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Everything my world finds yummy! We attempt to be healthy. I love my taste buds!
Effortless Butter Cream Icing Effortless butter cream icing works great to frost a cake, decorate cookies, icing just about anything. You can change the flavor by using different extracts. This colors well too, I prefer to use the gel’s to color mine but the regular food coloring will work. this recipe for butter cream icing is […]
Peppermint Truffles Mint and chocolate, chocolate and mint, anyway you say it I love it. These actually melt in your mouth. The center stays all gooey and you just want to gobble these all up. Peppermint truffles will definitely be on our dessert table this Christmas! Peppermint Truffles Recipe Ingredients: 4 cups powdered sugar ½ […]
Eggnog Snickerdoodle Cookies Eggnog in a cookie! Even people that don’t like eggnog like these cookies. They are soft and scrumptious. Eggnog Snickerdoodle’s are a nutmeg flavored cookie. Eggnog Snickerdoodle Cookies Recipe Ingredients: 3 cups flour 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ cup sugar 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg ½ cup butter […]
Day 24: Butter Crack Candy ’ Crack candies are easy and cook pretty fast. I remember my mom making different kinds when I was a kid. Butter Crack Candy Ingredients: ½ cup brown sugar ¼ cup butter ½ cup sugar 2 teaspoons vinegar ½ cup water 1 tsp vanilla Directions: Combine all the ingredients except […]
15 minute Easy Peanut Butter Fudge I seem to have a great deal of peanut butter this year. Usually I seem to have lots of mint. Any how, this is really easy fudge. You can have it done and cooling in less than 15 minutes.That is easy! Its also a perfect last minute gift for […]
Buckeyes and Peanut Butter Balls Peanut butter balls are the first candy I ever made. They are super easy. The recipe I started with was very sweet. I have adapted it and come up with this yummy recipe. You can’t go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate! Buckeyes and Peanut Butter Balls Recipe Ingredients: […]
Molasses Cookie Molasses cookies make me think of my Great Uncle Hubert. He used to make them up and they were delicious. He always bragged about his famous recipe. This is not that recipe, but it is a good one, just as worthy of bragging rights. Molasses Cookies Recipe: Ingredients: 1 cup butter softened 1 […]
Day 20: Chewy, Creamy Caramels By far my VERY FAVORITE candy! Caramels are just chewy and creamy and amazing. These are actually pretty easy to make. It’s a great beginning candy along with melting chocolate. Heat it to the correct stage& stir and it will come out. Chewy, Creamy Caramels Ingredients: 1 cup butter (not […]
Finest Peanut Brittle Candy I love peanut brittle. There is nothing like making a batch from scratch and tasting it as soon as it cools. This is actually really fast to make. Start to finish is about 30 minutes. Make sure you measure the butter and baking soda ahead of time. The temperature goes quickly […]
EASY Peppermint Bark Candy Peppermint bark is the easiest candy you can make. It can be made in the microwave or in a double boiler. I prefer the double boiler method, to microwave chocolate start at 30 second intervals two times and then 15 second intervals until it is melted. Peppermint Bark Candy Recipe: Ingredients: […]
Peanut Butter Pinwheel Cookies Peanut butter swirled with chocolate make an amazing cookie. These are similar to a sugar cookie. My family really likes the peanut butter pinwheel cookies. This is made in two separate dough’s that you put together. Peanut Butter Pinwheel Cookies Ingredients: Peanut Butter Dough 4 cups flour ¼ tsp salt ¾ […]
Old Fashioned Maple Fudge Fudge is intimidating. One little sugar crystal can ruin it all. Ok now that I have you all scared, lol, it really isn’t that bad. Coating the sides of the pan with butter helps a lot. Fudge also seems to take a long time to make but you are really […]
