Mayan Chocolate Sparklers
Posted September 13, 2007 – 9:58 pm in: Baking, Cookies
This is one excellent cookie recipe and it freezes well.
Ingredients:
Topping:
1/2 cup
sugar
125 mL
1 tsp
cinnamon
5 mL
Cookies:
3/4 cup
Vegetable Shortening
175 mL
1/2 cup
butter , softened
125 mL
3/4 cup
sugar
175 mL
3/4 cup
brown sugar , packed
175 mL
2
eggs
2
1 3/4 cups
All Purpose Flour
425 mL
1 1/4 cups
cocoa powder
300 mL
1 tbsp
cinnamon
15 mL
2 tsp
baking soda
10 mL
1/4 [...]
1 Comment | Tags:Food Bites - February 10
Posted February 9, 2007 – 3:10 pm in: Baking, Cookies, Diet, Learning, Pork, StewMorsels from this week’s food-blog browsing:
Ganache with Panache – a recipe for ganache and a mocha chocolate chip cookie.
Savoury Pork Stew – serves 8.
What Does 200 Calories Look Like? – From 3 pounds of celery to a couple of tablespoons of canola oil.
Growing Influence of Food Bloggers – Some thoughts from Catherine on a New York Times article about [...]
3-D Cookie Cutter Set
Posted January 6, 2007 – 5:24 pm in: Baking, Cookies, Tools and EquipmentThis looks like a fun variation on your standard cookie cutters.
Our 3-D cookie cutters make it EASY to stand out! Celebrate every occasion with your own fun creations. 12 plastic cookie cutters make 6 playful designs, including a teddy bear, unicorn, airplane, sailboat, dolphin and dinosaur. Simply fit the baked pieces together, decorate and [...]
Sacher Torte Bites
Posted December 5, 2006 – 7:35 pm in: Baking, Cookies, Holiday RecipesMy favourite Christmas cookie
Ingredients:
1 cup butter/margarine
1 package instant chocolate pudding (4 serving size)
1 egg
2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
apricot jam
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 Tablespoons butter/margarine
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Cream butter and pudding mix together.
Beat in egg.
Mix in flour.
Shape into small balls, roll in sugar and place on greased baking sheet.
Make a dent in [...]
Chocolate Chip Cookie
Posted November 2, 2006 – 2:37 pm in: Baking, CookiesIngredients:
2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
1/2 cup oats (optional)
1 bag Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Stir flour with baking soda and salt, set aside.
In a large bowl, beat butter with [...]
Lemon Bars
Posted August 11, 2006 – 8:44 pm in: Baking, Cakes, Cookies, DessertIngredients:
1 1/2 cups flour
2/3 cup powdered sugar
3/4 cup margarine, softened
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 tbsp. flour
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/3 cup powdered sugar (for decoration)
Directions:
Heat
oven to 375 degrees. Grease 9×13 pan.
Combine flour, 2/3 cup powdered
sugar and margarine and mix until it comes together in as a ball of dough.
Pat dough evenly into pan. Bake for 20 [...]
Cape Cod Oatmeal Cookies
Posted February 27, 2006 – 6:09 pm in: CookiesI needed to make something for an office bake sale, so I gave this recipe a try. The cranberries and chocolate chips are a variation from the standard recipe. They came out well (and sold quickly).
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup white sugar
1 egg lightly beaten
1/2 cup [...]
Czechoslovakian Cookies
Posted February 9, 2006 – 8:30 pm in: Cookies, EuropeanIngredients:
1 cup / 250 ml. - butter (2 sticks), softened (do not use margarine)
1 cup / 250 ml. - sugar
2 large - egg yolks
2 cups / .5 L. - all-purpose flour
pinch - salt
1 cup / 250 ml. - walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup / 125 ml. - strawberry preserves
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9″ by [...]
Whole-Wheat Oatmeal Cookies
Posted February 2, 2006 – 9:35 am in: Cookies1 c. raisins 1 c. butter 3/4 c. sugar 3/4 c. brown sugar 2 eggs 1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 [...]
No Comments | Tags:Low-Fat One-Bite Brownies
Posted February 1, 2006 – 9:32 pm in: Baking, Cookies, DietLynette has posted a delicious looking recipe for low-fat Chocolate Espresso Cookies that I have placed high on my baking to-do list.
One of my favourite low-fat chocolate treats is the One-Bite Brownie recipe from Julie Van Rosendaal’s recipe book Grazing. A single brownie comes in at 85 calories and 2.1 grams of fat. The big [...]