Quick Dessert Recipes

Russian Tea Cakes

2010-03-01T10:00:00.001-08:00

Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup powder sugar
- 2 cups sifted flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts

Instructions:
- Roll into 1 inch balls. While hot, roll in powder sugar. Cool, roll in sugar again. Place in 325 degree oven for 8-10 minutes

(Provided by Kari Scott)

Cereal Cookies

2010-03-01T09:50:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 teaspoon soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vailla
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup coconut
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup cereal such as corn flakes
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter

Instructions:
Mix and drop by spoonfuls onto greased cooky sheet. Bake at 325 degrees F. for approximately 10 minutes until light golden brown.

(Provided by Kari Scott)

Soft Chocolate Cookies

2010-03-01T09:45:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 ounces chocolate (1 unsweetened and 1 semisweet)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions:
- Sift flour, soda and salt together. Melt button in microwave to liquid. Add sugar to butter gradually, beating until smooth. Add egg and beat. Melt chocolate over hot water and stir into mixture along with vanilla. Stir in buttermilk, sifted dry ingredients and walnuts. Drop from teaspoon onto greased cooky sheets. Bake 12 to 15 minuts.

(Provided by Kari Scott)

Brownies

2010-02-24T17:01:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 ounces chocolate
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2/3 cup sifted flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions:
- Beat eggs together well
- Add sugar gradually and beat well
- Melt butter and chocolate over hot water
- Sift flour, baking powder and salt
- Mix flour mixture into egg mixture
- Add butter and chocolate and vanilla
- Bake at 325 degrees F for approximately 25 minutes

(Provided by Kari Scott)

Matrimonial Bars

2010-02-24T16:56:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 2 cups quick cooking oatmeal
- 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon soda
- 1 cup butter

Instructions:
- Cream until crumbly, spread half in greased pan.
- Spread date mixture on top
- Add remaining crumbs
- Bake 1/2 hour in 350 degrees oven

Date Mixture
Ingredients:
- 1 cup nuts
- 2 cup dates cut up
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup sugar
- Pinch of salt
Instructions:
Mix and boil until thick.

(Provided by Kari Scott)

Agnes's Caramel Pudding

2010-02-24T16:50:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
- 6 eggs, beaten
- 2 cup milk
- 2 cup cream
- 3 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoon vanilla

Instruction:
- Mix all ingredients gently and strain
- In a pan, brown the sugar and pour around
- Pour into baking dish and set dish into pan of water so that water comes up about half way on the baking dish
- Bake about 1 1/2 hours at 300 degrees F.

(Provided by Kari Scott)

- Brown the sugar in pan and pour around in a pan

Peanut Butter - Chocolate Bars

2010-02-24T16:43:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
- 1 package graham cracker, crushed
- 1 cup soft butter
- 1 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 3 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 12 ounce package chocolate chips, melted

Instructions:
- Mix all together
- Spread about 1 inch thick in a pan. Or, spread 1/2 of melted chocolate in the bottom of the pan.
- Mix 1st 4 ingredients and spread on top of chocolate
- Spread remaining chocoate on top
- Cool, and then cut into desired size pieces.

(Provided by Kari Scott)

Magic Bars

2010-02-24T16:40:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cups (1 package) graham cracker crumbs
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 to 1 six ounce package chocolate chips
- 1 1/3 cup flaked coconut
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk (or 1 1/2 cups homemade sweetened milk)

Instructions:
- Melt butter in 13 by 9 inch cake pan. Mix in graham cracker crumbs and pat evenly in pan. Sprinkle chocolate chips in, then nuts, then coconut. Spoon milk evenly over pan contents. Bake approximately 25 minutes (until lightly browned) at 300 degrees F. Cut while warm. Cool in pan.

Penuche

2010-02-24T16:31:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
- 1 package brown sugar
- 3 cups white sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups liquid...(1/4 up white Karo, 3/4 cup milk. 1 cup canned milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions:
- Cook to soft ball stage 234 degrees. It will lose some of the curdle when reaches soft ball stage. If it doesn't set, heat and add sifted powdered sugar. If too hard, add Karo.
- Beat until smooth and setting up
- Pour into buttered pan

(Provided by Kari Scott)

Chocolate Fudge 2

2010-02-24T16:27:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 squares unsweetened chocolate
- 1 small can evaporated milk (2/3 cup)
- 2 tablespoon corn syrup
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions:
- Combine sugar, salt, chocolate, evaporated milk and corn syrup
- Heat stirring constantly until sugar dissolved and chocolate melts
- Put thermometer in. Cook repidly without stirring, to 236 degrees
- Remove from heat. Add butter and vanilla. No stirring. Cool to lukewarm
- Beat 2 or 3 minutes or until fudge starts to thicken and lose its glossiness
- Pour into buttered dish

(Provided by Kari Scott)

Lemon Meringue Pie

2010-02-24T16:21:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups hot water
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 baked pie crust

Instructions:
- Mix cold water, salt and cornstarch
- Combine hot water and sugar in top of double boiler and bring to a boil
- Add cornstarch mixture and cook until thickened
- Cook until thick and smooth, stirring constantly
- Stir a little of mixture into egg yolks and cook a few minutes longer
- Add lemon jurce and butter. Cool. Pour into baked pie shell
- Top with meringue and bake in slow oven until meringue is lightly browned, approx 25 minutes

Meringue
Ingredients:
- 3 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons sugar
Instructions:
- Beat egg whites until stiff enough to hold a peak
- Add sugar, one tablespoon at a time, beating constantly.
- Add vanilla. Pile lightly onto top of pie and bake in slow oven.

(Provided by Kari Scott)

Rice Pudding

2010-02-24T16:14:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups white rice
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 10 cups milk
- 1 cup butter
- 8 eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 6 teaspoons vanilla

Instructions:
- Bring water, rice and salt to a boil and cook 7 minutes.
- Add milk and butter and bring to a boil
- Reduce heat, cover and simmer about 25 minutes.
- Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla and add to rice mixture
- Remove from heat. Serve warm with butter, sugar and cinnamon. Or cool and serve with whipped cream, sugar and cinnamon

(Provided by Kari Scott)

Chocolate Fudge

2010-02-24T16:08:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 sqaures chocolate
- 1 cup nut meats

Instructions:
- Mix the sugar and milk
- Add chocolate
- Bring to boil
- Cook to soft ball stage
- Add vanilla and butter
- Beat. Pour into butter pan

(Provided by Kari Scott)

Peach Pie

2010-02-22T21:53:00.000-08:00

Preparation Time: 35-40 Minutes

Pie Crust (for a 2 crust pie)

Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1/4 cup butter
- 5 tablespoons cold water

Instructions:
Cut butter into flour/salt until size of large peas. Do not overmix. Sprinkle water over mixture. Mix with fork until all form together into dough. Place on floured surfaced and roll into size slightly larger than pie pan.

Peach Pie (or Berry)

Ingredients:

- 1 baked pie crust

- 1 cup sliced peaches, heaping boil with 3/4 cup water for 3-4 minutes

- Mix into the peaches mix:

1 cup sugar

3 tablespoons cornstarch

Instructions:

Cook until thick. Cool. Fold thickened mix into 3 cups sliced peaches. Top with whipped cream. Chill. Serve.

(Provided by Kari Scott)

Marzipan

2010-02-22T21:44:00.000-08:00

Preparation Time: 30 Minutes

Ingredients:
- 2 cups ground almonds
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 egg white

Instructions:
- Put almonds in boiling water long enough to loosen skins.
- Remove skins. Grind almonds and mix with egg white, 1 up of the sugar and flavoring. Mix. Work the rest of the sugar in by hand.
- May be made into shapes with food coloring added for the appropriate color. Make into shapes and dip into chocolate, if desired.

(Provided by Kari Scott)

Banana Bread

2010-02-22T21:36:00.000-08:00

Preparation Time: 1 hour

Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 2 bananas, crushed
- 2 cups flour

Instructions:
Mix butter, sugar, soda and salt. Stir in eggs, then bananas, then flour. Bake in bread pan for 50-60 minutes at 325 degree oven.

(provided by Kari Scott)

Dark Fruit Cake

2010-02-22T21:24:00.000-08:00

Preparation Time: 1 Hour 20 Minutes

Ingredients:
- Fruits and nuts:
        6 pound mixture of green and red candied cherries, candied pineapple, pitted dates and walnuts.
- Lquid
        Mixture of 1/4 cup strong coffee, 3/4 cup of wine, brandy, vodka, or bourbon or all of these
- Cake:
        2 teaspoons baking powder
        1 teaspoon baking soda
        4 teaspoons cinnamon
        1/2 teaspoon cloves
        2 cups brown sugar
        1/2 cup butter
        1 1/2 cups shortening
        3 tablespoons vanilla
        1 cup light molasses
        6 eggs
        6 cups flour

Instructions:
Mix cake ingredients as for all cakes. Pour cake batter over fruit mixture and mix thoroughly. Grease bread tins and line with brown paper (grocery sack type). Makes 7 bread tins approximately 4 inches by 7 inches by 2 1/2 inches. Bake in slow oven about 250 degrees F. about 1 hour.

Ione's Hawaiin Wedding Cake

2010-02-22T20:59:00.000-08:00

Preparation Time: 40 Minutes

Ingredients:
- 1 20 ounces can crushed pineapple with juice
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1 cup nuts (optional)
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons baking soda

Icing:
- 1 stick margarine or butter (1/2 cup)
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions:
- Combine all cake ingredients and mix well. Pour into a 9 by 13 inch pan and bake 30-35 minutes at 350 degrees F. Watch carefully to make sure it does not get overcooked
- Combine icing ingredients, adding more powered sugar if needed. Spread over cool cake.

(Recipe Provided by Kari Scott. Recipe Tested by Ping Sun)

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

2010-02-22T20:47:00.000-08:00

Preparation Time:

Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon soda
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups quick cooking oatmeal
- 1 teasppon hot water
- 1 cup chopped nuts

Instructions:
Mix as for other cookies. Use 1/3 up buttermilk instead of hot water, if desired. Add 1 tablespoon peanut butter for a different taste

(Recipe provided by Kari Scott)

Pumpkin Pie

2010-02-21T09:41:00.000-08:00

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 3/4 cups cooked pumpkin
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 teaspon cloves
- 1 2/3 cups evaporated milk
- 1 to 9 inch unbaked pastry shell

Instructions:
Mix ingredients in order given. Pour into pastry shell. Bake in hot oven (400 degrees F.) for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to moderate (325 degrees F.) and continue baking 45 minutes or until knife in center comes out clean.

(Provided by Kari Scott)

Ginger Snap Cookies

2010-02-21T09:30:00.000-08:00

Preparation Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup mild molasses
- 1 tablespoon powder ginger
- 1 tablespon soda
- 3 1/2 to 4 cups flour (or enough to make fairly stiff dough)

Instructions:
Sift flour and soda together. Add sugar, ginger and molasses. Melt butter in microwave to liquid and add to the mixture. Mix as for other cookies. Poll in walnut size balls. Dip in granulated sugar. Bake at 300 degree F. for 8-10 minutes.

(Recipe provided by Kari Scott)

Brownies

2010-02-21T09:23:00.000-08:00

Preparation Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 counces chocolate
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2/3 cup sifted flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions:
Beat eggs together well. Add sugar gradually beating well. Melt butter and chocolate cover hot water. Sift flour, baking powder and salt. Mix flour mixture into egg mixture. Add butter and chocolate and vanilla. Bake at 325 degrees F. approximately 25 minutes.

(Recipe Provided by Kari Scott)

Christmas Sugar Cookies

2010-02-19T13:41:00.001-08:00

Total Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Dough Ingredients:

- 3 cups of white flour, plus more for dusting

- 1 cup of butter (2 sticks). Heat butter in microwave until melt

- 1 large egg

- 1 cup of white granular sugar, plus some red sugar for decorating (Add more sugar if you like sweet a lot. - - You need a lot of sugar to make anything taste sweet).

- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder

- 1/2 teaspoon of salt

- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons half/half milk

Icing Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 pound powdered sugar
- food coloring

Instructions:

- Making the dough: Pull in all the ingredients in a large bowl, and mix well into dough. Wrap the dough with plastic or wax paper. Leave it in refrigerator to chill for at least 2 hours. Divide the dough into 4 parts. Roll out flat. Cut using cookie cutters into the cookie shapes of your desire. Remember to dust some white flour on the cutting surface and the top of the dough to avoid stickiness.
- Bake the cookies: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake the cookies in 10-12 minutes or as soon as the cookie edges start turning brown. Take out the baked cookies and flip them over. Let the baked cookies sit until hard and cold.
- Applying the icing: Mix all the icing ingredients well into thick liquid form. Apply icing evenly on the cookies according to your desired pattern. This is where your creativity shines. I colored the tree-shaped cookies with green icing, star-shaped cookies with red icing, and the stocking-shaped cookie with red and green stripes. I love how my simple stripe stocking-shaped cookie design turned out. Some more design ideas to consider: write the names of the people to whom you will give the cookies on the stocking-shaped cookies; add white icing on the tree-shaped cookies to make it like snow on the trees, and then dot different color M&M's to look like color ornaments.
- Spray red-color sugar on the cookies immediately after placing icing.

(Provided by Ping Sun)