This recipe is a tradition in my house, and for the first time my grandmother’s hand cookie press wasn’t working this year. It made me very sad that I could use it (and get my usual cookie shapes) but instead I rolled the dough into a tube shape, let it firm up in the fridge and sliced it. It was easy to do and the results are still tasty. Enjoy! Buttery Shortbread *adapted from recipe originally posted on www.bitofmomsense.com Ingredients[...]
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After attending Blissdom Canada earlier this month, one of the sponsors, Kraft Canada, gave out bags of their little Kraft caramels. This is how I decided to use them: For the chocolate cake, I used this 5 minute cake-in-a-mug recipe. It made a tall mug that I cut for each guest. To make the caramel, I microwaved some caramel squares and milk for about a minute, and stirred. I drizzled that on the cake. The ice cream is from local[...]
This is one of those recipes you whip up that ends up impressing your guests with the way it looks and more importantly, the way it tastes. Enjoy! Ingredients: 1/2 package of puff pastry, thawed 1/2 cup chocolate chips (dark or semi-sweet. Also can use semi-sweet pieces of chocolate bars) icing sugar Directions: 1-Roll out the puff pastry and slice into 4 long pieces. 2-Sprinkle chocolate chips across the length of pastry. Don’t overfill! 3-Roll the pastry forming a croissant[...]
This is a great cake recipe and was a crowd favorite when we were kids. Not too sweet and perfect for an afternoon play date or coffee date. Blend: 1 cup of oil 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups of sugar 1 cup of sour cream 1 tbsp vanilla Sift together: 2 cups of all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup chocolate chips Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture until blended. Add chocolate chips[...]
These are easily my favourite holiday treat. They are incredibly sweet, and such fun to make. Our family looks forward to them every year. Ingredients: Dough/filling: ½ can condensed milk ½ cup softened butter 1 ½ lbs icing sugar (4-5 cups) 1 ½ tsp vanilla yellow food colouring Shell: (increase as needed for the number of eggs you make) 8 oz semisweet chocolate 1 tbsp butter Directions: Dough/filling: 1-Cream together butter and vanilla. 2-Add condensed milk, beat[...]
This are far too easy! If you have chocolate chips or butterscotch chips, you could use those instead of the peanut butter. Ingredients: 2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1 can condensed milk 1 tsp vanilla 1 package peanut butter chips Directions: 1-Combine all the ingredients in a bowl. 2-Spread into 8×8 greased pan. 3-Bake at 350 degrees for approx 25 minutes. When they come out of the oven they will appear soft, but will firm up as they cool. Enjoy!
These are a great cookie to make with the kids. Mine love to help dump the ingredients into the pot and then help count the cookies as they go onto the cookie sheet. Ingredients 2 c sugar 6 T cocoa ½ c butter ½ c milk Pinch of salt 1 t vanilla (if deseried) 3 c rolled oats (I used large flake but any kind would work.) Directions: Mix together the sugar, cocoa, butter, milk and salt together in[...]
What’s a bowl of ice cream without a fudge sauce topping?? This quick and easy sauce is quick and easy and is the perfect ending to a great meal! Ingredients 1 1/2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips 2 TBSP butter 3/4 cup evaporated milk In a microwave safe bowl, combine chips and butter and microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir until melted. If necessary, microwave again for 30-60 seconds until melted. Add milk and gently stir. Microwave on high[...]
A few months ago I mused on Facebook how I was having to eat gluten- and dairy-free to get control of some ongoing gut issues I’ve been dealing with for a long time. I noted that gluten-free breads are just a cruel joke and should not be allowed to carry the word ‘bread’ in their description. In response, my Aunt Cheryl in Edmonton sent me a link to a cookie recipe that she said saved her when she was eating[...]
Baking is my passion. It’s also my business. “Will bake for money” has become my moniker. As proprietor of Sugarplum Fairy Homebaking I’ve been able to turn my passion into a bit of pocket money. It also means that I spend a lot of time trying new recipes that my customers might want to try. But I always seem to come back to my favourites; those recipes that I keep in my badly stained and torn card holder, most of[...]
