Peanut Butter Roll Out Cookies 1½ cups flour ¾ tsp. baking soda ⅛ tsp. salt ½ cup softened butter ½ cup creamy peanut butter ½ cup white sugar ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 egg Heat oven to 350°F Combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. In a large bowl beat the butter, peanut butter, white sugar and brown sugar until well combined. Add the egg and beat until creamy and fluffy. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture then beat until well combi

Spring 2015 -- it’s all about making a statement with pastels. Enjoy this heavenly pastel ice cream layered cake that’s bursting with the freshest flavors of the season. When I think of spring my first though is of Easter and how it is symbolic of the season with the glorious promise of rebirth and rejuvenation after a long winter season.The inspiration for this ice cream cake comes from the colors of the traditional candy coated mini eggs that my parents would hide around th

Pecan Thumb Print Cookies 1 cup d,Or Co-op butter ½ cup brown sugar 2 cups enriched all-purpose Co-op flour 2 d’Or Co-op eggs separated ¼ tsp. salt 1 tsp. almond extract 2 cups enriched all-purpose Co-op flour 2 cups finely chopped nuts 1 cup pure Co-op jam (I used cherry but any flavour will work) Preheat oven to 350°F and line cookie sheets with parchment paper. In a large bowl, beat the butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add the egg yolks, salt and almond extract and bea

Lemon Poppy Seed Slice and Bake Cookies 1 cup unsalted d’Or Co-op butter ⅔ cup icing sugar 2 d’Or Co-op egg yolks ⅛ tsp. salt zest of 2 fresh lemons ¼ cup poppy seeds 2 cups enriched Co-op all-purpose flour Beat the butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the icing sugar and beat until smooth and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time, add the salt, lemon zest and the poppy seeds. Beat just until incorporated, then add the flour and beat again un

Nona’s Shortbread Cookies 2 cups d’Or Gold softened butter ½ cornstarch 1 cup icing sugar 3 cups enriched Co-op all-purpose flour ¼ tsp. salt Preheat oven to 350°F and line cookie sheets with parchment paper. In a large bowl beat the butter with an electric mixer until very light and fluffy. Add the cornstarch and beat until well combined then add the icing sugar ½ cup at a time beating after each addition. Add the salt and flour 1 cup at a time until well incorporated and

Brown Sugar Spiced Cut Out Cookies ¾ cup unsalted d’Or Co-op butter 1½ dark brown sugar 2 d’Or eggs 1 tbsp. milk 2 tsp. vanilla extract 1 tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. baking soda 3 cups enriched all-purpose Co-op flour 2 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. nutmeg ⅛ tsp. ground cloves In a large bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add the eggs, milk and vanilla extract and beat until incorporated and fluffy. In a separate bowl, combine all the dr

Raspberry Filled Linzer Cookies ⅔ cup almond powder (small packages available ready to use in all Co-op grocery stores) ½ cup light brown sugar (divided) 2½ cups enriched Co-op all-purpose flour ½ tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. salt ¼ tsp. cinnamon 1 cup d’Or unsalted Co-op butter 1 d’Or co-op egg 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tbsp. icing sugar 1 jar pure Co-op raspberry jam Heat oven to 350°F and line cookie sheets with parchment paper. In a small bowl combine the almond powder and ¼ cup of t

Fill your home with the Christmas spirit by baking some of these great cookie recipes. Your children will love it, and it is a great way to spend time with you family this holiday season. This time of year always brings me joy. This year, however, my feelings are tempered by the recent loss of my dear brother. I miss him terribly and my sadness will endure for a long time. I take comfort in the secure knowledge that I will see him again, and that is related to the reason we

Fruits and Vegetables Edamame with soy sauce Cherry tomatoes and cucumbers with ranch dip Raw snap peas with hummus Olives Apple slices with caramel Pineapple, papaya, mangoes and kiwi Blueberries, strawberries, peaches with yogurt Dried nuts, trail mix, fruit leathers (note peanut allergies) Sandwiches Try pinwheel combinations, whole-wheat pitas and wraps, panini’s, whole-wheat buns and subs. The list is unlimited with a variety of cold cuts, spreads and jellies to combine

Ginger Infused Apricot Peach Sorbet with Fresh Tarragon ½ cup sugar ¼ cup wild honey ½ cup water 6 fresh apricots or ⅔ cup dried apricots 1 tbsp. fresh ginger grated 8 large fresh peaches 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice 2 tsp. vanilla 3 tbsp. fresh tarragon finely chopped In a medium sized heavy saucepan combine the sugar, wild honey, water, apricots and the grated ginger. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to medium high and simmer stirring to dissolve the sugar. Let the mixtur