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Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies
By barbsjustagirl
A chewy molasses cookie with added bursts of melted chocolate!
- 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. Baking soda
- 2 tsp. Ground ginger
- 1 tsp. Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. Ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp. Ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. Salt
- 1 Tbsp cocoa
- 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter - room temp.
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup water
Lemon Blueberry Swirl Cake
By barbsjustagirl
HEAT oven to 350ºF. BEAT cake mix, 3/4 cup water, egg whites and oil in large bowl with mixer until well blende...
- 1 pkg. (2-layer size) white cake mix
- 3/4 cup water
- 3 egg whites
- 2 Tbsp. oil
- 1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Lemon Flavor Gelatin, divided
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 whole egg
- 3 Tbsp. water
Summer Canning Series: Cherry Pie Filling Recipe
By barbsjustagirl
Makes 1 quart pie filling - enough for 1 9" pie
- 4 cups cherries
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 Tablespoons Clear Jel or cornstarch*
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon allspice
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
Chocolate Cookies
By barbsjustagirl
Cookie Blog - voted best "chewy chocolate" cookie!
- 1 cup butter
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 2/3 cup cocoa
- 3 or 3 1/2 cups flour
Chocolate coated peppermint sticks
By barbsjustagirl
Dip these Christmas standbys in white chocolate and nonpareils for something extra-sweet
- For 50 peppermint sticks, you'll need 8 ounces of white or dark chocolate and 1 1/2 cups of white nonpareils.
Mini Spiced Pumpkin Muffins
By barbsjustagirl
85 calories, 4 grams fat (2 g sat
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1-1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
- 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
Blueberry Cow
By barbsjustagirl
A fun soda-fountain combo of ice cream, syrup and soda!
- Syrup:
- 2 cups blueberries (9 ounces)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Makes 6 tablespoons syrup - enough for two servings
- Beverage:
- 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
- 1/2 cup seltzer
Apple Applesauce Muffins
By barbsjustagirl
One of the biggest questions asked when I make a recipe with butter or oil is "can I replace the butter with apple ...
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 2 2 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup honey
- 1 1 1 large egg
- 1 1 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1 2 cups peeled and chopped apples (about 2 medium apples)
Petit Fours
By barbsjustagirl
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 3 tablespoons whole milk, room temperature
- 3 extra-large eggs, room temperature
- 1 3/4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups sifted cake flour (not self-rising)
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 14 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
Healthified Carrott Cake
By barbsjustagirl
53% fewer calories • 77% less sat fat • 73% less fat than the original recipe—see the comparison
- Cake
- 1/2 cup fat-free egg product
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1/3 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
- 1/4 cup fat-free (skim) milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup Gold Medal® whole wheat flour
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups shredded carrots (about 4 medium)
- Frosting
- 4 oz (half of 8-oz package) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel), softened
- 2 tablespoons butter or no-trans-fat 68% vegetable oil spread stick, softened
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 to 2 teaspoons fat-free (skim) milk
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans