MARDI GRAS Cookies : with Cinnamon filling

 MARDI GRAS Cookies : with Cinnamon filling

1 box vanilla cake mix {15.25 ounce} 2 eggs ⅓ cup vegetable oil ¼ cup butter {melted} ¾ cup brown sugar {packed} 2 teaspoons cinnamon 2 tablespoons butter {melted} 1 cup powdered sugar 2 tablespoons milk {or heavy cream} ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract 3 tablespoons green sanding sugar 3 tablespoons purple sanding sugar 3 tablespoons yellow sanding sugar Preheat the oven to 350°. Cinnamon Filling Combine the melted butter, brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Divide the mixture into 22 mounds and roll [...]

Peanut Butter Cookies with 4 ingredients

Peanut Butter Cookies  with 4 ingredients

I enjoy making desserts for friends and family. But some of my family and friends have diabetes and need to watch there sugar . So here's the perfect Peanut Butter cookie recipe for them... 1 C Peanut Butter 1 C Splenda ( Sugar baking subsituite( 1 Large Egg , beaten 1 Tsp of Vanilla extract [...]

Pam’s Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Pam’s  Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Pam is one of our Volunteers at our Firehouse . She makes these healthy cookies all the time at the firehouse. 1 cup rolled oats 1 cup whole wheat flour 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup raisins 1/4 cup unsalted butter (½ stick) 1/3 cup applesauce 1 egg (lightly beaten) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper; [...]

Easy Pink Chocolate Chip Cookies

Easy Pink Chocolate Chip Cookies

I am making these Easy cookies using Cookie Mix for our treats for the End of the Color Race at the Library. We are painting the Town Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness month. 2 stick butter 1 pkg betty Crocker sugar cookie mix 12 ounce bag csemi-sweet choc. chips 12 ounces bag white chocolate chip morsels red [...]

Chocolate Chip Day : Giant size

Chocolate Chip Day : Giant size

1 cup butter, softened¾ cup white sugar¾ cup packed brown sugar1 teaspoon vanilla extract2 eggs2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon baking soda2 cups semisweet chocolate chips1 cup chopped walnuts In large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.Step 2Gradually [...]

Book Review : The Beginner’s Guide to Cookie Decorating

Book Review : The Beginner’s Guide to Cookie Decorating

You’re inspired by the cookie decorating trend on TV and social media, but how can you find your way through the maze of information out there? You turn to The Beginner’s Guide to Cookie Decorating.In this comprehensive guide, Mary Valentino of Emma’s Sweets, a winner of the Food Network’s “Christmas Cookie Challenge,” reveals her latest and [...]

Lisa Book Club

Lisa Book Club

Welcome to my Saturday Book Club at the Melville, La. Today we are having fun playing book bingo and having a Snack and talking books. Our Summer reading series is all about camping and the great outdoors- so here a great Smores cookie recipe that you dont need a campfire to enjoy these cookies. Smores [...]

Sunday : Home and Garden

Sunday : Home and Garden

This Sunday Morning it's 38 degrees and Rain in South Louisiana. Tomorrow will be 65 degrees and by Tuesday 70 . Typical Louisiana weather for January . In between the Rain to check out the large Pecan tree in the yard. And pick a few for using in recipes. Pecan tree facts; Pecan trees are native [...]

Happy M and M Day !

Happy M and M Day !

And Today on my Food Blog this fun Halloween cookie made with Halloween M and M's. So make a batch for you favorite little goblin -this Trick a Treat season. 1/2 cup butter softened1/2 cup shortening1 cup granulated sugar1 cup packed light brown sugar2 large eggs1/4 cup milk1 tsp vanilla extract3 cups all-purpose flour1 3.4 oz box vanilla pudding mix1 tsp baking soda1 tsp salt1 cup mini chocolate chips10 oz Mini M&M's1 cup Halloween M&M'sCandy Eye Balls Preheat oven to 350°F and line [...]