I found this recipe on http://www.bettycrocker.com. I made them for our neighbors the Baldwins but kept a few for us to try and they are divine! cookie base: 1 (1 pound, 1.5 ounce) pouch Betty Crocker double chocolate chunk cookie mix (I’ll confess here that I used a Krusteaz chocolate chunk cookie mix, the kind … Continue reading
Here is my Red Velvet Cake story! A friend of Courtney’s requested a birthday cake from us for her daughter’s birthday and she wanted the cake to be Red Velvet. I had never made a Red Velvet cake before so I asked my good friend Ann, who is a spectacular baker, if she had … Continue reading
This could not be any easier to make and it seriously could not taste any better either. It was even better with a little (or big) dollop of Cool Whip on top. It comes from the Martha Stewart magazine, “Everyday Food”. 32 chocolate wafer cookies (about 8 ounces) or graham crackers 2 tablespoons sugar coarse … Continue reading
My friend Patty asked if I could make some favors for her family’s Thanksgiving Day dinner so this is the one she picked. These little guys come from the cookbook, “Hello, Cupcake!” by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson. I made enough for Patty and her family and then made enough for our family and the … Continue reading
This recipe comes from the January/February 2010 edition of “The Food Network Magazine”. It was part of an article titled “I Want Candy!” which had 6 cupcake recipes, all made to taste like a specific candy bar; this one tastes like Reeses Peanut Butter Cups (and yes, I do plan on making the rest of … Continue reading
I went to the dr with Courtney the other day and while we were waiting, I picked up an “Everyday Food” magazine (which is a Martha Stewart magazine) and I saw this recipe and wanted it and couldn’t figure out how to copy it until my genius daughter said to me, like I was a … Continue reading
A cake for our friends, the Whites. I found the cake recipe on a website called http://www.cdkitchen.com and the glaze recipe on another website called http://www.ezinearticles.com. Smells heavenly! The cake is another way to use some leftover Halloween candy. I used Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, both the chocolate and the white kind, in the cake … Continue reading
Here is whoopie pie recipe #2 from Wendy Paul’s “101 Gourmet Cookies for Everyone”. These came our rounder and firmer and smaller than the other ones. There were some of these leftover and they are delicious! cookies: 1/2 cup butter, soft 1 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 tablespoons food coloring (she … Continue reading
Last night we had our Evening of Excellence for the young women and I was in charge of the treat so I decided to make whoopie pies. I found this recipe in a magazine (can’t remember which one). It was meant for Halloween as they had rolled the edges of the pies in orange sanding … Continue reading
So here are the Cupcake Haunted Houses that the girls made at Activity Night last night. They came out really cute! The idea and instructions come from the cookbook “What’s New Cupcake” by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson. The instructions are long, they take up 3 full pages in their cookbook, and I just don’t … Continue reading
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