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[jojo54]

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They look great!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Bookmarked the cream cheese brownies. And that blueberry banana bread looks so yummy!

 

[BettyR]

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put them in the microwave with a moist paper towel for a few seconds.

Jen

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Then you will just have to serve them with a big scoop of ice cream.

Thanks for the help guys, I did both and the cup cakes were not so dry anymore and I added some ice cream to help cover them up. I thought they were just horrible but I forget how few people actually still bake anymore and the guests at the party all thought the cup cakes were great.

That reminds me of the time my niece baked some cookies and my sister said they tuned out really bad. I asked her what she was going to do with them and she said my niece took them to school and gave them to the kids in her class who gobbled them up and thought they were the best things they had ever eaten. They had probably never eaten homemade cookies before and they really did taste good to them.

The majority of people we know from DH's work and friends of our kids; the wives never cook and when they do it's something from the freezer they heat up or something out of a box.

 

[featherbaby]

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How do you make homemade oreos? I've never seen that before and they look scrumptious!

 

[jennh]

How do you make homemade oreos? I've never seen that before and they look scrumptious!


In Pa. we cll them "whoopie pies" VERY DELICIOUS

If the OP doesn't post a recipe, I have one

Jen

 

[Martin Grove Farm]

I'm looking for a recipe for "crunchy wheat berry salad with a sweet dressing" If anyone has one, please PM or email it to me.
I had it today for the first time and my family LOVES it. I would like to make it for a birthday celebration on the 13th
Thanks all

Bessie

 

[chicks4kids]

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How do you make homemade oreos? I've never seen that before and they look scrumptious!

First off, these are not soft like whoopie pies...they actually make a thin hard cookie.

Homemade Oreo's
For the wafers-
1 1/4 c. all purpose flour
1/2 c. unsweetened cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. plus 2 tbsp room temp. unsalted butter
1 large egg

For the filling-
1/4 c. room temp unsalted butter
1/4 c. vegetable shortening
2 c. sifted confectioners sugar
2 tsp. vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 375*.

2. Thoroughly mix the flour, cocoa, baking soda and powder, salt and sugar. While mixing add the butter then the egg. Continue processing or mixing until dough comes together in a mass. If it seems crumbly you can sprinkle a little water in to make it hold together better. On parchment paper, roll out to desired thinness. (They won't rise much) and use a glass (I use a champagne glass) to cut desired size cookies. Place these on parchment paper on a cookie sheet and bake 8 minutes.

3. To make the cream, mix the butter and shortening on low speed and gradually beat in the sugar and vanilla. Beat on high for 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy. Put cream into a pastry bag (I use a ziploc).

4. Squeeze out cream onto one cookie and smoosh another on top. Letting the cookies sit out overnight allows the cream to harden a little but it (the cream) most definitely will not be as hard as the store bought oreo's.

 

[featherbaby]

Thanks Chicks4kids, those oreos looked so good! I'm going to make these for me, but my mom might not be able to chew them.

Jennh, I would like the recipe for whoopie pies too. My 85 year old mom has no teeth and might be able to eat the softer ones better.

I appreciate the recipes so much, thank you all for sharing!

 

[Scoop]

Once again my house smells incredible! DD is baking a loaf of white bread...

She rocks!

 

[SunnyDawn]

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Ditto! Do we have a recipe for this?

BettyR next time use buttermilk if they call for water or regular milk, it will make them more moist. I also fill mine with a vanilla custard (or use a thick pudding). They are to die for! And of course cream cheese frosting with real vanilla beans.

chicks4kids thank you for that recipe!!! I've not had an oreo cookie since I gave up transfats (I will use all butter for the filling instead of shortening). Now I can indulge again!