Pumpkin Cookies

Every October my family makes these amazing pumpkin cookies.  They are by far the best pumpkin cookies I have had and the brown sugar frosting adds the perfect touch.  This recipe is too good not to share.  I wish I knew where the original recipe came from.  If anybody knows let me know.

Pumpkin Cookies

Cream together-

1/2 Cup of Shortening 

1/2 Cup Butter

1 Cup Sugar

1 Cup Pumpkin

1 Egg

then add

2 Cups of Flour

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1 teaspoon Baking Soda

1 teaspoon Cinnamon

1 Cup of raisins

1 Cup of walnuts

Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

After the cookies cool it's time for frosting!

Brown Sugar Frosting

(I love this frosting so much I usually double it)

3 Tablespoons of butter

4 teaspoons milk

1/2 Cup of Brown Sugar

1 teaspoon of vanilla

Melt butter,milk, brown sugar and vanilla in a saucepan and let cool.

Sift in 1 Cup of powdered sugar. 

Eat and Enjoy!

- Christy

Caramel Frappuccino

My sister made this Homemade Caramel Frappuccino.  Doesn't it look so yummy?

 So easy, and cheaper too. She made this using instant (maxwell house) vanilla caramel coffee (6tsp), mixed with about a cup of cold water, put in blender, add about 2 cups ice. Blend. Top with whip cream and caramel. Yummy.

Enjoy - Christy

Sugar cookies

      My sister and I both work in the Newborn ICU, and this month our unit is having a bake sale to raise money for the March of Dimes.  Apparently last year they made about 3 grand from baked goods!  So we (and Hailey) made our delicious sugar cookies in all sorts of baby themed shapes.  They are so fun to make, but they do take a long time to frost. We split the icing into two different kinds. We leave some thick, and put in pastry bags to outline the cookie. The other half we thin down with water to cover the rest of the cookies. The best part about these cookies, they look cute and taste great!

Here is the recipe.  It helps if you do what Chelsie and I do and pretend they are zero calories!

Sweet Annie's Sugar Cookies
2 C. butter                       1 1/2 C. sugar
4 egg yolks                       2 tsp. vanilla
4 to 4 1/2 C of flour          1/2 tsp. salt

Mix dough and chill for half an hour. Roll the the dough out on a floured board and cut as desired. Bake at 350 degrees for about 12 minutes.

Royal Icing

3-4 egg whites ( I use meringue powder instead)
2 lbs. powdered sugar
1/4 tsp almond flavoring ( I add a lot more!)
1/2 tsp clear vanilla ( I also add more of this)
1/2 tsp butter flavoring ( I don't add this)

Beat the egg whites, add the sugar and thin with water.  You can now add the flavoring.  I leave some frosting thick to put in pastry bags ( I usually use a size 4 tip).  The other half of the frosting I thin down with water and put in squeeze bottles. Divide into bowls and add food coloring!

Enjoy

Love- Christy