How to Make Sugar Free Cookie Recipes

Having some sugar free cookie recipes in your baking arsenal is very handy when someone enters your life who can't handle the sugar content in regular cookies. With the guidance in this article, you should be able to make the transition to sugar free cookies easily. Let's get started...
  
Replace The Sugar
 
The first thing you need to do with your recipe is replace all the sugar in it.
 
To do this, you are going to need some sort of alternative sugar substitute. You will want to use a natural sweetener, not an artificial sweetener.
 
The problem with artificial sweeteners is that they can often have detrimental effect on your health, making them a sub-optimal choice for a substitute.
 
I always make sure to use 100% natural sweeteners to replace the sugar; I also make sure to use sweeteners that are safe for diabetics.
 
The two main sweeteners that I use are Agave Nectar, and Stevia. I find that I am able to make recipes that are on-par with their sugared counterparts!
 
To use Agave Nectar effectively, you will want to put in 1 cup of Agave to replace 1 cup of sugar (1:1 ratio).
 
For Pure Stevia (that has no filler; make sure you get a good brand!), you will use ¼ of a teaspoon for every cup of sugar.
 
I sometimes like to mix the two together. So if a recipe calls for 1 cup of sugar, I will use ½ cup of Agave; and 1/8 of a teaspoon of Stevia. This helps to keep the recipe from getting to wet (because agave is a syrup).
 
Do that, and you should be able to make the perfect sugar free cookie recipes.
 
Optional: Replace The Milk
 
A little bonus tip I'll throw in here for you:
 
If you replace any milk in your recipe with Almond Milk, you can make desserts that are perfect for people with food allergies!
 
Be sure to get the unsweetened almond milk; then sweeten it with Agave Nectar, shake it; and add more Agave until it tastes like regular milk.

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How to Include Quinoa Seeds in Home Baking Recipes

There are many ways of including quinoa in your diet but one of the more unusual is to include it in baking. As far as I am aware this technique has been devised by me and I have never heard of anyone else using quinoa in this way. I stumbled upon it when looking for inspiration to spice up a simple cookie recipe I was about to make that had too much fat in it.

I wanted to reduce the fat content of this particular cookie recipe as I was trying to reduce fat in my diet at the time. The fat in the recipe was butter but I realized that quinoa seeds have oil in them so could be substituted for part of the butter.

The first thing to do is prepare the quinoa in the normal way using 1 part quinoa to 2 parts water. You bring it to the boils and simmer for about 15 minutes. You can cook it for less but for baking you need it to be quite soft to blend in with the other ingredients. The quinoa must absorb all the water as you do not want extra liquid in the mix. I there is remaining liquid turn the heat up to full and boil it off for a minute.

You reduce the butter content by half and slightly reduce the flour amount as well. you simple replace them with the same amount of prepared quinoa in the mix. The cooking time is the same as the normal recipe but you get a crunchier texture and taste to the cookies.

I have used this cooking method for cookies, biscuits and scones. It can take a little trial and error to get the proportions correct. It is a good way to reduce processed fats in recipes. The oil part of the quinoa works to replace the butter and the germ part replaces some of the flour. It is a bit of a balancing act but you will get it with practice

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Pumpkin Baking Recipes

The smell of pumpkin baking always conjures up memories of Thanksgiving for me. The day always started early with mom bustling about the kitchen to prepare our feast. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade would always be playing in the background as she'd prepare the meal. We'd stop to watch or listen to some of the marching bands and acts they had. But always, always, would we stop to watch Santa coming down the street on his sleigh. To this day, the smells of turkey, cranberry, potatoes, gravy, stuffing, and pumpkin all blending in a beautiful medley of smells brings a smile of memory to my face. Those special Thanksgiving feasts and that special time with mom are memories that last a lifetime. I hope you enjoy these fun and unique pumpkin recipes during this holiday season.

Golden Pumpkin Cookies

1 1/3 cups sugar

1/3 cup shortening

3 beaten eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 1/2 cups flour

4 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ginger

1/4 teaspoon allspice

1 teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

1 cup raisins

1/2 cup chopped nuts

1 cup canned pumpkin

Cream together sugar and shortening. Add eggs and vanilla. Add in flour, baking powder, salt, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Mix in lemon juice, rind, raisins, nuts, and pumpkin. Drop by teaspoons on a greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.

Double Decker Pumpkin Pie

4 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 tablespoon half-and-half

1 tablespoon sugar

1 1/2 cups thawed whipped topping

1 (6 ounce) graham cracker pie crust

1 cup cold half-and-half

1 package (4 serving size) vanilla flavor instant pudding

1 can (16 ounces) pumpkin

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Whisk the cream cheese, 1 tablespoon half-and-half, and sugar in a large bowl until the mixture is smooth. Add in the whipped topping. Spread this mixture over the bottom of the crust. Combine the 1 cup half-and-half and the pudding mix in the bowl. Beat well for 1 to 2 minutes (the mixture should be thick). Add in the pumpkin and the spices. Mix well. Spread this mixture over the cream cheese mixture already in the crust. Put in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours. To serve, add a dollop of whipped topping to each slice and a few toasted pecans. Serves 8.

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Free Online Recipes - The Popular Cookies Recipes!

Pineapple Tarts are one of the Chinese New Year popular cookies and it is popular among the Malays too. It is easy to make and very tasty!

Pineapple Tarts

Skin Ingredients:

Butter 250 g

Flour 450 g

Egg 1

Paste Ingredients/Fillings

Pineapple 5

Sugar 300 g

Cinnamon powder a little

Paste Methods/ Instructions

Step 1: Mash the pineapple and put into a saucepan to cook. Add sugar and cinnamon.

Step 2: Keep stirring and cook until dry.

Skin Methods/Instructions

Step 1: Sieve flour in a bowl.

Step 2: Mix butter, sugar and egg in a mixing bowl. Blend it well.

Step 3: Fold in butter into step 2 mixtures to make into dough.

Step 4: Cut dough into pastry size, round and flatten it, top it with some pineapple paste.

Step 5: Place it on baking tin and bake for 15 minutes at 180 degree.

Butter Cookies

Butter cookies are popular afternoon teatime snack and it is best taken together with tea or coffee. The following is the traditional butter cookie recipes. By adding raisins or coco chips to the following recipes, you can make add flavor to the traditional butter cookies!

Ingredients

Egg 1

Butter 300 g

Bicarbonate of soda ¼ teaspoon

Cheese 100 g

Flour 340 g

Salt ¼ teaspoon

Methods

Step 1: Sieve flour and soda together

Step 2: Put salt, butter and egg into mixer. Beat until fluffy and light.

Step 3: Add in sliced cheese and flour.

Step 4: Mix well into dough.

Step 5: Cut dough into small pastry size. Round and flatten it.

Step 6: Arrange it into baking tin and brush egg yolk over it.

Step 7: Bake for about 15 minutes at 180 degree.

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Chilled No Bake Dessert Recipes

Raspberry Revel

8 ounces of vanilla wafers

3/4 cup butter

2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 pint frozen raspberries, thawed and drained

8 ounce container of whipped topping

Grease a 9 x 11-inch pan. Crush the vanilla wafers. (The easiest way to do this is to put the wafers in a plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin.) Reserve 1/4 cup of the crushed vanilla wafers and put the rest in the bottom of the greased pan. Beat the butter, powdered sugar, eggs, and vanilla together. Put this mixture on top of the crumbs. Spread the mixture from the edges of the pan inward to help keep the wafer crumbs in place. Spread the drained raspberries on top of that mixture. Add the whipped cream and sprinkle the 1/4 cup cookie crumbs over the top. Refrigerate overnight. Serves 12.

Chocolate Mint Dazzle

18 graham crackers

1/2 cup melted butter

1/3 cup sugar

1/2 cup softened butter

1 1/2 cup powdered sugar

3 eggs, slightly beaten

2 (1 ounce) squares chocolate, melted

1 1/2 cup cream

1 package miniature marshmallows

1/4 cup crushed peppermint candy

Grease a 9 x 13-inch pan. Crush the graham crackers and mix them with the 1/2 cup of melted butter and the sugar. Press the mixture into the prepared pan. Cream the 1/2 cup softened butter and powdered sugar together in a medium bowl. Add in the eggs and melted chocolate. Beat well and spread the mixture over the top of the graham cracker crust. Beat the cream and marshmallows together and put that over the chocolate layer. Sprinkle the top with the crushed peppermint candy. Refrigerate overnight.

A quick note about raw eggs: According to the American Egg Board, the chance of salmonella is only 1 in 20,000 eggs. You can find out more at http://www.aeb.org/LearnMore/EggSafety.htm

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Top 3 Delicious Sugar Cookies Recipes

Delicious Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

Sift together

3 cups flour

1 tsp. soda

11/2 cups sugar

1 cup butter

4 eggs unbeaten

Directions

Cream the butter and sugar together. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix well. Add the flour gradually and knead into a soft dough. Roll thin, cut into small round shapes and sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 400° F. for eight to ten minutes.

Soft Sugar Cookies

This is another cookie recipe that is said to be very old Dutch.

Ingredients:

Sift together

4 cups flour 2 eggs unbeaten

1/2 tsp. salt 1 cup lard

1 tsp. soda 21/2 cups sugar

1 cup buttermilk

1 tsp. Vanilla

Direction:

Blend the lard into the flour. Be careful to keep the mixture cold. Mix in the sugar. Add the eggs, buttermilk and flavoring and mix quickly. Knead slightly. Roll medium thick, cut into large cookies and bake at 450° F. about twelve minutes.

Zucker Plaetzchen

(Sugar Cookies)

Ingredients:

Dissolve in

1 tbsp. hot water

1 tsp. soda

1 tsp. cinnamon

3 cups flour sifted

2 cups brown sugar

3/4 cup butter

creamed

2 eggs unbeaten

Directions:

Add the sugar to the butter and cream ten minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, and blend in well. Add the flour, the soda and cinnamon and knead into a smooth dough. Roll thin, cut into small cakes and bake at 400° F. until light brown.

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Snicker Doodles Cookie Recipes - Easy & Quick To Prepare!

These snicker doodles cookie recipes are quick, easy and delicious. Just check these out and I'm sure you'll be amazingly surprised.

So here we go for some snicker doodles cookie recipes:

>> Nearly Brownie Cookies

1 cup semisweet chocolate bits

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/8 teaspoon salt

2 1/2 cups pecans chopped coarse

2 eggs

3 tablespoons butter

3/4 cup sugar

8 ounces semisweet chocolate

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or
aluminum foil. Melt the semisweet chocolate and the butter in a small pan over low heat, stirring until smooth, or in the microwave. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a bowl beat the eggs, sugar, and vanilla at high speed until well combined.

Slowly beat in the cooled chocolate, then the dry ingredients, until just blended but smooth. Stir in the chocolate bits and the nuts. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls, 1 inch apart, onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, taking care to not overbake. Remove from oven and cool on a rack. May be made ahead several days or frozen.

>> Almond Joy Cookies

1 cn sweetened, condensed milk

1 ts vanilla extract pn salt almonds for garnish

2 squares unsweetened chocolate

3 c sweetened, flaked coconut

Heat in a double boiler, 1 can sweetened condensed milk and 2 squares of unsweetened chocolate, until chocolate is melted. Stir until mixture is smooth. Pour over a bowl containing 3 cup of sweetened, flaked coconut. Add 1 tsp of vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. Mix well until coconut is completed coated.

Drop on a cookie sheet which is line with parchment paper, by stipules. Press a whole almond into the top. Bake at 350 degrees f. For 10 to 12 minutes. Check at 8 minutes, as bottoms of cookies brown quickly. Remove from oven, cool, remove from pan.

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Easy Sugar Cookie Recipes: From Delicious Drop Cookies To Fun, Tasty Cut-Outs

If you're in the mood for something sweet, there are a lot of easy sugar cookie recipes to choose from. But sugar cookies come in all sorts of different shapes and sizes. They can be as simple as drop cookies, a spoonful of dough dropped onto a cookie sheet, or as elaborate as carefully cut-out cookies decorated with pretty, colorful icing.

So which one of those easy sugar cookie recipes should you pick? Which one will give you the best results for the type of sugar cookie you're trying to make?

The truth is, most easy sugar cookie recipes use the same basic list of ingredients, with maybe an added spice here or there. What it really comes down to are the quantities of each ingredients, and how you treat the dough.

Each ingredient in a sugar cookie has a specific role, and tweaking its quantity will give you a slightly different cookie. So what goes in a sugar cookie?

Flour. Flour gives the cookie its structure. When you mix flour in liquids, it forms tough strands of gluten. The more you mix it, and the more flour you add, the tougher a cookie you get.
Butter. Butter doesn't just add flavor. It also helps the cookie stay more tender by preventing too much gluten from forming. It also lets the cookie spread out more.
Sugar. Sugar helps the cookies be more fluffy by trapping air inside the butter when you cream it. Also, if you don't cream it enough, the undissolved sugar will make the cookie spread out more.
Eggs. The yolks help make a more tender cookie, and the whites help give it structure. They also add some moisture.
Baking powder. Baking powder helps the cookie rise.
Baking soda. Baking soda makes the cookies brown faster, and makes the cookie more tender.
Vanilla. Vanilla is just there for flavor, but it really does make all the difference.
Salt. Like vanilla, the salt is just there for flavor, although it can toughen the cookie, too.

But it's not just the ingredients that matter in easy sugar cookie recipes. How you handle the dough will affect what kind of cookie you get.

The longer you cream the butter and sugar, the fluffier a cookie you'll get. It also won't spread as much, perfect to help cut out cookies keep their shape.
The longer you mix the flour with the wet ingredients, the tougher a cookie you'll get. If you're looking for something fluffy, avoid over-mixing.
If you want to roll out the dough, you'll need to refrigerate it until it's firm enough to work with.
You can also refrigerate the raw cookies once they're shaped. It helps them keep their shape in the oven.

When you're baking, it's always a good idea to start with a recipe. But once you have a decent recipe, you can tweak it to suit your tastes and purposes, and make your own easy sugar cookie recipes.

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Three No Bake Cookie Recipes

Kids love cookies, but moms are often too busy to bother baking in the summertime. But wouldn't it be great if the kids could make their own? The first recipe requires no baking at all. The second recipe makes use of a stove top and the third recipe needs just a microwave. Because these aren't baked, you don't have to worry about the chemistry of the ingredients. That makes them practically full proof!

RECIPE 1 COOKIE DOUGH NO BAKES: Here is a twist on a no bake cookie. The recipe calls for ¼ cup butter creamed with 1/3 cup brown sugar. If you don't have brown sugar just use regular sugar. (If you are a purist add a teaspoon of molasses or maple extract.) Add 1 cup of oatmeal, 7 ounces of sweetened condensed milk and ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract. Add ½ cup of chips or nuts or ¼ cup of each. Shape the dough into one-inch round balls or use a cookie scoop. Place on wax paper and chill for about an hour. With a one-tablespoon sized scoop, you should get about 25 cookies.

I collect different chips throughout the year to use for cookie decorating at Christmas. So I have coffee-flavored, peanut butter, red cherry-flavored, green mint-flavored, yogurt and butterscotch chips that I like to use for variety and for color. I also keep different chopped nuts in the refrigerator. Mix and match to your heart's content to make up that last half cup.

I call the standard no-bake cookies my "kitchen sink cookies," because I like to add whatever I have on hand to them. The only concern is keeping a balance between the wet and dry ingredients, so that they will harden when chilled.

RECIPE 2 STANDARD NO BAKE COOKIES: Besides nuts and chips, I like to add coconut flakes also. For anyone allergic to chocolate, I have adapted this recipe for carob powder. So mix 2 cups of sugar with ½ cup each of milk, butter and carob powder in a pan. If using cocoa, just use ¼ cup of cocoa powder. Cook for one minute after it comes to a boil. Add ½ cup chunky or plain peanut butter, a teaspoon of vanilla extract and 3 cups of oatmeal. Drop on wax paper and chill. Try different extracts, like cinnamon or peppermint, but use less than a teaspoon. I have candy flavorings on hand that only require a few drops for a big flavor.

The oatmeal takes up a lot of the moisture, so I use a little less of it, if I am adding nuts or chips or coconut flakes. The recipe is fairly forgiving and allows for a lot of experimenting. If you are short on oatmeal, dig in the bottom of a cereal box and use the crumbs from that to come up with the 3 cups. You can also crush some cereal, graham crackers or vanilla wafers to compensate.

RECIPE 3 STRAWBERRY NO BAKE BALLS: Now for sheer decadence, here is a recipe that only makes a dozen cookies. You can double the recipe, but they are very rich. Microwave on low to melt ¼ cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips and let cool (or use ¼ cup carob powder and skip the microwaving). If the chips don't melt (and some won't), just grind them till they are a powder. Mix in 2 ounces of cream cheese. Stir in 1 large chopped strawberry. (I have also used 5-6 raspberries.)

Add 20 crushed vanilla wafers. Use more wafers if the batter is too thin. Refrigerate 2 hours until firm and then shape into 1-inch balls. Microwave some Candy Melt flavored chips until melted (use defrost setting for about 1 to 1 1/2 minutes) and dip the chilled balls into the melted chips. Place on wax paper and refrigerate until set. I rate these PG for mature audiences. They may be richer than your younger children can appreciate!

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Healthy & Good Tasting Fitness Snack Recipes

Healthy snacks don't have to be difficult to make, although some may take a little extra work. Regardless of the work involved, though, they sure do not have to lack great taste. Here are some recipes to try with your family and friends at the gym.



Reese's Cups



2 T butter

1/3 c chunky (or plain) peanut butter

1 oz unsweetened chocolate

1/3 c ricotta

10 pkts Splenda

1 t vanilla



Melt butter, peanut butter and chocolate in microwave. Cool slightly, then add ricotta, sweetener and vanilla. Spoon onto wax paper and refrigerate. Serves 22.



Layered Peanut Butter Pie



CRUST:

1 c crushed or ground pecans

4 t melted butter



CHOCOLATE:

2 T butter

1 oz unsw chocolate

2 T cream

1 t vanilla

8 pkgs Equal Sweetener



PEANUT BUTTER:

5 T peanut butter

4 oz cream cheese

1/3 c Splenda



WHIPPED CREAM:

1 cup heavy cream

1 t vanilla

1 T cocoa



1. Crust: mix pecans and butter. Pour in pie plate, spread to cover bottom of plate and put in freezer.

2. Chocolate layer: Melt butter and chocolate in microwave approx. 2 min. Mix in cream and vanilla. Stir well. Add equal. Pour over frozen pie crust and put back in freezer.

3. Peanut Butter layer: Mix peanut butter, cream cheese and Splenda with food processor or blender. Spread over frozen pie.

4. Whip cream with vanilla and cocoa until stiff peaks. Spread over pie and refrigerate. Serves 8.



Cheesecake Muffins



1 pkg gelatin (plain)

1 c boiling water

16 oz soft cream cheese

1 t vanilla

16 pkgs Splenda

1 oz unsw. Chocolate, melted (optional)



Dissolve gelatin in boiling water and stir well. Cut cheese into small pieces and place in dissolved gelatin. Add melted chocolate (if using) and mix. Add vanilla, sweetener and beat well with electric mixer (2 min. on med/hi). Pour into buttered pie pan or 12 muffin cups. (If using muffin cups, put cupcake paper in cup first). Chill until firm, 2-3 hours. Makes 12.



Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars



Crust:

1 cup almond flour

1/4 cup brown sugar twin

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup chopped walnuts



Filling:

8 oz cream cheese

1/2 cup Slenda

2 eggs

1/2 cup pumpkin

1 tsp vanilla

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp ginger

1 tsp cinnamon



Blend crust ingredients in food processor until blended. Press into an 8x8" greased pan. Bake at 350 for 15 min; cool slightly. Meanwhile, make filling: Blend all ingredients until smooth. Pour over crust and bake 35 min until set. Cool and cut in bars. Makes 16 bars.



Basic Cookie Recipe



Ingredients

2 1/2 cups almond flour

1 1/2 cups splenda

1 tsp guar or xanthan gum

1 cup butter, soft

1 egg

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla

1/4 tsp salt



Mix all ingredients in mixer until blended. Divide into 4 bowls and flavor according to your tastes. Refrigerate at least 4 hours before baking. Make cookies by forming dough into 1/2" balls, placing on cookie sheet. Dip bottom of a glass in Splenda (or Splenda / cinnamon) mixture and flatten balls. Bake at 375 8-12 min, until lightly browned. Makes about 12 cookies.



To flavor: add 1 tsp extract to each portion. For chocolate, add 1 oz melted unsweetened chocolate to one portion, and additional tablespoon of Splenda.



Enjoy!!

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Recipes For Amish Pizza Cookies and Jam Filled Cookies

Anyone who has children knows how important it is to have a supply of cookies on hand. They are perfect for snacks with milk, can be used as dessert, are easy to handle on picnics, go easily in lunchboxes, and are perfect to grab on the way out the door. These Amish Pizza Cookies have a peanut butter cookie base and are baked on a pizza pan. Kids love making them and eating. I enjoy making them on foil, throw away pizza pans and taking them to church meals, picnics, reunions, etc. They will disappear quickly and you just toss the pan!

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5 Easy No-Bake Pie Crust Recipes

During the hot Summer months, I avoid heating up my kitchen with the oven. I prefer to make no-bake pie crusts, by using alternative ingredients.
You don't need to use a rolling pin, dough board, pastry blender or any of the traditional pie baking equipment. All you basically need are the ingredients, a large bowl, a measuring cup and of course, your pie pan.
These recipes are easy to make and best suited for refrigerated or frozen dessert-style pies. You will want to chill your pie crust for 1 hour (or until firm), before filling the pie shell with your pie filling.
Here are 5 of my favorite recipes.
Chocolate Cookie Crumb
24 chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed
1/4 c. butter, melted
Combine crushed cookie crumbs with melted butter until well mixed. Press mixture firmly into place into a 9" around pie pan.
Cornflake Crust
1 c. crushed cornflakes
1/4 c. sugar
6 tbsp. butter (melted)
Combine crushed cornflakes with sugar and butter, until well mixed. Spread the crumb mixture evenly and firmly into a 9" round pie pan.
Vanilla Wafer Crust
1 1/2 c. finely crushed vanilla wafers (about 39)
6 tbsp. butter, melted
Combine crushed wafers with butter, until well mixed. Spread the crumb mixture evenly and firmly into a 9" round pie pan.
Graham Cracker Crumb
1 c. crushed graham crackers
1/4 c. sugar
6 tbsp. butter (melted)
Combine crushed graham crackers with sugar and butter. Toss thoroughly to combine. Press mixture firmly into a 9" round pie pan.
Pretzel Crust
1 1/4 c. crushed pretzels (no salt)
1/4 c. sugar
6 tbsp. butter (melted)
Combine crushed pretzels with sugar and melted butter. Toss to thoroughly to combine. Press mixture firmly into a 9" round pie plate.

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Chocolate Cookie Recipes (fun to Make With the Kids)

One of the best ways to make memories with your children or grandchildren is to allow them in the kitchen with you.  Kids love to bake and they enjoy eating and sharing with others the goodies they make.  It is also a fun learning experience for them, one they don't even realize is a lesson.  Organing ingredients, following the instructions in the recipe, working together to make something special, and don't forget clean-up.  It is important for children to learn that after the fun, there is clean-up to be done.  If you work it right, they will even think that is part of the fun.  Counting and measuring is also a good math lesson.  So don't try to keep your children out of the kitchen.  Invite them in and have fun together.  Homemade Chocolate Sandwich Cookies is a recipe they will love as they get to put the cookies and filling together to make "sandwiches".  They may not get them perfect but life is not about perfection in everything.  You aren't trying to make a masterpiece, just a cookie!  And the kids will love dunking the Chocolate Dunk Cookies in the chocolate mixture.  Note:  When baking with chocolate and children, be sure they wear aprons, smocks, or older clothing.

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Christmas Cookie Baking Recipes

The first beautiful dusting of fluffy white snow all the time puts me in the mood for baking Christmas cookies. At this time of year I tend to spend longer hours in the kitchen, baking up huge batches of cookies and candies as holiday music and movies play in the background. I love and have all the time loved the tastes and smells that come from a kitchen filled with love at Christmas time. Here are two of my recipes for original Christmas cookie favorites.

Gingerbread Cookies

Cookie Bake

6 cups flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 tablespoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 cup shortening, melted and cooled

1 cup molasses

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup water

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a medium bowl, sift the dry ingredients together (flour, baking powder, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon). In a large bowl, mix the shortening, molasses, brown sugar, water, egg, and vanilla. Mix well. Add in the dry ingredient aggregate slowly and mix well. Divide the dough into 3 pieces, make into pieces no bigger than 1 1/2 inch thick, wrap and refrigerate for 3 or more hours. Roll the dough (about 1/4 inch thick) out on a slightly floured outside and cut into shapes (smaller shapes work best with this dough). Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Frost with powdered sugar icing (milk or cream and powdered sugar). Word of warning on this recipe, it makes a very large batch so I hope you have a lot of house and friends to share this with.

Sugar Cookies (roll-out)

3 cups flour

1 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 cup soft butter

1 beaten egg

3 tablespoons cream

1 teaspoon vanilla

Combine softened butter and sugar until creamy. Add in egg, cream, and vanilla. Sift together flour, salt, and baking powder and add it to the liquid mixture. Chill for at least one hour. Roll out to about 1/4 inch thickness on a lightly floured outside and cut into your popular Christmas cookie shapes. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes. If desired, put red and green sprinkles on top of the cookies before putting them in the oven. If you would rather make it a house project, bake the cookies, allow to cool, and make a powdered sugar frosting (milk and powdered sugar). Divide up the frosting into distinct bowls and color it with food coloring. Sprinkles, chocolate chips, red hots, and mini M&Ms can help add fun to the frosting process.

Christmas Cookie Baking Recipes

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Picnic Menu With Recipes Suitable for Diabetics

Planning a picnic with a diabetic friend or relative and wondering what foods to prepare?  Want something a little different?  Try this menu for a tasty picnic that defininetly won't be remembered as "the usual picnic".  It is suitable for diabetics and non-diabetics alike.  For the meat, go a different route with the All American Turkey Loaf, add a relish tray, Boston-style baked beans, and refreshing Oreo Cookie Dessert.  Gelatin Punch makes for a cool, refreshing drink that's welcome anytime.  You can choose your flavor by the flavor of gelatin you use.

A grandmother with diabetes along with other autoimmune diseases, I like to share with others what I have learned in my research and through trial and error! For more of my recipes, thoughts, etc. visit my website at http://diabeticenjoyingfood.blogspot.com

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Save Time with No-Bake Cookies

Whether you don't want to heat up the kitchen or the demands of getting the kids out the door are upon you, it's nice to have a few no-bake cookie recipes on hand. We thought we would share some of our favorites with you.

Cranberry Coconut Bars

Cookie Bake

This first recipe, Cranberry Coconut Bars, is more of a big kid cookie-it has too much fruit and too many nuts in it to suit most youngsters. But it so scrumptious and easy, we had to consist of it. If you are making a lunch for a spouse or a teenager, we think this will be a hit. Of course, it doesn't have to go in a lunch pail.

This is a microwave cookie that can be mixed right in the baking pan. How's that for convenience?

If you are not fond of dried cranberries, think substituting dates, raisins, or chopped apricot pieces in this recipe.

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 1/2 cup quick rolled oats

1/4 cup light corn syrup

1/2 cup dried cranberries

1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut

1/2 cup walnut pieces

Directions

1. Place butter in an 8-inch square, microwave-safe baking dish. Microwave until the butter is melted.

2. Stir in the brown sugar until dissolved. Stir in the rest of the ingredients. Press the combination firmly into the dish.

3. Microwave for three to five minutes or until lightly browned. If your microwave does not have a rotating carousel, rotate the dish twice while cooking.

4. Let the cookies cool and then cut them into bars with a sharp knife. Wrap them individually to pack in a lunch.

This formula will make sixteen 2 x 2-inch squares.

This next formula makes a great kid cookie. It's practically confection-like but is so packed with energy and hearty oats that you won't mind giving your youngster a few. This cookie is best with a tall glass of milk.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Drops

This is a range-top cookie. Because it is a no-baker and so full of energy, it makes a great camping cookie.

2 cups sugar

1/2 cup milk

1/4 cup butter

1/3 cocoa

2 1/2 cup quick oats

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Incorporate sugar, milk, butter, and cocoa in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the combination comes to a boil. Cook for two more minutes stirring constantly and then take off the pan from the heat.

2. Stir in the peanut butter and vanilla, then the oats.

3. Let cool for several minutes and then drop spoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let the cookies cool wholly before removing them from the waxed paper.

More No-Bakers

When reasoning of no-bake cookies, don't forget the perennial favorites, Rice Krispie Treats and Frosted Graham Crackers. We're assuming every person has the formula for Rice Krispie Treats. think adding chocolate chips, dried fruit pieces, or cinnamon candies for a diminutive pizzazz.

To make Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats, melt 2/3 cup chocolate chips (for a formula calling for six cups of cereal) with the marshmallows and butter. This is a real favorite-our kids like these more than regular Rice Krispie Treats and they are no more difficult to make.

For Frosted Graham Crackers, naturally pick your popular frosting and sandwich that in the middle of two graham cracker squares. Pick a frosting with a powdered-sugar base that will set up firm and won't be messy.

Save Time with No-Bake Cookies

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Old-fashion Barbecue Short Rib Bake and Potato Salad Meal Using Vintage Recipes

For a tasty old-fashioned meal of comfort foods, give these recipes a try.  Barbecue beef short rib bake is always a hit with meat lovers,  especially those with a taste for barbecue.  And while the ribs are baking, you have a chance to make this old-fashion potato salad.  This potato salad is different since it uses Marzetti's slaw dressing.  And the Chewy Nut Squares are delicious with their chewy character accented with nuts and coconut.

Grandma Linda is a collector of vintage recipes. She enjoys sharing these old-time recipes with others at http://grandmasvintagerecipes.blogspot.com She also shares diabetic recipes and information on her website at diabeticenjoyingfood.squarespace.com

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How to Make The Best Sugar Cookie Recipes Which Wow everybody

Cookie baking is fun - particularly when you have easy and easy to bake sugar cookie recipes to follow. But the most enjoyable aspect is the decorating. This is what turns a plain lowly cookie into an edible work of art. You unmistakably are minute only by your imagination.

The first step of course is to make the cookies. There is no creaming butter and sugar involved. The dough is worked in a food processor. Nothing could be easier.

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Ingredients you will need:

9 oz / 280 g /2 ½ cups plain / all-purpose flour

5 ½ oz / 170g unsalted butter, chopped

Pinch salt

3 tablespoons caster / superfine sugar

2 egg yolks beaten with 4 tablespoons ice-cold water

Preheat the oven to 400oF / 200oC. Line two baking sheets with parchment or baking paper.

In the bowl of a food processer, process the flour and butter until it resembles tasteless crumbs. Add the salt and sugar and process again until just combined, being specific not to overprocess the mixture.

With the motor still running, add the egg yolk compound and process using the pulse button until it forms a glossy ball.

Remove from processer, wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Remove from the fridge and divide the compound into smaller portions for rolling. While rolling one portion, keep the remainder refrigerated. Roll the dough out to a ¼ inch / 6 mm thickness. Using cutters, cut out shapes, placing the cutters as close to the edges as potential to minimise the whole of times you re-roll the dough. Repeat with the remaining dough, then consolidate all the leftover dough and re-roll.

Place onto the baking sheets allowing room for spreading and bake for 10-15 minutes or until a golden color.

Remove them from the oven and leave on the baking sheets for 2-3 minutes before lifting them onto wire racks to cool.

Allow to cool thoroughly before icing and decorating.

Now comes the fun part, icing and decorating. Glace icing is perfect for this sugar cookie recipe. It can be drizzled over the top or piped into easy designs.

This glace icing method is adequate to ice 24 cookies.

1 cup icing / confectioners sugar

A few drops of vanilla essence

1 tablespoon of hot water

A few drops of food coloring (if required)

Sift the icing sugar into a bowl then add the vanilla essence. Gradually stir in the hot water until the compound is the consistency of thick cream. Add the water a few drops at a time until you have the desired consistency. If you find you have added too much water and the icing is too runny, naturally add more icing sugar.

Spoon a minute icing into the centre, then using the back of the spoon, spread out to cover the whole cookie. Glace icing sets very quickly, so if you are adding other decorations, you will need to work swiftly before the icing sets.

Glace icing is also extremely versatile. It is perfect for feathering and drizzling.

To generate a feathered effect, cover the cookie with icing as above, then pipe any level parallel lines of icing in a contrasting color over the top. Take a toothpick and draw lines in the opposite direction, Gradually dragging the color straight through the icing.

Alternatively, pipe lines of icing, or, if you want to be adventurous, pipe designs over the tops of your cookies.

Really, the possibilities are endless.

Having a large range of sugar cookie recipes that you can decorate in creative ways is great fun.

How to Make The Best Sugar Cookie Recipes Which Wow everybody

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Super How to Bake: Muffins (recipes)

Muffins are a mainstay around our house. They are as nourishing as they are good to eat. They are quicker and easier to make than cookies and usually contain much less sugar and fat. We usually eat them for breakfast but like them with any meal. (For Easter, we served cranberry nut muffins with a ham dinner.) They work well for snacks and desserts as well. Extras can be frozen and heated in the microwave for hot muffins anytime.

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Chocolate Cookie Recipes - Chocolate Sticks

I do not think one can ever have sufficient chocolate cookie recipes. Many chocolate cookie recipes go way back to our grannies baking them in big batches for all the visiting grandchildren. This formula is no exception but, it is an old fashioned formula that can very nothing else but be made with an galvanic mixer with a dough hook. I usually start with the general beater for creaming the butter and sugar and only when it starts getting very stiff do I move to the dough hook. This chocolate cookie formula is best made the day before you want to bake it and completely cooled down in the refrigerator.

Ingredients for these chocolate sticks:
6 tablespoons of butter 3/4 cup of sugar 1 egg 1 tablespoon of milk 1 teaspoon of vanilla or pinch of cinnamon 5 teaspoons of cocoa 1/8 teaspoonful of baking powder 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups of sifted pastry flour
Method:
Cream the butter until soft. Add the sugar gently and beat well Add the beaten egg, milk and vanilla and mix thoroughly. Sift cocoa, baking powder, and a pinch of salt with about one-half cup of the flour. Stir this into the blend first, then use the remainder of the flour, and more if necessary, to make a firm dough that will not stick to the fingers. Place in the fridge to harden. Preheat the oven to 350oF. Sprinkle the board with cocoa and a very small amount of sugar. Use small pieces of the dough at a time and roll out thin, cut in strips about one-half inch wide and three inches long. Place intimately in pan and bake in the oven for three or four minutes. Great care should be taken in the baking to preclude burning. Watch them like a hawk! Gather the scraps after each rolling, if soft, and set away to harden, if you have to use too much cocoa to preclude them from sticking it will make them bitter. The colder and harder the dough is, the great it can be handled; therefore it is best made the day before using.

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Enjoy!

Chocolate Cookie Recipes - Chocolate Sticks

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