Baking Day – Update #2

Mar 25 | Recipes

Whew, I’m finished! And my feel are sore! Here are the cookie recipes. (The not so good but taste delicious, snacks!)

Ginger Crinkles:

For some reason, these didn’t turn out as well as the first time I made them. Maybe I should have used less oil, as they really spread out this time.

2/3 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
1 3/4 cups flour
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cinnamon (or more)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
sugar for rolling

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk oil with sugar, whisk in egg until smooth, whisk in molasses. In a separate bowl, mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir into molasses mixture to form moist dough. Shape into balls, roll in sugar and place on cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Bake at 350 degrees until flat, cracked and browned all over – about 12 minutes.

Peanut Butter Cookies:

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. (I used my Kitchenaid mixer) Form rounded balls and place on a cookie sheet. Press a fork into each cookie ball twice. Bake for 10 – 12 minutes. Makes 2 dozen.

Here are some of the things I did to make my baking day run smoother:

• I made good use of my Kichenaid mixer
• Kept a sink full of hot soapy water so I could clean as I worked
• Used two sets of measuring spoons/cups
• Knew I had all the neccesary ingredients on hand
• Made sure I had pulled dinner out of the freezer. After all, if I didn’t have dinner available to make, that would defeat my money saving plan!

Baking Day Update #1

Mar 25 | Recipes

Here’s update #1 on my baking day! (finally!) So far I’ve made the banana bread, banana muffins, and the granola bars. Just the cookies are left. Below are the pictures and recipes.

Banana Muffins:

1 1/2 cups flour
2/3 cups sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 bananas)
1 egg
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup milk
3/4 chocolate chips (I use less)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 12 muffin cups with muffin liners. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Mix mashed bananas, egg, melted butter, and milk in a medium bowl. Stir banana mixture into dry ingredients just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Fill each cup about 3/4 full. Bake for about 32 minutes or until tops are golden brown.

Peanut Butter Granola Bars:

Banana Bread:

I’m Having a Baking Day!

Mar 25 | Recipes

And no, I will not be making the above cake, but would love to know where I can get one!

Since I work seasonally, I’ll be going back to work any day now, so I thought a baking day would be a great idea! Not only will it save me time in the long run, but money as well since I won’t be buying snacks all the time. (The health benefits are probably a bit better too!)

The purpose of my baking day is to make cookies, muffins, granola bars, and banana bread to fill our freezer. So all I’ll have to do is pull whatever I want out of the freezer and put it into my lunch! I’ll post the recipes in my next post after I’m all done baking.

On my list:

• banana bread
• Peanut butter cookies
• Ginger crinkle cookies
• Peanut butter granola bars
• Banana muffins

Please feel free to play along and create a post of your own or just leave me a comment!