a medium bowl. Use Speed 1 to blend and aerate, 20 seconds. Reserve.
Place the butter and 2 cups (500ml) of the sugar in a large bowl. Use Speed 1 to blend, 30 seconds. Cream until light and fluffy using Speed 3, 11⁄2 minutes.
Add syrup, eggs, and zests. Mix on Speed 2 for
Using 11⁄2 tablespoons (22 ml) of dough, shape into round balls and dip in remaining sugar to coat. (For ease and speed, use a number 40 ice cream scoop.) Arrange balls on parchment- lined baking sheet 21⁄2 inches (6 cm) apart. Press each ball gently with the bottom of a flat glass. Bake in preheated oven for
then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container.
Tip: to chop zest easily, place zest in work bowl of a Cuisinart® MiniPrep® Plus with 1⁄4 cup (50 ml) of the sugar from the recipe. Pulse on chop
Nutritional information per cookie:
Calories 116 (31% from fat) • carb. 19g
•pro. 1g • fat 15g • sat. fat 2g • chol. 13mg
•sod. 72mg • calc. 5mg • fiber 0g
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Chewy Oatmeal Graham Cookies
These yummy cookies may just become your
Makes about 45 two-inch cookies
11⁄2 cups (375 ml) rolled oats (regular, not prepared)
11⁄2 cups (375 ml)
1cup (250 ml) graham cracker crumbs
1teaspoon (5 ml) baking soda
1teaspoon (5 ml) cinnamon
1⁄2teaspoon (2 ml) ground ginger
1⁄2teaspoon (2 ml) salt
1cup (250 ml) unsalted butter, cut in 16 pieces, at room temperature
3⁄4cup (175 ml) granulated sugar
3⁄4cup (175 ml) brown sugar, packed
2large eggs
1teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
1cup (250 ml) dried cranberries
1cup (250 ml) golden raisins
Preheat oven to 350° F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment or nonstick baking sheet liners.
In a small bowl, combine oats, flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and salt. Stir to blend; reserve.
Place the butter and both sugars in a large bowl. Insert the stainless steel beaters. Mix on Speed 1 until creamy, about 1 minute; scrape bowl. Mix on Speed 4 for 1 minute until creamed. Mix in eggs and vanilla on Speed 2, 30 seconds. Add the flour mixture in 2 additions, mixing on Speed 2. Add dried cranberries and raisins, mix on Speed 2 until combined, about 20 seconds.
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls – about the size of a walnut, to prepared baking sheets. Bake for
Nutritional information per cookie:
Calories 127 • carb. 17g • pro. 2g
•fat 5g • sat. fat 3g • chol. 20mg
•sod. 83mg • calc. 9mg • fiber 1g
Classic Snickerdoodles
An old-fashioned cookie with a
whimsical name.
Makes 48 cookies
23⁄4 | cups (675 ml) |
2 | teaspoons (10 ml) cream of tartar |
1 | teaspoon (5 ml) baking soda |
1⁄4 | teaspoon (1 ml) salt |
1 | cup (250 ml) unsalted butter, |
| softened |
11⁄2 | cups (375 ml) sugar |
2 | eggs |
1 | teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla |
Cinnamon Sugar Coating:
3 tablespoons (45 ml) sugar
2 to 4 teaspoons (10 - 20 ml) ground cinnamon
Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Stir to blend; reserve.
Insert the stainless steel beaters. Place the butter and sugar in a medium bowl. Cream using Speed 2 until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add the eggs one at a time and beat on Speed 4 after each addition. Add the vanilla and continue beating on Speed 4 until
Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture in 2 additions; beat on Speed 2 after each addition until
Stir together 3 tablespoons (45 ml) sugar and cinnamon in small bowl. Shape rounded tablespoonfuls of chilled dough into 1– inch (2.5 cm) balls; roll in sugar mixture. Place 2 inches (5 cm) apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake for
Nutritional information per cookie:
Calories 87 (42% from fat) • carb. 12g • pro. 1g
•fat 4g • sat. fat 2g • chol. 19mg
•sod. 56mg • calc. 3mg • fiber 0g
Chocolate Chip Shortbread
These tender butter cookies
are great with tea.
Makes about 4 dozen cookies
1 cup (250 ml) unsalted butter, room temperature
3⁄4cup (175 ml) firmly packed brown sugar
11⁄2 teaspoons (7 ml) pure vanilla extract
2 cups (500 ml)
1cup (250 ml) miniature semisweet chocolate chips
granulated sugar for garnish
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Insert the stainless steel beaters. Place the butter and brown sugar in a medium bowl. Cream butter and brown sugar, starting on Speed 1 and increasing the Speed to 3, for 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Scrape bowl and beat in vanilla, 30 seconds. Sprinkle 1⁄2 of the flour over the top and mix on 1 until incorporated, about 20 seconds. Sprinkle the remaining flour and mix until a dough begins to form, about 45 seconds. Stir in chocolate chips using Speed 1.
Roll dough into
Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
Nutritional information per cookie:
Calories 79 (57% from fat) • carb. 8g
•pro. 1g • fat 5g • sat. fat 3g • chol. 10mg
•sod. 1mg • calc. 5mg • fiber 0g
Lemon Tea Loaf
A tender moist cake – can also be made
into cupcakes.
Makes 1 loaf, sixteen 1⁄2-inch (1.5 cm) slices
3 cups (750 ml)
2teaspoons (10 ml) baking powder
1⁄2teaspoon (2 ml) salt
2⁄3cup (160 ml) melted butter
2cups (500 ml) sugar
3⁄4cup (175 ml) lemon juice
1⁄4cup (50 ml) finely chopped lemon zest (zest of about 4 lemons)
4large eggs
1teaspoon (5 ml) pure vanilla extract
1cup (250 ml) whole milk yogurt
1⁄2cup (125 ml) confectioners’ sugar, sifted
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