Meemaw’s Kitchen Sink Christmas Cookies

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt.

Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugars. Scrape the sides of the mixer bowl and beat…...
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Mango-Mint Sorbet

In a small saucepan, bring ½ cup water, sugar, and mint to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil 3 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Remove and discard mint. Let cool completely. 
In the container of a blender, combine…...
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Mama’s Pound Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

With a mixer, cream butter and shortening together. Add sugar, a little at a time. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Stir dry ingredients together in a bowl and add…...
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Mama’s Divinity

In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, stir together the sugar, corn syrup, and water.  Stir only until sugar has dissolved. Do not stir after this point. Cook syrup mixture until it reaches 255 degrees on a candy thermometer, bringing…...
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Magical Peanut Butter Cookies

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Grease a large baking sheet.

In a mixing bowl, combine the peanut butter, 1 cup equivalent of the Splenda, the egg, and vanilla, and stir well with a spoon.  Roll the dough into balls…...
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The Deen Bros. Lighter Strawberry Shortcake

Preheat the oven to 425°F. Spray an 8-inch round cake pan with nonstick spray. Line the bottom of the pan with wax paper. Spray the wax paper with nonstick spray.

Combine the baking mix, milk, 5 tablespoons of the sugar,…...
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Lemon Meringue Pie

In medium bowl, combine milk, lemon juice, and zest; blend in egg yolks.  Pour into cooled crust.

Meringue:
3 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 cup sugar

In medium bowl, combine milk,…...
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Lemon Blossoms

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Spray miniature muffin tins with vegetable oil cooking spray.  Combine the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs and oil and blend well with an electric mixer until smooth, about 2 minutes.  Pour a small amount…...
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Lemon Bars

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Lightly grease 9x13x2-inch pan.

Make the crust by combining flour, confectioners’ sugar, and salt in a large bowl.  Cut in the butter to make a crumbly mixture.  Press the mixture into the prepared pan. …...
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Lemon Poppyseed Cheesecake Cupcakes

For the Gingersnap Crust:
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl until they begin to stick together.
Divide the mixture evenly between 18 cupcake liners, pressing down to make sure it…...
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Lemon Lavender Gooey Butter Cake

Preheat oven to 350º F.

Combine the cake mix, egg, butter and lavender and mix well with an electric mixer. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13 by 9-inch baking pan.
In a large…...
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Lemon Coconut Macaroons

Preheat the oven to 300 degree F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, whisk the egg white and salt until frothy, about 2 minutes. Stir in the condensed milk, zest, and extracts. Using a rubber…...
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Bill Nicholson’s Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding

Cube donuts into a large bowl.  Pour other ingredients on top of donuts and let soak for a few minutes.  Mix all ingredients together until donuts have soaked up the liquid as much as possible.

Bake at 350 degrees for…...
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Mardis Gras King Cake

1. Melt the butter in the microwave in a medium mixing bowl. Add the evaporated milk, 3/4 cup of the sugar, and the salt. Stir so that the sugar dissolves. Allow to cool.

2. Dissolve the yeast in 1/4 cup…...
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John Berendt’s Favorite Angel Pie

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

Grease a 9-inch pie pan.

To make the meringue, beat egg whites with a hand held electric mixer until soft peaks form. In a separate bowl, mix the sugar and cornstarch together,…...
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Cousin Johnnie’s Caramel Apple Cheesecake

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Wrap the bottom and sides of a 10-inch springform pan tightly with foil to prevent moisture from the water bath from seeping into the cheesecake

Crust:

In a food processor, mix the graham…...
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Jam Cake

Preheat oven to 350º F.

Prepare two cake pans with non-stick cooking spray and line bottom of pans with parchment paper.  In large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, shortening and buttermilk.  Slowly add sugar and whisk until combined.  In a…...
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Jamie’s Coconut Cake

Follow directions for Basic 1-2-3-4 Cake, substituting coconut milk for regular milk.  While cake is baking, prepare filling.  Stir together sugar, sour cream, milk and coconut in a bowl until well blended.  Remove cake layers from oven and allow cake…...
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Frosting

To prepare frosting, melt butter in saucepan over medium heat and stir in brown sugar and cream. Bring to a boil, then transfer to a mixing bowl. Add confectioners’ sugar and vanilla. Beat with a handheld electric mixer until it…...
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Ice Cream Balls with Pecans and Caramel Sauce

Make ice cream balls by dipping with an ice cream scoop and roll in nuts.  Arrange ice cream balls in a glass dish and top with caramel or chocolate sauce. Top with fresh whipped cream and a cherry if desired.…...
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