Desserts
Chewy Spice Cookies
Try chewy spice cookies for the taste of gingerbread without all the calories. These are topped with a zesty lemon icing. Ingredients Cookies: 1 c. sugar 1 c. molasses 1/4 c. applesauce 1/4 c. skim milk 2 T vegetable oil 1 tsp rum flavoring 3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger 1…
Read MoreSparkling Candy Corn Cookies
These bite-sized treats resemble candy corn and have a hint of orange flavor. Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 egg 2 tablespoons orange juice 2 teaspoons freshly grated orange peel 1/8 teaspoon salt 3 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda Orange paste or gel food color Yellow paste or gel food…
Read MoreSweetopia Sugar Cookies
A great sugar cookie recipe from Sweetopia. Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups butter (at room temperature) 2 cups sugar 2 large eggs seeds from 1 vanilla bean (or 3 tsp vanilla) 5 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt Instructions: Cream the butter and sugar together in the bowl of an electric mixer on…
Read MorePayday Bars
This is a recipe from my husband’s aunt Susan. She makes them at Christmas every year. Ingredients: 1 cup sugar 1 cup peanut butter 1 1/2 cups dry roasted peanuts 1 cup light Karo syrup 6 cups Rice Chex 1 tsp. vanilla Instructions: Put sugar and syrup in medium bowl and microwave on high for…
Read MoreHomemade Jellies
I hope everyone out there had a great Christmas! I certainly did. I got tons of awesome things, but it’s not fair to get gifts and not give some in return. My favorite gifts to give is home canned goods. There are a couple of reasons I like to do this. First, I feel like…
Read MoreFrench Nougat
Just the other day, I told you about my totally awesome thrift find, of a candymaking book. As I mentioned in that post I was really excited to try the recipe for French Nougat. I actually learned a few interesting things while preparing to make this recipe. You can spell syrup with an “i” -> sirup (It’s…
Read MoreChocolate Ganache
I made myself a nice chocolate ganache yesterday evening. I’m very proud of myself. It was about the simpilest thing I’ve ever made, too.
Read MoreThe Candy Shoppe – Welcome Great Pumpkin
Everybody loves candy, especially me. I love eating candy almost as much as I love making it. There are tons of fun and creative things that you can do, which are really very simple, but make a big impact. Today I’m going to tell you about one of those projects. You will need: Green melting…
Read MoreSquash Pie
I finally got around to making a pie out of my canned squash. It turned out pretty well, tho. There are a couple things I would have changed. I would have made two standard sized pies instead of a single deep-dish pie, because I basically overfilled it and had trouble with over-browning the crust to…
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