Jello Cookies

April 27, 2012

What an easy way to make special flavors of cookies! Just grab your favorite flavor of Jello and check out this cookie recipe! You’ll need:

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 – 3oz. pkg of Jell-O
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Head over to Just Helen for the recipe!


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Cinnamon Bun Pops

April 10, 2012

Here’s something new to make on a stick! These Cinnamon Bun Pops are so cute and would be fun to make.

  • (2) ¼ ounce packages active dry yeast
  • ¼ cup water (110 degrees F)
  • 1 ½ cups buttermilk
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 4 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ cup butter, melted
  • 1 ¼ cups brown sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon

Head over to Ice Cream Before Dinner for the recipe!


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Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes

March 25, 2012

My goodness these cupcakes look amazing! Blueberry cupcakes filled with a lemon curd, Yum! To make them you need:

  • 2 cups plus 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups fresh blueberries
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3/4 teaspoon pure lemon extract
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 4 large eggs

Head over to There Goes the Cupcake for the recipe and instructions!


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Orange Bunny Rolls

March 18, 2012

This a so cute and would make a fun Easter or springtime treat to bake! To make them you need:

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 package active dry yeast
  • 3/4 tsp ground cardamom or allspice
  • 1 1/4 cups milk
  • 1/2 cup butter, margarine, or shortening
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tblsp finely shredded orange peel or 1 tblsp finely shredded lime peel
  • 1/4 cup orange juice or 2 tblsp lime juice and 2 tblsp water

Head over to Budget Gourmet Mom for the recipe!


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Nutter Butter Chicks

March 17, 2012

Here’s a cute spring treat to make! For these Nutter Butter Chicks all you need is:

  • 1 package Nutter Butter sandwich cookies
  • 64 mini chocolate chips
  • 2 packages yellow Candy Melts
  • small tube of orange piping gel

Head over to Heather’s Sweets and Treats for the instructions!


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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins

March 9, 2012

These Peanut Butter Chocolate Chips Muffins look perfectly yum! To make them you need:

  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 6 tbsp. butter, melted and cooled
  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • ¾ cup chocolate chips

Go to Annie’s Eats to find the full recipe!


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Cookies and Cream Cookies

March 2, 2012

Cookies and Cream Cookies? Yes please! To make them you need:

  •  2 sticks butter (1 cup)
  • 1 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla
  • 1/2 cup dark cocoa powder (I used Hershey’s Special Dark), but if you don’t like dark, just use regular cocoa powder.
  • 2 1/4 cups AP flour
  • 1/4 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 12 oz. Hershey’s Cookies and Creme drops (if you can’t find these because they are a new item use coarsely chopped Cookies and Cream Kisses OR Hershey’s Cookies and Creme Bars)

Head over to Cookies and Cups for the full recipe!


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Banana Upside Down Muffins

February 17, 2012

These Banana Upside Down Muffins sound really different than the norm but really good! To make them you need:

  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup dark muscovado or brown sugar, packed
  • 4 ripe bananas
  • 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/2 cup dark muscovado or brown sugar, packed
  • 1/3 cup canola oil
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 3 tbsp whole milk
  • 3 tbsp dark rum
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Head to Amanda’s Cooking for the full recipe!


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Surprise Cookies

February 16, 2012

These cookies would be a fun treat to make for something different. The surprise inside the cookies is a soft marshmallow! To make these cookies you need:

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 12 large marshmallows, cut in half horizontally
  • Chocolate Frosting for Surprise Cookies

Head over the Martha Stewart’s website to get the recipe and instructions.


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Grain Free Mudslide Cookies

February 15, 2012

These Mudslide Fudge Cookies are grain free! All you need to make them is:

  • 2/3 c cocoa powder
  • 1/3 c egg whites (roughly 2 or 3)
  • 1/4 c honey
  • 1/4 c dark chocolate chips, chopped
  • 1/2 t vanilla extract

Head over to Food Renegade to find the recipe!


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Homemade Samoas Bars

February 1, 2012

These Homemade Samoas Bars look amazing! It’s a good way to get your Girl Scout Cookie fix in the cookie off-season! Here’s what you need:

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 cups shredded coconut (sweetened or unsweetened)
  • 12-oz good-quality chewy caramels
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • 10 oz. dark or semisweet chocolate (chocolate chips are ok)

 

Head over to Baking Bites to get the full recipe!


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Valentine’s Oreos

January 15, 2012

Want to make a pretty treat this Valentine’s Day? Here’s what you need to make these pink Valentine’s Day Oreos.

  • 1 package of strawberry cake mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup of shortening
  • Frosting:
  • 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 1/2 stick of butter, softened
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 4 c. powdered sugar

Head over to Thirty Handmade Days to find the full recipe and instructions!


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