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Snickerdoodle Cookies

May 21, 2019   By Becca Leave a Comment

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I decided that my Snickerdoodle cookie recipe needed some updated pictures today.  My brain has been playing tricks with me lately and movement is not my friend.  I was trying to think of things to do that didn’t involve reading, scrolling, watching tv, videos, excessive movement, or too much thinking. (#strokebrain)  Photography seems pretty harmless and I can type with my eyes closed, for the most part.  Plus, I just found out that my son’s girlfriend and family haven’t tried Snickerdoodle cookies.  Crazy!

Snickerdoodle Cookies
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These are super soft cookies that are easy to make and sooo yummy.
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Snickerdoodle Cookies
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These are super soft cookies that are easy to make and sooo yummy.
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Ingredients
Cookie
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 3/4 cups four
  • 2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
Cinnamon Sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 Tbsp cinnamon
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Mix shortening and sugar. Add eggs and mix. Add dry ingredients and mix. Using a cookie scoop, shape dough into balls. Roll dough balls in the cinnamon sugar mixture. I bake these cookies on a Silpat lined baking sheet, at 400 degrees, for 7 minutes.
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Applesauce Muffins

April 27, 2019   By Becca Leave a Comment

Homemade Applesauce Muffins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Every time I make these muffins (which is quite frequently) I have to look up the recipe, so I decided that it was time to put it on my blog.  Blogging kind of took a back seat when I had a stroke, so maybe this will jumpstart my writing and photography again.

I first made applesauce muffins when I was in junior high.  We made them in my Home Economics class and I loved them so much that I saved the recipe.  I think I kept that recipe for about 15 years and made them many times before losing it.  Over the years, I found a couple other recipes that did the trick.  Then, Pinterest came along and Rebecca, from Simple As That posted her recipe.  The recipe I use is basically the same as Rebecca’s, but I did make a few minor tweaks.

Applesauce Muffins
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24 muffins
Cook Time
20 minutes
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24 muffins
Cook Time
20 minutes
Applesauce Muffins
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24 muffins
Cook Time
20 minutes
Servings
24 muffins
Cook Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
Muffins
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups applesauce
  • 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 1/4 tsp salt
Topping
  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
Servings: muffins
Instructions
  1. Beat softened butter in a large mixing bowl. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add eggs and beat until incorporated. Stir in applesauce. Gently stir in dry ingredients. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. For the topping, wait until the muffins are cool enough to handle. Roll the top of the muffin in melted butter, and then immediately roll the muffin in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
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The biggest tweaks I made to Rebecca’s recipe are in the applesauce and the cinnamon sugar.  My mom makes our applesauce every Fall.  She adds cinnamon and sugar into the applesauce as she’s cooking it, so our applesauce has more sugar and more cinnamon than All Natural Mott’s Applesauce.  My family also likes a little more cinnamon in the topping, so I increased that.  There is also a pinch more salt than Rebecca’s recipe.  I guess it’s just personal preference.

My daughter has requested that I always make 24 muffins, instead of just 12.  Twelve muffins only last about a day in our house.

Applesauce Muffins

We are lucky enough to have a friend share their farm fresh eggs with us.  This recipe calls for 4 eggs, so I’m happy to have plenty!

Farm Fresh Eggs

 

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The fact that I get to bake these in my grandma’s muffin tin makes my heart happy.  I remember baking cupcakes and muffins with her and thinking that this pan was so “old” and she should really get a new one.  Now, I’m so happy to have this antique pan. I’m glad she never replaced it.

Antique Muffin Pan

Applesauce Muffins

Happy baking!

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Classic Gingerbread Men

December 19, 2018   By Becca Leave a Comment

Well, friends, this is my favorite recipe of all time.  There is nothing better than soft gingerbread cookies to make it feel like Christmas.  I could (and do) make theses any time of the year.  This is the recipe my mom always made when I was younger.

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They certainly don’t have to be in the shape of gingerbread men.  When I get the urge to make this recipe in the middle of summer, round cookies with plain icing is a good way to go too.

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Classic Gingerbread Men
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24 medium sized cookies
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24 medium sized cookies
Classic Gingerbread Men
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24 medium sized cookies
Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 3 3/4 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 Tbsp cinnamon
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 2 tsp ground cloves
Servings: medium sized cookies
Instructions
  1. Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and molasses. In a separate bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients a little at a time. Chill dough for at least 2 hours. Roll the dough, on a lightly floured board, 1/4 inch thick. Cut in any shape you choose. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 7 minutes, longer if you are using extra large cookie cutters. Frost with a butter cream frosting or a powdered sugar glaze.
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Apple Crisp

January 18, 2018   By Becca Leave a Comment

It’s been forever since I’ve felt like a blogger, writer, or photographer.  I kind of fell off the blogging wagon and can’t seem to crawl my way back on.  I made some apple crisp today and decided it was photo-worthy.  I didn’t bother to get my fancy camera out.  I just used my phone, but the pictures didn’t turn out horrible.

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Apple Crisp
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The perfect treat for a cold and rainy day.
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Apple Crisp
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The perfect treat for a cold and rainy day.
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Servings
8
Ingredients
  • 6 medium apples cored, peeled, and sliced
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 cup oats
  • 3/4 cup Brown Sugar
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1 stick butter softened
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Instructions
  1. Core, peel, and slice the apples. Add lemon juice and cinnamon. Stir together until apples are coated. In a separate bowl, combine oats, brown sugar, flour, and butter until crumbly. Pour the apples into a greased baking dish. (A 9x13 is fine. My favorite baking dish happens to be round.) Top with crumb topping. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
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Super Soft Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

November 22, 2016   By Becca Leave a Comment

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The invention of the gingerbread cookie is right up there with the invention chocolate chips, in my book. This is one of those recipes that has been part of the Holidays for as long as I can remember. My mom says the recipe came from a newspaper many, many years ago.  The original recipe calls these cookies Molasses Cookie Cutouts.

My mom had awesome cookie cutters when I was little.  I loved her Halloween cookie cutters.  They were orange plastic owl, witch, cat, and pumpkins.  The gingerbread man was my favorite.

I found these pictures of cookie cutters for sale on Ebay.  I think they are just like my mom’s.

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A couple of years ago my sister-in-law and I decided to find them on Ebay.  We were able to replace her broken gingerbread man and I bought one for myself too.  These must have been really popular, back in the day, because they weren’t too hard to find.

 

I’m always asked what my recipe is for the frosting I use on my cookies.  I just use powdered sugar and milk.  I put powdered sugar in a bowl and add a tiny bit of milk.  I stir that until I get the consistency that I want.  The kids love to frost their own cookies and they are finally getting pretty good at it. They always ask me how my cookies look so neatly frosted and I remind them that I have had about 35 years of practice.  I have been frosting cookies with my mom since the time I needed a stool to reach the counters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoy! Happy baking and Happy Thanksgiving!

Super Soft Gingerbread Cookie Recipe
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Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 3 3/4 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 Tbsp cinnamon
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 2 tsp ground cloves
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Mix butter and sugar. Add Molasses and egg. Add dry ingredients. Chill for 3 hours.
  2. Roll dough to 1/4 in thickness on a floured board. Cut into shapes Bake at 350 degrees for 7 minutes.
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