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Easiest Cookies Ever
By MarieR
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
- 12 mini pietzel twists
- 12 milk chocolate kisses
- 12 mint-flavored candy-coated milk chocolate pieces (M&M's)
Walnut Shortbread
By MarieR
Prep Time 5 minutes Total Time 55 minutes
- 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
- 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, plus more for dusting
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Carrot Ribbon Salad
By MarieR
Good for you side dish. Make ahead, chill at least 20 minutes
- 2 cups shelled fresh peas
- 1 lb. large carrots
- 1 cup thinly sliced green onions
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
Beef, Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy (Instant Pot)
By MarieR
Instant Pot Salisbury Steak with Easy Mushroom Gravy An easy, homemade salisbury steak recipe that's made in the...
Saltine Toffee Cookies
By MarieR
Family Circle, December 2013, Diamond Walnuts Ad
- 4 ounces saltine crackers
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cups Diamond Walnuts, Toasted and Chopped
- OR
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted and chopped
Praline Cookies
By MarieR
Combine first 4 ingredients, stirring well
- 1 large egg beaten
- 6 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 1/4 cups brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups pecan halves, toasted
Basil Pesto
By MarieR
Southern Living JUNE 2011
- 2 cups loosely packed fresh basil leaves
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2/3 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 2 garlic cloves
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Chocolate Pavlova with Strawberries and Cream
By MarieR
Food Network Magazine Jan/Feb 2015
- 5 large egg whites, at room temperature
- Pinch of cream of tartar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 5 tablespoons Dutch-process unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups cold heavy cream
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3 cups strawberries, halved or quartered
Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies, Thin. Crisp
By MarieR
Think of this as the elevated, from-scratch version of the Original Nestlé Toll House treat
- Makes about 36 traditional or 18 oversized
- 1 cup (227 grams) unsalted butter,* softened
- 1 cup (220 grams) firmly packed light brown sugar
- 2/3 cup (133 grams) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs (100 grams)
- 1 tablespoon (18 grams) vanilla bean paste
- 2 1/3 cups plus 1 tablespoon (300 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon (5 grams) baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon (2.25 grams) kosher salt
- 2 cups (340 grams) semisweet chocolate morsels*
Coconut Washboards
By MarieR
In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup flaked coconut