Triple Chocolate Cookies

 

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 1/4 cups cocoa powder
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons  vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. In a large bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, salt, and vanilla, mix well. Gradually add flour and cocoa to the creamed mixture. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts . Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto prepared (either greased or parchment lined) cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until fluffy but still soft. Remove cookies from tray and place on cooling rack to cool completely.  - Tricia Munk

Lemon Crinkle Cookies

 Photo and recipe via Lauren's Latest

Lemon Crinkle Cookies 

yield: 2-3 dozen

Ingredients:
½ cups Butter, Softened
1 cup Granulated Sugar
½ teaspoons Vanilla Extract
1 whole Egg
1 teaspoon Lemon Zest
1 Tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice
¼ teaspoons Salt
¼ teaspoons Baking Powder
⅛ teaspoons Baking Soda
1¼ cup All-purpose Flour
½ cups Powdered Sugar

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease light colored baking sheets with non stick cooking spray and set aside.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Whip in vanilla, egg, lemon zest and juice. Scrape sides and mix again. Stir in all dry ingredients slowly until just combined, excluding the powdered sugar. Scrape sides of bowl and mix again briefly. Pour powdered sugar onto a large plate. Roll a heaping teaspoon of dough into a ball and roll in powdered sugar. Place on baking sheet and repeat with remaining dough.

Bake for 9-11 minutes or until bottoms begin to barely brown and cookies look matte {not melty or shiny}. Remove from oven and cool cookies about 3 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.

*If using a non stick darker baking tray, reduce baking time by about 2 minutes. 

 - Adrian

Vanilla Sprinkle Cookies

1 box vanilla cake mix, 18.25 oz
1 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
1/2 C vegetable oil
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 to 3/4 C color sprinkles

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, mix together eggs, oil, and vanilla, then add in cake mix and baking powder. Mix well. Stir in sprinkles. Drop by spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet and bake for about 12 min.  Makes about 30 cookies.  - Tricia

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 c. butter, softened
1 1/2 c. white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
2/3 c. cocoa
3/4 tsp. baking soda
2 c. semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix together first four ingredients, until fluffy.  Add in flour, cocoa, soda, and beat until well mixed. Stir in chocolate chips.
Drop by teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10 - 12 min.  - Tricia

Claire Haynie's Almond Torte

1 C. flour
1 C. sugar
1/2 C. very soft butter
2 eggs
1 tsp. almond extract

Fold together, pour onto a greased spring form pan, sprinkle slivered almonds and coarse sugar on top and bake at 350 for about 30 min.                   - Tricia

Cheesy Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole

3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 medium onion, finely diced

3 stalks celery, finely diced

3 carrots, peeled and diced

2 Tablespoons fresh minced garlic

2 Cups diced, cooked chicken

2 Cups steamed white rice

2 Cups cooked wild rice or 1 box prepared (prepare using instructions on box)

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1/4 teaspoon garlic salt

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Cheese Sauce

4 Tablespoons butter

1/4 Cup flour

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

2 Cups chicken broth

2 Cups shredded cheddar cheese

Top with 1 1/2 Cups additional shredded cheddar cheese

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Heat oil into a medium pot over medium heat. Saute onion, celery and carrots until softened, about 10 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in chicken, both rices, salt, pepper and garlic salt.

2. To prepare cheese sauce melt butter into a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Whisk in flour, salt and pepper then slowly pour in chicken broth whisking continuously. Whisk until thick and nearly boiling then stir in cheese until melted. Pour cheese sauce into rice mixture then transfer to a 9×13 inch baking dish. Top with additional cheddar cheese and bake for 25-30 minutes or until cheese is melted through. Serve.   - Tricia

Meatloaf Cakes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the following ingredients:

1 1/2 lbs. ground beef

1 egg

1/4 cup chopped onion or about 2 T. dry onion flakes

1/4 cup lemon juice

 3/4 dry bread crumbs

2 t. seasoned salt

Form into 6- 8 small mounds-the shape of a very small loaf of bread.

Put on a cookie sheet and bake for 15 mins. Meanwhile, make the sauce:

1/4 cup ketchup

1 t. dried mustard

1/4 t. allspice

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 t. cloves

Mix together and then spoon sauce on each meatloaf cake. Bake for 30 more minutes.

- Tricia