Posted on October 4, 2009 by RT
Ahhhh, my house smells like fall this morning! I altered this recipe from Allrecipes.com and came up with a delicious cookie. No need for icing, in my opinion—the apples, craisins and spices provide the perfect amount of sweetness.
Interestingly enough, I left out milk in the first round of baking. I think I may like the [...]
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Posted on July 12, 2009 by Renae
This recipe comes from Jason’s mom. It’s one of our favorites.
Ingredients
2 cups fresh* strawberries, sliced
3/4 cup sugar, divided
2 8-0unce packages of cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 container Cool Whip
1 premade chocolate crumb or graham cracker pie crust (extra large)
Directions
Sprinkle 1/2 cup sugar over strawberries and let set 3 hours or overnight in the refrigerator [...]
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Posted on April 27, 2009 by RT
My husband’s favorite cookie.
Ingredients
3/4 C butter or margarine, softened
3/4 C granulated sugar
3/4 C packed light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 t vanilla extract
1 1/4 C flour
1 t baking soda
1/2 t ground cinnamon
1/2 t salt
3 C quick cooking or regular rolled oats
1 3/4 C Hershey’s butterscotch chips
Directions
Heat oven to 375.
Beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar in [...]
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Posted on February 9, 2009 by RT
2 C all-purpose flour
1/2 C sugar
dash of salt
1 C cold butter, cubed
1 T cold water
1 t almond extract
1/2 lb dark chocolate candy coating, melted
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in water and almond extract until mixture forms a ball.
On a lightly floured [...]
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Posted on January 18, 2009 by RT
Fans of Jan Karon’s Mitford series will appreciate this recipe. (And yes, I am a huge fan of the series. Loved those books and read them voraciously. Didn’t want to even open the first one, but that’s another topic for another day.) After reading about Esther’s famous Orange-Marmalade cake for so long, my mom got [...]
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Posted on December 28, 2008 by Renae
Shelli and Neil made these cupcakes for their son Ezra’s first birthday this weekend (minus the raisins and walnuts for the little guys, Ezra and Simon). They were delicious, and I’m already thinking about when I can make them myself. (I took the recipe directly from the Barefoot Contessa’s website.)
2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/3 cups [...]
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Posted on December 21, 2008 by Renae
A guest post today from Lindsey, who made this cake for a first birthday party (and some delightful little butterflies for the birthday girls).
White Butter Cake:
1 3/4 cups sifted cake flour*
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup granulated white sugar, divided
2 large eggs, separated
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup [...]
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