Baking Cookies

GET A LARGE MIXING BOWL
by: Adine Cathey

AN EGG, SOME SUGAR AND SPICE,

STIR IN SOME FLOUR AND MILK

WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SOMETHING NICE.

MIXING AND STIRRING, TAKING TURNS

SOME FLOUR FALLS ON THE FLOOR,

BUT THAT'S OKAY GRANNY WILL SWEEP

WE'LL JUST DIP IN THE SACK AND GET MORE.

WITH A HANDFUL OF COOKIE CUTTERS

WE CHOOSE JUST THE RIGHT ONE,

WITH OUR SMALL HANDS, WE ROLL THE DOUGH

THIS WILL BE SO MUCH FUN !

THERE ARE DUCKS, COWS, A FAT PIG

A TEDDY BEAR, A BRIGHT STAR,

PLACE THE CUTTER IN THE MIDDLE AND LIFT

I JUST CUT OUT A SMALL CAR.

I END UP WITH FLOUR ON MY NOSE

MY CHEEK AND APRON IS COVERED TOO,

I LOOK LIKE THE MARSHMALLOW MAN

MY SISTER SAYS THAT IS SO TRUE !

CREATING COOKIES TAKE ON STRANGE SHAPES

WE CUT AND CUT AND MAKE A LOT,

SOON WE ARE OUT OF COOKIE DOUGH

BETTER GET THE OVEN NICE AND HOT.

PLACE THE DOUGH ON A BAKING SHEET

INTO THE HOT OVEN TO BAKE,

I WISH THEY WERE ALREADY COOLED

I WILL COUNT TO SEE HOW MANY I MADE.

AFTER THE COOKIES ARE COOLED

I CAN ICE THEM WITH RED, GREEN OR BLUE,

THEN WHO ALL WANTS TO EAT THESE GOODIES ?

WHY I BET DADDY...THAT'S WHO !!

Cookies!

I grabbed this recipe from Taste of Home. Anna made some oatmeal cookies, and they were delicious. They were really good. Hope you enjoy the recipe!

3 cups quick-cooking oats

2/3 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup egg substitute
1/3 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions
In a large bowl, combine the oats, flour, sugars, baking powder and salt. Add the egg substitute, corn syrup and vanilla; mix well.
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks. Yield: 2 dozen.

Brownies...Mmmm

While M'dear parents were at a SACHE homeschool meeting, I decided the make some brownies. Yum! From a box, so it wasn't an incredibly big mess!

Here is a recipe for brownies, if you don't use a box:

Brownies

1 cup oil

4 eggs

2 cup sugar

1/2 cup cocoa

2 tsp. vanilla

1 1/2 cup flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup nuts

Bake at 350 for 40 minutes or until done.

Brownie Peanut Butter toping

1 1/2 c. powdered sugar

2 TBLSP. peanut butter

1. tsp. vanilla

2 TBLSP butter

2 1/2 tsp. Milk

Enjoy the pictures!

*Note, I put butterscotch chips in the brownies, before I baked them* Brownies!!!

Put them in the oven....

Spread, out the batter

Stir your batter.

Sorry about having the pictures in the wrong order, but at least they're here!

Enjoy your treat!

Raspberry Pie!

Hey, all of you cooking friends, it's raspberry season and with the season comes rspberry pie. Mmmm, it's really good. So, I thought I would give you all a recipe for a "heavenly" pie. Here it is!

Raspberry Glaze Pie
1 quart berries
1 cup of Water
1 cup of Sugar
3 Tblsp. Cornstarch (or permaflo or something that jells)
1 - 3 oz. Cream Cheese.

Simmer 1 cup. of berries and 2/3 cup. of water for about 3 mins. Blend sugar, cornstarch and remaining 1/3 cup of water. Add to boiling mixture. Boil for 1 min. stirring constantly. Cool.

Spread cream cheese over the bottom of the cooled baked pie shell. *save 1/2 cup. of berries* Put remaining 2. 1/2 cups of berries in the pie crust shell and pour the jelled mixture over the berries. Arrange the saved 1/2 cup of berries over the pie. Refrigerate. Top with sweetened whip cream.

Start with getting ALL your ingredients. (In pic. all but the cr. cheese is present)
Make sure your working area is clean. :)

Wash the berries of any dirt or bugs

Combine your Water and Berries, to simmer.

Add your jell mixture to your berries and water

The finished product piece

The pie!!

Hope you enjoy this really good pie recipe!!!

~Kara