molasses sugar cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups shortening
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 eggs
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 3 hrs 40 mins


• melt the shortening in a large pan on the stove, and cool.
• add sugar, eggs, and molasses, beat well.
• in a separate bowl, sift dry ingredients together and add to the pan. mix well and chill 3 hours or overnight.
• form into walnut-size balls. roll in granulated sugar. place on greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
• bake at 375 degrees f (190 degrees c) for 8-10 minutes.
• store in an airtight container to keep from getting overly crisp. if they do lose their softness, an easy way to restore it is to place one slice of fresh bread in the container with the cookies for a couple of hours or overnight and they will be soft again!

Sweet And Salty Chocolate Bark

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• cooking spray
• 1 (4 ounce) packet saltine crackers, or as needed
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 (12 ounce) bag chocolate chips
• chopped walnuts

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). line a jelly roll pan with aluminum foil; lightly spray with cooking spray.
• arrange crackers in the prepared jelly roll pan.
• mix sugar and butter together in a saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute. pour butter mixture over crackers.
• bake crackers in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 5 to 6 minutes. remove from oven.
• sprinkle chocolate chips over the hot crackers; spread chocolate chips with a rubber spatula until melted. top with walnuts. refrigerate chocolate bark until set; break into pieces.

apple bundt cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 cups apples - peeled, cored and diced
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 2 hrs


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour a 10 inch bundt or tube pan. in a medium bowl, combine the diced apples, 1 tablespoon white sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon; set aside. sift together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• in a large bowl, combine 2 cups white sugar, oil, orange juice, vanilla and eggs. beat at high speed until smooth. stir in flour mixture. fold in chopped walnuts.
• pour 1/3 of the batter into prepared pan. sprinkle with 1/2 of the apple mixture. alternate layers of batter and filling, ending with batter.
• bake in preheated oven for 55 to 60 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly touched. let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out a wire rack and cool completely. sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Day Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups butter flavored shortening
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 (12 ounce) package white chocolate chips
• 1 (12 ounce) package dried blueberries
• 2 (6 ounce) packages dried cranberries

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• preheat an oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
• beat the shortening, white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. beat in one egg until completely incorporated. beat in the last egg. mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. fold in the white chocolate chips, blueberries, and cranberries; mixing just enough to evenly combine. roll the dough into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart ungreased baking sheets. flatten each ball to about 1/2-inch thick.
• bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

easy walnut raisin biscotti

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2/3 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup raisins

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). lightly grease a baking sheet.
• in a medium sized bowl beat together the butter or margarine, sugar, eggs and vanilla. stir in the flour, baking powder and cinnamon. mix well then stir in the walnuts and raisins. knead until dough comes together.
• divide dough in half and shape into long loaves, 1 1/2 inches thick. place loaves the prepared baking sheet and flatten slightly.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 18 to 20 minutes. allow loaves to cool enough to handle (about 10 minutes). with a sharp knife cut loaves diagonally into 3/4 inch thick slices. place cut sides down on baking sheets. bake slices for an additional 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

A-number-1 Banana Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 4 ripe bananas, mashed
• 2/3 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

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


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour 2 - 8 inch round pans. in a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• in a large bowl, cream butter, white sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. beat in eggs, one at a time. mix in the bananas. add flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk to the creamed mixture. stir in chopped walnuts. pour batter into the prepared pans.
• bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. remove from oven, and place on a damp tea towel to cool.

Banana Bread Bars With Brown Butter Frosting

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• bars:
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups mashed ripe bananas
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• frosting:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour a 15x10-inch jelly roll pan.
• beat white sugar, sour cream, 1/2 cup softened butter, and eggs in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. beat in bananas and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract. add flour, baking soda, and salt; mix for 1 minute. stir walnuts into batter until evenly incorporated. spread batter in prepared pan.
• bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 27 minutes. cool.
• melt 1/2 cup butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until bubbling and golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. remove from heat.
• whisk confectioners' sugar, milk, and vanilla extract into melted butter until a smooth frosting consistency is reached. spread frosting over cooled banana bars.