24/01/2011

Piglet’s Lemon Cookies


Piglet’s Lemon Cookies



1/2 cup butter softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup milk
1 egg, lightly beaten, for glaze
pink colored sugar for sprinkling

Oven 400*

Beat butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add egg and lemon extract, and mix well. In another bowl, sift flour, salt, and baking powder together, and add little by little to butter mixture, alternating with milk. Mix until ingredients form a smooth dough. Chill thoroughly, at least 4 hours, or over night.

Roll dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness and cut with cookie cutter. Transfer to greased cookie sheets. Brush with beaten egg, and sprinkle with pink colored sugar. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes. Makes 4 dozen.

From Winnie-the-Pooh’s Cookie Book. Published 1996 by Dutton Children’s Book’s.

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02/09/2008

Dangerous Chocolate Cake-In-A-Mug

My Aunt emailed me this recipe a few days ago, my daughter and I tried it out a little while ago. It isn’t too bad at all.

We experimented with adding some salt and baking soda to the second mug we mixed. The additions improved the flavor but it made the cake spill over the edge of the mug and make a bit of a mess in the microwave. It tastes fine without the salt and baking soda, but better with. Our additions were 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon baking soda, mixed in with the dry ingredients.

We also topped the cake with a spoonful of carmel glaze.

DANGEROUS CHOCOLATE CAKE-IN-A-MUG

1 coffee mug

4 Tbsp. cake flour (plain, not self-rising)

4 Tbsp. sugar

2 Tbsp. cocoa

1 egg

3 Tbsp. milk

3 Tbsp. oil

Small splash of vanilla

3 Tbsp. chocolate chips, optional

Add dry ingredients to mug, mix well with a fork.


Add egg, mix thoroughly.

Pour in milk and oil and vanilla, mix well.


Add chips, if using.

Put mug in microwave, and cook for three minutes on 1000 watts.

Cake will rise over top of mug–do not be alarmed!


Allow to cool a little; tip onto a plate if desired.

Eat!

(This can serve two if you want to feel slightly more virtuous.)


***And WHY is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world?

Because now we are all only five minutes away from chocolate cake any time of the day or night!!!***

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16/12/2006

A Wonderful, Fun Dessert

    My youngest daughter and I made this delicious Pizza Cookie for dessert a few nights ago. Very tasty and very easy to make:

The crust is chocolate chip cookie dough, baked and cooled. Add one cup of sweetend whipped cream, 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts, 1/2 cup toasted sweetend, shredded coconut and 1/4 to 1/2 cup of M&M's. Slice the same as you would a pizza and serve. 12 servings.

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