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Sugar Cookies Recipe

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This sugar cookies recipe is so easy to make. It is soft and keeps its shape after baking. It’s perfect for decorating!

Sugar cookies

My daughter loves to help me bake. I enjoy baking with her. It’s mother daughter bonding time. She helped me picked the cookie cutter shapes. After I rolled out the dough, she helped me cut it. Making sugar cookies is similar to play-doh so she likes it and had fun helping.

Ingredients:
  • 3 Cups of flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 2 1/2  Sticks of butter
  • 1 Cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Directions: 

Preheat the oven to 325 Degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, stir flour and baking powder together. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Stir in eggs and vanilla extract. Add the flour and baking powder in and knead the dough.

Roll the dough out into 1/4 inch thick. Using cookie cutters, cut them into shapes. Place the cookies on the baking sheet and put it in the fridge for 5 minutes. Then bake for 10-12 minutes. Let it cool off before decorating.

I made my own royal icing for the sugar cookies. Click here for the recipe.

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Sugar Cookies Recipe

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Servings: 24 Cookies

Ingredients

  • 3 Cups Flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 2 1/2 Sticks of butter
  • 1 Cup sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Egg yolk
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 325 Degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl, stir flour and baking powder together. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Stir in eggs and vanilla extract. Add the flour and baking powder in and knead the dough. 
  • Roll the dough out into 1/4 inch thick. Using cookie cutters, cut them into shapes. Place the cookies on the baking sheet and put it in the fridge for 5 minutes. Then bake for 10-12 minutes. Let it cool off before decorating. 

Desserts

Ambrosia Salad

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Ambrosia Salad
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Ambrosia Salad

Prep Time7 minutes
Total Time7 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Strawberries, cut into fourths
  • 4 Bananas, sliced
  • 2 cup Grapes, cut in half
  • 2 - 11 oz can Mandarin Oranges
  • 2 cup Miniature Marshmallow
  • 1 cup Strawberry Yogurt
  • 16 oz Cool Whipped

Instructions

  • Cut the strawberries into fourths. If some pieces are big, cut them smaller. Slice the grapes in halves. Sliced the bananas. Drain the mandarin oranges. Put all the fruits in a big bowl.
  • Pour in mini marshmallow, yogurt, and cool whip. Fold the fruits, marshmallow, yogurt, and cool whip together until mixed. Enjoy!
One of my favorite dessert is Ambrosia salad. Ambrosia is a variation of fruit salad. It includes mandarin oranges, pineapples, strawberries, bananas, cherries, grapes, and miniature marshmallow. Some recipes include other fruits too. It is super good and easy to make.

A few years ago, a friend of ours told us that ambrosia is food of the Greek Gods. In the ancient Greek myths, ambrosia means immortality. It is often depicted as the “conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumed it.” Cool huh?

Ingredients:
  • 1 lb Strawberries, cut into fourths
  • 4 Bananas, sliced
  • 2 cup Grapes, cut in half
  • 2 can 11 oz Mandarin Oranges
  • 2 cup Miniature Marshmallow
  • 1 cup Strawberry Yogurt
  • 16 oz Cool Whipped
Directions:

Cut the strawberries into fourths. If some pieces are big, cut them smaller. Slice the grapes in halves. Sliced the bananas. Drain the mandarin oranges. Put all the fruits in a big bowl.

Ambrosia Salad

Pour in mini marshmallow, yogurt, and cool whip.

Ambrosia Salad

Fold the fruits, marshmallow, yogurt, and cool whip together until mixed.

Ambrosia Salad

Enjoy!

Ambrosia Salad

 

 

Desserts

Swiss Buttercream Recipe

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Swiss Buttercream
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Swiss Buttercream Recipe

Prep Time20 minutes
Total Time20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 5 Egg Whites
  • 1 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 4 sticks Unsalted Butter, room temperature, cut into Tablespoons
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 Pinch of Salt

Instructions

  • Place the egg whites and sugar in the metal bowl of the stand mixer. Put the bowl on top of a pot with boiling water, not touching the water. Whisk constantly until the sugar dissolves and not grainy anymore.
  • Place the bowl on the stand mixer and whip on high until it forms a stiff peak. About 10 minutes.
  • With the mixer on low, beat in the butter. After all the butter is added, increase the speed to medium high and mix until smooth.
  • This buttercream can be stored on the counter for a few days or in the refrigerator. If store in refrigerator, bring it to room temperature before using.

Unlike regular buttercream, Swiss Buttercream is more refined and not too sweet. This recipe uses granulated sugar instead of powdered sugar. You can easily adjust the sweetness of the buttercream by adding less or more sugar. I like this recipe because the buttercream is thick and holds its shape well.

Ingredients:
  • 5 Egg Whites
  • 1 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 4 sticks Unsalted Butter, room temperature, cut into Tablespoons
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 pinch of Salt
Directions:

Place the egg whites and sugar in the metal bowl of the stand mixer. Put the bowl on top of a pot with boiling water, not touching the water. Whisk constantly until the sugar dissolves and not grainy anymore.

Place the bowl on the stand mixer and whip on high until it forms a stiff peak. About 10 minutes.

With the mixer on low, beat in the butter. After all the butter is added, increase the speed to medium high and mix until smooth.

This buttercream can be stored on the counter for a few days or in the refrigerator. If store in refrigerator, bring it to room temperature before using.

Swiss Buttercream

Desserts

Red Velvet Cheesecake Truffles

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red velvet cheesecake truffles
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Red Velvet Cheesecake Truffles

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Servings: 32 truffles

Ingredients

  • 1/2 baked red velvet cake
  • 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 3 tbsp heavy cream
  • White Chocolate
  • Sprinkles

Instructions

  • First, bake the red velvet cake following the instructions on the cake box. Let it cool for 20-30 minutes.
  • In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar together until fluffy. Then add vanilla and heavy cream.
  • Line a pan with parchment paper.
  • Using a spoon or a scoop, scoop a mixture into your hand and form it into a ball. I made 32 balls.
  • Put it in the fridge for 5-10 mins.
  • Melt the white chocolate and let it cool.
  • Take the balls out of the fridge and cover each balls with the white chocolate. The white chocolate dries quite fast so cover a couple of balls and sprinkle it on top before covering the others.
  • Enjoy!

Red velvet cheesecake truffles are the perfect bitesize for any holiday party! I made these for New Years Eve and it was delicious!

Ingredients:
  • 1/2 baked red velvet cake
  • 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 3 tbsp heavy cream
  • White chocolate
  • Sprinkles
Instructions:

First, bake the red velvet cake following the instructions on the cake box. Let it cool for 20-30 minutes.

red relvet cake mix with cream cheese

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar together until fluffy. Then add vanilla and heavy cream.

red velvet cheesecake balls

Line a pan with parchment paper. Using a spoon or a scoop, scoop a mixture into your hand and form it into a ball. I made 32 balls. Put it in the fridge for 5-10 mins.

Melt the white chocolate and let it cool. Take the balls out of the fridge and cover each balls with the white chocolate. The white chocolate dries quite fast so cover a couple of balls and sprinkle it on top before covering the others.

red velvet cheesecake truffles

Hope you like this recipe. Enjoy!