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Pecan Bars
By mollydahma
When you're baking for a party, making these pecan bars that guests can hold in their hands is a great idea
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups packed light-brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon dark corn syrup
- 2 cups pecans, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
Chinese Napa Salad
By mollydahma
1. In a small skillet, toast sesame seeds over medium heat until golden brown and fragrant
- 2 * 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 * 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup olive oil
- 4 * 4 cups shredded cabbage
- 2 * 2 carrots, shredded
- 1 * 1 (3 ounce) package ramen noodles, crushed
Spritz Butter Cookies
By mollydahma
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Basic Butter Cookie Dough
Chocolate-Espresso Snowcaps
By mollydahma
These cookies look like little snow-covered mountains
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 teaspoons instant espresso
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 4 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
- 1 tablespoon milk
- Confectioners' sugar, for coating
Speculaas Cookies
By mollydahma
When imprinting the fragrant spiced cookie dough with springerle molds, stop frequently to clean the patterns with ...
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon ground mace
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
- Pinch of ground cloves
- 6 ounces (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- Confectioners' sugar, for surface
Rotisserie Chicken - Make Ahead
By mollydahma
1. In a small bowl, mix together salt, paprika, onion powder, thyme, white pepper, black pepper, cayenne peppe...
- 4 * 4 teaspoons salt
- 2 * 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 * 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 * 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 * 1 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 * 2 onions, quartered
- 2 * 2 (4 pound) whole chickens
Icebox Shortbread
By mollydahma
This recipe makes two logs of dough
- FOR THE SHORTBREAD:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for rolling
- FLAVOR VARIATIONS (OPTIONAL MIX-INS AND COATINGS):
- Mix in grated zest of 2 oranges and 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- Mix in grated zest of 2 lemons; coat with 1/4 cup poppy seeds
- Mix in grated zest of 2 limes; coat with 1/4 cup cornmeal
- Mix in 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots; coat with 1/2 cup finely chopped pistachios
- Mix in 1/2 cup mini chocolate or peanut-butter chips
- Mix in 1/4 cup finely chopped candied ginger; coat with 1/4 cup sesame seeds
Golden Caramels
By mollydahma
Caramels should be individually wrapped in cellophane or waxed paper so they keep their shape
- 4 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 4 cups light corn syrup
- 4 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 16 pieces
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Vegetable-oil cooking spray
Linzer Sandwiches
By mollydahma
Serve these linzer sandwiches after dinner for a beautiful and delicious dessert
- 5 ounces unblanched hazelnuts (1 cup)
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon table salt
- Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
- 2/3 cup raspberry or cherry jam
Pistachio-Honey Torrone
By mollydahma
You can substitute almonds or hazelnuts for the pistachios
- Edible wafer paper, enough for 2 layers in pan
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 3 large egg whites
- 1 cup honey
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 cups shelled raw pistachios