Best Family Cookies

Desserts
Cookies
Difficulty Rating 2 & 3
Source: inmykitchen1
TRIED AND TRUE!!! This recipe has been in my family for years. It’s always a great favorite, no matter which version is made!  The Hazelnut-Chocolate Cookies I created today!  What a hit!

Versions (See below recipe)

Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sugar Cookies
Cinnamon-Spice Cookies
Hazelnut-Chocolate Cookies
Main Ingredients:
1 cup butter, margarine or shortening
1/2 [...]

Read Full Post »

Raspberry Bars

Desserts
Difficulty Rating – 2
Source: Unknown

2 egg yolks, separated
3/4 cup shortening
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; sifted
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup red raspberry preserves
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup coconut flakes
1/4 tsp almond extract
———-
2 egg whites
1/2 cup sugar
Preheat oven to 350 F. Cream shortening, salt and 1/4 cup sugar until fluffy. Blend in almond extract, egg yolk. Mix [...]

Read Full Post »

Quick Pumpkin Cookies

Desserts
Difficulty Rating – 2
Source: inmykitchen (Sue)
TRIED AND TRUE!!! Forgot I needed to make a dessert for my son’s Boy Scout Troop for a spaghetti dinner fund raiser. I looked in the cupboard to see what I had, and what I could come up with… this is the result! They [...]

Read Full Post »

Caramel Brownies

Desserts
Difficulty Rating – 2
Source: tamara_534

1 box German Chocolate Cake Mix
1 small package nuts
1 14 oz. package caramels
3/4 cup butter, melted
2/3 cup evaporated milk
1 12 oz. package chocolate chips
Melt caramels and 1/3 cup of evaporated milk. Combine cake mix, butter, nuts and 1/3 cup of evaporated milk.
Press half of mixture into greased 9×13″ pan. [...]

Read Full Post »

Tropical Banana Cake

Desserts
Difficulty Rating – 2
Source: tamara_534
2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
1 2/3 cups sugar
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp soda
1 tsp salt
2/3 cups shortening
1 1/4 cups mashed bananas, pushed through a sieve
2/3 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup eggs
1 tsp vanilla
Sift together into large bowl flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt. Add shortening, bananas and 1/3 [...]

Read Full Post »

Chocolate Turtle Cheesecake

Desserts
Difficulty Rating – 2
Source: tamara_534
2 Cups Vanilla Wafer Crumbs
6 Tablespoons Margarine, Melted
14 Ounces Caramels (1 bag)
5 Ounces (1 can) Evaporated Milk
1 Cup Chopped Pecans, Toasted
16 Ounces Cream Cheese, Softened
1/2 Cup Sugar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
2 Large Eggs
1/2 cup Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips, melted
Combine crumbs and margarine, press onto bottom and sides of 9-inch spring form pan. Bake [...]

Read Full Post »

Heath Bar Cookies

Desserts
Difficulty Rating – 2
Source: tamara_534
1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg yolk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped Heath Bars
Cream butters and sugar. Add egg yolk and beat well. Stir in flour and vanilla, mixing well. Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes. Remove from oven. Sprinkle immediately with Heath bars. [...]

Read Full Post »

Chocolate Cheesecake

Desserts
Difficulty Rating – 2
Source Unknown

1 9-inch deep-dish graham cracker piecrust
4 8-oz. packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
8-oz. semisweet baking squares, melted and cooled slightly
4 eggs
1 Tbsp. amaretto liqueur
Combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla and mix well. Add chocolate, eggs and amaretto and beat with a hand mixer until smooth. Pour into piecrust and [...]

Read Full Post »

Hazelnut Brittle

Holiday Recipes
Desserts – Candy
Difficulty Rating – 2
Source Unknown
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup water
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/3 cup dark corn syrup
2 1/2 cups coarsely chopped toasted hazelnuts
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
Line a heavy large baking sheet with parchment paper. Stir the sugar, water, light corn syrup, and [...]

Read Full Post »

Ginger Cookies

Desserts
Holiday Recipes
Difficulty Rating – 3
Source Unknown

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
5 cracks freshly ground black pepper
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar, plus more for rolling the cookies
1/4 cup dark brown [...]

Read Full Post »