These were fabulous and SO easy to make! They are a delicate flavor that melts in your mouth…..
So-Good Sugar Cookies
Ingredients:
2 sticks unsalted butter (1/2 lb.)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup powdered sugar
2 egg yolks
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 tsp orange zest
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
For rolling cookie dough in:
1/2 cup granulated [...]
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I saw this recipe over on Food Network’s website, by Barefoot Contessa, for Ultimate Ginger Cookies. You have to really love ginger, but if you do like we do, you will LOVE these cookies!
Do follow the recipe carefully – a stand mixer is needed. The dough is overall stiff at the end but it works [...]
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This was a recipe I found in the search to replicate the cookies my mom and I made as I was growing up. I have seen many versions but overall this seems the closest to what she used. As for the filling there are the traditional prune or poppy seed fillings but my mom left [...]
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Being chilly and all today it felt like a cookie making kind of day – but not for a big recipe. I came across a recipe and tweaked it a bit to my liking. It made 14 large cookies and was a lot easier than it seemed at first.
Lower Fat Black and White Cookies
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups [...]
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Posted in Dessert, Links, baking, cooking, tagged baking, cookies, cooking, Dessert, desserts, healthy baking, snickerdoodles on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My guys love homemade cookies (who doesn’t?) and I love making them, so it can be a win-win for us I had an idea for a somewhat better-for-you Snicker doodle. It isn’t super low in fat or calories, but has a lot less than a normal recipe! Still, is there a cookie that [...]
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I made up a big batch of these tonight. That odd combo of bad for you and a wee bit of healthy
Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups quick cooking oats
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground [...]
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Came across the recipe for Honey Gems recently. These look great!
~Sarah
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Cereal Bars
Ingredients:
3/4 cup corn syrup (or honey)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup peanut butter
5 cups cereal (flakes work well)
1/2 cup raisins or other small dried fruit (I preferred dried cranberries)
Directions:
Put corn syrup and brown sugar in large saucepan, cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved and mixture is bubbly. Remove from heat. [...]
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