Posts Tagged ‘recipes’
Farmer’s Daughter Chocolate Chunk Cookies
My favorite cookies, from my favorite restaurant, the chocolate chunk cookies from the Farmer’s Daughter are made with fantastic eating chocolate (not baking chocolate), which leaves the chocolate gooey long after it has cooled. Ingredients: 4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 3 sticks melted butter, cooled 2 cups packed…
Read MoreGingersnaps
This is the gingersnap recipe that my middle school math teacher gave me. I never was any good with numbers, but I manage well enough for baking. Ingredients: ¾ cup margarine or butter 2 ¼ cups flour 1 egg 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 cup brown sugar ¼ teaspoons salt ¼ cup molasses 1 teaspoon…
Read MoreChess Squares
This is my mother-in-law’s recipe for Chess Squares. They are fantastic, but I don’t make them too often, since my husband is quite sure that his mom’s are better. Ingredients: 1 box yellow cake mix 1 stick butter 1 egg, beaten 1 (8oz.) package cream cheese 3 eggs 1 lb. powdered sugar (about 4 cups)…
Read MoreBasic Chocolate Chip Cookies
Just like it says, this is your basic chocolate chip cookie recipe. Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup shortening 2 cups packed brown sugar 1 cup sugar 4 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons salt 2 cups (12 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 cup…
Read MoreTwo-Tone Fudge Brownies
These moist, fudge brownies have a scrumptious topping that tastes just like chocolate chip cookie dough! Everyone loves these brownies and they make enough to feed a crowd. Ingredients: Chocolate Layer 1 c. (6 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/2 c. butter, softened 1 c. sugar 3 eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 1/4 c. all-purpose…
Read MoreSnickerdoodles
Rolled in cinnamon and sugar before baking, snickerdoodles are sweet treats that you can make in quickly and easily with ingredients on hand. Ingredients: 1 c. butter, softened 1 1/2 c. sugar, divided 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, divided 1 tsp cream of tarter…
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 MoreFirst Recipe Linky
I’m going to try something a little new. I love to cook, so I thought… why not host a link party for people to post their recipes as well? It sounds like a plan to me. Of course, this is the first one, so we’ll see how it goes. You have from today (October 16th,…
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