052911Lemon-poppy Seed Crisps

This recipe is the ultimate lemon crisp recipe!! It's bursting with lemon and the poppy seeds add the perfect crunch. The crisps stay together, i.e., they don't crumble easily in your hands. The raw dough is just as good. The dough is a bit sticky when trying to form the 1.25" balls but well worth the patience. It's hard to judge when the lemon juice is reduced by half but the recipe seems to be forgiving on this matter. Excellent recipe-I can't say enough about them! I'll be making these again very soon!

052211 Cream Cheese Swirl Blondies

This recipe is one of the best Blondie brownie recipes I've ever tried making! The swirled in cream cheese really adds a nice touch to the blonde brownies. It's a bit involved to assemble since you need to use the mixing bowl twice and the brownie is tacky when trying to spread it in the pan. However, definitely worth the effort....I only wish the recipe was for a larger pan size! A keeper and one to repeat for a special treat! Btw, the raw dough is yummy...

052111 Langues-de-chat

This recipe calls for basic ingredients and is relatively easy to make. But, you must pipe a very narrow strip of cookie because they do spread in the oven...quite a bit. I didn't yield the predicted 5dozen because my first batch were too big. The cookie is on the soft, chewy side and very simple tasting. I embellished them with a little chocolate ( the recipe recommended to serve with ice cream) . I was inspired to attempt this recipe because on our recent trip to Spain, Langues-de-chats were commonly found in the patisseries. Not sure if I'll make them agin since didn't care for them.

050811 Cakey Chocolate Chip Cookies

I made this quick recipe for my son to take back to the dorms. Very easy, quick and fail-proof to make. The cakey-ness was yummy! A very simple, basic chocolate chip cookie recipe that inherently bakes fluffy due to the reduced butter and sugar. Delicious with a cold glass of milk!!

050711Key Lime Bars

Unfortunately, I think I over beat the egg yolks because the bars were a bit runny, even after refrigeration. However, the tartness of the key limes came bursting through!! The whipping cream garnish is a must to balance out some of the tartness - perfect combination! The graham cracker crust went nicely with the cool bars. The recipe is worth trying again...but over beating the eggs must be avoided.

050111 Oatmeal Bars with Dates and Walnuts

I made this recipe right after the Date Triangle cookies were made - had to do something with the remaining dates. These bars were very easy to make;took a little extra energy to finely ground the oats in the food processor. I had a hard time discerning the dates in the final bars - the oats and brown sugar dominated the cookie. Overall, the recipe was a bit "plain & simple", and a stretch to call it granola bar.

050111Date Triangles

These Middle Eastern cookies have a wonderful date filling! The dough could be a bit more moist but I think the slight dryness is how the cookie is suppose to be. The dough requires a little patience since no flour is used to form the triangles....the dough sticks to the hands when forming the circles and then the triangles. The orange zest is very noticeable...nice combination with the dates. The baking time is~7minutes less than the 30minutes recommended.