Midnight Crackles

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 10 tablespoons butter, cut into 10 pieces (1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons)
• 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar, packed
• 10 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 large eggs

Recipe

• 1 put the butter, sugar and chocolate in that order into a 2 quart saucepan. put the pan over low heat and warm the ingredients, stirring occasionally, until they are melted and smooth. scrape everything into the bowl of a mixer or into a large bowl.
• 2 sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves.
• 3 working with a mixer with a paddle attachment, if you have one, or with a hand mixer in a large bowl on low speed, add the eggs, one at a time, beating until the eggs are well blended into the chocolate. with the mixer still on low, add the dry ingredients, mixing just until the dough is smooth and shiny; it will clean the sides of the bowl and form a ball. turn the dough out onto a work surface, divide it in half, wrap each piece in plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour or for up to 3 days. (if the dough is solid, leave it on the counter for 30 minutes before proceeding.).
• 4 position the racks to divide the oven into thirds and preheat the oven to 350°f line two baking sheets with parchment or a silicone mat.
• 5 working with 1 tablespoon of dough at a time, roll the dough between your palms to form firm, shiny balls. (if the dough breaks as you work, squeeze and knead it a bit, then reroll it between your palms.) place the balls about 1 inch apart on the baking sheets and lightly press each one down a bit with your fingertips.
• 6 bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes, rotating the baking sheets from top to bottom and front to back at the midway point. the cookies should be delicately firm and crackled across the top. (it’s better to under- than over bake.) remove the sheets from the oven, let the cookies rest on the sheets for 2 minutes, then, using a wide metal spatula, gently transfer the cookies to a rack; cool to room temperature.
• 7 repeat with the remaining dough, cooling the baking sheets between batches.

Peanut Butter And Jelly Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup butter (softened)
• 2 eggs (beaten)
• 1 cup grape jelly
• 2 cups peanut butter chips (divided)

Recipe

• 1 combine flour,sugar and baking powder. cut in butter until coarse crumbs form.stir in beaten eggs, mixing until smooth.press half of the mixture into bottom of greased 9x13 pan. spread grape jelly evenly over unbaked crust.
• 2 sprinkle with one cup peanut butter chips. crumble remaining dough over chips.bake at 375°f for 30-35 min or until lightly browned.
• 3 remove from oven, immediately sprinkle with remaining peanut butter chips. cool, cut into bars.

Moms Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 54 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 40 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325. mix all ingredients and then wrap tightly with saran wrap and refrigerate 1 hours
• 2 roll dough out 1/4 inches cut out about 25
• 3 bake 12-15 and decorate before oven with sugar or other chirstmas stuff.

Peanut Butter And Jelly Bars

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
• 2 cups creamy peanut butter (skippy)
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 1/2 cups raspberry jam or 1 1/2 cups other jam
• 2/3 cup salted peanuts, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 grease a 9x13x2" cake pan.
• 3 line it with parchment paper, then grease and flour the pan.
• 4 in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed until light yellow, about 2 minutes.
• 5 with the mixer on low speed, add the vanilla, eggs and peanut butter and mix until ingredients are combined.
• 6 in a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• 7 with the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the peanut butter mixture.
• 8 mix just until combined.
• 9 spread 2/3 of the dough into the prepared cake pan and spread over the bottom witha knife or offset spatula.
• 10 spread the jam evenly over the dough.
• 11 drop small globs of the remaining dough evenly over the jam.
• 12 don't worry if all the jam isn't covered; it will spread in the oven.
• 13 sprinkle with chopped peanuts and bake for 45 minutes, until golden brown.
• 14 cool and cut into squares.

Lengua De Gato

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 3 egg whites
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 cup sugar, and
• butter (to garnish on top of cookies)
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 400°f.
• 2 cream butter and sugar until fairly smooth.
• 3 blend in egg whites small amount at a time, beating after each small addition.
• 4 lastly fold in flour, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt for flavoring.
• 5 spoon into pipe or pastry bag with a flat tip. pipe into a cookie sheet 2 inches long and leave 3 inches space between each cookie for spreading.
• 6 bake in preheated oven for about 10 minutes or until edges are golden brown top center of cookie should remain light.
• 7 garnish top of cookies with butter and sugar. enjoy!

Lemony Lemon Brownies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup flour
• 2 eggs, large
• 2 tablespoons lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 4 tablespoons lemon juice
• 8 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1 cup icing sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease an 8×8 inch baking dish with butter and set aside.
• 3 zest and juice two lemons and set aside.
• 4 in the bowl of an electric mixture fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the flour, sugar, salt, and softened butter until combined.
• 5 in a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, lemon zest, and lemon juice until combined.
• 6 pour it into the flour mixture and beat for 2 mins at medium speed until smooth and creamy.
• 7 pour into baking dish and bake for 23-25 mins, should turn golden around the edges.
• 8 allow to cool completely before glazing. do not overbake, or the bars will dry.
• 9 filter the powdered sugar and whisk with lemon zest and juice.
• 10 spread the glaze over the brownies with a rubber spatula and let glaze set.
• 11 cut into bars and serve.

Peanut Butter And Jelly Cookie Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup strawberry jam
• 1 cup peanut butter chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 line a 15x10 inch jelly roll pan with foil and lightly spray with cooking spray.
• 3 combine cake mix, peanut butter, oil and eggs in large bowl until well blended.
• 4 press evenly into prepared pan and bake 20 minutes.
• 5 place jam in small microwave safe bowl and heat 20 seconds, spread over cookie base. scatter peanut butter chips over top.
• 6 bake an additional 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 7 cool completely in pan.