Black-Eyed Susan Cookies

Ingredients~

1 cup butter, softened 
1-1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs 
1 teaspoon orange extract
2-1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder 
1/4 teaspoon salt 

Glaze~

2 cups powdered sugar 
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon orange extract
1-2 drops yellow food coloring (optional)
chocolate chips

In a large bowl cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Divide dough in half shape each into a disk. Wrap; refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until easy to handle.

On a lightly floured surface, roll larger portion of dough to 1/8 inch thickness. cut with a floured round or scalloped cookie cutter different sizes are fine the cooking time will very though. place 1 inch apart on greased baking sheets. repeat with all the dough. Bake cookies at 350 F for 5-10 minuets depending on the size of the cookies. 
In a small bowl combine all the ingredients for the glaze. spread over cooled cookies, then place a chocolate chip in the center of each cookie. Enjoy!  
  

Orange Chocolate Chip Scones

Ingredients~

2 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar 
2 teaspoons baking powder 
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons butter, chilled 
2 eggs 
1/4 cup orange juice
1 1/2 teaspoons orange extract  
1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel (optional)     
3/4 cup mini chocolate chips 

Preheat oven to 425 F. In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut butter into cubes and then cut into flour using pastry cutter, until resembles small crumbs. stir in the rest of the ingredients except chocolate chips. knead in chocolate chips. using a two tablespoon scoop, scoop the dough on to a buttered baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown on the top.   

Blueberry Lemon Bread or Muffins

Ingredients~

2 cups flour 

1 cup sugar

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt 

2 eggs 

1 cup half and half 

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 teaspoons lemon extract 

1 tablespoon lemon juice (not real necessary but adds a bit more lemon flavor)

11/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberry's (you can use raspberry's for lemon raspberry bread.)

Directions~

 Preheat oven to 400 F. in a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Combine the eggs, half and half, oil, and lemon extract. stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. fold in blueberry's or raspberry's. 

Muffins~

spoon into 18 greased or paper lined muffin cups bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Bread~ grease 2  71/2" by 4" bread pan. divide the dough evenly between the two pans. bake in preheated oven for 30-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. let cool for a bit then take out of pans and cool completely.  

       

        

Baby Card

This cute baby card is fairly simple to make and can be changed for a boy too.  

What you need~

1 cream or white colored card (I used 41/4 by 51/2)

sewing thread

colored paper (your choice of colors) 

pen 

scissors 

tape

thin glue dots 

dark brown paper (a paper bag would work)

assorted baby stickers and cut outs 

How to make it~ 

take a some string and put it about an inch and a half down form the top and tape one side of the string to the back of the card and the other side to the inside of the card this is your clothes line. 

draw little onesies and socks on your colored paper. then cut out. take your little onesies and socks cut a little bit off your glue dot and put a peace on each of your little onesies and socks arrange on your clothes line. take your brown paper or paper bag and cut a thin strip cut little rectangles form the strip these are your clothes pins. cut more little bits off your glue dots and put a little peace on each clothes pin and put on your clothes line. wright whatever you want to and the bottom of the card. (I put 'Welcome baby girl')

decorate the inside with stickers and cutouts.

I hope you enjoy making it! 

   

     

Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies

These tasty cookies are very easy to make and are very yummy.

Makes about 2 dozen 

Ingredients~

1 cup peanut butter (make sure it is gluten free)

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions~

combine all ingredients and mix until stiff. scoop tablespoons out on a parchment lined baking sheet put a fork in water and cross hatch on the cookie with the fork and bake at 350 F for 10-14 minutes or until golden around the edges, cool on cookie sheet.            

Glorious Morning Muffins

Ingredients~

2 eggs 

3/4 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup milk 

2 teaspoons vanilla                      

2 cups flour 

1 cup packed brown sugar

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon (optional, tastes great ether way!)

1/2 teaspoon salt                         

1 1/2 cups shredded carrots 

1 cup shredded peeled apple 

1/2 cup coconut 

1/2 cup craisins (raisins would work too)

3/4 cup sliced almonds

                                                                                                       

Heat oven to 350 F. Place paper baking cups in a regular size muffin cups. (makes 18-22) In a large bowl, beat eggs, oil, milk, and vanilla with wire whisk until well blended. Add flour, brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt, stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in carrots, apple, coconut, craisins, and almonds. fill muffin cups about 3/4 full. bake 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. enjoy!

Recipe came form King Arthur Flour.  

     

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