Ingredients 1½ sticks butter 1½ cups of sugar 3 eggs 1 cup sour cream 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 3 cups cake flour or all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt ½ pint fresh raspberries or ½ cup dried cranberries ½ pint fresh blueberries ½ cup white chocolate baking morsels Prepare topping (see below) and set aside. Cream butter and sugar in mixer on high until light and fluffy. Blend in eggs and vanilla until smooth. Sift dry i

Banana Coconut Cookies are a Garramone family favorite, as well as in my monastery and our high school. Ingredients 2½ cups all-purpose flour 1 cup (two 3.4 oz. packages) banana instant pudding mix 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) margarine 1½ cups granulated sugar 2 eggs ¼ cup milk 1 teaspoon banana extract 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut Directions In a medium size bowl, combine flour, pudding m

You won't believe it's zucchini instead of apples! Zucchini Crisp Ingredients 6 medium zucchini, about 3 pounds, peeled, ¼ cup sugar 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 half teaspoon nutmeg, Topping ¼ cup tightly packed brown sugar, ½ cup old-fashioned oats ¼ cup butter cold ¼ cup flour ½ teaspoon cinnamon Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare an 8” x 8

Double Chocolate...mmmmm! Ingredients 1/3 cup butter, softened 2/3 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 teaspoons baking powder ¼ tsp. salt 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips 2/3 cup chopped walnuts Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a 9” x 13” baking sheet with parchment paper. In a medium size bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (a stand mixer is even bette

Biscotti and ice cream for dessert! Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/8 teaspoon of salt 1 cup of dried cherries ¾ cup white baking chips (regular or mini) 3 large eggs ¾ cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat oven to 350° F. Place flour, baking powder and salt in a medium size mixing bowl and whisk thoroughly until combined. Stir in cherries and baking chips. In a separate bowl, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Add

Need a quick sweet treat to spoil your spouse or thank a co-worker? These puff pastry Chocolate Bites are just what you need! You can use frozen pastry sheets, but why not make Homemade Puff Pastry to show you really care? Makes 24 bites, so you can give away the good looking ones and keep a few "seconds" to sample yourself! 1 batch of Quick Puff Pastry 24 small squares of chocolate Preheat the oven to 400°F. Spray 24 mini muffin-pan cups with veget

Preheating the popcorn in a large stock pot makes mixing in the caramel MUCH easier.