banana chocolate chip softies

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 ripe banana, mashed
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup milk chocolate chips

Recipe

Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 11 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease cookie sheets. sift together the flour, baking powder and salt, set aside.
• in a medium bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar. beat in the banana and egg, then stir in the vanilla. gradually stir in the dry ingredients until well blended. fold in the chocolate chips and walnuts, if desired. drop by rounded spoonfuls the prepared cookie sheets.
• bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Delicious Matzo Candy

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 12 matzo crackers
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 (12 ounce) bag semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• preheat an oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). line two baking sheets with aluminum foil. place the matzo crackers in a single layer on the lined baking sheets, breaking to fit, if necessary.
• bring the butter and brown sugar to a boil in a heavy bottomed saucepan over medium heat. continue to cook, stirring constantly, until thick and smooth, about 3 minutes. pour the hot sugar mixture over the matzo, and spread evenly with a heat proof spatula.
• place the caramel topped matzo in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. remove from oven and evenly sprinkle the chocolate chips on top. return pans to oven to melt chocolate, about 1 minute. smooth melted chocolate to completely cover the caramel. sprinkle with the chopped walnuts. chill in refrigerator for 20 minutes, or until set. break into small pieces to serve.

aunt sally's cocoa drops

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• mix thoroughly sugar, shortening and egg. stir in buttermilk and vanilla. sift dry ingredients and stir in. add nuts.
• chill dough for 1 hour.
• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). drop by rounded spoonfuls the cookie sheet.
• bake 8 to 10 minutes. cool. frost with chocolate or white icing. enjoy!

Cinnamon Swirl Bundt Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• coffee cake:
• 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup white sugar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (205 degrees c). grease a 10-inch bundt pan.
• beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. the mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. add eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. mix in vanilla.
• combine flour, baking soda, and baking powder. pour flour mixture into batter alternately with the sour cream, mixing until just incorporated. fold in walnuts, mixing just enough to evenly combine. pour half the batter into the prepared pan.
• mix the remaining 1/4 cup of white sugar with the cinnamon.
• sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the batter in the pan. drop remaining cake batter in heaping spoonfuls over filling, covering it as best you can.
• bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes. lower heat to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) and bake for an additional 40 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.

Frosty Strawberry Squares

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 2 1/2 cups strawberries, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 (16 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• to make the crust: combine flour, nuts, and brown sugar. add melted butter, tossing to combine the ingredients. spread the mixture in a 9x13 inch pan.
• bake the crust at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally until lightly browned. remove from pan and set aside to cool. sprinkle 1 1/2 cups crust mixture in a 9x13 inch pan. reserve the remaining crust mixture.
• filling: in large bowl combine strawberries, sugar and lemon juice. fold whipped topping into the mixture. carefully spoon filling over the crust mixture. sprinkle the remaining crust mixture on top. cover and freeze for 6 hours or until firm. (you will need the full 6 hours).

maple walnut biscotti

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• biscotti:
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon maple extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• maple glaze:
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• sift together flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• beat softened butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. beat one egg into butter mixture until completely blended, then beat in remaining egg, 1/2 cup maple syrup, and maple extract. stir flour mixture into butter mixture just until dough forms; fold in walnuts until just combined.
• divide dough in half. shape each portion of dough into a log the length of a baking sheet, and place on the prepared baking sheet. flatten each log into a rectangle 3 inches wide and 1-inch tall.
• bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned on the bottom and slightly cracked on top, about 30 minutes. remove from oven to cool for 15 minutes, but leave oven on.
• slice logs diagonally into 1/2-inch thick slices, and lay slices on their sides on the baking sheet.
• bake biscotti in the preheated oven until lightly browned and crisp on the outside, about 8 minutes. remove from oven; cool for a few minutes.
• stir together 1 tablespoon melted butter and 1/4 cup maple syrup in a bowl. stir confectioners' sugar into mixture gradually until smooth. drizzle maple glaze lightly with a spoon over warm biscotti.

Candies Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 (4.5 ounce) packages chocolate covered thin mints

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• in a saucepan over medium heat, cook the sugar, butter and water, stirring occasionally until melted. remove from heat, stir in the chocolate chips until melted and set aside to cool for 10 minutes.
• pour the chocolate mixture into a large bowl, and beat in the eggs, one at a time. combine the flour, baking soda and salt, stir into the chocolate mixture. cover and refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease cookie sheets. roll cookie dough into walnut sized balls and place 2 inches apart the prepared cookie sheets.
• bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, be careful not to overbake. when cookies come out of the oven, press one mint wafer into the top of each cookie and let sit for 1 minute. when the mint is softened, swirl with the back of a spoon or toothpick to make a pattern with the green filling of the mint wafer. for smaller cookies, break mints in half.