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Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Sugar Cookie Recipe

I have been looking for the best sugar cookie recipe.  And after many different recipes, I have found one.  I hope you enjoy it.

Sugar Cookies

1 1/2 cups butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
5 cups all purpose flour
2 tsps baking powder
1 tsp salt

Directions
1. In a bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, chill dough for at least 1 hour (or overnight).

2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

3. Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
Cut into shapes with cookie cutter.
Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

Cake Pop Recipe

A lot of people ask me how I make my cake pops.  Well here is the recipe.  I do not use the cake pop baker.  I roll all of my cake pops.  Just follow the recipe and directions and you will get the best cake pops.



Cake Pops

 

Ingredients:

1 box (about 18 ounces)          Favorite cake mix
1 box (4 serving)                     instant pudding
4                                              eggs
1 cup                                       water
1/3 cup                                     vegetable oil
1/2 cup                                    Icing
1 bag (14 ounces)                    Candy Melts

Makes:
48 Tablespoons

Instructions:

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray one 13 x 9 x 2 in. sheet pan or two 8 in. or 9 in. round pans with vegetable pan spray.

Step 2
In large bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water and oil; beat at medium speed with electric mixer 2 minutes. Pour into prepared pan.

Step 3
Bake 30-35 minutes for round pans; 35-40 minutes for sheet pan, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling grid and cool completely. Divide cake in half; freeze one half for future use.

Step 4
In large bowl, use hands to crumble cake until no large chunks remain. Add icing; mix with fingers until well combined. Form mixture into cake balls. Chill in refrigerator at least 2 hours. Melt Candy Melts according to package directions. Dip sticks into melted Candy Melts and insert into cake balls; let set. Wait until candy is completely firm before dipping the pops completely in melted Candy Melts.

Step 5
Makes 48 - 1 tablespoon sized cake ball pops (each about 1-1/4 in. diameter)
Makes 24 - 2 tablespoon sized cake ball pops (each about 1-1/2 in. diameter)
Makes 16 - 3 tablespoon sized cake ball pops (each about 1-3/4 in. diameter)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_mPwPROOGM – watch on how to dip the cake pops