Crust topping: 2 1/2 cups flour, all purpose 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon Salt  1 cup sugar  1/2 cup Crisco shortening  1 teaspoon vanilla extract  3/4 cup milk 1 box yellow cake mix (dry part only)  Cut the shortening into the dry ingredients, add milk and mix to a smooth batter.  Set aside.  Filling:  1
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A different kind of cannoli.  Ingredients 15 ounces Ricotta cheese 2/3 cup Powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon Grated orange peel 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla extract 2 tablespoons Miniature chocolate chips 10 Sugar ice-cream cones Directions In a large bowl with electric mixer at low, beat ricotta cheese, sugar, orange peel, and vanilla just until smooth. Stir in
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I didn’t know whether to call these truffle cookies or cookie truffles. Whatever you call them, they rock! Ingredients: 1 cup of peanutbutter 1 cup of firmly packed brown sugar(or light brown) 1 large egg(or ex-large) 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 heaping cup of roughly chopped chocolate miniatures(you know the kind) Preheat oven to 350F.
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Ingredients: 1box-yellow cake mix 1Lg. pkg. instant vanilla pudding mix 4eggs 1/2cup canola oil 1cup-milk 1/4cup whiskey 1cup-chopped nuts(dusted with flour) Mix all ingredients. Grease and flour cake pan, add batter. Bake in 350F preheated oven, until a toothpick comes out clean.(30-50min) While cake is baking, make the glaze. Glaze: To a small saucepan add
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Ingredients: 1/2 cup warm water (110 to 115 degrees) 2 packages active dry yeast 1/2 cup plus 1 teaspoon sugar 3 1/2 – 4 1/2 cups flour unsifted 1 teaspoon nutmeg 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon lemon zest, this is lemon rind, grated 1/2 cup warm milk 5 egg yolks 1 stick butter cut into
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