Snickerdoodle Blondies Yield: 24 blondies Prep Time: 15 minutes | Bake Time: 25 to 30 minutes 2-2/3 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 cups packed brown sugar 1 cup (8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature 2 eggs 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 2 [...]

S’mores Whoopie Pies Yield: About 2 dozen assembled whoopie pies Prep Time: 40 minutes | Bake Time: 10 minutes For the Graham Cracker Whoopie: 1½ cups graham flour ¾ cup all-purpose flour 1½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature 4 tablespoons vegetable shortening 1 cup (packed) dark brown [...]

Anise Cookies Yield: 2 to 3 dozen cookies (depending on size) Prep Time: 15 minutes Bake Time: 10-12 minutes For the cookies: 3½ cups all-purpose flour 7 teaspoons baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature ¼ cup vegetable shortening ¾ cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 tablespoon anise extract 2/3 [...]

Back in April you may remember that I featured some of the most popular kitchen items purchased by Brown Eyed Baker readers through Amazon. It was fun for me to see what types of things that readers here enjoy most, plus I got a lot of great feedback on the usefulness of the post, so [...]

Red, white and blue. Raspberries, strawberries and blueberries. Flag cakes. Jello. The 4th of July holiday weekend is here and most of us will be hosting or attending some type of patriotic-themed get together over the next few days. Maybe you are making everything yourself or are tasked with bringing something to a friend’s house. [...]

Taco Dip Yield: One 9×13-inch pan Prep Time: 10 minutes 1 (16-oz) container of sour cream 1½ cups mayonnaise 2 tablespoons homemade taco seasoning (or 1 store-bought packet) Shredded lettuce 1 tomato, chopped Shredded cheddar cheese In a medium bowl, combine the sour cream, mayonnaise and taco seasoning. Mix with a spoon until thoroughly blended [...]

Monster Cookies Yield: 26 large cookies Prep Time: 45 minutes | Bake Time: 10-12 minutes per baking sheet 3 eggs 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup light brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon corn syrup 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt ½ cup (4 ounces, or 1 stick) unsalted butter, melted 1½ [...]

Scotcheroos Yield: 2 dozen bars Prep Time: 15 minutes 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup light corn syrup 1 cup chunky peanut butter 6 cups Rice Krispy cereal 1 cup chocolate chips 1 cup butterscotch chips 1. Grease a 13×9-inch pan; set aside. Place sugar and corn syrup into a 3-quart saucepan. Cook over medium [...]

I have been featuring “Oldie but Goodie” recipes over in the sidebar as a way to showcase older recipes that were reader favorites. This week’s feature is stained glass Jello for the 4th of July, and it was so popular last year that I thought it deserved another re-post. This is such a cool effect [...]

I do my fair share of round-ups around these parts, as well Top-However-Many recipes, and even display most popular recipes over in the sidebar. For just about all of these lists and roundups, I feature your favorite recipes. The ones you come back to over and over again, the ones you comment on and sample [...]