A quick post here…I’ve been pretty busy. This morning I painted the two closet doors for the hall in the addition. DH will have to turn them over this evening and I’ll give the other sides final coats in the morning. When he gets home from work tomorrow evening, he can install them. Yeah! It [...]
Category Archives: cookies
follow up on the peanut butter cup cookies
November 13, 2008 – 3:59 pm
I made more peanut butter cup cookies today. My dear friend Carolyn had said the recipe reminded her of Moose Tracks ice cream. That made me think the cookies needed a big chunk of chocolate, so I decided to add a Hershey’s Kiss to each one.
I waited until the chocolate of the peanut butter cup [...]
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
November 11, 2008 – 9:50 pm
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies are easy to make. I do them every year for our open house. There are several people who always ask if I’m going to make them.
Use any peanut butter cookie recipe. Spoon small amounts (probably about 2 teaspoonfuls) into small 1 3/4″ muffin tins that have been sprayed with [...]
date balls
October 21, 2008 – 4:29 pm
Date Balls
1 pound dates, diced
1 pound butter
2 c. sugar
Cook over medium heat 10 minutes, stirring constantly. DO NOT BOIL. I melt the butter first, and start counting the time from when it begins to simmer after I have added the sugar and the dates.
Remove from heat and add:
4 c. Rice Krispies
2 c. pecans, chopped [...]
finishing the holiday icebox oatmeal cookies
October 21, 2008 – 11:37 am
Life is way busy here. Last Friday I mixed the oatmeal cookies, rolled them into logs, sugared them, and put them in the fridge to harden. And there they waited until this morning. Now they’re baked and ready to be packed into the freezer for the open house December 7.
Oh, yum! ~~Rhonda
holiday icebox oatmeal cookies
October 17, 2008 – 11:06 am
These are the cookies I am making today. Click the link for directions and pictures from a previous post.
Holiday Icebox Oatmeal Cookies
(one of my personal favorites…not real fancy, but crispy delicious)
Makes 6-8 dozen
2 c. margarine or butter, softened
2 c. confectioners’ sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
3 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. uncooked, quick-cooking oatmeal [...]
Elfin Bites
October 16, 2008 – 9:33 pm
Scotch Shortbread
Sandy and crumbly, as the perfect shortbread should be.
1/2 pound butter (1 cup or two sticks; do not substitute margarine)
1/2 c. powdered sugar
2 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
Preheat the oven to 350*F (180*C).
Cream the butter, then gradually add the sugar, beating well.
Mix the flour, salt, and baking powder [...]
Nutmeg Logs
October 16, 2008 – 3:30 pm
I’ve been making these cookies for Christmas since 1994.
Nutmeg Logs
1 c. margarine or butter, room temperature
3/4 c. sugar
1 egg
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp ground nutmeg (or 1/2 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg)
1/2 tsp. almond extract (or rum extract)
3 c. flour
Beat margarine in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add [...]
ooey-gooey, moist and chewy brownies
September 4, 2008 – 10:24 am
These brownies are delicious served with fresh strawberries, vanilla ice cream, and chocolate syrup. I need a picture of that…
Brownies
1 c. butter or margarine (2 sticks), softened
2 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. flour
1/2 c. cocoa
12 oz bag mini chocolate chips, divided
Cream the butter and sugar until light.
Add the eggs and vanilla, mixing until [...]