Lemon Bars Makes 24 bars Shortbread Crust 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened ½ cup sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract ½ teaspoon salt 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour Lemon Filling 2 cups sugar 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour 6 large eggs 1 cup lemon juice (approximately 4 lemons) Confectioners’ sugar Shortbread …
Mini Vegetable Frittatas Makes 12 frittatas, or 6 servings 8 eggs ½ cup milk 1½ teaspoons Italian seasoning ¼ teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded 4 ounces goat cheese, crumbled ¾ cup yellow squash, chopped ¼ cup frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry 2 tablespoons red onion, finely chopped …
French Toast Sticks Makes 32 sticks Ingredients 8 slices thick sourdough bread 5 eggs 1 cup milk 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon 2 tablespoons butter Confectioners’ sugar Maple syrup Directions Cut each piece of bread into four sticks. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, vanilla, sugar, and cinnamon. …
Christmas Tree Brownies Christmas Tree Brownies Makes 1 dozen (12) brownies Brownies ¾ cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup (1 stick) butter 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Decorations 1 cup vanilla frosting Green food coloring …
Chocolate Chip Cookies Makes 2 dozen (24) cookies ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened ½ cup sugar ¼ cup brown sugar, packed 1 large egg 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1¾ cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. …
Easy Apple Pie Makes 8 servings 2 refrigerated pie crusts at room temperature 6 cups peeled, thinly sliced Granny Smith apples (approximately 6 medium-sized apples) ¾ cup sugar 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon lemon juice ¾ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon nutmeg ¼ teaspoon salt Vanilla ice cream (optional topping) Preheat …
Chocolate Fudge Makes 40 small pieces 3 cups semisweet baking chocolate 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 2 tablespoons butter 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional) Line an 8 x 8-inch square pan with foil. In a large saucepan, melt together chocolate, sweetened …
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds 1 medium-sized pumpkin Salt Extra virgin olive oil Cut a hole in pumpkin from bottom or back, reach in with an ice cream scoop or large spoon, and remove all innards. Place pumpkin seeds (still covered in strings) in a colander and run under water to rinse] and separate seeds from strings. …
Spider Web Cinnamon Rolls 1 can( 17.5 ounce) cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing Black icing Plastic spiders Makes 8 Preheat oven to 350 degrees Bake rolls as directed on can Remove rolls from oven and cool for 10 minutes With icing in a piping bag design a cobweb on each roll (see photo) Outline …
Mummy Hot Dogs Makes 8 hot dogs 1 8-ounce can Crescent dough 8 hot dogs Butter Mini candy eyes Mustard Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare a baking sheet with nonstick spray. Roll out Crescent dough. Do not follow precuts, but cut lengthwise into half-inch strips. Wrap each hot dog with strips of dough, crisscrossing …
