 ingredients. stir into caramel mixture until thoroughly combined. stir in pecans. pour into prepared crust.
  • 8 bake pie at 400° for 10 minutes. reduce heat to 350°, and bake 20 more minutes. remove pie to a wire rack to cool.

Vienna Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup almonds, blanched
  • 4 egg yolks, hard-boiled
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup candied cherry, chopped
  • 1/4 cup candied pineapple, chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups sifted flour
  • 18 blanched almonds, split into halves

Recipe

  • 1 finely chop the 1/2 cup almonds. sieve egg yolks. cream butter with egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice and salt until very light and fluffy. stir in chopped almonds, cherries and pineapple. add flour, mixing to make a soft dough. chill dough until easy to handle.
  • 2 form the dough into 1 inch balls; place on lightly greased cooky sheet and flatten to 1/2 inch. lightly press an almond half into each. bake on a high rack in the oven at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes. cool on wire racks. store in an airtight container. yield about 3 dozen cookies.
  • 3 ----------------------------.
  • 4 typically these cookies were topped with an almond half. heating the whole almonds first makes them easier to split. place the nuts in a shallow pan in a 300 degree oven for about 5 minutes. as soon as they are cool enough to handle split them into halves with the sharp tip of a small kitchen knife.
  • 5 if nuts are not for you, a dusting of confections sugar, or a sliver of cherry also could grace the cookies top. sometimes we did all 3 just to make an assortment.

Viennese Biscuits

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces soft butter
  • 1 ounce sifted icing sugar
  • 5 ounces plain flour

Recipe

  • 1 beat butter and sugar till pale.
  • 2 to quicken it up slightly, beat over a bowl of hot water but not too much it shouldn't be runny sift in flour.
  • 3 put mixture in a large star piping bag and pipe as you want.
  • 4 tradionally this should be tubes or whirls.
  • 5 chill for 15 minutes.
  • 6 bake 10 minutes at 190°c.
  • 7 they should not be brown, they stay pale.
  • 8 when cool-- melt some chocolate, i use a mixture of 70% cocoa butter and ord.
  • 9 milk use a small deep container (egg cup is good).
  • 10 dip each tube or whirl in chocolate.
  • 11 lay on baking parchment and set in fridge.
  • 12 great to serve with ice cream or my.
  • 13 summer avalanche (posted too).
  • 14 i'm drooling already!

Whole Wheat Breakfast Rolls (a B M)

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups bread flour
  • 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1/8 cup cornmeal
  • 1 1/4 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 3 cups mixed flour
  • 1/4 cup nonfat dry milk powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup raisins

Recipe

  • 1 bring the water to a boil. pour over the cornmeal, stir well, and let sit for 10 minutes.
  • 2 add the cornmeal mixture to the bread machine pan.
  • 3 mix the 2 flours together (i do this with a whisk to get them nicely integrated).
  • 4 add the dough ingredients to the bread machine pan in the order indicated by the manufacturer.
  • 5 process on the 1 1/2 lb dough cycle.
  • 6 remove the dough from the machine and knead in the rolled oats and raisins.
  • 7 form the dough into a tight ball and let it rest for 10 minutes.
  • 8 with a bench scraper, divide the dough into 16 pieces. form each piece into a ball.
  • 9 place the balls on a cookie sheet covered w/ parchment paper. cover them with plastic wrap and let them rise until doubled (normally ~30 minutes). preheat the oven to 400°f while they're rising.
  • 10 bake for 15-20 minutes.
  • 11 cool on a wire rack.

Viennese Chocolate Fingers

Total Time: 52 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 36
  • cooking spray
  • 1/2 cup salted butter, softened to room temperature
  • 6 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate (chips work) or 2 1/2 ounces dark chocolate, chopped into pieces (chips work)
  • 4 -5 ounces semisweet chocolate (chips work) or 4 -5 ounces dark chocolate, chopped into pieces (chips work)
  • parchment paper

Recipe

  • 1 preheat the oven to 375 degrees. prepare baking sheets with a light coating of cooking spray.
  • 2 sift together the flour, baking powder, cornstarch, cinnamon and salt. set aside.
  • 3 using a double boiler or a large heat resistant bowl over a saucepan, melt your chocolate.
  • 4 beat together the butter and sugar until the butter is light and fluffy, about 2 minutes at medium high speed.
  • 5 using the mixer, slowly incorporate the dry ingredients into the whipped butter and sugar. once done, beat in the melted chocolate.
  • 6 using a large pastry bag fitted with a large star tip (#885), pipe 2 inch ribbons of dough. in doing so, you are not making a straight line but slight small waves/ridges. sorry i don't recall the terminology here. allow a good amount of space between cookies to allow to expand during baking.
  • 7 bake for 12-15 minutes, checking at the minimum baking time for doneness. remove from the oven when done.
  • 8 allow the cookies to cool on sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks.
  • 9 melt the remaining chocolate in a double boiler. gently dip the edge of each cookie into the chocolate tipping off the excess. place the dipped cookies onto the parchment paper and let the chocolate set before serving or storing.

Spicy Molasses Cookies

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • sugar, for dipping

Recipe

  • 1 mix together shortening, brown sugar, egg and molasses.
  • 2 in separate bowl, stir together remaining dry ingredients except sugar. then mix dry ingredients into shortening mixture.
  • 3 chill dough 2 hours or overnight.
  • 4 roll dough into balls the size of large walnuts and dip tops in sugar. place on lightly greased baking sheet about 3 inches apart, sugared side up.
  • 5 bake in a 375º oven about 10 to 12 minutes until just set but not hard.
  • 6 cool on wire rack.

Sassy Gingerbread Men

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 4 teaspoons orange zest
  • 2 tablespoons dark corn syrup
  • 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • cookie cutter
  • royal icing (optional)
  • raisins (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 thoroughly cream together butter and sugar.
  • 2 add egg, beat until light and fluffy.
  • 3 add orange zest and corn syrup, mix well.
  • 4 sift together remaining ingredients, stir into creamed mixture.
  • 5 chill dough thoroughly.
  • 6 pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
  • 7 on lightly floured surface, roll to 1/4 inch thickness.
  • 8 cut with gingerbread men (and women) cookie cutters.
  • 9 place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • 10 bake 8-10 minutes
  • 11 cool on rack.
  • 12 decorate sassy little men with royal icing and raisins if desired.

Southern Pecan Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr 8 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 38 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups butter
  • 5 ounces unsweentned chocolate
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar
  • 6 large eggs
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 cup toasted and chopped pecans
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 5 ounces unsweetened chocolate
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350.
  • 2 line a 13x9 pan with heavy duty foil, letting ends hang over side, spray foil wiht nonstick spray.
  • 3 melt butter andchocolate, set aside to cool.
  • 4 in a large bowl, beat sugar and eggs at high speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. gradually add flour and salt, beating until combined.
  • 5 add melted chocolate mixture, stiring well.
  • 6 stir in vanilla, chocolate morsels, and pecans.
  • 7 pour into prepared pan.
  • 8 bake 35 to 38 minutes, or until center is firm.
  • 9 cool completely on wire rack.
  • 10 lift brownies using foil as handles. spread chocolate frosting on top.
  • 11 frosting.
  • 12 in medium saucepan, bring sugar and cream to simmer over medium heat; simmer for 6 minutes.
  • 13 remove from heat and add chocolate and butter, stirring until melted.
  • 14 wisk in confectioners' sugar.

Whole Wheat Cranberry Almond Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup softened butter
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 3 cups whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (8 ounce) bag fresh cranberries
  • 1 cup almonds, chopped

Recipe

  • 1 cream butter and sugars together.
  • 2 beat in milk, orange juice and egg.
  • 3 stir flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together; stir into butter mixture.
  • 4 stir in cranberries and nuts.
  • 5 drop by tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet; bake for 10-15 minutes at 375°.

Taco Bagel Bites (oamc)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 10 miniature bagels, cut in half
  • 2 -3 cups cooked ground beef
  • 1 green pepper, finely diced
  • 1 red pepper, finely diced
  • 1 onion, finely diced
  • 300 g cheddar cheese, finely diced
  • 2 tablespoons taco seasoning (prepackaged or make your own bulk taco seasoning mix)
  • 1/4 cup salsa (mild or hot, your preference)

Recipe

  • 1 lay bagels on large cookie sheet.
  • 2 combine remaining ingredients and mix well.
  • 3 top each 1/2 of the bagel with about 2-3 tbsp of mixture.
  • 4 flash freeze on cookie sheet for about 3 hours or until topping on bagels is firm.
  • 5 transfer to large freezer bag, label and freeze.
  • 6 to serve: bake from frozen at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until heated through and cheese melts.

Sugar Free Filled Strudel Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • 2 teaspoons aspartame artificial sweetener (1 gram, 2 packets)
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar-free raspberry jam
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 egg, beaten

Recipe

  • 1 sift together flour, baking powder, and sugar substitute cut in the margarine until mixture resembles a coarse meal. add yogurt and egg; mix.
  • 2 together to form a firm dough. if dough is too sticky, add a little more flour. refrigerate dough overnight.
  • 3 preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
  • 4 divide dough into three pieces. on a clean, floured surface, roll out each piece of dough to 1/8 inch thickness. spread with the sugarless jam, then.
  • 5 sprinkle with the nuts and raisins. roll the dough up tightly like a jelly roll. brush each roll with beaten egg, and bake for 10 to 15 minutes. rolls should be golden brown. while they are still hot, cut on a diagonal into 1 inch thick slices, and let cool.

Viennese Crescents

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups sifted flour
  • 1 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 1 cup vanilla sugar

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven 350°.
  • 2 add nuts and butter to food processor.
  • 3 grind to paste.
  • 4 add sugar and flour; process.
  • 5 shape dough into small crescents about 1 1/2 inches long.
  • 6 bake in ungreased baking sheet until lightly browned, about 15 to 18 minutes.
  • 7 roll in vanilla sugar (powdered sugar that has had a vanilla bean stored in).

Vienna Hard Rolls

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup warm water
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 2 -2 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 2 egg whites, beaten to soft peak
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup cornmeal
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 2 tablespoons milk

Recipe

  • 1 mix warm water and yeast in a large bowl. allow to stand until yeast is dissolved, about 5 minutes.
  • 2 add to the yeast, next 1 cup water, sugar, salt and shortening. stir well.
  • 3 continuing to stir, add next 2 to 2 1/2 cups of flour. mix until thoroughly blended.
  • 4 fold the beaten whites into the soft dough. the dough will be very wet and sticky at this point and have a "blob-like" consistency.
  • 5 gently stir in the flour for stiffening, use more or less as needed, until dough is still soft but no longer wet.
  • 6 sprinkle part of the kneading flour on a cool, flat surface. turn dough out, sprinkle with flour and knead until smooth and elastic, about 7 minutes. sprinkle remaining flour over the surface of the dough as you knead until all stickiness is gone.
  • 7 oil a large bowl well, turn dough into bowl, coat with oil and cover with a muslic cloth.
  • 8 let rise for 1 to 1 1/2 hours until double.
  • 9 push the risen dough down gently in the middle, let sit for a few minutes, then turn out onto a clean, cool surface and knead very gently for about a minutes. the dough will change consistency just a little in that time. don't add any more flour and don't overwork the dough.
  • 10 let the dough rise again for another hour, until doubled.
  • 11 again, press the dough gently, don't punch it. let it rest for about 5 minutes then turn out on a clean surface. divide into whatever portions you need, 6 for long "hoagie-type" rolls, 12 for smaller 2 1/2 buns.
  • 12 form dough as desired.
  • 13 let the formed dough rest on the work surface, covered with a clean towel for up to 10 minutes, while preparing cookie sheets. transfer dough to baking sheets which have been dusted with cornmeal. cover with cloth and let rise for another hour, until doubled.
  • 14 while your dough is resting, preheat oven to 425.
  • 15 put a 13 x 9 inch metal (don't use glass!) baking pan on the bottom rack of the oven while preheating.
  • 16 when oven is hot, pouring boiling water into pan in bottom of oven and immediately place a baking sheet of rolls onto the middle rack.
  • 17 lightly beat the yolks and milk, set aside.
  • 18 after rolls have "popped", brush the tops with the yolk/milk mixture, return to oven.
  • 19 bake at 425 until golden brown and crusty, about 20 minutes.
  • 20 remove from oven and cool on wire racks.

Spicy Molasses Raisin Jumbles

Total Time: 1 hr 2 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar or 1 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 2 1/4 cups unsifted flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 1/4 cups raisins
  • granulated sugar, for coating

Recipe

  • 1 in a large bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar until smooth and fluffy.
  • 2 add the molasses and egg; blend until smooth.
  • 3 in another bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, and spices; stir into the creamed mixture just until combined.
  • 4 gently stir in the raisins.
  • 5 cover and chill dough about 30 minutes.
  • 6 preheat oven to 375*f.
  • 7 line 2-3 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • 8 shape dough into 1" balls; roll in granulated sugar to coat generously.
  • 9 space 2" apart on the cookie sheets.
  • 10 bake for 12-14 minutes, or until the edges are firm and the centers are still slightly soft.
  • 11 transfer cookies to wire racks and cool completely.

Zozworki - Ginger Polish Cookies

Total Time: 5 hrs Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 300 g sugar
  • 300 g flour
  • 2 tablespoons ginger powder
  • 1 vanilla bean

Recipe

  • 1 blend eggs with sugar.
  • 2 slowly put ginger and flour.
  • 3 mix all ingredients.
  • 4 roll up dough (sometimes it could be difficult, because dough can be
  • 5 sticky). usually i am taking part of dough by tablespoon and i am putting at sprinkle by flour table.
  • 6 then i am covering all cookies by tea towel and leaving for 3 - 4 hours.
  • 7 next step is putting dough to oven (180 c degree) until cookies will be gold.
  • 8 after baking cookies are little bit hard, u need to put it to metal or glass box/jar for few days.
  • 9 bon apetite :).

Viennese Ice Cream Cake!!!

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 1 quart coffee ice cream, softened
  • 3/4 cup butterscotch caramel sauce
  • 3/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
  • 1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
  • 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • 2 (5 1/2 ounce) packages chocolate, caramel cookie bars (20 sticks total)
  • 1 milk chocolate candy bar, shaved
  • pastry dough, bag and a # 6 star tip (or resealable plastic bag)

Recipe

  • 1 line a (9 1/4 by 5 by 2 3/4-inch) metal loaf pan with 2 layers of plastic wrap, allowing 3 inches of plastic to hang over pan sides.
  • 2 using a rubber spatula, press 1/4 of the coffee ice cream into pan. drizzle 1 tablespoon of caramel topping over ice cream. sprinkle 1 tablespoon of pecans over caramel. spread 1/4 of the vanilla ice cream over nuts.
  • 3 drizzle 1 tablespoon of caramel topping over ice cream. sprinkle 1 tablespoon of pecans over caramel. freeze for 20 minutes or until firm. repeat layering of coffee ice cream, caramel, pecans, and vanilla ice cream 3 more times, freezing for 20 minutes between each layering. fold plastic overhang atop cake to cover. freeze for 4 hours or until frozen solid.
  • 4 to unmold, wrap hot damp towels around pan to loosen ice cream cake from pan. fold back plastic from atop ice cream cake. invert a large plate or serving platter atop the ice cream cake. holding plate and pan together, invert cake onto plate. remove pan from cake; peel off plastic wrap. spoon whipped topping into pastry bag fitted with a star tip. pipe stripes or fluted lines atop cake.
  • 5 freeze for 1 hour or until whipped topping is frozen solid. let cake stand at room temperature for 10 minutes before serving. meanwhile, slice caramel cookie bars in half and arrange, cut side down, around perimeter of cake. sprinkle chocolate shavings over cake.
  • 6 cut cake crosswise into slices; transfer cake slices to serving plates.

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 13 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 2/3 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup baking cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 5/8 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 375ºf.
  • 2 in a small bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
  • 3 in a large bowl cream butter, sugar and brown sugar until light. beat in eggs and vanilla until smooth. gradually add flour mixture until combined. stir in chips.
  • 4 use a small incream scoop to dish out equal tablespoon size balls onto ungreased cookie sheets. bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.

Whole Wheat Cherry Scones

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 10
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup oat flour
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/3 cup smart balance butter spread
  • 1/2 cup oats
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest
  • 2/3 cup fat-free buttermilk (or fat free plain yogurt)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups sweet cherries
  • 1 egg , beaten

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 375.
  • 2 stir together flours, sugar, baking powder and baking soda. cut in butter.
  • 3 stir in oats and orange zest. place frozen cherries in a food processor and coarsely chop; set aside.
  • 4 make well in center of dry ingredients. add buttermilk (or yogurt) and vanilla.
  • 5 stir several times; add chopped cherries, stirring until all ingredients are combined.
  • 6 knead 10 to 12 times. chill 30 minutes or longer.
  • 7 pat dough into 10-inch circle approximately 1/2-inch thick. brush dough with beaten egg .
  • 8 cut into 10 pie wedges. place scone wedges approximately 1-inch apart on greased cookie sheets.
  • 9 bake in 15 to 20 minutes, or until light golden brown.

Spicy Molasses Crinkle Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

  • 1 heat oven to 350.
  • 2 in large mixer bowl, beat the sugar, shortening,molasses and egg at medium speed until well blended. add the remaining ingredients and mix at low speed until a soft dough forms.
  • 3 shape dough into 1-inch balls. roll balls in a dish of granulated sugar and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie/baking sheets.
  • 4 bake 10-12 minutes. let cool and enjoy!

Viennese Orange Kisses

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 220 g butter
  • 1/2 cup icing sugar
  • 2 tablespoons grated orange rind
  • 1 tablespoon cornflour
  • 1 cup plain flour
  • 1/2 cup self raising flour
  • icing sugar, extra
  • 60 g butter
  • 1 cup icing sugar
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • orange food coloring

Recipe

  • 1 cream butter, sifted icing sugar and rind till fluffy, add cornflour mix well. add sifted flours gradually, beat well till smooth.
  • 2 fill into a piping bag with star tube and pipe 2.5cm stars onto lightly greased oven trays, bake in mod oven for 15 minutes until pale golden brown. cool on racks.
  • 3 sandwich cookies together in pairs with orange cream filling, dust with icing sugar.
  • 4 orange cream, beat soft butter with sifted icing sugar till smooth, add a few drops orange food colour and orange juice.

Sugar Free Cinnamon Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 20
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 5 teaspoons granulated sugar substitute
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

  • 1 beat eggs and water until light and fluffy. beat in sugar replacement.
  • 2 and ground cinnamon. combine flour, baking soda and salt in sifter; sift.
  • 3 half of the dry ingredients over egg mixture. fold to completely blend.
  • 4 repeat with remaining dry ingredients.
  • 5 drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets, 2 to 3 inches apart.
  • 6 bake at 375 degrees f (190 degres c) for 10 to 12 minutes.

Sugar Free Jello Cookies

Total Time: 11 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar substitute
  • 2 (1/3 ounce) sugar-free jello, your choice of flavor
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

  • 1 cream margarine, sugar, 1 package of jello and eggs together in a medium to large bowl.
  • 2 add the rest of the ingredients.
  • 3 mix well.
  • 4 roll dough into one inch balls, then roll them in the additional box of jello and place on a greased and floured cookie sheet.
  • 5 flatten each with a fork. (sometimes a little flour on the fork keeps it from sticking).
  • 6 bake 6-8 minutes at 350 degrees.

Whole Wheat Cherry Dark Chocolate Almond Cookies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup sugar (i use sugar in the raw)
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (i use a 1/2 tsp..we like cinnamon!)
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 1/4 cups quick-cooking oats (not instant)
  • 3/4 cup dried cherries, coarsely chopped
  • 1/2-2/3 cup sliced almonds
  • 6 ounces dark chocolate, coarsely chopped

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 375
  • 2 in a large bowl combine sugar, brown sugar, and butter; mix well to cream together.
  • 3 add in egg and vanilla extract, mix well.
  • 4 add cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and flour, mix well.
  • 5 fold in oatmeal, dried cherries, almonds, and dark chocolate - making sure that all ingredients are uniformly distributed (will be rather crumbly).
  • 6 roll or smoosh into ball like shapes and place on a greased cookie sheet, bake for 9-11 minutes, until edges are golden/brown
  • 7 remove from oven and let cool on sheet 2-3 minutes, transfer to cooling rack.

Spicy Oatmeal Cookies

Vienna Tea Cookies (cookie Mix)

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 55 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 (17 1/2 ounce) package betty crocker sugar cookie mix
  • 1/2 cup whole almond
  • 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup apricot jam or 1/2 cup preserves
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon water

Recipe

  • 1 heat oven to 325°f; spray 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking spray.
  • 2 in food processor or blender, place 1/2 cup cookie mix and the almonds; process until almonds are finely chopped.
  • 3 in large bowl, stir remaining cookie mix, the butter, egg and almond mixture until soft dough forms; press dough in pan to cover bottom.
  • 4 bake 12 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown; cool 3 minutes.
  • 5 loosen edges from side of pan; cut cookie into 4 (7 1/2x5-inch) rectangles.
  • 6 cool 30 minutes.
  • 7 with spatula, transfer pieces to a cutting board.
  • 8 meanwhile, in food processor or blender, process jam until smooth.
  • 9 in small bowl, reserve 2 teaspoons of processed jam; set aside.
  • 10 spread remaining jam on top side of 2 rectangles.
  • 11 place a remaining rectangle, bottom side up, on top of each jam-covered rectangle.
  • 12 sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the powdered sugar over each rectangle.
  • 13 add remaining powdered sugar and the water to reserved jam; stir until smooth.
  • 14 place in small food-storage plastic bag; seal bag.
  • 15 cut small tip from one corner of bag; squeeze glaze on top of dusted rectangles in diagonal crisscross pattern.
  • 16 let stand 30 minutes to set.
  • 17 cut each rectangle in half to make 4 (7 1/2x2 1/2-inch) rectangles.
  • 18 cut each rectangle into seven 2 1/2x1-inch bars.
  • 19 store covered at room temperature.

Viennese Coffee Pie

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 pint vanilla frozen yogurt
  • 1 chocolate cookie pie crust
  • 3 tablespoons chocolate syrup, canned (hershey's)
  • 1 pint coffee frozen yogurt

Recipe

  • 1 let the vanilla frozen yogurt soften just a little and then spread in an even layer in the crust.
  • 2 drizzle with 2 tbsp of the chocolate sauce; cover and chill in freezer for 1 hour.
  • 3 let the coffee frozen yogurt soften just a little and then spread in an even layer over the vanilla frozen yogurt in the crust.
  • 4 drizzle with the remaining chocolate sauce; cover and freeze until firm (1 hour minimum).
  • 5 note: times indicated include all chilling times.

Vietnamese Bun Cha Gio

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 1 lb boneless lamb chop
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons ginger, freshly grated
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1/4 cup fish sauce
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon peanut oil (for frying)
  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 cup rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 teaspoon chili-garlic sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 cup shredded carrot
  • 1 (16 ounce) package cooked vermicelli
  • 2 cups mung bean sprouts
  • 1 cup shredded carrot
  • 1 cup sliced cucumber
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro or 1/2 cup basil
  • 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onion
  • 1 (8 ounce) package frozen spring rolls

Recipe

  • 1 freeze the lamb for 30 minutes to firm it up. then cut each chop in half length-wise and thinly slice. if already frozen, thaw half way before slicing.
  • 2 mix the next five ingredients and toss with lamb in a bowl. allow the lamb to marinate for 30 minutes.
  • 3 for the nouc cham, mix the warm water and sugar in a small bowl. stir until the sugar in dissolved. then add the following six ingredients; set aside.
  • 4 preheat the oven to the necessary temperature provided on the spring roll package. drizzle a little oil on a cookie sheet and roll the frozen spring rolls in it. cook the spring rolls according to the provided instructions. heat a large wok or skillet to high heat. drain the lamb well. add 1 tablespoon of peanut oil to the wok. stir fry the lamb for 1-3 minutes. chop the spring rolls into 1/2 inch pieces.
  • 5 to plate: place a large hand-full of noodles in the bottom of four bowls. top each with sprouts, shredded carrots, cucumbers, cilantro and green onions. place the lamb and spring rolls on top; sprinkle with chopped peanuts. serve with nuoc cham on the side.

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookie

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 17 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup applesauce
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups chocolate chips

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2 grease a baking sheet or use a baking stone.
  • 3 grind rolled oats in a blender or food processor, then transfer to a medium bowl.
  • 4 add in flour, baking soda and salt; mix to combine.
  • 5 in a separate bowl beat butter until fluffy.
  • 6 add in applesauce, both sugars, egg, and vanilla extract; beat until smooth and creamy.
  • 7 add in dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
  • 8 add in chocolate chips.
  • 9 drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheet.
  • 10 bake (one sheet at a time) until firm around the edges and golden on top (about 12-15 minutes).
  • 11 cool cookies for 2 minutes on sheet then remove to wire rack to cool completely.

Spicy Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 cups uncooked oats
  • 1 1/2 cups raisins
  • 3/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 in a mixing bowl, add the first 3 ingredients; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until blended.
  • 2 add eggs; beat until blended.
  • 3 in another bowl, add the flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon; stir to combine.
  • 4 add to the shortening mixture; beat until blended.
  • 5 add in the oats, raisins, and pecans, if desired; stir to combine.
  • 6 drop batter by heaping teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased baking sheets.
  • 7 bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until golden brown; transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool.

Viennese Chocolate Pepper Cookies

Total Time: 44 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 24 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups flour, plus additional for dusting the work surface
  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder, preferably dutch-process
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, cool, cut into small pieces (6 ounces)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

Recipe

  • 1 in a medium bowl, mix the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt until well combined. set aside.
  • 2 using a stand mixer on medium speed, soften the butter, about 1 minute. add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy, if still a little gritty, about 2 minutes. beat in 3/4 teaspoon of the pepper and the allspice. scrape down the sides of the bowl, then beat in the egg and vanilla extract until smooth, about 1 minute. reduce speed to low and stir in the flour mixture, just until combined.
  • 3 lightly dust the work surface with flour and turn the dough onto it. roll gently into a 9-inch log, wrap in plastic and refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours.
  • 4 position oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat the oven to 375 degrees. line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat liner.
  • 5 slice the log into 1/4-inch-thick pieces and place them about 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. bake for 6 minutes, then rotate the baking sheets top to bottom and front to back. bake for about 6 more minutes, or until the cookies are slightly puffed and the tops feel springy. cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer the cookies to racks to cool completely.
  • 6 in a small bowl, mix the confectioners' sugar with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. after all of the cookies are cooled, sift the sugar-pepper mixture over the cookies through a fine-mesh strainer. store in an airtight container at room temperature between layers of wax paper for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

Southern Living So Good Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 16
  • 4 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate squares
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350°. line bottom and sides of an 8-inch pan with aluminum foil, allowing 2 to 3 inches to extend over sides; lightly grease foil.
  • 2 microwave chocolate squares and butter in a large microwave-safe bowl at high 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until melted and smooth, stirring at 30-second intervals. whisk in granulated and brown sugars. add eggs, 1 at a time, whisking just until blended after each addition. whisk in flour, vanilla, and salt.
  • 3 pour mixture into prepared pan.
  • 4 bake at 350° for 40 to 44 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs. cool completely on a wire rack (about 1 hour). lift brownies from pan, using foil sides as handles. gently remove foil, and cut brownies into 16 squares.

Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 36
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup butter flavor shortening
  • 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups rolled oats
  • 1 cup raisins

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
  • 2 in a large bowl, cream together the butter, shortening, sugars, eggs and vanilla until smooth.
  • 3 combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt, add to the sugar mixture. stir in the oats and raisins.
  • 4 drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. bake 10-12 minutes until light and golden. do not overbake. cool for 2 minutes before removing from cookie sheets to cool completely. store in airtight containers.

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Walnut Squares

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup extra virgin coconut oil, melted plus enough extra light olive oil added to make 1/3 of a cup
  • 2/3 cup honey
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 1/3 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup chocolate chips or 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chunk
  • 1/3 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

  • 1 pour coconut oil/olive oil mixture into a large bowl.
  • 2 add honey, egg and vanilla and mix well.
  • 3 add dry ingredients.
  • 4 stir in chocolate chips and walnuts.
  • 5 spread into a greased 8 or 9 inch square pan.
  • 6 bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.

Tomato Free Moussaka

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 1 medium eggplant
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning
  • 1 lb ground lamb, lean
  • 1 cup onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 cup croutons (optional) or 1/4 cup breadcrumbs, mixed with little amt italian seasoning (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons feta cheese, grated (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 slice the eggplant lengthwise into 1/2 inch slabs. place on a nonstick cookie sheet, and brush tops of slices with 1 tbsp oil. sprinkle with italian seasoning.
  • 2 bake at 400f for 12-15 minutes or until just tender.
  • 3 in a large frying pan, saute ground lamb, onions and garlic in 1 tbsp oil until onions are soft and meat is no longer pink. add the pumpkin puree, water, italian seasoning, thyme and balsamic vinegar.
  • 4 bring to a boil, stirring, then remove from heat.
  • 5 crush croutons into crumbs with blender, food processor or plastic bag and mallet.
  • 6 arrange half the eggplant slices in a single layer in a well-oiled 8 inch square baking pan. spread with half the meat mixture.
  • 7 top with another layer of eggplant and then the remaining meat sauce. sprinkle with croutons or bread crumbs mixed with small amt of italian seasoning.
  • 8 bake at 400f for 40 minutes or 350f for 50 minutes. cut into squares to serve.

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

  • 4 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 3/4 cup softened butter
  • 1 1/8 cups brown sugar
  • 1 1/8 cups honey
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla (double vanilla for more flavor)
  • 12 ounces chocolate chips
  • 12 ounces walnuts (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 mix flour, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl.
  • 2 in a separate bowl, cream together butter, sugar, and honey. add the eggs & beat.
  • 3 combine wet & dry mixes.
  • 4 mix in vanilla then choc. chips & nuts.
  • 5 spoon rounded teaspoonfulls onto ungreased cookie sheets. bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minute.

Tortillas De Harina (flour Tortillas)

Total Time: 57 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 12
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup warm water

Recipe

  • 1 combine flour, baking powder and salt in a a medium sized bowl. in a small bowl, combine warm water and oil.
  • 2 add liquid mixture to the flour one tablespoon at a time, mixing with a fork after each addition.
  • 3 lightly flour a cutting board and knead dough about 4-5 minutes or until smooth.
  • 4 place dough in a bowl and cover with a damp cloth for 20 minutes.
  • 5 divide dough into 12 balls. place on a place and cover with the damp cloth for 10 minutes.
  • 6 meanwhile, pre-heat a comal or skillet to medium/high.
  • 7 using a floured rolling pin, roll each ball into tortillas of about a 6 inch diameter and 1/8 thick. (alternative: line a tortilla press with wax paper and press to desired thickness).
  • 8 place a tortilla on comal/skillet for 30 seconds or until the dough begins to bubble and turn brown. flip and cook other side.
  • 9 keep cooked tortillas covered in a tortilla warmer, or place on a cookie sheet in a warm oven, while finishing all the tortillas.).

Southern Holiday Pecans

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 cups pecan halves
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

  • 1 melt butter, cayenne, cinnamon & sugar together.
  • 2 pour over pecans, stir to mix completely.
  • 3 sprinkle salt over nuts, toss to combine.
  • 4 spread on parchment lined cookie sheet.
  • 5 bake at 325 f for 15 minutes, stir half way thru baking.
  • 6 cool & store in airtight container.

The Best Philadelphia Soft Pretzels Ever

Total Time: 1 hr 12 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup warm water
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 egg
  • coarse salt, to sprinkle on top (kosher salt)
  • warm mustard
  • melted cheese

Recipe

  • 1 in mixing bowl add warm water and yeast. stir until the yeast is completely dissolved.
  • 2 add the sugar. stir. gradually stir in the flour. the dough will become stiff and dry. that's what you want.
  • 3 sprinkle some flour on the counter or on a board. flour your hands, too. knead the dough for about 5 minutes.
  • 4 form the dough into a ball. place the ball of dough back in the bowl and cover the bowl with a dish towel. let the dough rise in a warm, dark place for at least 30 minutes, or until the dough has doubled in size.
  • 5 while the dough rises, heat the oven to 400f degrees. grease or butter a cookie sheet.
  • 6 fill a saucepan half full of water, add the baking soda, and bring the water to a slow boil.
  • 7 when the dough is finished rising, put it on a floured surface. flour a rolling pin and roll the dough into a square shape, about 1/4-1/2 inch (6-10 mm) thick. cut the dough into 1/2-inch (or so) wide strips. they don't have to be perfect.
  • 8 twist each strip into a pretzel shape, pinching the ends so they don't fall apart. be careful not to let the strips stretch too thin as you handle them.
  • 9 place a pretzel on a spatula and lower it into the boiling water for 5-10 seconds. it will puff up and float. use the spatula to remove the pretzel from the water. place the pretzel on the greased cookie sheet. repeat this with the other pretzels.
  • 10 in a small bowl, beat the egg for 1 minute. use a pastry brush to coat the top of each pretzel with the egg. sprinkle salt over the pretzels.
  • 11 bake for about 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown.
  • 12 serve with warmed mustard or melted cheese. yum!

Taco Cheese Quesadillas

Total Time: 19 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 4 9 inch flour tortillas
  • 8 ounces shredded taco flavor cheese
  • 4 italian plum tomatoes, sliced thin
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • 4 teaspoons oil

Recipe

  • 1 place 2 tortillas on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • 2 sprinkle each with 3/4 cup of cheese.
  • 3 arrange tomatoes over cheese.
  • 4 sprinkle with cilanro.
  • 5 top with remaining tortillas.
  • 6 brush tops of quesadillas with 2 tsp of the oil.
  • 7 broil for 1 to 2 minutes.
  • 8 remove from broiler and flip over.
  • 9 brush remainder of oil over quesadillas.
  • 10 sprinkle tops with remaining 1/2 cup of cheese.
  • 11 broil for another 1 to 2 minutes (until cheese is melted).
  • 12 cut into wedges.
  • 13 serve.

Thai Tuna And Tomato Pizza

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 1 (13 7/8 ounce) pillsbury refrigerated classic pizza crust (in a tube)
  • 1 (5 ounce) can thai chili flavored tuna, undrained
  • 1 -2 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2 medium tomatoes, sliced & seeds mostly removed (to reduce excess juice)
  • 2 -3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
  • 6 -7 ounces monterey jack cheese, shredded

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 425°f (or 400°f for dark or nonstick pan). lightly grease a cookie sheet.
  • 2 unroll dough onto cookie sheet and spread to desired size and thickness.
  • 3 brush crust with olive oil mixed with chili flavored oil from tuna.
  • 4 spread tuna evenly over crust. distribute tomatoes and sprinkle basil over all.
  • 5 spread shredded cheese over top.
  • 6 bake 13-17 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is deep golden brown.

Vienna Breakfast

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 (10 count) can refrigerated biscuits
  • 10 vienna sausages

Recipe

  • 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2 wrap each vienna sausage with a biscuit and place on a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with non stick cooking spray.
  • 3 bake till biscuit is lightly browned, about 10 or 20 minutes.
  • 4 keep an eye on them so the bottom does not burn.

Monday, March 30, 2015

The Best Peanut Butter Cookies In The World!

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup jiffy creamy peanut butter (must be jiff only)
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • granulated sugar, to roll dough in

Recipe

  • 1 in larger bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, and peanut butter until well blended.
  • 2 add egg and vanilla, beat well.
  • 3 stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • 4 gradually add to peanut butter mixture, beat until well blended.
  • 5 heat oven to 350 f.
  • 6 shape dough into 1-1/4 inch balls, roll balls in granulated sugar.
  • 7 place on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • 8 with the tines of a fork, flatten ball.
  • 9 flatten again in opposite direction, forming crisscross marks.
  • 10 bake 9 to 10 minutes until light brown and cookie is set.
  • 11 cool slightly, remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
  • 12 cool completely.
  • 13 tips: only use real butter and jiff peanut butter.
  • 14 don't overcook.
  • 15 use air cookie sheets for baking.

Zov's Jumble Cookies

Zoo Cupcakes

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

  • 12 premade unfrosted cupcakes
  • 1 (16 ounce) container chocolate frosting
  • 1 (16 ounce) container vanilla frosting
  • 1 (5 ounce) box food coloring (with red, yellow, green, and blue)

Recipe

  • 1 gather supplies for decorating (use your imagination, but here's what i used: nutter butter cookies, froot looop cereal, chocolate chips, marshmallows, tic tacs, runts, jelly beans, mini pretzels and pretzel sticks, good & plenty candies, oreo and nilla cookies).
  • 2 decorate according to pictures or as you desire (tips i used one drop each of red, blue, and yellow to make the gray frosting, dip the cookies and pretzels in melted frosting to cover them before adding to cupcake).

Zooma's Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups ground amaretto cookies
  • 1 1/2 cups crushed graham crackers
  • 1 1/4 cups toasted walnuts, crushed and divided
  • 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted (one stick)
  • 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 (15 ounce) can pure pumpkin puree
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 5 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 6 ounces sugar
  • 4 ounces water
  • 1 1/2 ounces butter
  • 7 ounces heavy cream

Recipe

  • 1 crust.
  • 2 position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
  • 3 wrap outside of spring-form pan with heavy duty foil to prevent leaking.
  • 4 combine cookies, graham crackers, 1 cup of walnuts and brown sugar in food processor.
  • 5 reserve remaining walnuts for topping of cake.
  • 6 slowly add butter and pulse the processor until crumbs begin to stick together.
  • 7 press crumbs into the bottom, not sides of pan.
  • 8 filling.
  • 9 using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth and fluffy.
  • 10 transfer 3/4 cup of the mixture to small bowl; cover tightly and refrigerate for topping.
  • 11 beat in eggs one at a time.
  • 12 add pumpkin and remaining seven ingredients.
  • 13 beat until just blended.
  • 14 pour filling into prepared crust.
  • 15 place spring-form pan in large roasting pan.
  • 16 add enough water to come halfway up sides of spring-form pan.
  • 17 bake until slightly puffed and softly set and top is golden, about 1 1/2 hours.
  • 18 transfer pan to rack and cool.
  • 19 refrigerate cake overnight, or if needed that day it can be placed in freezer for 6 hours.
  • 20 topping.
  • 21 bring remaining 3/4 cup cream cheese mixture to room temperature.
  • 22 add sour cream, heavy cream and cinnamon to cream cheese misture and stir to combine.
  • 23 remove cheesecake from refrigerator.
  • 24 press down firmly on sides of cheesecake to even its thickness.
  • 25 using a knife, cut around sides of pan to loosen cake; release pan sides.
  • 26 spread topping mixture evenly over cheesecake.
  • 27 caramel sauce.
  • 28 cook sugar and water until sugar browns, stirring constantly.
  • 29 remove from heat and blen in butter, then stir in cream immediately.
  • 30 drizzle caramel sauce over cake and refrigerate until caramel sets, about 20 minutes.
  • 31 remove from refrigerator and dust the edges of cheesecake with the reserved 1/4 cup of of toasted walnuts.
  • 32 slice and serve.

Stuffed Flounder

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 green pepper, chopped
  • 1 large flounder fillets
  • 1 lb crabmeat
  • 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1 egg (slightly beaten)
  • old bay seasoning
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise, plus more to rub on flounder
  • 2 tablespoons butter

Recipe

  • 1 sauté onions and green pepper in butter.
  • 2 in small bowl, gently blend by hand crabmeat, bread crumbs, egg, seasonings and mayonnaise.
  • 3 place flounder on greased cookie sheet.
  • 4 spread mayonnaise on flounder.
  • 5 sprinkle flounder with bay seasoning and paprika.
  • 6 top with crabmeat blend.
  • 7 bake at 350°f for 20-25 minutes.

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 3 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 16 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped into 1/4- and 1/2-inch pieces

Recipe

  • 1 1.preheat the oven to 350 degrees. line two cookie sheets with parchment paper (you can use one to bake the cookies and the other to freeze the cookies).
  • 2 2.sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a mixing bowl, adding any large bits of grain or other ingredients that remain in the sifter.
  • 3 3.combine the butter and sugars in the bowl of a stand mixer or hand-held electric mixer; beat on low speed for abou 2 minutes, until just blended. add the eggs, one at a time, mixing to incorporate after each addition, then add the vanilla extract.
  • 4 4.add the flour mixture and beat until barely combined. stop to scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl. add the chocolate and beat on low speed just until evenly distributed.
  • 5 5.now scoop your cookies. i like to use an ice cream scoop with a release button, but you can also just use a spoon and your hands to scoop up dough, roll it into a ball and flatten it on the sheet. when you finish, pop the cookies you want to bake into the oven for 15 minutes or so, until the cookies are golden brown on the outsides and fragrant. let them cool for a bit on a cooling rack, then eat them!
  • 6 6.if you freeze the others, leave them on the sheet in the freezer until frozen and then pluck them into a freezer bag. they’ll keep that way for a month or two. if they last that long.

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup wheat germ
  • 2 tablespoons nonfat dry milk powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup dry roasted sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 cup peanuts

Recipe

  • 1 stir together whole-wheat flour, wheat germ, dry milk, and baking soda. set aside.
  • 2 cream together butter and brown sugar in bowl until light and fluffy, using electric mixer at medium speed. add egg and vanilla; beat well.
  • 3 stir dry ingredients into creamed mixture, mixing well. stir in chocolate pieces, sunflower seeds and peanuts. drop mixture by rounded teaspoonfuls, about 2 inches apart, on greased baking sheets.
  • 4 bake in 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes.

Tortoni Semifreddo

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 1 quart vanilla ice cream (very soft)
  • 1/2 cup chopped almonds (optional)
  • 2 cups amaretti cookies, crushed
  • 3/4 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup maraschino cherry, diced
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 3 tablespoons brandy or 3 tablespoons any dark liquor

Recipe

  • 1 place crushed cookies, chocolate chips, almonds and cherries in large bowl.
  • 2 beat cream till slightly firm. add brandy and beat till peaks form. add to the cookie mixture.
  • 3 beat the ice cream in a separate bowl till soft and creamy.
  • 4 using a spatula, fold the cookie mixture into the ice cream. place in freezable container till firm.
  • 5 take out a half hour before serving so that it's not too hard and enjoy.
  • 6 really good.

The Best Pumpkin Bread With Apples & Oranges

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 medium orange, juice and grated peel
  • 1 apple, peeled,cored and grated
  • 1/2 cup golden raisin
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

  • 1 beat together first 4 ingredients until blended.
  • 2 stir in the remaining ingredients until dry ingredients are just moistened.
  • 3 do not overmix.
  • 4 divide batter between 4 greased and lightly floured mini-loaf pans (6x3x2-inch), place pans on a cookie sheet and bake in a 325 f.
  • 5 oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a cake tester, inserted in center, comes out clean.
  • 6 allow to cool for 15 minutes and then remove from pans and continue cooling on a rack.
  • 7 when cool, brush tops with orange honey and sprinkle with a few chopped toasted walnuts.
  • 8 yields 4 mini-loaves.
  • 9 or 2 (8x4-1-inch) loaf pans or 1 (9x5-inch loaf pan).
  • 10 adjust cooking time for larger loaves and bake at 350 f.
  • 11 until cake tester, inserted in center, comes out clean.

Spicy Oven Baked Onion Rings

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 2 onions (sliced into 1/4 to 1/2 inch rings)
  • 2 cups panko breadcrumbs (japanese bread crumbs)
  • 2 tablespoons jalapenos (finely chopped)
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
  • 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup flour

Recipe

  • 1 spray a cookie sheet with non stick spray.
  • 2 combine bread crumbs, jalapeno, cayenne, curry, and garlic in a shallow baking dish.
  • 3 beat eggs in a bowl.
  • 4 put flour into a bowl.
  • 5 dredge onions (a few at a time) in flour.
  • 6 coat them in egg (one at a time).
  • 7 cover completely with bread crumb mixture.
  • 8 place in a single layer on cookie sheet.
  • 9 spray rings with more non stick spray.
  • 10 cook 30- 45 minutes, depending on thickness.

Whole Wheat Brownie Mix

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 4 cups sugar
  • 3 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup baking cocoa
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 in a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients. cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. store in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer for up to 3 months. yield: about 4 batches (about 11 cups total).
  • 2 to prepare brownies: in a large bowl, combine eggs, vanilla and 2-1/2 cups brownie mix until blended (batter will be stiff). stir in nuts if desired.
  • 3 spread into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. cool on a wire rack. cut into bars. yield: 16 brownies per batch. editor's note: contents of brownie mix may settle during storage. when preparing recipe, spoon mix into measuring cup.

Whole Wheat Butterscotch Brownies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 3 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped cashews

Recipe

  • 1 1. blend brown sugar and melted butter until smooth.
  • 2 2. in a separate bowl combine the flour, baking powder & salt - whisk together and set aside.
  • 3 3. in a third bowl combine the eggs and vanilla - beat together lightly.
  • 4 4. add egg mixture to the sugar/butter combo and beat at medium speed for about 8 minutes.
  • 5 5. fold in the flour mixture and beat 2 minutes or until blended.
  • 6 6. fold the cashews into the mixture.
  • 7 7. pour into a greased 13"x9" pan.
  • 8 8. bake in a 350 f. degree oven for 30-40 minutes.

Spicy Nuts

Total Time: 21 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 3 cups nuts, any kind
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 3 teaspoons dried chipotle powder (or any kind)
  • 3 teaspoons cumin
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1/4 cup key lime juice (little mexican limes)

Recipe

  • 1 melt butter in large skillet.
  • 2 add nuts and cook about 5 minutes on medium low, stirring the nuts. add brown sugar and stir until sugar is slightly caramelized.
  • 3 add paprika, chile powder, cumin and salt. stir until well coated, a couple of minutes.
  • 4 add lime juice and, with a spatula, push nuts around, being sure to get the fond off the bottom of the skillet. when lime juice has evaporated, pour nuts on cookie sheet and bake 6 minutes at 350 degrees.

Sassy Cinnamon Cookies

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup pecans, chopped
  • 1 cup cinnamon baking chips
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 375*.
  • 2 if using dark or nonstick pans, heat oven to 350*.
  • 3 beat 1 1/2 cups sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs in large bowl, on medium speed --
  • 4 stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda.
  • 5 and salt.
  • 6 stir in cinnamon chips and pecans.
  • 7 mix 2 tbls of sugar and the cinnamon in a small bowl --
  • 8 shape dough by 1/4 cupfuls into balls.roll in cinnamon sugar mixture.
  • 9 place balls 3" apart on ungreased cookie sheet -- do not flatten.
  • 10 bake 13-17 minutes or until set and light brown.
  • 11 immediately remove to rack to cool completely.

The Best Peanut Butter Pie

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 1 chocolate cookie pie crust
  • 1 cup peanut butter (crunchy or creamy--i like crunchy myself)
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 12 ounces non-dairy whipped topping, thawed, divided
  • 1 (11 3/4 ounce) jar chocolate fudge topping, divided
  • 2 tablespoons hot fudge topping

Recipe

  • 1 in a medium bowl, beat together peanut butter, cream cheese and sugar.
  • 2 gently fold in 3 cups of whipped topping.
  • 3 spoon mixture into pie shell and smooth to edges of the shell.
  • 4 reserving 2 tbs. of hot fudge topping, place the remainder of the topping into a microwave safe container and microwave on high for 1 minute. stir.
  • 5 spread the hotfudge topping over the peanut butter layer.
  • 6 refrigerate until serving time.
  • 7 just before serving, spread the remaining whipped topping over the hor fudge layer, being careful not to mix the layers.
  • 8 place 2 tbs. of hot fudge topping (room temperature) in a small baggie and knead for a few seconds. cut a tiny hole in the corner of the baggie and drizzle over the pie to make it pretty.

Whole Wheat Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 3 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 48 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour or 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 2 scoops vanilla whey protein powder (optimum nutrition)
  • 3/4 cup stevia (stevia in the raw)
  • 1/4 cup splenda brown sugar blend
  • 2 tablespoons splenda brown sugar blend
  • 1 cup coconut oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa nibs
  • 2 tablespoons milk

Recipe

  • 1 1. preheat oven to 375 degrees fahrenheit.
  • 2 2. melt coconut oil in the microwave for about 30 seconds, you want a kinda thick liquid. you do not want it to be completely clear.
  • 3 3. mix coconut oil, splenda brown sugar blend, stevia in the raw, egg, and vanilla in a bowl.
  • 4 4. mix whole wheat pastry flour(or if you're using normal whole wheat flour), protein powder, salt, and baking soda in another bowl.
  • 5 5. mix dry into the wet and stop mixing once dough forms. pour 2 tbsp of warm milk into the batter and 2 tbsp of cacao nibs and continue to mix.
  • 6 6. bake for 11-12 minutes, watch after 10/11 minutes because they over cook easily but look for brown edges and slightly brown tops. let sit for 3 minutes before you remove them from the pan. they don't spread very much but on some occasions they do i guess it depends on how melted your coconut oil is.
  • 7 ~ makes 40-45 cookies.
  • 8 ~ feel free to omit protein powder or substitute real chocolate chips/ 3/4 cup brown sugar instead of splenda mix/ 3/4 cup of sugar instead of stevia. but be aware they are already amazing :).