Sunshine and Sugar Cookies...

 Into the kitchen this morning,with a need to bake some soft yummy Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies. I had every intention of trying to create a cream cheese raspberry type filling, but why?? Come Summer time when berries are in season is when I should be doing that so I switched gears...
 I scrounged around through my recipes, (I really do need to organize those) and I also looked on my on-line recipe box and finally found one that I wanted to try, I have a few , they are all pretty close,but this one sounded simple, and delicious,who doesn't like that right??
 This will be  the first time I do an on-line tutorial type post, so bear with me, I am so inspired by my fellow bakers out there who make every ingredient look so delicious when they do this, that I had to give it a try. It is also a good simple recipe for me to start with, not too many steps to photograph, so here goes, these are your ingredients...
  2 3/4 C. flour
  1C. butter or margarine (I am a strong supporter of pure butter in all baked goods, but the Land O Lakes Margerine in these was wonderful)
  1 1/2 C. White Sugar
  1 tsp. vanilla
  1/2 tsp. baking powder
  1/2 tsp baking soda
  1 Lg. egg
 Pre-heat your oven to 375*

                         In a bowl, mix together your flour,baking powder, and baking soda, set aside...

                   Make sure your butter, or margarine is NICE AND SOFT AT ROOM TEMP :)

                          Cream together the Margarine and Sugar till its nice and fluffy...

     Add egg and vanilla, Please break the egg into a bowl first, we dont like the shells, and Also, This is my All -time favorite kind of Vanilla, and its not crazy expensive either...

                   Gradually combine the dry ingredients with the wet, just a little at a time...

                       All Done!!... Now pour yourself a cup of coffee or tea, or what have you :)

                    Use your 1/2 Tbsp. measuring spoon to scoop out these little guys and roll them gently to make these little balls... Bake for exactly 10 min.

                                                                                                                                                                      MMMMMMMM, Can you smell em'?? They really do smell good, Way better than Yankee Candle Sugar Cookie (lol).

                                 Cooling off nicely... Patiently waiting for the kids to get off the bus...

                 Finished!! These really are that simple, and you Definately dont need to frost these, they are sweet enough on their own, Hope you enjoy!
                 Well, that didnt seem too hard, Please leave me a comment and let me know if this tutorial was good, bad, whatever.Also, if you ever think about writing your own tutorials and your taking your own photos, like I did, make sure you dont get flour on the camera lense :) Thanks xoxo Kat              

I'm Back...

I'm back with new dedication to the food that has been keeping me so busy I've had NO time to write...
I've been busy with the Day Job(DJ) for so long that I have forgotten what this little experiment was supposed to be about, hey!! It takes a lot to bake,photograph,and then write about it, BUT at last I've been inspired. I do suppose it may be that winter is over,or Spring has peeked its head up throughout my gardens, who cares how inspiration comes, as long as it doesnt stop coming right??
Here is a small sample of what I've started with. I made the Chocolate,chocolate chip with Fudge frosting cupcakes for my son Adam, Who is now 15 going on 20...


Also, Yesterday, I decided I was going to chocolate cover some stuff, The Pretzels are Snyder's Sourdough Specials and they are by far the BEST tasting pretzel in the world!!! Then when you add chocolate , Heavenly mmmmmmmmmmm, I also decided to add some crushed walnuts, I really just wish you had taste-o-vision


I have a recipe that makes the best homemade peanut butter balls, and if you use the brands and measurements I recommend you will not fail...



These are soooooo easy here goes...
1 1/2 C. Jif Peanut Butter
1C Graham Cracker crumbs, you can buy the crumbs or grind them yourself, its up to you
1/2 C powdered sugar
1 to 1 1/2 C. Rice Crispies

Combine all ingredients and gently mix together, you dont want to smash the Rice Crispies.
Refridgerate for at least 1 hour or so.
Roll mixture into about 1/2 inch balls or so. Refridgerate the little guys.
Melt some chocolate, I use Candymakers or Merkens, candy coating wafers, chips dont really melt smoothly, and I havent practiced tempering so I'm not good at it yet...so the wafers do the job just as nice...
Roll the little balls in the chocolate to coat nicely, use a fork to lift it out and set into paper candy cups or even right onto a wax paper covered tray...
There you have it, these will not last long I guarantee it

Till Next Time,
xoxo Kat