Everything Homemaking
I served these for the first time last night and everyone agreed that this recipe is a definite keeper. See what you think. Ingredients: 1 tube (18 ounces) refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough * 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened ½ cup sugar 1 egg Directions: Cut cookie dough in half. For crust, press half of the dough onto the bottom of a greased 8-inch … [Read more...]
Awesome. Amazing. Delicious. This Chocolate Caramel Cracker Bar recipe was out of this world! I’ll admit I was skeptical. Soda crackers as the base? That just didn’t sound like it would be good. But this dessert was amazing. You might want to think about making it for Christmas. It’s easy and awesome. The only problem is that you can’t just eat one. I can usually take … [Read more...]
I love trying new cookie recipes. This one was in my Best-Loved Cookies cookbook by Nestle Tollhouse. It's a tasty twist on the traditional chocolate chip coookie. And who doesn’t love peanut butter and chocolate! Ingredients: 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon (I omitted) ¾ cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter or … [Read more...]
Looking for a really delicious bar recipe? Try this one. The oatmeal cookie type crust topped with the creamy chocolate filling is SO good! Crust: 1 c. butter or margarine, softened 2 cups packed brown sugar 2 eggs 2 tsp. vanilla extract 3 cups quick-cooking oats 2-1/2 c. all-purpose flour 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking soda In a mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. … [Read more...]
Turning Mistakes Into Marvels Cooking is not an exact science and sometimes things go wrong. I was just watching Iron Chef the other night when the challenger had two pretty big mishaps. So if it can happen to a professional chef, it can certainly happen to the rest of us. What do we do when a mishap occurs? Obviously it depends on the mishap. For example, years ago I was melting … [Read more...]
One thing I love about these brownies is the chocolate chip cookie dough topping (minus raw egg, of course). I also love the fact that I almost always have everything in my pantry that I need to make these. And it doesn’t hurt one bit that they’re delicious! These brownies also freeze well. When I freeze them, I put them in a plastic freezer container with wax paper between each … [Read more...]
I just made these bars last week. I've had the recipe for a long time but hadn't made them for a while. I forgot how good they were! 1 package (10 to 11 ounces) butterscotch chips 1 cup peanut butter 8 cups crisp rice cereal 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips ¼ cup butter, cubed 2 tbsp. water ¾ cup confectioners’ sugar In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt … [Read more...]
