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Homemade Graham Crackers
By melissadove
Make It Now Once you taste one of these sweet whole-wheat crackers, you may never go back to the store-bought vari...
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for working
- 1 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1/2 cup untoasted wheat germ
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened (2 sticks)
- 3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons high-quality honey
Florentine Cookie Bars
By melissadove
Colorful Holiday Bars
- Filling:
- 1 Cup Butter, softened
- 2/3 Cup Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 3 Cups Flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/4 cups heavy whipping cream
- 3/4 cup butter, cubed
- 2/3 cup honey
- 4 cups sliced almonds
- 1 1/2 cups red and green candied cherries
- 3/4 cup dried currants
- Garnish: 1 1/4 lbs white candy coating
Boston Cream Pie
By melissadove
Make It Now Makes one 9-inch cake Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for pan
- 1 1/4 cups sugar, plus more for pan
- 1 1/4 cups sifted cake flour (not self-rising)
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 7 tablespoons heavy cream
- 3 ounces best-quality semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- Pastry Cream Filling for Boston Cream Pie Pastry Cream Filling for Boston Cream Pie
Chocolate Macaroon Cake
By melissadove
Heat oven to 325°F. Generously grease and lightly flour shaped (12-cup) Bundt® pan and bottom of Bundt® Tunnel I...
- Cake
- 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® German chocolate cake mix
- 3/4 cup water
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut
- Macaroon Filling
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup flaked coconut
Gingerbread Linzertorte
By melissadove
Preheat oven to 325 with rack in lowest position
- 2 1/4 Cups all purpose flour plus more for work surface
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1/2 cup unsulfured molasses
- 2 Large egg yolks, plus 1 large egg white
- 1 1/4 cups Raspberry Jam
CHOCOLATE SHAKE WW PP 4
By melissadove
PUT ALL INGREDIENTS IN BLENDER, BLEND UNTIL SMOOTH, 2 SERVINGS, 1 CUP PER SERVING
- 1 CUP LOW FAT CHOCOLATE MILK
- 1 TSP VANILLA
- 2 TBSP UNSWEETENED COCOA POWDER
- 2 TBSP SUGAR
- 1 CUP ICE CUBES
Chocolate Chip Gingerbread Cake
By melissadove
Position a rack in the middle of an oven and preheat to 350°F
- 2 1/2 cups plus 2 Tbs. all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup natural cocoa powder, plus more for dusting
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground allspice
- 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
- 1 package (12 oz.) miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- 12 Tbs. (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup dark molasses
- 1 cup very hot water
Paint for Cookies
By melissadove
Paint designs on unbaked sugar cookies, then bake as directed
- 3/4 Cup Evaporated Milk
- Food Coloring
Maraschino Cherry Molded Fruit Salad
By melissadove
Great for holidays and summer
- 1 8oz Package Cream Cheese
- 2 20oz cans of Crushed Pineapple
- 1 10oz bag of mini marshmallows, cut in half
- 2 10oz jars of maraschino cherries without stems, drained and cut in half
- 1 8oz carton of Cool Whip
4 Ingredient Toffee
By melissadove
1 Heat sugar, butter and water to boiling in heavy 2-quart saucepan, stirring constantly; reduce heat to medium
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans