by sweetenuf | Mar 23, 2019 | Cookies and Biscotti
Sweetenuf.ca – Ginger Molasses Cookies
Bobbette and Belle is a wonderful bakery located in Toronto full of delicious scones, cookies and treats. One of their cookie choices is a Ginger Cookie and they share the recipe in one of their fabulously pretty baking books.
Today I’m sharing their Soft & Chewy Ginger Cookies. The addition of cinnamon plus cloves and a tablespoon of ground ginger make your taste buds dance! Brown sugar and molasses pair beautifully with the spices in these cookies and a quick roll in coarse sugar before baking makes them sparkle.
Soft & Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies
Preheat oven to 350F. Parchment line 2 baking sheets.
Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground cloves
3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup lightly packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
1/2 cup coarse sugar, for coating cookies
Method:
Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves in a medium bowl.
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until smooth and creamy, scraping down sides and bottom of bowl. Add in egg and mix until combined. Mix in molasses and scrap down bowl.
Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and combine until blended. Wrap bowl with plastic and chill for 30 minutes in fridge.
Using a medium ice cream scoop (or your hands) form rounds of dough and roll them in the sugar before placing 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Bake approximately 15-18 minutes, rotating pans half way through baking time until cookies have flattened and doubled. Let cool. Enjoy!
Ginger Molasses Cookies – Sparkling! sweetenuf.ca
by sweetenuf | Mar 8, 2019 | Bars & Squares
Peanut Butter Brownies – sweetenuf.ca
The varieties are endless. Chewy, fudgy, cakey, with marshmallows, without nuts, with chocolate pieces, with our without cocoa, recipes abound. Today I’m sharing brownies with peanut butter and praline peanuts. Topped with a peanut butter swirl and sprinkle of peanuts plus chocolate chips these brownies are divine!
Serve with some vanilla ice cream or a scoop of vanilla gelato and your taste buds will dance and be salivating for seconds.
Peanut Butter Brownies
(Canadian Living 2017) Makes approximately 16.
Preheat oven to 325F. Grease 9-inch square baking plan.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup crunchy or smooth peanut butter
6 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup praline peanuts (or roasted peanuts)
Topping:
2 tbsp. peanut butter
2 tbsp. praline peanuts (or roasted peanuts)
2 tbsp. chocolate chips
Method:
In a small saucepan, stir together butter, peanut butter and chocolate over low heat until mixture is smooth. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
In large bowl, whisk together sugar with eggs. Whisk in chocolate mixture.
In small bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder and baking powder; fold into chocolate mixture until combined. Stir in peanuts. Scrape into prepared pan and spread evenly.
For topping, dollop peanut butter by teaspoonful over top of batter and with a knife tip or skewer, gently swirl to create a marble effect. Sprinkle with peanuts and chocolate chips.
Bake until tooth pick inserted in centre comes out with a few crumbs attached, approximately 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan and cut into squares.
Recipe for Peanut Butter Brownies @ sweetenuf.ca
by sweetenuf | Mar 3, 2019 | Cakes and Cupcakes
Chocolate Cupcakes – sweetenuf.ca
Preheat oven to 350F. Paper line a 12-cup muffin tin.
Chocolate Cupcakes with chocolate icing need no explanation or description. They are a favourite with adults and kids alike and this recipe gives you a dozen perfect treats for anytime!
This recipe bakes up a tender, chocolatey cupcake with a fine crumb. I topped mine with a basic chocolate icing but vanilla, peanut butter or a burnt sugar frosting would all compliment these little cakes.
I used a Wilton 1M tip and piped the icing starting in the centre. A few Wilton blue ‘jimmies’ I picked up at my local Michael’s store finishes them off. The ‘jimmies’ are available in small packs at a reasonable cost giving you access to a variety of colours to bedazzle all your baked goods without a big price tag!
Chocolate Cupcakes – sweetenuf.ca
Ingredients:
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
3/4 cup warm (not hot) brewed coffee
10 tbsp. butter, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
Method:
Place cocoa and baking soda in a small bowl and slowly whisk in coffee until smooth.
In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder.
In a medium bowl, beat the butter and sugar until smooth and fluffy. Whisk in the egg, vanilla and salt until the batter is smooth. Stir half the flour mixture into the batter until combined. Stir in the chocolate liquid, then add in remaining half of the flour mixture until smooth. Do not overbeat.
Divide the batter evenly between the 12 cups. Bake approximately 15-18 minutes until tops spring back when lightly touched or toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool completely and ice.
Chocolate Icing:
Beat 1/2 cup room temperature butter with electric mixer for a couple of minutes until light in colour.
Add in 4 cups of icing sugar, 1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa and 2 tsp of vanilla extract. Mix on low until combined. Add in enough cream or milk until spreadable consistency (approximately 1/4 cup, add a little at a time). Beat on high for about 5 minutes until fluffy. Spread or pipe onto cupcakes. Leftovers may be frozen.
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