Eggnog Ice Box Cookies - A Pretty Life In The Suburbs I’ve got my Christmas cookie bake on! I love love to bake Christmas cookies. I mean, what better excuse does one need to bake cookies than the holiday season? There’s no guilt with Christmas baking, right? Holiday calories don’t count. ;) I find myself making ice box cookies every year…last year I made Cherry Ice Box Cookies, and the year before I made Brown Sugar Shortbread (Ice Box Cookies). So this year I wanted to make ice box cookies with eggnog in them…eggnog is the best. Between the cookie and the icing, these Eggnog Ice Box cookies are bursting with eggnog flavour! Eggnog Ice Box Cookies Ingredients Ice Box Cookie 1 cup butter, at room temperature2 cups sugar1 cup eggnog (I used 2%)5½ cups flour1 tsp baking soda¾ tsp nutmeg Eggnog Icing ¼ cup butter, at room temperature3 cups icing sugar⅓ cup eggnog Instructions Notes You don’t have to bake all the cookies at once. Recipe from Taste of Home Serve these cookies up with a mug of hot chocolate or coffee. Have a merry & delicious day!
Banana Ice Cream Sandwiches & Veggie Wedgie I really love frozen bananas-who doesn’t? Raw banana ice cream has been one of my favorite treats since last summer- it’s so easy and quick to make! Now that the weather is warm again, I started making it more often but this time I thought I should try something different- I wanted to make ice cream sandwiches with banana filling, and since I was making the filling raw, I thought that it would be cool to also make the cookies raw, no? Ingredients For the cookies : -1 cup oat groats or 1 1/2 cup oat flour -1/2 cup raw cacao powder -200gr dates -3 tbsp coconut butter -2 tbsp agave syrup -1 tbsp water Filling : -6 frozen bananas -1 vanilla bean, scraped To make the cookies, if using oat groats, grind them to make oat flour. To make the ice cream use a blender or a food processor to mash the frozen bananas.
Make Your Own Girl Scout Cookies Make Your Own Girl Scout Cookies, Sans The Artificial Ingredients Whether you want to avoid some of the highly-processed ingredients (like trans fats and palm oil) or you just can’t wait for the annual cookie sale, we’ve got some simple ways to make healthier versions of these classic treats. Why Make Your Own Though Girl Scout cookies boxes say “trans-fat free,” the term is officially defined by the FDA as a food that contains less than 0.5 grams of trans fat per serving, meaning some varieties — including uber-popular Thin Mints, Samoas and Tagalongs — still contain trace amounts of the fat. 2 Recipes, 5 Different Girl Scout Cookies Many of the favorite Girl Scout cookies begin with the same base: The classic shortbread cookie. Recipe #1: Shortbread CookiesStart with any basic shortbread cookie recipe – like this one from Claire Robinson. One Cookie Recipe, 4 Different Cookies Trefoils: Leave plain for the most classic of Girl Scout munchies. Classic Shortbread Cookies: Trefoils
S'mores Cookies These cookies are every bit as delicious as they look. You may have noticed that I have been in a s'mores kick lately. First with the cookie dough pops, then with these cookies. I also plan to make additional s'mores themed treats this weekend. S'mores Cookiesadapted from Make and Bake 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour1 cup graham cracker crumbs 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 dash of cinnamon 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs 2 cups miniature chocolate chips1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows2 Hershey bars, choppedPreheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl combine the flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking soda, salt, and dash of cinnamon. Makes approximately 4 dozen cookies.
Cinnamon Streusel Pancakes | Two Peas & Their Pod - StumbleUpon Cinnamon Streusel Pancakes When we went to California in November, we spent a day eating our way through Los Angeles with our good friend, Amanda, from Kevin and Amanda. Amanda had a long list of food places for us to try. The pancakes at The Griddle Cafe are humongous! We were determined to recreate our favorite pancakes at home so one morning we put our game faces on and got to work. Josh let a big scoop of butter melt all over the pancake, making the pancake even more decadent. I will warn you these pancakes are insanely sweet. To see what else we ate in L.A, check out Amanda’s post. Cinnamon Streusel Pancakes Ingredients:2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups buttermilk 2 large eggs 1/4 cup canola oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extractCinnamon Streusel:1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into chunksDirections:1.
Cowboy Cookies | Scarletta Bakes Howdy. Have a cookie. You’ll need it to sustain you through the following paragraphs of immensely dorky cowboy references. Yee haw. These cookies are pretty much my favorite of all time – the confectionery equivalent of a supreme or trashcan pizza. There’s something for everyone in these chunky gems, but they are still soft and chewy on the inside. Even a city slicker would approve. Whoa, Nellie! These are beaters for begging for a licking. The base dough, before you fold in all the goodies, is rich and creamy, sweetened with brown and white sugars. I use shortening whenever I make these cookies, which lends a lovely texture to the finished product. Dang – can you believe that? I actually set my rubber scraper aside and folded all of the additives in with my hands. We’re talking some serious vittles here. Make some extra room in your saddlebag – these cookies are not small. Cowboy Cookies Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream sugars and shortening together. YIELD: approximately 26 cookies
Homemade Oreos Fact #1: I made Oreos. I didn’t think it was possible, either. Fact #2: They tasted just like the real ones.. on crack. So much better. So. Fact #3: They are extraordinarily better for your body than those blue plastic wrapped gems. Fact #4: You will become 700 times more popular if you bring a batch of these to school/work/anywhere else where humans congregate. Sorry about all the paparazzi. Falling short in the friends department? Just kidding.. obviously Oreos. From Smitten Kitchen Makes 25 to 30 sandwich cookies For the chocolate wafers: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch process cocoa 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/4 cups sugar 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) room-temperature, unsalted butter 1 large egg For the filling: 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) room-temperature, unsalted butter 1/4 cup vegetable shortening 2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Set two racks in the middle of the oven. Jordana
Baked Lemon Pasta I love simple dishes like this. They remind me of my single vegetarian days in L.A. when I’d often come home from work and find a total of three grocery items in my kitchen. This is in contrast to the 9.446 grocery items in my kitchen now—everything from bacon grease to a freezer full of beef, but we won’t go there today. Lemon is an unlikely flavoring for pasta, but oh…is it ever refreshing and good, especially in the spring and summer. This is a baked version, but if you’re in a hurry there’s nothing more delicious than this: saute butter and olive oil, add chopped garlic. Squeeze in the juice of a couple of lemons and add in some of the zest. There’s something about this baked version, though, that I just love. That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it. This recipe may be doubled, tripled, or octupled—it’s totally easy. The Cast of Characters: Spaghetti, lemons, garlic, butter, sour cream, olive oil, salt, Parmesan cheese, and parsley. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Oh, yum. Enjoy!