Grandma Esther’s Spritz Cookies
May 29, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under recipes
I was looking through an old Good Housekeeping magazine today and found an article about Kelly Ripa. Each year at Christmas, she makes hundreds of spritz cookies using her grandmother’s recipe. They are simple and easy. I thought you might enjoy having this recipe on file. You don’t have to wait until Christmas to make them.
Grandma Esther’s Spritz Cookies
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract
1. Heat oven to 375 F degrees.
2. Combine butter and sugar, then add remaining ingredients. Mix thoroughly.
3. Load into cookie press. Place dough 1/2 inch …read more
Low Fat Chocolate Chip Cookie Dessert
June 19, 2007 by Karen Weideman
Filed under food, recipes, time saving
I’ve had this recipe before using regular cookies and whipped topping, but I recently discovered that there is a low fat version. This dessert is super easy to make. When you’re going to a potluck dinner, take this dish along. You’ll know you can eat it and it’s yummy so others will like it too!
You will need:
1 cup skim milk
1 package reduced fat chocolate chip cookies
1 container fat free whipped topping
9×13 dish
You will layer this dessert like a lasagna. First, dunk your cookies in the milk very quickly. After you dunk each one, put it in the pan for your …read more
Better Homes & Garden’s Christmas Ideas
December 21, 2006 by Karen Weideman
Filed under food, holidays, recipes
Christmas is just days away. Are you ready? I’m sure many of you have Christmas presents to wrap, cookies to bake, and a few last things to pick up. Don’t forget to check out Better Homes & Gardens. They have tons of great ideas to help you be creative and successful. Here’s a few links to get you started:
Breakfast Breads
Chocolate Cookies
Creamy Cheesecakes
Winter Desserts
Cookies for Kids
There are many other recipes and ideas at the BH&G site. Be sure and stop by. Don’t forget to check out their “Family & Crafts” section.
A Readable Feast
December 9, 2006 by Karen Weideman
Filed under blogs, food, holidays, recipes
I was visiting A Readable Feast today and thought it would interest my Thrifty Mommy readers. Anne-Marie shows parents how sharing books with children and doing activities like cooking and crafts helps families stay connected. While visiting her blog I found a recipe for gingerbread stars. I thought this recipe would be good to pass on to those of you that will be doing some Christmas baking.
Gingerbread Stars
Ingredients:
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. mixed spices – nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon
1 tsp. powdered ginger
1/4 cup seedless raisins
1/4 cup or 4 Tbsp. butter
1/2 cup, packed full, dark brown sugar
2 Tbsp. …read more
Mini chocolate chip cookies from Nestle solves your problem.
Have you ever told your kids that they can have just 2 cookies knowing that they probably only needed 1 but felt sorry for them? Well I have found a solution in many different ways wrapped up in a small package. Nestle Tollhouse has come out with mini chocolate chip cookies. They are smaller than regular cookies and have 40 in a package that cost the same as a package of 12. You can still let your kids have 2 cookies but they are essentially getting only 1 regular sized cookie and you are getting twice …read more
