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Royal Icing
By KaylaSears
in a large mixing bowl whip up the egg whites on low just until loose
- 2 large egg whites
- 1/8 tsp cream of tartar
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar sifted
Grandma Grandma's Banana Nut Bread
By racheljcooney
Cream oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (or 3 bananas)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cups walnuts
Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Brownies
By KaylaSears
beat butter, sugars and eggs until fluffy
- 1 cup butter
- 2/3 cup white sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 cups rolled oats
Grandma's Banana Bread
By KaylaSears
preheat oven to 350F. with a wooden spoon mix butter into the bananas
- 3-4 ripe bananas smashed
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
Coffee Chocolate Chip Cookies
By KaylaSears
cream together margarine, butter and sugars until light and fluffy
- 1/2 cup margarine
- 1 stick butter
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 T vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 T instant coffee grounds
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1 T flax seeds
Red Velvet Cake
By KaylaSears
in a stand mixer beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 1/2 cup flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 T cocoa powder
- 3 large eggs at room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 T red food coloring
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 tsp baking soda
Classic Oatmeal & Raisin Cookies
By KaylaSears
cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 3/4 cup raisins
Monster Chocolate Chip Cookies
By Carolyn Haslam-ODea
Big chocolate chip cookies
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
- Add coconut, cherries, walnuts, raisins (optional)
Chocolate Cheesecake Pie
By diane2
in large bowl beat the cream cheese butter sugar and vanilla until smooth
- 1 package cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips melted and cooled
- 1 carton (8 oz) frozen and thawed whipped topping
- 1 graham cracker crust
Pumpkin Muffins
By Lazett
From Micheline
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup oil
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 cups grated pumpkin
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 cup sunflower seeds shelled.
Earthquake Cake
By Lazett
From Les Iles de la Madeleine
- Vegetable oil for misting the pan
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 cup pecans or walnuts
- 1 package cake mix chocolate or German chocolate
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 8 tablespoons butter (1/4 cup) melted
- 1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese
- 4 cups frosting sugar (confectioners)
- Cake mix can be with or withourt pudding in it or Devil's food cake mix.
Lemon Squares
By jenknee54
Crust: Mix together and press into 9x13 pan
- Crust
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- Filling
- 4 eggs beaten
- 2 lemons juiced
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 tbsp flour
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