Showing posts with label Desserts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Desserts. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Great Grandma Mabel's Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients:
1 cup shortening
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
Dash of salt
Dissolve 1 tsp soda in 2 tbsp hot water
1 egg
2 cups flour

Instructions:
Mix together.
Make small balls of dough, press with sugared fork (may also lightly roll the balls of dough in sugar).
Bake at 350 F until done.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Oatmeal Cinnamon Muffins, with additions

Ingredients:
3 cups old-fashioned oats
3 cups buttermilk (can do 1 1/2 cups milk and 1 1/2 cups melted butter, if you're in a pinch)
6 eggs, lightly beaten
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 tbsp and 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
3+ tbsp ground cinnamon (to taste!)
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp nutmeg (heaping)
3 tsp almond extract

Instructions:
In large bowl, combine oats and buttermilk; let stand for 5 minutes.
Stir in eggs and almond extract.
Combine dry ingredients; stir into oatmeal mixture just until moistened.
Fill greased muffin cups until 2/3 full.
Bake at 400 F (200 C) for 15  minutes or until done.
Cool in pan 10 minutes before moving to wire rack.

Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients:
.5 oz / 2 packets yeast
1/3 cup white sugar
2 cups warm water
1 tbsp salt
6 1/2 cups flour, divided
2 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla


Cinnamon and Sugar Mixture:
1/2 cup white sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup brown sugar

Instructions:
In large bowl, dissolve yeast and 1/3 cup white sugar in warm water. 
Stir in salt and 2 cups of flour.
Beat mixture for 2 minutes.
Beat in eggs, oil, and vanilla.
Stir in the remaining flour: 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
Knead for 5 minutes on a lightly floured surface.
Lightly oil a bowl, place dough ball in bowl, turn to coat with oil.
Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place, until double in size.
Punch down and let rise again.
Roll out thinly (may need to cut the dough ball into 2-3 balls, depending on how big your counter top is).
Spread melted butter onto the flattened dough, and then sprinkle from the cinnamon and sugar mixture to cover the surface (as much or as little as you like).
Roll the dough into the shape of a snake.
Slice the dough snake into 1-2 inch pieces and place the pieces into muffin tins that have been lightly oiled (adding a tsp of brown sugar to each space is highly recommended).
Bake at 350 F/175 C for 30 minutes

Choc-Oat-Chip Cookies (Nestle)

Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt (optional)
1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine (softened)
1/2 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 tbsp milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups quick or old-fashioned oats
2 cups chocolate chips
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts (optional)

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375 F.
Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.
Beat sugars and butter in a large mixing bowl until creamy.
Beat in eggs, vanilla, and milk.
Gradually beat in flour mixture.
Stir in oats, chocolate chips, and nuts; mix well.
Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake from 9-10 minutes.
Cool on baking sheets for one minute; and then move to wire racks.

Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups chocolate chips

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375 F
Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.
Beat butter, sugars, and vanilla extract in a large mixer bowl until creamy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. 
Gradually beat in flour mixture. 
Stir in chocolate chips.
Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake for 9-11 minutes.
Cool on baking sheets 2 minutes, remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Aunt Linda's Swedish Almond Pie

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup melted butter
2 eggs
1 tsp almond extract
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup flour
sliced almonds + a spoonful of sugar to sprinkle on top

Instructions:
Mix all ingredients one at a time (minus sliced almonds).
Pour into greased and floured pie pan.

Sprinkle sliced almonds and spoonful of sugar over the top, pressing sliced almonds slightly.
Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes. Let cool entirely before slicing.

Gooey Mocha Pudding Cake (as found in Glamour Magazine)

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 cup flour
7 tbsp powdered cocoa
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/4 cup hot coffee

Instructions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine 3/4 cup sugar, flour, 3 tbsp cocoa, baking powder and salt.
Blend in milk, butter and vanilla and beat until smooth.
Pour the batter into a 9-inch square pan.
In small bowl, combine remaining 1/2 cup sugar, 4 tbsp cocoa, and brown sugar; sprinkle over batter.
Pour coffee over top.
DO NOT STIR.
Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until center is set.
Let cool.

Marietta's Dream Bars

Ingredients:
Crust:
1 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter

Filling:
2 eggs, beaten (okay to add one extra egg white if eggs are small)
1 cup brown sugar
2 T (tablespoon) flour
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 cups (or 100 gram pkg) coconut
1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions:
Heat oven to 350 F (176C).
Combine crust ingredients; press into 9x13 (or larger) pan.
Bake 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, make filling.
Mix together eggs, sugar, vanilla, flour and baking powder.
Stir in coconut, nuts and chocolate chips.
Spread onto crust and bake 20-25 minutes longer or until set and lightly browned.

Caution

Please bear with all the giraffes, as bears and giraffes can get quite rough.