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Sparkling Cranberry Gems
By CJKK
Preheat the oven to 350°F
- Cookies
- 1 cup (4 1/4 ounces) King Arthur White Whole Wheat Flour, organic preferred; or King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1 1/2 cups (7 ounces) dried cranberries, packed
- 2 tablespoons (1/2 ounce) confectioners’ sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 tablespoons (3 ounces) cold unsalted butter, cut into pats
- 3 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) milk
- Coating
- scant 1/2 cup (about 3 1/2 ounces) coarse white sparkling sugar
- Place the flour and dried cranberries in the bowl of a food processor. Process until the cranberries are coarsely shredded. Imagine a single dried cranberry cut into about 4 pieces: that’s your goal.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets.
- Whisk together the flour/cranberry mixture, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add the vanilla and butter, mixing until the butter is thoroughly distributed, but some pea-sized chunks still remain. Dribb
- Place the coarse sugar in a plastic bag; about 1-quart size should do.
- Using a teaspoon cookie scoop (or a spoon), scoop the dough by 1 3/4-teaspoonfuls (about 1 1/4" balls) into the bag, 6 or 8 at a time. Close the top of the bag, and gently shake to coat the balls with
- Bake the cookies for 16 to 17 minutes, until they’re set and barely, BARELY beginning to brown around the very edge; the tops shouldn’t be brown at all. Remove them from the oven, and cool right on th
- Yield: about 3 dozen cookies.
- Nutrition Facts
- Serving Size, 1 cookie (15g); Servings per Batch, 36; amount per serving: Calories 60, Calories from Fat 20, Total Fat 2g(3% DV), Saturated Fat 1g(6% DV), Trans Fat 0g, Cholesterol 5mg(2% DV), Sodium
Cherry Dr Pepper Cake!
By CJKK
Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with pam baking spray and set aside Using a standing mixer, mix
- 1 box chocolate cake mix, only using the dry mix
- 1 1/2 C Dr. Pepper Cherry Soda
- 1 jar maraschino cherries with no stem (Remove 24 cherries from the jar and set aside)
- 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 3 C powdered sugar, plus 2 more cups if needed
- 1 container of chocolate shavings (optional) (Found at Hobby Lobby)
Mini Eggnog Cheesecakes
By CJKK
Heat oven to 350 degrees F
- 16 oz. cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 1/3 c. eggnog
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 tbsp. flour
- 1 Pinch salt
- 12 gingersnap cookies
- Whipped cream, for serving
- Caramel sauce, for serving
Perfect Homemade Lemonade
By CJKK
In a large saucepan, heat the sugar and 4 cups water until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is hot
- 4 cups sugar
- 4 cups fresh lemon juice
- 2 lemons, sliced
- Ice, for serving
Pumpkin Cheesecake Blossom Cookies
By CJKK
Makes approx 4 dozen. Preheat the oven to 350
- 1 cup butter, still cold
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup cinnamon sugar (1/2 cup sugar + tsp cinnamon)
- approximately 4 dozen Pumpkin Spice Hershey Kisses
- 3.4 oz pudding mix, cheesecake flavored
Alfredo Chicken Casserole
By CJKK
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
- Cream Sauce:
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs (see NOTES)
- 1¼ cups heavy cream, divided
- 2 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs
- 2 tbs olive oil
- ¼ cup Parmesan or Romano cheese
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- ⅛ tsp oregano
- Fresh chopped parsley for garnish (optional)
- Instructions
Beefy Nacho Soup
By CJKK
1In 2-quart saucepan, cook ground beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer...
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1 tablespoon Old El Paso™ taco seasoning mix (from 1 oz package)
- 1 can (10 3/4 oz) condensed nacho cheese soup
- 1 can (10 oz) diced tomatoes and green chiles, undrained
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (2 oz)
- 1/2 cup crushed corn tortilla chips
Easy Garbanzo Bean Salad
By CJKK
1 Squeeze the juice of three lemons into your serving bowl
- 3 3
- lemons Save $
- 2 2
- tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1
- tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 1
- cucumber, chopped small
- 1/2 1/2
- red onion, chopped small
- 1 1
- cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 1
- can (19 oz) Progresso™ Chick Peas, drained and rinsed
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 2
- tablespoons chopped fresh parsley (or more, to taste)
Bourbon Chicken
By CJKK
I searched and finally found this recipe on the internet
- 2 lbs boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup apple juice
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
Edible Picnic Basket (Bread Machine)
By CJKK
What a great way to have a picnic! You can eat the basket and not have to carry it back to the car! With this ever-...
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 4 cups white bread flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons fast rise yeast or 3 teaspoons active dry yeast