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Sesame Cookies, The Dipping Cookie

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Always ready for a cookie to have and share.  Sesame Cookies were a surprising good crisp and crunchy cookie, great for dunking in coffee, cocoa and tea. They are perfect for dipping because the cookie absorbs the liquid, softens and holds together to be eaten without falling into your cup.

  Sesame Cookies, The Dipping Cookie

The Dipping Cookie into cup of coffee

Sesame Cooking, The Dipping Cookies

and re-dipping cookie into coffee

and re-dipping….

This is not my recipe, it is from Cooking Light’s Quick Baking Special.  I had not tried them until I realized I had some tahini left over from making hummus and also some roasted sesame oil.  When cooking I want to use all ingredients completely and not discard the littlest left over. Sesame Cookies  did not sound appealing – no chocolate – though looked very tasty.  And they were very tasty!  Soon called for another batch of cookies.

Smaller plate of Sesame Cookies

Disappearing Sesame Cookies

Sesame Cookies, cookies with roasted sesame seed paste and oil.

The Dipping Cookie into cup of coffee

Sesame Cookies

Cooking Light, Quick Baking
A crisp and crunchy cookies with a great nutty flavor great to dip into your coffee or cocoa for a snack or break time.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 3 dozen

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup tahini roasted sesame seed paste
  • 2 tablespoons dark sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon light-colored corn syrup
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • cooking spray
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat over to 375 F.
  • Combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, soda and salt, blend with a whisk.
  • Set dry ingredients aside.
  • Place brown sugar, tahini and oil in a large bowl.
  • Bead with mixer at medium speed until well blended.
  • Add syrup, vanilla extract and egg; beat well.
  • Gradually add flour mixture to the sugar mixture, beating at low speed just until combined.
  • Lightly coat hands with cooking spray. Shape dough into 36 balls (about 1 inch each).
  • Place granulated sugar in a shallow bowl.
  • Roll dough balls in granulated sugar.
  • Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
  • Flatted balls with bottom of aa glass.
  • Bake 375 F for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
  • Cool on pans 2 minutes; remove cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

Recipe taken from Cooking Light: Quick Baking Special pp 52-53. 2010.
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While I followed the recipe exactly, or meant to, I inadvertently added 2 tablespoons of vanilla instead of 2 teaspoons.  Interruptions can be a disaster, however I was not going to stop at that; so  with 2 tablespoons of vanilla, I finished and baked the cookies.  They were such tasty, nutty flavored cookies, almost like a hint of peanut butter. As quoted from Cooking Light, “A touch of corn syrup and cornstarch ensures crispness.”  The tahini gives the Sesame Cookies a subtle nutty flavor. 

3 Sesame Cookies on plate

You can’t eat just one Sesame Cookie

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Putting Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce into canning jar.

Canning Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce

Putting Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce into canning jar.

Canning Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce

Canning a quantity of Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce gets you ready for the season. The weather gets warmer, sunshine and schools on Spring Break and the feeling of winter is over. We look for fun foods to eat and go or share with friends in the backyard. 

Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce ingredients.

Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce ingredients.

This recipe has many ingredients which makes about 3 pints.  I like to store in the refrigerator to have available for barbecuing or adding to foods such as in meatloaf.

Turkey and Sausage Meatloaf

Turkey and Sausage Meatloaf with Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce as a  condiment.

 

Make the sauce is easy after measuring all the ingredients into a large kettle, it is just letting it cook until well blended and heated through.

Kettle of cooking Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce

Whisk to blend ingredients, simmer 30 minutes.

Canning Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce

6 cups of bar-b-que sauce can be refrigerated, ready for use.

6 cups of bar-b-que sauce can be refrigerated, ready for use.

Enjoy Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce over a recipe of  slow cooked Chicken Wings.

Kettle of cookbookinabox Bar-B-Que Sauce

Spring Time: Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce

Julia Ann
A savory sauce to use for barbecuing on chicken, beef, pork or lamb. A sweet piquant sauce to use as a condiment on sandwiches, eggs or fried potatoes, kick up sloppy joes a notch.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course sauce/condiment
Cuisine American
Servings 6 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups ketchup
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
  • 6 tablespoons soy sauce light sodium
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoon mesquite liquid smoke

Instructions
 

  • Put all ingredients in a large kettle, with a wire whisk, blend together.
  • Cover and heat the sauce on medium heat to boiling.
  • Simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Whisk frequently to prevent sticking or burning. The sauce will become thicker and darker in color.
  • Wipe the underside of the lid to prevent some of the moisture from dropping into the sauce.
  • Remove from heat.

Notes

The maple syrup and/or mesquite liquid smoke could be omitted for a milder flavored barbecue sauce is preferred. Putting the hot sauce in 3 pint jars will seal the lids. Allow to cool to room temperature and store in the refrigerator.   
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What goes with a plate of Maple Mesquite Bar-B-Que Sauce Chicken

Plate of Roasted Red Pepper Deviled Eggs

Roasted Red Pepper Deviled Eggs

Green Beans, Red Potatoes and Pasta

Green Beans, Red Potatoes and Pasta

Ready to serve Platte County Pie

Ready to serve Platte County Pie

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Platte County Pie

 

 Have you  been to Platte County, MO?  Try one of their favorites, Platte County Pie.

It is fun to go through my archives of recipe books that I have made  by writing recipes out of magazines.  I came across the recipe for Platte County Pie.  The recipe I use was out of  Bon Appetit, 1978, from the Frolics Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri.    

Platte County Pie

A slice of Platte County Pie

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is it a pie or cookie?

Everyone likes to indulge in chocolate and pecans, this is one soft pie that is like a big cookie, thick and sweet with a flaky pastry dough holding it together.  Who can refuse such a pie?

Platte County Pie

Platte County Pie

Platte County Pie

Platte County Pie

Julia Ann
A rich and sweet pie of chocolate chips and pecans, one thick cookie. It becomes everyone's favorite indulgence.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 9 inch unbaked pie shell

Instructions
 

  • Beat eggs in a medium mixing bowl.
  • Add flour and sugar, beat 2 minutes.
  • Add, vanilla, butter, pecans and chocolate chips.
  • Blend well.
  • Pour in pie shell.
  • Bake 60 minutes.
  • Serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

Platte County Pie from Bon Appetit, 1978, from the Frolics Restaurant, Kansas, Missouri.
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Ready to serve Platte County Pie

Ready to serve Platte County Pie

There are many Platte County Pie recipes on the internet; there are similarities to the Kentucky Derby Pie which has an interesting story.

 

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Slow Cooker Pork Chops

Slow Cooker Pork Chop Dinner

 

Slow Cooker Pork Chop Dinner

Finally getting use out of my slow cooker.  Slow Cooker Pork Chops was quick to put together and enjoyed for our Sunday Dinner with steamed asparagus and an apple salad.  A simple menu for two.

Apple Salad

Apple Salad

I have had a slow cooker for several years.  I am just now getting into using it more and more. Occasionally I would use it for soup and not venturing into meals or meats.  This year I have changed that.  This fall, Crock Pot Applesauce  was  successful, then I tried Crock Pot Scalloped Potatoes and Ham for a family reunion.  For New Year’s, it was Slow Cooker Red Lentils-Sausage Stew looking for Good Luck in 2016,  the Italian way.  In this new recipe, there is a layer of sliced onions and quartered potatoes cooked with the Slow Cooker Pork Chops.

Slow Cooker Pork Chops

Slow Cooker Pork Chops

Since starting to church on Sunday mornings, I have found the slow cooker very handy, which I am sure many of you could have said,  “I told you so.”  It is great to come home and smell dinner, makes me feel as though someone else did the cooking.  

Slow Cooker Pork Chops

Slow Cooker Pork Chops

Julia Ann
Center cut loin pork chops and potatoes smothered in gravy
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 15 minutes
Course Meat
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup sliced onions
  • 2 large potatoes quartered
  • Seasonings salt and pepper
  • 4 center loin cut pork chops 1/2 inch thick
  • 4 ounce can of mushrooms sliced
  • 1 package Country Gravy Mix
  • 1 cup water

Instructions
 

  • Put the sliced onions on the bottom of the slow cooker.
  • Arrange the quartered potatoes on top of onions.
  • Season the pork chops with seasonings, salt and pepper.
  • Put the pork chops on top of the potatoes.
  • Mix the Country Gravy Mix with water; heat to thicken.
  • Pour the gravy over the pork chops.
  • Cover and cook on high for 5 hours.

Notes

The seasoning used for the pork was a blend of sugar, salt, paprika, black pepper, onion, and garlic powder.
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Ready to add the gravy and start

Ready to add the gravy and start cooking.                                       

Slow Cooker Pork Chops

Slow Cooker Pork Chops ready to be served.

Pork Chop Dinner

Pork Chop Dinner

Other links to look into:

Simply Recipes:    Slow Cooker Mexican Pulled Pork

The Kitchen:  How to Cook Pork Chops in the Slow Cooker

 

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Oatmeal Coconut Crispies

Oatmeal Coconut Crispies

 

Oatmeal Coconut Crispies

Oatmeal Coconut Crispies

Making Refrigerator Cookies.

Oatmeal Coconut Crispies

The Oatmeal Coconut Crispies are a refrigerator cookie.  The dough is softer;  it is formed into “logs” about 2 inches in diameter, wrapped  in wax paper and refrigerated for several hours or overnight.  When ready to bake,  the log dough is cut into 1/4 inch slices and baked. Refrigerator cookies have a rich flavor, lightly browned, uniform thin slices and a crisp, crunchy texture. This recipe is  from the original Betty Crocker’s Cooky Book, 1963

How-To Make Refrigerator Cookies

Wrapping Cookie Dough Logs

Wrapping Cookie Dough Logs


Slicing Cookie Dough

Slicing Cookie Dough Log in 1/4 Slices


Oatmeal Coconut Crispies ready to bake

Oatmeal Coconut Crispies ready to bake

The Oatmeal Coconut Crispies are good cookies to freeze for later.  Baked cookies can be stored frozen for 9-12  months.  Having baked cookies  on hand in the freezer is handy to have available whenever there is a request to furnish cookies for a special event, tea, drop-in visitors or spoil your co-workers.  I have never kept a bag of cookies that long!

Oatmeal Coconut Crispies

Oatmeal Coconut Crispies

The Valentine Sweet Sugar Cookies  and the Shamrock Cookies were rolled cookies.  After mixing the dough, it was refrigerated for a few hours, then rolled at room temperature and cut out with cookie cutter, baked and iced.  Using a cookie cutter makes the same size and shape, depending how thick they are cut will vary the texture from soft to crisp.  They are baked until lightly browned and have a rich delicate flavor.

Valentine Sugar Cookies

Valentine Sugar Cookies


Shamrock Sugar Cookies

Shamrock Sugar Cookies

Oatmeal Coconut Crispies

Oatmeal Coconut Crispies

Julia Ann
A refrigerator crispy cookie with favorite flavors of oatmeal and coconut, a good cookie to serve and freeze for later.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 5 dozen

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 cup flaked coconut

Instructions
 

  • Into large mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugars.
  • Add the eggs and vanilla, cream until fluffy.
  • Into smaller bowl, measure the flour by dipping method.
  • Add the soda and salt, whisk to blend.
  • Stir into the shortening mixture.
  • Blend in the oats and coconut. The dough will be soft.
  • Divide the dough in half.
  • Form the dough into logs with a 2 inch diameter.
  • Wrap in wax paper, refrigerate overnight.
  • Heat over to 400 F.
  • Line baking sheets with parchment paper or light grease pans.
  • Cut the log into 1/4 inch slices.
  • Bake 10 to 12 minutes until lightly browned.
  • The cookies do spread, allow 2 inches between cookies.

Notes

This is adapted from Betty Crocker's Cooky Book, 1963.
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Cookies are such a handy snack.  The only trouble is it can be too handy to nibble on  all day.  “I just ate one …… at a time.”  Haven’t you heard that from your children, or yet, your own thoughts. 

Suggestions for more cookies:

 

Olive Oil Coconut Sugar Cookies

Olive Oil Coconut Sugar Cookies                                  Olive Oil Coconut Sugar Cookies

Loaded Oatmeal Cookies

Loaded Oatmeal Cookies                                                 Loaded Oatmeal Cookies

Grand Canyon Hermit Cookies

Grand Canyon Hermit Cookies                                             Grand Canyon Hermit Cookies

Visit these sites: Simply Recipes,   Sally’s Baking Addiction,   Shugary Sweets

 

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