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Monday, December 11, 2017

Christmas Traditions Box: Sugar Cookies

What's Christmas without cookies and treats? We do a lot of holiday baking. My kids love to decorate sugar cookies. It is a two-day process for us. I make the dough on one day and let it chill overnight. The next day we actually bake and decorate the cookies.

I love this recipe for sugar cookies because they are soft and remind me of the Lofthouse sugar cookies. My kids will eat any frosting but I prefer to use butter over shortening. This recipe originally called for shortening in the frosting but I changed it to butter for personal preference.

This year my daughter is on a gluten-free diet. We made 2 batches- one with gluten-free flour and another with regular all-purpose flour. Both batches turned out great. Our candy selection was scarce (and gluten-free) but we still had fun. Can't go wrong with cookies, right?

Click HERE to download and print our Christmas Sugar Cookie and Frosting recipes.

What cookies do you bake at Christmastime?

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Fudgy Mint Brownies

Emily 8:34 AM 0 Comments

I can't help myself when it comes to dessert and these fudgy brownies are one of a kind. They practically melt in your mouth.

You can pour your brownies directly into a greased pan or line it with foil and grease it for easy release. I like to line it so I can lift the whole thing out of the pan in order cut the brownies cleaner.

Prepare and pour your batter into the pan and bake.

You will know when the brownies are done when the sides pull away from the pan and the whole thing jiggles a little bit. Don't worry about the jiggle. It will firm up when cooled. The top will look slightly browned. Do not overbake. It should NOT be totally firm like a typical cake. The top of the brownie should not be wet. If so, it is underbaked and not ready.

Let the brownie cool completely and spread on the mint frosting. Chill until frosting is firm and cold.

Prepare the chocolate ganache and spread onto the cold mint frosting. Return the refrigerator (or freezer) until chocolate hardens.

When the brownie layers are chilled, cut and serve. You can either serve them cold or let them come up to room temperature. Both ways are delicious.

TIP: Dip your knife into hot water before each cut to obtain a clean look and keep the layers together.

Click HERE for printable recipe.

# brownies # dessert

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Gingerbread Graham Cracker House & Frosting Recipe

Emily 6:34 AM 2 Comments

Halloween is officially over and Christmas is right around the corner! I'm getting excited because there are so many fun things to do!

One thing that I love is decorating gingerbread houses. This is a great activity for a family night, preschool, or even a party. I'm not into making my own gingerbread but I do buy my own gingerbread graham crackers.

These crackers are fun because they smell and taste like gingerbread but still have the texture of a nice graham cracker.

**With Halloween just finishing set aside some hard candies from that bucket and save them for when you assemble your gingerbread house. (Jolly Ranchers, Smarties, Skittles, Candy Bracelets/Necklaces, M&Ms, etc.)

Here are some "not so great" pictures of a timed gingerbread house contest we did YEARS ago. I couldn't believe I still had these pics. Here are my "out-of-the-box" favorites.

Lemonade Stand

Vegas

"No Boys Allowed" Tree House

Below is a great recipe for graham cracker house frosting. It is easy and holds very well.

Graham Cracker House Frosting

Ingredients:

2 egg whites

3 c. powdered sugar

1/8 tsp. cream of tarter

Directions:

With an electric beater, beat the 2 egg whites in a glass or metal bowl until soft peaks form.
Gradually add the powdered sugar.
Add the cream of tarter to make the frosting shiny and smooth.

TIP: Spoon the frosting into a gallon-sized freezer bag. Snip the end off one of the lower corners and use as a piping bag.

ENJOY

Click HERE or on the image below to download and print this recipe.

# Christmas # crafts

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Eat Cake

Emily 4:08 AM 0 Comments

It was my husband's birthday last week. He requested this cake. (This was the last piece.) I have made it once before and now it's one of our favorites. It's a white cake made with buttermilk and layered with old-fashioned chocolate frosting.

It's so good that I'm sharing the recipe!

White Cake

Ingredients:

4 egg whites at room temperature

2 c. flour

1-1/2 cups sugar

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. baking soda

1 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup shortening

2 tsp. vanilla

Directions:

Let egg whites stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour pan. In large mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, bakingg powder, salt and soda. Add buttermilk, shortening and vanilla. Beat on low until combined. Then beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add egg whites on low until combined and then beat again for 2 more minutes on medium speed. Spread in pans. Bake 25 minutes or so until done. Watch and check to see when done. Cupcakes will take about 15 minutes, depending on your oven. Cool and frost.

Old-Fashioned Chocolate Frosting

This recipe is from Our Best Bites. Click HERE for this AMAZING recipe.

NOTE: I do not have a paddle attachment to my Kitchen Aid stand mixer but a whisk attachment works just as well. If you notice that the frosting isn't whipping up very well, put the bowl back into the ice bath until the frosting is cooler. The recipe says to let the bowl stay in the ice bath for 1-2 minutes. I suggest at least 5 minutes or so, stirring constantly. Make sure you scrape the bottom and sides of your bowl before whipping the frosting. Sometimes the chocolate begins to harden in the ice bath- it's okay as long as you scrape it off the sides and bottom before whipping.

ENJOY!!!

# birthdays # cake

Monday, June 27, 2011

Family Night: Game Night

Emily 8:05 AM 1 Comments

Tonight for Family Night, we are going to play some games with MJ. She loves to play games with us but often times our playtime gets postponed due to preparing meals, running errands, cleaning, working, etc. So, tonight we are just going to play!

We will start our family night off with a new tradition: Accomplishments and Achievements. Each member of the family shares one thing they accomplished or achieved last week and we will all cheer for them. It can be anything from an actual award, to participating in an event, to just a kind act of service they performed for someone else. (Thanks to my little sister who gave me this idea.)

Games

I'm pretty sure that we will play Hide-and-Seek. MJ loves this game. Even when she knows where we are hiding, she'll pretend like she doesn't and will say things like, "Is daddy under couch? No. Is he behind the TV? No."

Alphabet Relay: This is a fun one if you have active preschoolers like MJ. (My sister gave me this idea.) All you need is a set of alphabet flashcards. Pick 4 to 6 letters to lay out on the floor on one side of the room. Have your child begin on the opposite side of the room. Call out a letter that is displayed on the floor. See if your child can pick out the correct letter and run it back to where he/she began. Replace the card with a new letter so there will always be 4 to 6 letters on the floor.

Guessing Game: Gather some unique household objects. Make sure they are safe to touch. Put one object in a bag without anyone else seeing. Have those who are guessing put their hand in the bag, one at a time, and try to guess what the object is. You can also put objects in the bag that make noise and have the "guessers" listen to the object.

If you really want to get fancy, you can do this with different smells. Dab some pickle juice, lemon juice, or vinegar on a cotton ball before hand. Store each cotton ball in a separate baby food jar or other container. See how many smells the guessers can pinpoint.

Other games: click on the game title for instructions on how to play.

Red Light, Green Light : We have adapted this game for our 3 year old. Someone is "it" and controls the traffic lights (red light, green light). "It" says "stop" or "go" ("Red light"and "green light" are sometimes too difficult to say or remember what they mean at young ages) and the others respond to the requests of "it." The first person to reach "it" becomes the next "it." "It" also doesn't need to have his/her back facing the others. "It" may see the other players approaching. I made a simple "traffic light" for "It" to hold. It creates a good visual when preschoolers are playing the game. It is easier to respond when both senses are stimulated (hearing and sight).

Click HERE to download and print your own Stop & Go traffic light. Cut out the two circles and paste them back to back onto a craft stick or paint stir stick.

Telephone

Simon Says or Johnny Jump-Ups

Hotter/Colder

Dessert: White Cupcakes with Old-Fashioned Chocolate Frosting

White Cake

4 egg whites at room temperature

2 c. flour

1-1/2 cups sugar

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. baking soda

1 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup shortening

2 tsp. vanilla

Let egg whites stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour pan. In large mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, bkg powder, salt and soda. Add buttermilk, shortening and vanilla. Beat on low until combined. Then beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add egg whites slowly and beat again for 2 more minutes. Spread in pans. Bake 25 minutes or so until done. Watch and check to see when done. Cupcakes won't take more than 20 minutes. Cool and frost.

Old-Fashioned Chocolate Frosting

Click HERE for the recipe to this AMAZING frosting from Our Best Bites (one of my favoriterecipe sites).

# cake # dessert

Monday, December 11, 2017

Christmas Traditions Box: Sugar Cookies

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Fudgy Mint Brownies

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Gingerbread Graham Cracker House & Frosting Recipe

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Eat Cake

Monday, June 27, 2011

Family Night: Game Night

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