Owl Cookies
October 7, 2016
- 2 cups butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 4 teas vanilla or almond
- 4 tbls milk
- 6 cups flour
- 2 teas salt
Lindsey’s Molasses Cookies
January 10, 2025
2 cups (10 oz/315 g) all-purpose flour
1½ teaspoons baking soda
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
1½ teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground allspice
¾ cup (6 oz/185 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup (7 oz/220 g) firmly packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
⅓ cup (3¾ oz/115 g) light molasses
½ cup (3½ oz/100 g) turbinado sugar
Molasses Cookies
October 7, 2016
- ¾ cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup molasses
- 4 cups flour
- 1 teas salt
- 1 teas soda
- 2 teas cinnamon
- 1 tea ginger
- ¾ cup cold coffee
Drop by spoonfuls – bake at 350° 8-10 minutes.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
November 26, 2013
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 cup butter – softened (not melted)
- 2 eggs
- 2 teas vanilla
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 teas baking soda
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ½ teas salt
- 1 ½ cups chocolate chips
Cream the sugars, butter, eggs and vanilla for 10 minutes using the paddle attachment.
Sift the dry ingredients. Add to the creamed mixture just until combined. Add the chocolate chips.
Using an ice cream scoop, place rounded balls of dough on cookie sheet.
Bake 8-9 minutes at 375°
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies (Debbie’s)
October 7, 2016
- ½ cup butter
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teas vanilla
- 1 cup pumpkin
Coconut Cake
November 26, 2013
Cake:
- 2 tablespoons softened butter, for pans
- 2 ¼ cups cake flour, plus more for pans
- 1 cup whole milk, at room temperature
- 6 large egg whites, at room temperature
- 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces
Snickerdoodles
October 7, 2016
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ teas vanilla
- ½ teas almond extract
- 2 ¾ – 3 cups flour
- 2 teas cream of tartar
- 1 teas soda
- ¼ teas salt
Roll in cinnamon/sugar, bake 375° 8-10 minutes
Lemon Bars
April 9, 2014
Crust
- ½ cup butter – softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup flour
In a food processor, pulse to cream butter sugar and vanilla – add flour and pulse until just combined. Gently press into an 8″ tart pan or springform pan. Bake @ 350° for 10 minutes. (more…)
Cherry Bars
April 10, 2017
Bars:
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- ¼ tsp. almond extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 can cherry pie filling
- 4 oz. cream cheese
Murder by Chocolate
April 23, 2014
Cake:
- 16 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups butter
- 6 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 cup ½ & ½
- Dash salt
Preheat oven to 350°. Melt all ingredients except eggs over low heat or double boiler until smooth.
Lightly beat eggs and slowly add to chocolate mixture being careful not to cook the eggs.
Gooey Chocolate Pudding Cakes
April 23, 2014
- 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate,
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 1 stick butter
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 large eggs
- ⅓ cup flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ½ tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
Butter and sugar 6 ramekins
Melt chocolate – remove from heat, stir in butter until melted. Stir in the sugar until smooth. Add eggs and stir until smooth and shiny
Sift flour, baking powder and cocoa – combine with chocolate mixture.
GF Almond Bundt Cake
March 9, 2020
Cake
- 1 ½ cups Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum (omit if your flour contains some)
- 1 ½ cups almond flour
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- ½ cup soft unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- ⅔ cup milk
Hot Chocoate Cookies
April 23, 2014
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 1 ½ lbs semisweet chocolate (7 3.5 oz. bars) 12 oz. chopped, 7.5 oz. cut into 1-inch squares and the rest grated for garnish
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¼ cups light brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
- 30 large marshmallows
In a medium saucepan, melt the butter and 12 oz. chopped chocolate. Set aside to cool.
Beat the sugar, eggs and vanilla at low speed until smooth. Mix in the cooled chocolate mixture just until blended.
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Berger Cookies
March 29, 2020
Cookies
- 2 cups flour
- 1½ teas baking powder
- ¼ teas salt
- 1 stick soft butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg white
- 1½ tbls heavy cream
- 1½ teas vanilla
Frosting – melt and stir
- 3 cups chocolate chips
- 1¼ cups heavy cream
- ¼ teas salt
- 1⅔ cups cocoa
- 1¼ cups powdered sugar
- 1½ teas vanilla
Bake at 350 8-10 minutes. Frost when cool.
Lisa’s Chocolate Brownie Cake
May 9, 2014
- 10 oz- 72% dark chocolate or at least a semi-sweet
- 1 cup coconut oil – this can also be butter if dairy is not a problem
- 5 eggs
- 1 ¼ cup white sugar
- 5 Tablespoons gluten free flour – King Arthur blend below* or use Bob’s Red Mill gluten free flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
Melt the chocolate and oil or butter together. I do this very carefully in my microwave but it will easily burn so be careful then cool.
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Gingerbread Bundt Cake
December 18, 2020
2 ¾ cups flour
½ teas baking soda
½ teas baking powder
½ teas salt
1 ¼ teas ground ginger
¼ teas ground nutmeg
¼ teas ground allspice
2 Tbls cinnamon
4 eggs
1 ½ cups dark brown sugar
1 cup melted butter
1 cup buttermilk
½ cup molasses
Summer Berries
May 12, 2014
- 1 cup good red wine
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 pound strawberries
- 1 pound blueberries
- 1 pound raspberries
- 1 pound blackberries
- one pound cake cut into cubes
- whipped cream
Simple syrup – in a small sauce pan combine the sugar and water and heat until dissolved. Whisk in the cinnamon and remove from heat. Pour in the red wine and lemon juice.
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Carrot Cake
January 10, 2021
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teas salt
- 1 tbls soda
- 1 tbls cinnamon
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 ½ cups oil
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tbls vanilla
- 1 ½ cups coconut
- 1 ⅓ cup pureed cooked carrots
- ¾ cup drained crushed pineapple
- ½ cup craisins or raisins
- ½ cup chopped almonds
Oatmeal Cookies
February 21, 2021
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- ¾ Cup firmly packed brown sugar
- ½ Cup granulated sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla
- 1-½ Cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 Teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ Teaspoon salt
- 3 Cup Quaker Oats
- 1 Cup craisins
- ½ Cup chocolate covered cherries
Cream butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla until fluffy. Sift all dry ingredients together. Mix to combine. Stir in craisins and chocolate covered cherries. Use an ice cream scoop to shape balls. Bake 8-9 minutes at 375° but don’t over bake. (Unless you want crunchy cookies, in which case, just buy them!)
Chocolate Frosting – to Spread or Pour
February 20, 2016
- ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 1 ¼ cups unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ¼ cups heavy whipping cream
- ¼ cup sour cream or Greek yogurt
- teaspoon instant espresso powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Melt all ingredients together in order listed. Cook and stir until smooth. Let it cool a bit to spread or pour over cake/cupcakes immediately.
Sea Salt Caramel Ice Cream
June 12, 2021
- 1 ¼ cups sugar, divided
- 2 ¼ cups heavy cream, divided
- ½ teaspoon flaky sea salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup whole milk
- 3 large eggs
Hot Fudge Sauce
February 20, 2016
- ⅔ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup corn syrup
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup cocoa
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 6 oz. dark chocolate
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Melt it all together stirring until smooth.
Key Lime Chiffon Pie
August 12, 2016
Crust
- 8 oz. crushed chocolate wafers or graham crackers or Oreos
- ½ cup melted butter
Filling
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk 14 oz.
- ⅓ cup fresh lime juice – 8 key limes or 3-4 medium limes
- 1 tbls grated lime zest
- 3 eggs, separated
Brownies
July 26, 2022
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 2 cups sugar
- ¾ cup butter (1 ½ sticks)
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon soda
Preheat oven to 350°. Line the bottom & sides of a 9 x 12 inch pan with parchment & butter.
Melt chocolate and butter. Whisk until completely smooth. Stir sugar into melted chocolate/butter until smooth and no longer grainy. Mix in vanilla and eggs until well blended. Stir in flour/soda. Spread batter in pan and bake 30 minutes. Do not over-bake.
Apple Flowers
August 12, 2016
Using a mandolin, slice red or green apples (peels on) as thinly as possible. Remove core/seeds and cut into half moons/crescent shapes. Saute in butter and apple pie spices (cinnamon, sugar, nutmeg, ginger, cloves) until tender.
Roll out a sheet of pie crust and cut into 1 inch strips. Lay apple slices (overlapping) along the length of 1 strip. Roll up to form a flower. Place in tiny muffin tins and bake @ 400° for 20-30 minutes.
These may be added to the top of an apple pie or served individually as mini apples pies.
Chocolate Brick Street Bundt Cake
December 17, 2022
Cake –
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 large eggs
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 cup cocoa
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup instant chocolate pudding mix
- 2 1/4 cups buttermilk (must be real buttermilk)
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Lemon Meltaway Cookies
August 12, 2016
Cookies
- 1 ¼ cups flour
- ¾ cup butter – softened
- ½ cup corn starch
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tbls lemon juice
- 1 teas grated lemon zest
Frosting
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup butter softened
- 1 teas lemon juice
- 1 teas lemon zest
Soft Ginger Cookies
December 20, 2023
- 4 and 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon baking soda
- 1 and 1/2 Tablespoons ground ginger
- 1 and 1/2 Tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice or nutmeg
- 1 generous pinch finely ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 12 ounces butter, at room temperature
- 2 and 1/4 cups light brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 3 Tablespoons bourbon
Combine dry/spices and sift well. Cream butter, sugar eggs vanilla until no longer grainy. Add molasses, orange zest and bourbon. Scrape the bowl. Mix in the dry/spice mix. Let chill. Form small balls of dough and roll in white sugar or cinnamon/sugar. Bake at 375 for about 10 minutes. Crackles will form on top. These stay soft and chewy if you don’t over-bake them.
Bread Pudding
November 23, 2013
- 4-6 cinnamon rolls (cubed)
- 4 cups scalded milk
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 Tbls butter
- ½ teas salt
- 4 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 teas vanilla
Brownie Pizza
July 30, 2013
BROWNIE LAYER:
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 2 cups sugar
- ¾ cup butter (1 ½ sticks)
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon soda
Brownie Sheet Cake
July 28, 2013
Bring to a boil…
- 1 cup water
- 2 sticks butter
- ⅓ cup cocoa
Sift together…
- 2 cups flour
- 1 ½ teas soda
- 1 tbls cinnamon
Mix together…
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 teas vanilla
Warm Chocolate Pudding Cakes (6)
July 28, 2013
- 4 ounces good quality semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 stick softened butter
- ½ cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ½ tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- Whipped cream & cocoa powder, for garnish
Hot Chocolate Souffle
November 23, 2013
- 5 egg whites
- ½ cup sugar
- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- ½ cup butter
- 4 eggs yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon coffee crystals
- 1 tablespoon liqueur
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup flour
Preheat oven to 375°.
Beat egg whites with ½ cup sugar until stiff.
Melt butter and chocolate then stir in remaining ½ cup sugar, vanilla, egg yolks, then flour. Do not be tempted to just add the extra egg yolk – toss it!
Dissolve coffee crystals in liqueur and add to chocolate mixture. Carefully fold into egg whites.
Pour batter into a buttered and sugared souffle dish. Sprinkle with sugar and bake at 375° for 20 minutes. (8 individual ramekins will bake for 15 minutes)
Serve hot from the oven with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream and berries.
Oatmeal Carmelitas
November 26, 2013
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup quick cooking rolled oats
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- ¾ cup melted butter
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup chopped almonds
- ¾ cup caramel ice cream topping
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease one 9×9 inch square pan.
Combine 1 cup flour, baking soda, oats, brown sugar, salt and melted butter. Mix to combine, mixture will be very crumbly. Press half of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.
Let cool slightly then sprinkle over the crust the chocolate chips and chopped almonds. Mix the caramel ice cream topping with the 3 tablespoons of flour and drizzle over the chocolate chips. Top with the remaining oatmeal mixture.
Bake at 350° for 15 minutes.
Molten Lava Cakes
November 26, 2013
For the Cake
- 4 squares unsweetened chocolate
- ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup flour
Sugar Cookies – Lofthouse Style
November 23, 2013
Cookies:
- 6 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teas baking soda
- 1 teas baking powder
- 1 cup butter, (2 sticks) at room temperature
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 teas vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups sour cream or Greek yogurt
Cream the butter and granulated sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time beating until each is incorporated. Add the vanilla and sour cream and beat at low speed until combined. (more…)
Double Chocolate Cake
November 23, 2013
- ½ cup butter
- 1 ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teas salt
- ½ cup cocoa
- 1 cup hot coffee
- ½ cup boiling water
- 1 teas soda
- 1 teas vanilla
Fresh Blueberry Tart
November 26, 2013
- One prepared 9-inch Almond Crust, recipe below
- Vanilla Pastry Cream, recipe below
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ cup red currant or apricot jam
- 2 tablespoons brandy or kirsch water
- 3 cups fresh blueberries, rinsed and patted dry
Chocolate Cookie Wafers
November 26, 2013
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ teas salt
- ¼ teas baking soda
- 6 Tbls butter
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 teas vanilla
- 1 egg white
Cream the butter, sugars vanilla and egg white. Sift the dry ingredients and combine with the creamed mixture. Roll into a log and wrap tightly. Refrigerate several hours.
Cut into 1/4 inch slices. Bake at 350° 10-12 minutes or longer if you’ll be crumbling them for chocolate cookie crumb crust.
Soft Sugar Cookies
November 26, 2013
- 1 cup butter at room temp
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp clear Mexican vanilla
- 1 tsp almond emulsion
Cream soft butter and sugar together really well using the paddle attachment. Add egg, almond and clear Mexican vanilla. Beat on high until fluffy.
Sift dry ingredients and mix in just until blended. Dough should be soft and hold together. Add a splash of milk if it’s still a bit crumbly.
Dust parchment paper with powdered sugar, roll out between 2 layers and chill dough for one hour. Cut with desired cookie cutter.
Bake on parchment paper @ 350* for 10 minutes. Do not overtake. Do not let edges brown. Take them out before they actually look done.