Midnights

These cookies are for those of you for whom the chocolate, only the chocolate, and nothing but the chocolate will do. (or how I embraced chocolate as its own food group!) Makes 6 Dozen cookies. Ingredients Cooking Directions **Variation

Classic French Fruit Tart

Made this a few years ago at Sur La Table, Original recipe can be found here for this lite and refreshing dessert! Ingredients Cooking Directions Prepare shortcrust dough and chill according to directions (see above linked recipe) Bake the shell: Fill the Tart: Finish the Tart: Serve the Tart:

Vanilla Bean Pastry Cream

Part of a classic fruit tart class that I took a few years back at Sur La Table. “A classic filling for fresh fruit tarts, èclairs, and cream pies, pastry cream is really just a flour-thickened custard sauce, which also means that it can take on a near-endless variety of flavorings, from spices and citrus …

Vanilla Shortcrust Dough

Part of a classic fruit tart class that I took a few years back at Sur La Table. Recipe makes enough dough for a 9″ to 9 1/2″ pan. Ingredients Cooking Directions

Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

Yummy and fun to decorate! Ingredients 1 Cup white sugar 1 Cup butter, softened 1 (3 oz) package cream cheese, softened ½ Tsp salt ½ Tsp almond extract ½ Tsp vanilla extract 1 Egg yolk 2 ¼ Cups all-purpose flour Cooking Directions 1. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, butter, cream cheese, salt, almond and …

Kahlua Cheesecake

I had seen a video recipe on reddit, and I couldnt find it again when I wanted to make this, so I experimented. I have made this about 5 times now, this one tastes the best in my opinion. While it was my first time making a gelatin based cheesecake, I was really happy with …

Fluffernutter

Simple, sweet and comforting… and with a few additions here and there, full of limitless possibilities! I may not be from the New England area, but a book series (Expeditionary Force: Columbus Day) that I love introduced me to this comforting snack and I was blown away at the yummy goodness that it is! Especially …

Oatmeal Cookies

“Soft and chewy with that trademark homemade flavor, these are the best soft and chewy oatmeal raisin cookies.” — Sally’s Baking Addiction (Original Recipe) Ingredients 1 Cup Unsalted Butter, room temp. 1 Cup Brown Sugar 1/4 Cup Sugar 2 large Eggs, room temp. 1 Tbsp Vanilla extract 1 Tbsp Molasses 1 1/2 Cup Flour, all-purpose …

Old-World Raspberry Bars

Comfort food at its best, stick to your ribs good and you won’t even feel guilty for eating the entire tray! Original Recipe can be found here. Ingredients      Crumb Mixture 2 1/4 Cup all-purpose Flour 1 Cup Sugar 1 Cup Pecans, Chopped 1 Cup Butter, Softened 1 Large Egg      Filling 3/4 cup raspberry preserves …

Lavender Earl Grey infused Chocolate Mousse

Earl Grey tea and Chocolate, what is there not to love about this pairing? Tried this out on a whim one day and have only made chocolate mousse this way ever since.  The Earl Grey flavor comes as a accented after taste that compliments the smooth creamy chocolate flavor.   Ingredients 1 Pkg Dr. Oetker …