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Lemon Crinkle Cookies

½ cups Butter, Softened 1 cup Sugar ½ teaspoons Vanilla Extract 1 egg 1 tsp Lemon Zest 1 Tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice 1-½ cup All-purpose Flour ¼ teaspoons Salt ¼ tsp Baking Powder ⅛ tsp Baking Soda ½ cups Powdered Sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease pans well and set aside.  In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Whip in vanilla, egg, lemon zest and juice. Scrape sides of bowl and mix again. Stir in all dry ingredients (except powdered sugar) slowly until just combined. Scrape sides of bowl and mix again briefly. Pour powdered sugar onto a large plate. Roll a heaping teaspoon of dough into a ball and roll in powdered sugar. Place on baking sheet and repeat with remaining dough.  Bake for 9-11 minutes or until bottom of cookies begin to barely brown.  Remove from oven and cool cookies about 3 minutes before transferring to cooling rack. *If using a non stick darker baking tray, reduce baking time by about 2 minu...
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Hyde Park Honey Cookies

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Hyde Park Honey Cookies   This cookie is one of the kids'  favorites!   2/3 cup oil (I usually only use 1/2 cup and they are still plenty moist) 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup honey 1 egg 2 tsp. vanilla 2 1/4 cup flour 2 tsp. soda 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 Tbsp. cinnamon and 1/c up sugar (to roll the cookies in) Mix oil, sugar and honey. Add eggs and vanilla. Add flour, soda, salt and vanilla. Form 1" balls and roll in cinnamon sugar mixture. Place on ungreased cookie sheets and bake at 350 for ten minutes. If doubling, do not double the soda, just add 1 teaspoon per and also go scant on the flour and salt.
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Super Yummy Healthy Cookies

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Super Yummy Healthy Cookies At least that’s what Doug thinks because they have coconut, nuts and raisins in them. I made these cookies years ago when I was out of chocolate chips and in the mood for cookies. They've been a huge hit ever since! 3/4 cups brown sugar 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup butter flavored Crisco or real butter 2 eggs 2 ½ whole wheat cups flour (it gives a nutty flavor) 1 tsp. Salt 1 tsp. Baking soda 1 tsp. Baking powder 2 tsp. Vanilla 1 cup chocolate chips 1 cup raisins (soaked in hot water for about fifteen minutes, then drained) 1 cup coconut 1 cup chopped pecans Mix sugars, butter and eggs until creamy. Add dry ingredients until mixed. Place teaspoonful of dough on pan. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 375̊. Makes about 60 cookies. (Note: craisins work great instead of raisins!) Enjoy!
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Blueberry-Lemon Scones

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Here's the recipe for the scones.  They were pretty tasty for scones, but how could they not be with all that butter and cream?  Right?   Blueberry and Lemon Cream Scones 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons sugar, divided in half 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 1/2 cup whipping cream 2 eggs, beaten 3/4 cup fresh blueberries zest of 1 lemon juice of 1/2 of 1 lemon In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt.  Mix well.  Cut in the butter.  (I shreded a cold stick of butter with a cheese grater.) Add cream, vanilla and eggs.  Stir just until mixed. Add berries, lemon zest and lemon juice, mix again just enough fold everything in. Pat into two 6 inch circles and cut into sixths, or hand shape individual half-dollar size lumps into triangles on baking sheet.  Brush each scone  with water and sprinkle w...
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Orange Rolls

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I'm in the mood to bake Orange Rolls.  A friend made them for us back in 1994 and I've never tasted any that were as good since.  Here's her recipe.  It's simple but has to be thought of in advance: 1/2 cup warm water 3 Tbsp. yeast 1/2 cup sugar 3/4 cup warm water 1/2 cup shortening 2 tsp. salt 3 eggs 4 1/2 cups flour Soften yeast in 1/2 cup warm water and set to the side.  Mix sugar, water, shortening, salt and eggs together.  Add yeast mixture. Beat in the flour.  Dough will be soft and sticky.   Refrigerate overnight in a covered container. Make sure that the bowl is large enough for the bread to rise in.  About 3 hours before serving time, roll dough on well floured board into a large rectangle.  Cover with a generous amount of melted butter.  Sprinkle with sugar and grate orange peel over the dough.  Starting on the long edge, roll the dough int...
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Oatmeal Crunch Cake

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Make this cake.  Tonight.  Seriously. Or at least make the topping and eat it with a spoon.    Oatmeal Crunch Cake 1 1/2 cups boiling water 1 cup regular oatmeal 1/2 cup butter 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 cup sugar 2 egg 2 cups flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. nutmeg Pour boiling water over the oats in a small bowl and let sit for 20 minutes.  Cream butter and sugars together, then beat in the eggs.  Add the soaked oatmeal.  Sift in the dry ingredients and stir until mixed.  Pour into a 9x13" pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.  Let cool.  Topping: 1/2 cup melted butter 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 cup chopped pecans 1 cup coconut 1/3 cup evaporated milk 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla Pour all of the topping ingredients into a pan and cook, stirring until it begins to bubble.  Stir in vanilla and spread of top of cooled cake. Broil the cake in the oven until the topping bubbles and star...
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Chocolate Chip Pretzel Bar Cookies

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This were so nummy!  A super Bowl treat! 2 cups all purpose flour 1-teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 1 ½ sticks of butter, softened 1-cup brown sugar ½ cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 – 12 ounce bag milk chocolate chips 1 ½ cups mini pretzels, crushed Preheat the oven to 350. Mix flour, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, using a mixer, beat the butter with both sugars at medium speed for about 1 minute. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients and mix well. Stir in the chips and pretzels.Spread the batter in the pan. Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden brown. The center will still be a little gooey. Cool completely. Cut into squares and serve. Enjoy!
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