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Lemon Bars - Hilah Cooking. I’ve mentioned my Cousin Patty before, that old Texas gal, bless-her-heart. This is her recipe for lemon bars. It’s different than any other recipe I’ve found in that the crust is put together more like a cookie than a pie crust, and the filling has baking powder in it. S’weird, I know. The end result though is really delicious and my favorite. Update! Lemon Bars Ingredients Oil for greasing the panCrust:1 cup (1/2 pound) butter, softened2 cups flour½ cup powdered sugarFilling:4 eggs2 lemons2 cups sugar3 tablespoons flour1 teaspoon baking powder¼ teaspoon saltFor serving: powdered sugar (about ½ cup) and a sifter Instructions If you liked this recipe, try my fruit tart recipe! Mom, Please! No Bake Vanilla Cake Batter Chocolate Truffles.

No-Bake Vanilla Cake Batter Chocolate Truffles If you like: cake batter chocolate no-bake recipes 5-ingredient recipes …Then this one’s for you. And if you don’t like those things, you’re reading the wrong blog. The Process: Stir all ingredients together except for chocolate chips. Remove Dough from freezer & Roll into balls I recommend rolling these balls much smaller than you think they should be because once you dip them in chocolate, they almost double in size. Dip balls into melted chocolate and allow to set up in freezer. Try not to eat them all at once. They satisfy the craving for cake batter and chocolate, all in one. Nothing is “too rich” for me. These are not too rich but they are definitely rich.

Impress your friends with these. You’ll be happy you did. Print Save These easy-to-make, no-bake truffles with just 5 ingredients have a vanilla cake batter filling and are coated in rich semi-sweet chocolate. Yield: 20 to 30 truffles Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 0 minutes Ingredients: Directions: Bake sale week: raspberry lemonade bars. I know this seems like a bit of a cop out, seeing as last year I made those lime bars, but the name of these just makes you want one, doesn’t it? It’s like one last throw back to the summertime captured in a cookie. raspberry lemonade bars for the crust: 9 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick, plus one tablespoon) 1/4 cup (50g) superfine sugar (or regular granulated) 1 cup (100g) of unbleached all-purpose flour pinch salt for the filling: 1 1/2 cups (287g) superfine sugar (or regular granulated) 3 egg whites 1 egg 2/3 cup (150mL) freshly squeezed lemon juice (from 3 lemons) 2 tablespoons lemon zest (from 2 lemons) 2/3 cup (65g) unbleached, all-purpose flour pinch of salt 1-2 cups (150-275g) of frozen raspberries, defrosted 1 tablespoon confectioner’s sugar 1.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees (180 degrees Celsius). Line a 8×8″ * square baking pan with a strip of parchment paper (8×14″) that covers the bottom and overlaps on either side. 2. 3. 4. Grilled Smore Brownie. The Fun Cheap or Free Queen: Foodie Tuesday Recipe: Dipped pretzel rods - perfect Holiday treat/gift. Today I thought I’d plant a cheap and easy holiday treat idea for you. I’ve made these for years, and like to make them for baby showers and parties. They are easy, cheap, cute, creative, and delicious! Decorative Dipped Pretzel Rods Here’s how I do it: You can use a number of different types of chocolate, but if you want easy colored chocolate I recommend these: I bought them from Michaels craft store using coupons.

You can also buy them at kitchen supply stores like Gygi. These are nice because you can simply melt them in the microwave (you could also use a double boiler, but the micro is soooo easy…). I like to use a measuring cup. Simply coat your pretzel, let the excess drip off, and sprinkle your fun toppings on top while the chocolate is still wet. You could also put your toppings on a flat tray or plate and roll your rods in the toppings for a thicker coating. I like to stick mine in cups in the fridge so they harden and dry quickly. Another type of chocolate I LOVE to use is this: Peanut butter pretzel bites « Two Tiny Kitchens. Salty and sweet. Crunchy and melt-in-your-mouth. Peanut butter and chocolate.

Dangerous and delicious (you know what I mean). One little bite, so much to experience. Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites recipe courtesy Foodaphilia.com Calorie estimate: 4,000 – 5,000 for complete recipe (depending upon dipping chocolate and pretzels used, etc.) Yield 60 – 80 pretzel bites Ingredients 1 cup creamy peanut butter 2 tbsp softened butter 1/2 cup powdered sugar (maybe more) 3/4 cup brown sugar (maybe more) Pretzels 1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips Directions Combine peanut butter and softened butter in a large bowl with a fork or whisk, or in a stand mixer.

Use a teaspoon measure to scoop the filling. Pour the chocolate chips into a microwave safe bowl and heat at 30-second intervals, stirring occasionally until completely melted. Homemade Snickers Bars. Insanity. That’s what this is. Pure In.San.It.TEEEEE. You know those days when you’re in desperate need of sugar and you’ve already downed more gummy vitamins than recommended while seriously considering how many more you can ingest without causing severe harm to your internal organs?

They’re just so gooooood. Well… in that case you should make some homemade snickers bars. And I KNOW you know what I’m talking about. I spent the majority of my pre-pubescent and adolescent years scheming just how I would be able to steal my brothers’ Halloween candy. Then I went through a SERIOUS phase of those Snickers ice cream bars. And that you can eat a million of them. These days, it’s rare that I crave actual candy, often preferring some chewy cookies or super rich cheesecake or a bar of amazing chocolate that costs thrice as much as the recent organic meyer lemons I purchased. They are the peanut butter to my jelly. The salt to my pepper. The broccoli to my… wait, no.

And the fabulous part? Nougat layer. Key lime tartlets. I probably should have poured a nice stiff drink recipe for you all on this loveliest of lovely tax days. Especially for my fellow small business owners who just gave half of their revenue back to the government. Good grief, I won’t even go there. Instead though, I thought I’d offer my idea of a more comforting alternative. Pasta. When life is good, and when life gets crazy, I turn to pasta. And this pasta recipe is one of my all-time favs. I actually posted it on the blog about 4 years ago when I was a brand-spankin’ new blogger, and my photos were a lovely shade of neon. And just as it has for years, this one hit the spot.

Read more This past Friday night was meant for celebrating. The weather was sit-out-on-the-deck-in-the-cool-evening-breeze perfection. And a very special birthday girl turned the big 3-0. Friends, meet Stacey. Read more TGIF, friends. Hope that you all have had a lovely week, and that a relaxing weekend lies ahead. Read more Read more Read more Read more Happy day, friends!