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Sparkling Vanilla Sandwich Cookie
By cuznvin
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix together butter and sugar on medium speed u...
- Makes about 6 dozen
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup evaporated milk
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped (optional)
- 5 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pressing cookies
- Coarse sanding sugar, for rolling
- Chocolate Fudge Filling
Lemon Cream Tart
By cuznvin
Getting ready: Have a thermometer, preferably an instant-read, a strainer and a blender (first choice) or food proc...
- 1 * 1 cup sugar
- * Finely grated zest of 3 lemons
- 4 * 4 large eggs
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (from 4 to 5 lemons)
- 2 * 2 sticks plus 5 tablespoons (21 tablespoons; 10 1/2 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature and cut into tablespoon-sized pieces
- 1 * 1 fully-baked 9-inch tart shell
Raspberry-Chocolate Tart
By cuznvin
For crust: Preheat oven to 350°F
- Crust
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer cookie crumbs (about 6 ounces plain chocolate wafers)
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Filling
- 1 1/2 -pint container fresh raspberries
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 8-ounce container mascarpone cheese*
- 1/2 cup chilled heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Topping
- 2 1/2 -pint containers fresh raspberries
- 1/3 cup seedless raspberry preserves
Brown Butter Toffee Blondies
By cuznvin
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 1 1/4 * 1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, plus more for pan
- 2 1/4 * 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 * 2 cups packed light-brown sugar
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 * 3 large eggs
- 2 1/2 * 2 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 * 1 cup chopped walnuts (about 4 ounces)
- 1 * 1 cup toffee bits
Gingerbread Biscotti
By cuznvin
Biscotti are very forgiving, and you can bake these to your taste: chewy, crunchy, or somewhere in between
- 10 oz. (2-1/4 cups) unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1-1/4 cups packed dark brown sugar
- 2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1-1/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. table salt
- 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 4 oz. (1 cup) pecans, coarsely chopped
- 4 oz. (1/2 cup) lightly packed dried apricots, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp. finely grated orange zest (from about 1 medium navel orange)
Gelato alla Fragola - Strawberry gelato
By cuznvin
In a blender combine the strawberries, sugar and whole milk and puree until smooth
- 12 ounces fresh strawberries (hull removed)
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Nick and Toni's Penne Alla Vecchia Bettola
By cuznvin
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup good olive oil
- 1 * 1 medium Spanish onion, chopped
- 3 * 3 cloves of garlic, diced
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 * 1 cup vodka
- 2 * 2 (28-ounce) cans peeled plum tomatoes
- * Kosher salt
- * Freshly ground black pepper
- 3/4 * 3/4 pound penne pasta
- 4 * 4 tablespoons fresh oregano
- 3/4 to 1 * 3/4 to 1 cup heavy cream
- * Grated Parmesan cheese
Italian Knot Cookies Biscotti di Nodo
By cuznvin
Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together
- 3 cups King Arthur™ Unbleached, All-Purpose Flour
- 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons orange zest
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- FROSTING
- 1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar, sifted
- 4 to 5 tablespoons evaporated milk or half-and-half
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- Green or red food coloring, optional
- Colored sprinkles
Pizzette
By cuznvin
Pizzetts are used on almost every tray we make
- Dough
- Dry Ingredients
- 4 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup roasted almonds, cut in half
- 4 oz. Semi-sweet chocolate. chopped
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground clove
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- Wet Ingredients
- Zest of one orange
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup warm water, orange juice or coffee
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- FROSTING
- 12 oz. of semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon light corn sryup
- 2-3 tablespoons Brandy or Cointreau, Grand Marnier or tablespoon Kahlua
Coconut Chocolate Almond Biscotti
By cuznvin
was thinking about my favorite candy bar, Almond Joy, and wondering if I could add those flavors—the almond, cho...
- 10-1/8 oz. (2-1/4 cups) unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. table salt
- 4 oz. (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup firmly packed sweetened shredded coconut
- 1 cup chopped toasted almonds
- 1 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips