It snowed all day today and I was out of eggs. What’s a woman to do? Use canola oil, that’s what. 1/2 cup vegetable (canola) oil 1 cup granulated sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract 2 eggs 1/2 cup flour 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/4 tsp. salt Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 [...]

Simple. Perfect. Hands down the best blondies recipe. See for yourself. 1 cup flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. kosher salt 1 stick unsalted butter (1/2 cup) 1 cup firmly packed (light or dark) brown sugar 1 large egg 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract 3/4 – 1 cup chopped walnuts (preferable toasted) Preheat your [...]

Remember those vanilla & orange ice creams on a stick? Well, this is like that with a crunch. 2-1/2 cups flour 3/4 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt (try to buy Kosher) 2 sticks butter, unsalted, at room temperature 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup regular sugar 1 extra large egg, at room temperature 1/4 [...]

Quite a name, quite a cookie. Named after my daughter’s favorite. You’ll need a food processor or blender for these. 1/2 cup raisins 1/3 cup water 1/2 cup white Crisco (not butter-flavored) 1 egg 1-1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar 1-1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract 2 cups flour – all purpose 1-1/4 cups old fashioned [...]

These are bakery-sized cookies so one batch doesn’t make a lot – you may wanna double it. Add a handful of your choice of chopped nuts or Heath bar bits, etc. with the chips if you wish. If stored tightly they’ll keep for about 2-3 days, but they won’t be around for that long. 2 [...]

Gooey crispy rice cereal bars. No way are these just for the kids. Why bother with a plate, just stand over the pan and eat them. Mmmm. 1 cup light colored Karo syrup 1 cup sugar 1 cup peanut butter 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal 12 oz. milk chocolate chips 6 oz. butterscotch chips In [...]

To me, this is the quintessential recipe – fudgy and chocolaty. The top crackles like bakery shop brownies. And the best thing is you can whip out a batch without breaking a sweat. I’m a purist and prefer not to have nuts in my brownies, but you can add them if you wish. Pour a [...]

Mincemeat may not be everyone’s favorite ingredient, but you’ve gotta try these bars. The shortbread base and crumbly topping enables the center filling to be something that folks are surprised about. Everybody in my house eats them. You may need to soften up the mincemeat by placing it in a bowl and microwaving it for [...]

Sometimes you want a brownie that isn’t gooey – this is that brownie. It has a deep, rich chocolate flavor but is not overly sweet; more of a grown-ups brownie but the kids want seconds, too. 8 ounces unsweetened chocolate 12 Tbsp. ( 1-1/2 sticks) unsalted butter 2 cups sugar 4 large or extra large [...]

Another brownie recipe. Another PERFECT brownie recipe. 2 sticks butter 4 oz. unsweetened chocolate 2 cups sugar 2 beaten eggs 1-1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract 1 cup flour Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly grease an 8 x 8 pan. In a medium sized pot melt the butter & chocolate over a low heat, stirring [...]