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Quick Lemon Poppyseed Cake
By mdpope
Heat oven to 350. Grease 2 loaf pans
- 1 Lemon Cake Mix
- 1 small box Instant Lemon Pudding
- 1/2 c. oil
- 1 c. water
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 c. poppyseeds
Pecan Snowballs
By mdpope
Heat oven to 350° F. Spread the pecans on a rimmed baking sheet and toast for 8 minutes
- 1 cup pecans
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
BUTTERMINT TWISTS
By mdpope
Place butter in large bowl
- 1/2 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, softened
- 5 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons LAND O LAKES ® Traditional Half & Half *
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 2 to 3 drops red food color
- 1 to 2 drops green food color
Peanut Butter Crunch Cookies | Real Simple Recipes
By mdpope
Heat oven to 375F. Using an electric mixer set on high speed, cream the butter and sugars in a large bowl
- 1/2 cupunsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/4 cupgranulated sugar
- 1/2 cuplight brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cupsmooth peanut butter
- 1 teaspoonpure vanilla extract
- 1 cupall-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoonbaking soda
- 1/2 teaspoonsalt
- 2 cupscrispy rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies)
- 1/2 cupchopped peanuts
- 1/2 cupstrawberry jam (optional)
Chocolate-Topped Crispy Bars
By mdpope
In a large saucepan, over medium-low heat, melt the butter and marshmallows, stirring until smooth, 6 to 8 minutes
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 10-ounce bag marshmallows
- 6 cups rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies)
- 12 ounces chocolate (such as Toblerone or Hershey's bar)
Gingersnaps
By mdpope
Heat oven to 375 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or aluminum foil
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cuppacked dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cupgranulated sugar
- 2 tablespoonscorn syrup
- 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 2 3/4 cups, plus 3 tablespoonsall-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoonkosher salt
- 1 1/4 teaspoonsbaking soda
- 2 teaspoonsground ginger
- confectioners sugar, for sprinkling
Healthified Three-Cheese Manicotti
By mdpope
1. Preheat oven to 350°F
- 8 dried manicotti shells
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
- 3/4 cup purchased shredded carrots
- 3 or 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup light ricotta cheese or low-fat cream-style cottage cheese
- 3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese (3 ounces)
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning, crushed
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can Muir Glen® no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 cup bottled roasted red sweet peppers, drained and chopped
Chocolate Chip Pecan Blondies
By mdpope
Heat oven to 350 F. Spray an 8-inch square baking pan with the nonstick spray
- Nonstick vegetable oil spray
- 1 1/2 cupsall-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 teaspoonbaking powder
- 1/4 teaspoonkosher salt
- 1/2 cup(1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 3/4 cupgranulated sugar
- 1/2 cupbrown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoonpure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cupchopped pecans or walnuts
- 3/4 cupsemisweet chocolate chips
Easy Turtle Bars
By mdpope
Heat oven to 350°F. Combine the flour, confectioners' sugar, and butter in the bowl of a food processor
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup toffee-and-chocolate baking pieces (such as Heath or Skor)
Whole Wheat Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
By mdpope
1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease or line 12 muffin cups
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup white sugar or substitute
- 1/2 cup milk (I use rice milk)
- 1/3 cup canola or vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed with fork
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips