ALL RECIPES
Cynthia’s Brown Sugar Starries
Ingredients Cookies: 1 cup (2 sticks) butter 1⁄2 cup brown sugar 1⁄2 tsp vanilla extract 2 cups flour, sifted Ornamental Frosting: 1 egg...
Walnut Crescents
From Robin: “Michaela was 3 and I was making these with her for Christmas. She helped roll the hot cookies in the first coating of...
Arielle’s Mint Cake
Ingredients 1 pkg white cake mix 1 pkg pistachio instant pudding 1⁄4 cup oil 1⁄3 cup creme de menthe liquor 3 eggs 1 cup sour cream 3⁄4...
Aunt Janet’s Pie Crust
Ingredients Double: 2 cups flour 1 tsp salt 2⁄3 cup shortening 5-7 tbsp ice water Single: 1 1⁄2 cups flour 1⁄2 tsp salt 1⁄2 cup...
Chocolate Rum Buttercream
Ingredients 1⁄2 cup semisweet chocolate chips 2 tbsp dark rum 1⁄4 cup plus 2 tbsp of butter, softened Directions Combine chocolate chips...
Happy Birthday Cake
My mom used to make this for my birthday (before I changed cakes), and for many years I had one friend who was so obsessed with this cake...
Peach Dumplings with Bourbon
Ingredients Pie crust, page 73. Filling: 3 large peaches 1⁄3 cup brown sugar Pinch of salt 1⁄4 tsp ground cinnamon Pinch of ground nutmeg...
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
From Robin: “Everybody loves Grandma’s cookies!” Ingredients 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened 1 1⁄4 cups brown sugar 1⁄2 cup sugar 2...
Linzer Cookies
Ingredients 3 cups flour 3⁄4 cup almond flour 1 1⁄2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1 1⁄2 cups (3 sticks) butter 1 1⁄4...
Coconut Cream Pie with Chocolate Crust
Ingredients Crust: 30 chocolate wafer cookies, broken into pieces 1⁄4 tsp coarse salt 5 tbsp unsalted butter, melted and cooled 1⁄3 cup...
Mocha Frosting for Angel Food Cake
This is my mom’s (Robin’s) favorite birthday cake. The best part is when you can have it for breakfast the next morning! Ingredients 1...