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Holiday Baking

by Sunny

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Don’t you just love to get back from a relaxing, rejuvenating vacation only to find that one of your major appliances in malfunctioning? Nothing kills that post vacation glow like an added home expense.   We ordered a new heating element for our oven that wouldn’t preheat, but unfortunately we got the wrong size.  There was no way we would get a new one in time for the holiday baking frenzy. Luckily, our stove top and broiler still worked. We also have a “babycakes” that helped us to be creative with our treats.  Here’s how we ended up with a house full of sweets even without a working oven!

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No Promise No Bake Cookies

No Promise No Bake Cookies

by Sunny
Every year I set out to make a batch of no-bake cookies for my father-in-law. These are his all-time favorite cookie, and I make sure to have a full container of perfect confections ready when I see him for the holidays. However, obtaining that full container of perfection is not always easy. Having the consistency and temperature just right is the key for getting the cookies to set properly. Over the years I have had many batches go awry, from cookies that remain a gloppy mess to cookies that crumble to pieces before they reach your mouth. Now, I am not promising that my recipe will work for you (it’s definitely not fool-proof for me), but hopefully these tips and tricks will help you produce a kitchen chock-full of chocolate no-bakes!
I have adapted this recipe from several different ones that I have found. No matter what, I always start with fresh ingredients. I never use an already opened jar of peanut butter from my pantry or the cocoa powder left over from a previous project. I think fresh, just-bought ingredients tend to work the best and are the key to success.

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