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Jungle Cookies

TheCaker — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:55:00 +0000

The cookies were made to go along with the theme for my daughter’s second birthday party. My sister-in-law gave me a hand in decorating these sugar cookie cut outs iced with royal icing. What a delicious treat and my daughter loved the fun designs.

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Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

TheCaker — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 01:25:41 +0000

My Son likes to have snacks in his school lunch that taste good and I like him to have something that is a little more healthy, so we tried making our own granola bars this weekend. Pretty tasty but I may try adding some peanut butter next time to help bind a little better and add a little more flavor. They were kind of crumbly when cut and a little more dry than I would desire but my son liked them.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks), softened

1/2 cup honey

1/3 cup (packed) brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 tsp baking soda

4 1/2 cups rolled oats

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

(I added a little flax seed to the dry ingredients to increase the fiber content)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a medium bowl with electric mixer, cream together the butter, honey, brown sugar and vanilla. In a separate bowl mix together flour, baking soda and oats (flax seed). Mix wet and dry ingredients together till combined, will be crumbly (It is much easier to mix together with your hands). Lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking dish and press mixture into bottom of pan. Bake in center of oven 18-22 min or until golden at edges. After cooled slightly, press bars firmly with bottom of flat measuring cup. Once fully cooled, cup into bars and store in air-tight container.

Can replace chocolate chips with other tasty goodies like coconut, dried fruit or nuts.

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Banana Muffins

TheCaker — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 01:03:23 +0000

I make these banana muffins sometimes on Sunday mornings and both my kids love them. I make them with a mixture of both whole wheat and all purpose flour and they are so moist and delicious. Here is the recipe just in case anyone would like a delicious breakfast treat.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups flour ( I do a combination of whole wheat and all purpose)

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

3 large bananas mashed

3/4 cup white sugar

1 egg

1/2 cup melted butter

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a muffin pan with paper muffin cups. Sift the dry ingredients into a medium mixing bowl. In another bowl, mix bananas, sugar, egg and melted butter. Add the dry ingredients and mix till smooth. Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups about 3/4 full. Bake for about 25-30 min or until golden brown.

Makes about 12-15 muffins.

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