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Recipe: Pudding Cookies
Pudding Cookies – yes…they are gooey, soft, and perfect to dunk in hot chocolate. These are similar to my cookies and cream recipe, but only because I used the Oreo pudding mix…feel free to change it up! Ingredients 3/4 cup of brown sugar 1/4 cup of sugar 1/2 cup of salted butter 1 pack of pudding (3.4 oz) (I used Oreo pudding mix) 2 eggs an egg yoke a teaspoon of vanilla 1 cup of flour 1 1/2 cup of cake flour 1/4 teaspoon of…
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Tutorial: Large Cowl
With Halloween behind us and the leaves all on the ground, it’s time to bundle up and stay warm. This large cowl tutorial is the perfect accessory to transition from fall into winter. Remember the fat quarter scarf tutorial I posted back in late February? This large cowl is similar in size, yet made out of all the same fabric. What You Need medium weight fabric – 1 1/2 yards matching thread machine/serger First – you’ll need two pieces each measuring 65 inches x 20…
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Project: Halloween Treat Bags
It’s Halloween! halloween Treat Bags Time for treat bags. Last year I made loot bags and they were a big hit. This year, I wanted to do something similar, yet I wanted to keep within the same price point. The soda pop – each can was 0.25$…a 4 pack was a dollar. It’s a pretty funky old school pop can, I think it’s neat and very retro. Get this – Walmart was selling Halloween full size chocolate bars, 8 for 6.77$, or if you went…
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Recipe: Caramel Shortbread Cookies
Caramel shortbread cookies – with Dulce de Leche flavoured Eagle Brand Sauce. So good – the recipe (I only made a few adjustments) is adapted from the Eagle Brand site – the directions are below. Ingredients Shortbread 3/4 cup of flour 1/2 cup of cake flour 7 tablespoons of icing sugar 2 1/2 tablespoons of cornstarch 1/2 teaspoon of salt 3/4 cup of salted butter, softened Caramel 2 large eggs 1 can (380g) of Eagle Brand Dulce de Leche Caramel Flavoured Sauce 2 1/2 tablespoons…
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Recipe: Chewy Homemade Brownies
We have snow here on the ground in Northern Alberta…what better way to stay warm than to turn on your oven. It’s time for chewy homemade brownies! If you wish, you can make this recipe in one bowl, minimizing your dishes – or you can dirty 3 like I did. You pick! Ingredients 4 ounces of semi-sweetened Baker’s chocolate 3/4 cup of butter 2 cups of sugar 3 eggs 1 tablespoon of vanilla 1/2 cup of flour and cake flour First – gather all of…
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Recipe: Homemade Reeses Bars
Who doesn’t love Resse’s Peanut Butter Cups? With Halloween right around the corner, these homemade Reeses bars are a wonderful treat to make and eat while you watch “it’s the great pumpkin patch, Charlie Brown!” This recipe is no bake, which is awesome. Ingredients 1 cup of melted salted butter 2 cups of honey graham cracker crumbs 3 tablespoons of brown sugar 1 3/4 cups of powdered sugar 1 cup of smooth peanut butter a tablespoon of vanilla 2 – 2 1/2 cups of chocolate…
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Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Cookies
It’s fall – and what better way to celebrate October than with pumpkin spice cookies! These cookies are healthy and pack a lot of flavour. Try them today (or tomorrow). Ingredients 1 cup of flour and cake flour a teaspoon of baking soda and ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg, all spice and salt 6 tablespoons of salted butter 1/4 cup of sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 1/2 cups of pure pumpkin puree an egg 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 1 1/3 cups of…
