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Lemon Cheese Bars (from the cake mix bible)
1 pkg white or yellow pudding in the mix cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 cup veg oil
8 oz cream cheese
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
Preheat oven to 350
Combine cake mix, 1 egg, and oil in a large bowl. Stir until crumbly. Reserve 1 cup crumb mix. Pres remaining mixture into bottom of an ungreased 13X9 inch cake pan. (I always do a light butter and flour greasing anyways)
Bake at 350 for 15 min until light golden brown.
Combine the remaining egg, cream cheese, sugar, and lemon juice in a medium bowl. Beat until smooth and well blended.
Spread over baked layer. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
Bake 15 min at 350. Cool pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.
Makes 18 bars.
Photo from www.pickypalate.blogspot.com
Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies (Adapted from Martha Stewart Recipe)
½ Cup chocolate chips
1 stick unsalted real butter
1 ½ Cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ¼ Cups flour
½ Cup cocoa powder)
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon coarse salt
1 bag chocolate chips (chunk chips would be great, but I used chips today)
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Place ½ Cup chocolate chips and stick of butter in a heat proof bowl over a small pot of simmering water. Stir until melted and smooth. Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes.
2. Place cooled melted chocolate, sugar, eggs and vanilla into the bowl of a stand or electric mixer. Mix on medium speed until well combined. On low speed, slowly mix in flour mixture and chips until just combined.
3. With a medium cookie scoop, scoop onto a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes or until cookies begin to crack on top and edges look slightly crisped. Let cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes, then transfer to cooling rack to finish cooling.
1 c white sugar
1 c brown sugar
2/3 c melted butter (not margarine!)
2/3 c butter Crisco
Cream in mixer then add:
2 eggs
2 tsp real vanilla extract
1-2 c semi sweet chocolate chips
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 1/2-4 c flour
Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto a foiled or greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes or until the tops are turning golden brown.
