My mom just had a big birthday, so we celebrated with a cupcake tasting party! For my contributions to the party, I decided to use recipes that include one of my mom's favorite foods---buttermilk. Yes, you read that right---buttermilk. You won't believe this, but my mom loves to drink buttermilk straight! Unusual, right? I finally ...[ get the full recipe ]
I saw a photo on Pinterest that led me to the Cookies and Cups recipe for an addictive treat involving brown sugar, butter, pecans, and graham crackers. It looked like an easier version of toffee but without the chocolate, so I couldn't resist the idea of adding a layer of chocolate! I baked a ...[ get the full recipe ]
Ingredients 2 egg whites 2/3 cup sugar 1 cup pecans, chopped 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 2-3 Tbsp. raspberry juice (optional) Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form and they glisten Gradually add the sugar and continue beating the egg whites until the sugar is incorporated Add ...[ get the full recipe ]
I made both the plain and chocolate versions of these cookies for Valentine's day. The nutmeg makes these cookies special, so don't forget it, and while the icing is optional, it sure is good! Enjoy! Cookie Ingredients 2 1/4 cups flour 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 cup butter, room temperature 1/4 cup shortening ...[ get the full recipe ]
When a cooking experiment starts out with unwrapping 40-50 pieces of chocolate candy, how can you go wrong! But you ask, "where did the idea for this experiment come from?" You won't believe it, but it started out with me trying to count calories ... You see, we had five house guests coming for ...[ get the full recipe ]
For a detailed description and pictures of the test bake, see the Cooking Blog Ingredients 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt (if you are using salted butter, cut back to 1/4 tsp. salt) 2 1/2 Tbsp. butter (room temperature) 2 1/2 Tbsp. shortening 1/4 cup brown ...[ get the full recipe ]
