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Friday, June 7

Peanut Butter Cookies


1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 cups flour
3/4 tsp soda
1/4 tsp salt
Thoroughly cream butter, peanut butter, sugars, egg, and vanilla.  Blend dry ingredients into creamed mixture.  Shape into balls.  Place on ungreased cookie sheet.  Crisscross with fork.  Bake at 375 for 10 to 12 minutes.

Cowgirl Cookies


4 cubes of butter
2 cups white sugar
2 cups brown sugar
4 eggs

1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp soda
5 c. flour

1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
2 bags of chocolate chips
Cream the butter, white and brown sugars, and eggs together.  Add the baking powder, soda, and flour.  Mix well.  Then add the vanilla, nuts, and choc. chips.  Drop by teaspoon onto buttered cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes or until brown.  You can add coconut too if you'd like.

Frosted Banana Bars


1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
3 eggs

1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
dash salt
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.  Beat in the eggs, bananas, and vanilla.   Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until blended.  Transfer to a greased 15-in. x 10-in. baking pan.  Bake at 350 for 20 - 25 minutes or until tests done.  Cool.
Frosting

2 pkg cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter
5 cups powdered sugar.

Cakes

  1. Aunt Beatty’s Chocolate Cake by Ina Garten

    Ingredients



    Butter   for greasing the pans
    34cupsall-purpose flour   plus more for pans
    2cupssugar  
    34cupsgood cocoa powder  
    2teaspoonsbaking soda  
    1teaspoonbaking powder  
    1teaspoonkosher salt  
    1cupbuttermilk   shaken
    12cupvegetable oil  
    2
    extra-large eggs   at room temperature
    1teaspoonpure vanilla extract  
    1cupfreshly brewed hot coffee  


    Chocolate Buttercream   recipe follows
    6ouncesgood semisweet chocolate   (recommended: Callebaut)
    12pound(2 sticks) unsalted butter   at room temperature
    1
    extra-large egg yolk   at room temperature
    14cupssifted confectioners' sugar  
    1tablespooninstant coffee powder

    Directions