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Old Fashioned Butter Cookies with Butter Frosting
By medic949
Beat 1 cup softened butter with white sugar in a large bowl until creamy
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Frosting:
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 9 tablespoons evaporated milk, or more as needed
- 6 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed
Coconut Pineapple Carrot Cake
By sarascharft
Combine all ingredients. Pour into 2 round pans
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 3 1/2 cups White Sugar
- 2 cups Oil
- 6 Eggs
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 4 cups Shredded Carrots
- 1 cup Coconut
- 1 can Pineapple with Juice
- Icing:
- 2 cups softened Cream Cheese
- 1/4 cup Margarine
- 1/4 cup Icing Sugar
Chocolate-Chip-Pecan Cookie Bars
By tara8272
Preheat the oven to 350° and line the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with parchment paper
- 1 cup pecans
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Nana's Jiffy Gems
By alexscharft
Bring to a rolling boil the sugar, milk & butter
- 2 cups Sugar
- 1/2 cup Canned Milk
- 1/2 cup Butter
- 6 tbsp Cocoa or 2 squares of Chocolate
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 4 cups Rolled Oats
No Bake Boston Cream Pie
By racheld88
Layers of graham crackers and custard topped with melted chocolate
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Auntie Elnora's Marshmallows
By alexscharft
Soak gelatine in cold water then dissolve in boiling water
- 1 package gelatine
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 4 tbsp cold water
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp corn starch
Peanut Butter Pie
By sarahsinagel
Preheat oven at 375
- 1 1/4 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
Naan khatai- Bhopali style
By Crazyspices
Yummy to the tummy
- 2 cups butter/ghee
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tsp crushed almonds
- 2 tsp ground cardamom seeds
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup tasty wheat.
- Flour as required.
Best Frozen Hot Chocolate
By sarahsinagel
Place the chocolate in a medium bowl set over a saucepan with about 1 inch of barely simmering water (keep the heat...
- 3 ounces chocolate (milk, semisweet or dark), finely chopped
- 4½ teaspoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons Ovaltine
- 1½ cups milk, divided
- 3 cups ice
Carrot Cake with coconut and pineapple juice
By alexscharft
Combine all ingredients
- 4 cups Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 3 1/2 cups White Sugar
- 2 cups Oil
- 6 Eggs
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 4 cups Shredded Carrots
- 1 cup Coconut
- 1 can Pineapple with Juice
- Icing:
- 2 cups softened Cream Cheese
- 1/4 cup Margarine
- 1/4 cup Icing Sugar
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
By epmail88
A white frost covered carrot cake
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, for greasing the pans
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt or table salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 2 cups packed light brown sugar
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 cup safflower or canola oil
- 1 pound carrots, trimmed, peeled, and coarsely grated on the largest holes of a box grater or the fine grating blade of food processor (about 3 lightly packed cups total)
Chocolate Chip Gingerbread Cookies
By emjyhss
Preheat the oven to 325. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- 1 stuck unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses 1 egg 1 to 2 tablespoons water 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
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