3/4 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 1/4 tsp vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp each baking soda and salt
3 tbsp granulated sugar
30 walnut halves
In small saucepan, cook butter over medium heat until brown and nutty, about 5 minutes. Let cool.
In large bowl, beat brown sugar with cooled butter until fluffy. Beat in egg, egg yolk and vanilla.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into butter mixture in 2 additions.
Roll by rounded tablespoon into balls; roll in granulated sugar. Place about 3 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheet(s). With bottom of glass , press each ball to 1/2-inch thickness. Press walnut half into centre of each.
Bake in 350F oven until golden, 12-14 minutes.
Let cool on pans on racks for 3 minutes; transfer to racks and let cool completely.
About 30 cookies
12/21/12
12/13/12
Christmas Breakfast Sausage Casserole
Ingredients
1 pound ground pork sausage - maple-flavoured or spicy sausage also works well
1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
1 tsp. mustard powder
1/2 tsp. salt
6 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
6 slices white bread, cut into cubes - experiment with other types of bread
8 ozs sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
NOTE: you can add other veggies i.e. mushrooms, red pepper etc. - be sure to cook these along with the sausage and onion and use a large pan, as needed. It is also nice to sprinkle some additional cheese on top before baking.
Directions
Crumble sausage into a medium skillet add onion. Cook over medium heat until evenly brown; drain.
In a medium bowl, mix together mustard powder, salt, eggs and milk. Add the sausage, bread cubes, and cheese, and stir to coat evenly.
Pour into a greased 9x9 inch baking dish.
Cover, and chill in the refrigerator for 8 hours, or overnight - this is very important - cannot be prepared and cooked right away or it will be mushy!
Preheat oven to 350F
Cover, and bake 45 to 60 minutes. Uncover, and reduce temperature to 325F. Bake for an additional 30 minutes, or until set.
Recipe can easily be doubled and placed in a 9x13 inch pan
4-6 Servings
12/7/12
Spaghetti Casserole
Ingredients
- 8 ounces Spaghetti
- 1 pound Ground Beef
- 1 medium Onion
- 12 ounce Can Tomato Sauce
- 12 ounces Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- 1 large Jar of Mushrooms
Directions
- Cook Spaghetti until almost done and drain.
- Coarsely chop the onion.
- Cook the ground beef adding the onion and mushrooms. When ground beef is brown, drain.
- Mix the spaghetti, ground beef mixture, tomato sauce and 1/2 the cheddar cheese in large baking dish.
- Bake in the oven for 25 minutes at 350.
- Then top with the other half of the cheddar cheese and bake for another 5 minutes.
- Serve
6 Servings
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