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Butter Meltaways with Pink Frosting
By trf0ster
Tasty butter cookies that melt in your mouth, topped with a pretty pink frosting - what could be better?
- Cookies:
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar
- Frosting:
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 to 1 drop red food coloring
Harvest Apple Skillet Cake
By trf0ster
Preheat oven to 350°F. Zest one orange using short strokes; set aside
- 2 oranges
- 5 small, firm, red baking apples, such as Jonathan (1 1/4 pounds)
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon plus spice blend, divided
- 1/2 cup pecans
- 1 package (18.25 ounces) yellow cake mix
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- Thawed, frozen whipped topping (optional)
- Additional pecan halves (optional)
Chili Blanco
By trf0ster
1. In 4- to 5-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat
- 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
- 2 medium onions, coarsely chopped (1 cup)
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 3 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/2 to 1 1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
- 2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 can (15 to 16 oz) great northern beans, drained, rinsed
- 1 can (15 oz) Progresso® cannellini beans, drained, rinsed
- 2 cans (4.5 oz each) Old El Paso® chopped green chiles
- 2 cups Progresso® chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese (4 oz)
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Mountain Dew Cake
By trf0ster
This cake recipe is from the July/August 2007 issue of "Cooking with Paula Deen"
- Cake
- 1 (18.25-ounce) box lemon cake mix
- 1 (3.4-ounce) box lemon flavored instant pudding mix
- 1 (12-ounce) can Mountain Dew soda
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 4 large eggs
- Cake Glaze (From: Recipelink)
- 1 stick butter
- 1 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. Mountain Dew
Salsa Bites
By trf0ster
1. Preheat oven to 350°F
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup thick and chunky salsa
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped ripe pitted olives
- 1 tablespoon chopped green onion
- 1 garlic clove, pressed
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Feather Rolls
By trf0ster
1. In a large bowl, combine 2 cups of the flour and the yeast
- 4 1/4 - 4 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 package active dry yeast
- 1 1/2 cups warm water (120 degrees F to 130 degrees F)
- 1/2 cup mashed cooked potato
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
White Chocolate Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting
By trf0ster
Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350°F
- For the cupcakes:
- 8 ounces good quality white chocolate, chopped
- 2 1/3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature
- ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- ½ cup lowfat yogurt
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- For the frosting:
- 1 pint strawberries, washed and hulled
- 2-3 tablespoons sugar
- [Alternately, use 3-4 tablespoons seedless strawberry jam in place of the strawberries + sugar]
- 6 egg whites
- 1 ¼ cups sugar
- 3 sticks (12 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces and at room temperature.
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 12 small strawberries, hulled and sliced in half lengthwise
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Layered Cupcakes
By trf0ster
Take the peanut butter-chocolate combo to new heights with layers of lusciousness in moist, irresistible cupcakes
- 1 1/2 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
- 1/3 cup Hershey’s® baking cocoa
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 EGGLAND’S BEST egg
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup Reese's® peanut butter chips
- 1/4 cup Hershey’s® semi-sweet chocolate baking chips
Cheesecake Factory Pumpkin Cheesecake
By trf0ster
Mix crust ingredients together, just till coated and crumbly
- Crust:
- 1 −1/2 cups graham crumbs
- 5 Tbsp. butter, melted
- 1 Tbsp. sugar
- Filling:
- 3 − 8oz. pkgs. cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. allspice
- Whipped Cream
Taffy Apple Pizza
By trf0ster
From The Pampered Chef recipe book "Classics"
- 1 package (18 ounces) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 medium Granny Smith apples
- 1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping
- 1/2 cup peanuts, chopped