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Monday, June 1, 2015

Luscious Lemon-raspberry Bars

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 16
  • 1 (18 ounce) box lemon bar mix
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 3 eggs
  • 0.5 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup raspberry preserves
  • powdered sugar

Recipe

  • 1 heat oven to 350 degrees f whether using metal or glass pan.
  • 2 stir filling mix, water and eggs using a fork (a few lumps will remain); set aside.
  • 3 press ready-mixed crust (dry) in bottom of 8 or 9" square pan. bake 12 minutes.
  • 4 drop cream cheese by spoonfuls onto hot crust and return pan to oven about 2 minutes to further soften cream cheese. carefully spread cream cheese over crust. stir filling mixture; pour over cream cheese.
  • 5 bake 35 to 4 minutes or until top begins to brown and center is set.
  • 6 cool 10 minutes.
  • 7 spread preserves over top. cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • 8 sprinkle with powedered sugar.
  • 9 for 16 bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. for ease in cutting, use sharp or wet knife.
  • 10 store covered in refrigerator.

Homemade Granola Bars

Total Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 3 cups rolled oats
  • 1 (300 ml) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup dried fruit, finely chopped (cranberries, blueberries, apricots, etc, or a combination of many)
  • 1/2 cup nuts, finely chopped (peanuts, almonds, etc, or a combination of many)

Recipe

  • 1 combined rolled oats and milk; add remaining ingredients, and blend.
  • 2 use cooking spray on baking sheet.
  • 3 spread mixture on sheet and pat down.
  • 4 bake 20 minutes at 350°f
  • 5 cut while still warm.

Lemony Snicket Frosting

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 medium lemon
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar (depending on taste)
  • 1 tablespoon milk

Recipe

  • 1 squeeze lemon into bowl.
  • 2 stir in sugar.
  • 3 add milk.

Luscious Low Fat Chocolate Pound Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

  • 3 large egg whites
  • 1/2 cup fat free sour cream
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup skim milk (i like the evaporated milk. it makes it more dense, and almost brownie like) or 1 cup fat-free evaporated milk (i like the evaporated milk. it makes it more dense, and almost brownie like)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2-1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (depending on how dense you like your cake)

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
  • 2 using a nonfat cooking spray (i like the butter flavored, but anything will work just fine) grease a pound cake pan.
  • 3 in a medium bowl sift or stir together the salt, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa, and flour.
  • 4 set aside.
  • 5 in a medium bowl whisk together the egg whites, sour cream, brown sugar, and vanilla extract.
  • 6 whisk in 1/3 of the flour mixture, 1/2 the milk, 1/3 flour, 1/2 milk, 1/3 flour.
  • 7 got it?.
  • 8 tehehe.
  • 9 pour mixture into the greased pan and bake for 25 to 35 minutes or until a wood toothpick comes out clean.

Raisin Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups oatmeal (i used half quick or old fashioned)
  • 1 cup sun-maid raisins (get them in the foil bag!i microwave in water to plump them first)

Recipe

  • 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2 beat butter, shortening, brown sugar, granulated sugar, milk, egg, and vanilla until light and fluffy.
  • 3 combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
  • 4 add to butter mixture and mix well.
  • 5 stir in oats and raisins,.
  • 6 drop by tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets.
  • 7 bake 12-15 minutes until barely set and golden.
  • 8 makes 3 dozen.

Peanut Butter And Jam Cookie Sammy

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup creamed honey
  • 1/4 cup protein powder or 1/4 cup flour or 1/4 cup almond meal or 1/4 cup cocoa powder, would work
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup sugar-free jam

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 275.
  • 2 blend together peanut butter and honey, make sure its well blended.
  • 3 mix in egg.
  • 4 add protein powder or dry ingredient of choice.
  • 5 mix well.
  • 6 roll into balls and place on cookie sheet a couple inches apart.
  • 7 press balls down with the bottom of a jar or cup to flatten.
  • 8 bake in oven for around 8 minutes until edges are slightly darker brown.
  • 9 cookies will be soft but firm up as they cool.
  • 10 when cool spread jam on the bottom of one cookie and top with another.
  • 11 let sit for 5 minutes (if you can resist) to let jam soak into the cookie a bit.
  • 12 gobble up!

Peanut Butter And Jelly Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

  • Servings: 24
  • 1 (18 ounce) roll refrigerated peanut butter cookie dough
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter chips
  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 (16 ounce) container creamy ready to spread vanilla frosting
  • 1/4 cup strawberry jelly (or seedless raspberry jam)

Recipe

  • 1 heat oven to 350*f. spray 13 x 9 inch pan with cooking spray. break up cookie dough into pan; press evenly in pan. sprinkle chips evenly over dough and press in as well.
  • 2 bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • 3 in medium bowl, stir peanut butter until smooth. stir in frosting until well blended and spread over cooled bars.
  • 4 in small bowl, stir jelly until smooth. drop jelly by teaspoonsfuls over frosting. with the tip of a knife swirl jelly into a marbled design. cut into 6 rows by 4 rows for serving.
  • 5 to keep these bars moist and fresh, store at room temperature, covered.