Wednesday, December 8, 2010

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Although I haven't posted much recently on my blog I thought some of you guys out there would enjoy this move with AMAZING GRAPHICS!!!!!!!!! I'm sorry that it isn't cookie related.



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Hope you enjoyed!
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010



Whenever people hear of experiments they suddenly think of a mad scientist, and I guess today I had a chance to be one. I do love baking and experimenting in the kitchen and this next recipe that I am going to post was combined with some creativity and mad scientist skills. My friend sent me this recipe a while back wondering if I could post it on this blog… so viola, here it is.
Instead of just using a chocolate cake mix or a vanilla cake mix, I used an Angel Food cake mix. This was interesting since the texture of the cookie turned out fluffy and light. The rest of the ingredients are pretty straight forward. The hard part was rolling the cookies into golf sized balls after they were chilled, and making sure they were cooked properly. I found it best to grease my hands with butter when rolling the dough into balls. Also, make sure that you place wax or parchment paper down on the baking sheet so that the cookies will not stick to the pan.
After the cookies have completely cooled, you can start icing the cookies with the filling. With this filling I use yogurt instead of cream cheese just to set the balance a little bit better, but if you want to use cream cheese just replace the yogurt for a package of it. After everything is mixed together, spread the filling across the bottom of the cookie generously and place a cookie on top of that creating a sandwich. Please leave comments and questions!

“I do love baking and experimenting in the kitchen”





Mix together

-2 packages of devil’s food cake mix
-2/3 cups of oil
-4 eggs

Chill in refrigerator for 30-60 minutes

After the dough has chilled, grease hands and roll the dough into small size golf balls. Place on cookie sheet with parchment or wax paper, do not flatten. Bake for 10 minutes until the cookies start to crack or become golden brown at the top. Let the cookies cool on the sheet for 20 minutes and place on wire racks for an additional 20 more minutes.



For the filling, mix together
-1/2 cup of yogurt, or 1 package of cream cheese
-1/4 cup of butter melted
-1 teaspoon
-3 1/2 cups of icing sugar

Spread the filling on the bottom of half of the cookies made, then place a cookie on top of each of the iced cookies.

*Some mistakes you don’t want to create is when storing cookies, make sure that there’s waxed paper between each layer of cookies. Also, do not store in freezer since cookies will become soggy.

ENJOY!!!

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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Butter Tarts

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Sunday, April 4, 2010

Easter Cookies!

With Easter festivities almost over I’ve decided to share a cookie recipe that has tasted amazing for the holidays this past week. Instead of using cocoa, I use chocolate chips which added a little bit of richness to the cookie. The hardest part with these cookies is making sure that they don’t become too DRY after taking them out of the oven. My suggestion, if your cookies come out dry, is to add more butter to keep the dough moist. Keeping the dough moist can be difficult when trying to role out the dough and cutting out the shapes, but with enough patience it shouldn’t be impossible.

"tasted amazing for the holidays"



Melt in a saucepan
-3/4 cup of butter
-1/3 cup of chocolate chips

In a separate bowl mix together
-2 eggs
-2/3 cup of brown sugar
-1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

Combine the melted butter and chocolate chips together with the egg mixture.

Then, add
-2 ½ cup of flour
-1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
-1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
-1/4 teaspoon of salt

Roll dough out a 1/8 inch thick on a floured surface and cut with desired shapes. Place cookies on a cookie sheet and let them bake at 375`F for 10 minutes. Let the cookies cool on wire racks immediately after they come out of the oven.



Filling
-1/4 cup of softened butter
-1 ¼ cup of icing sugar
-2 tablespoons of milk
-1/4 teaspoon of vanilla

After the cookies have cooled completely, spread the filling on one side of the cookie and place an other cookie on top of that. This recipe usually makes 15-20 cookies.

HAPPY EASTER!!!

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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Cookie Sticks

I love baking this recipe because it’s so easy, but also different at the same time. This recipe is perfect for different events and get-togethers, or can be enjoyed on a nice summer afternoon with a glass of milk. I use butter instead of oil to add richness to it, but if you don’t want a vary rich cookie, then add half butter and half oil. I also find that after I add all the dry ingredients the dough is still crumbly… but that’s okay cause when you roll out the dough on the cookie sheet the dough will pack down, just make sure that the dough is NOT dry.

"perfect for different events and get-togethers"



Cream together:
~1 cup of vegetable oil (or 1 ¼ cup of butter)
~1 cup of sugar
~1 cup of brown sugar

Add:
~1 large egg
~2 teaspoons of vanilla

Mix until the dough is smooth, but heavy.

Combine:
~3 cups of flour
~1 teaspoon of baking soda
~1 teaspoon of salt

(dough will be crumbly)

Add:
~3/4 cup of chocolate chips

On a GREASED baking sheet, roll out dough to the sides of the baking sheet. Next, sprinkle chocolate chips and sliced almonds on top. Bake at 375`F for 8-10 minutes (depending on the different ovens). Let it cool and serve!

Enjoy!!!
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Kolache Treats

Kolache is a pastry that originates from Czech and Slovakia. I find that the kolache is a little bit heavier then a typical pastry with a tint of creaminess, although some may disagree. Most people serve it with fruit as a filling, but traditionally kolaches were served with cheese or meat as the filling. I hope you will enjoy this recipe as much as I do!!!

Cream together
-1 cup of softened butter
-6 ounces of softened cream cheese

Add
-2 Tablespoons of sugar

Beat all three ingredients until creamy

Add
-2 cups of sugar

Mix well, next shape the dough into a ball and chill for 1 hour.

Work with half of the dough at a time. Keep the other half chilled until ready to use. On a well-floured surface, roll dough out to 1/8-inch thick. Using a large round cookie or biscuit cutter or a large glass, cut the dough into circles.

Next, place a filling of your choice in the middle of the circles and fold the dough in half, make sure to pinch the edges to seal the dough. (wrap the edges of the dough together if your filling is cheese or meat)

Finally, bake the pastry at 400`F for 15 minutes. Cool on wire racks after they come out.


Enjoy!!!
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Olympic Patriotic Cookies

With the Olympics over and Canadians feeling more patriotic then ever before I decide to be creative and bake a maple leaf sugar cookie! These cookies were relatively easy to make but like all sugar cookies they did take a longer amount of time to bake. I used a cut-out-maple-leaf pattern that I found on the web and used a sharp knife to cut around the edges. After they were cooled I glazed the top with 2 teaspoons of milk and 1 cup of icing sugar mixed together.




If you want to use the sugar cookie recipe that I used, you can find it on the Classic Recipes page (http://www.bakingsomecookies.blogspot.com/classic-recipes.html). Also, if you’re looking for some maple leaf cookie cutters, I found some on http://www.goldaskitchen.com/merchant.ihtml?pid=1331&step=4 for a good price.

ENJOY!!!




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