Homemade Vanilla Extract

In a small saucepan over medium flame, heat vodka. Place split vanilla beans in a jar with a tight fitting lid and pour heated vodka over to cover.  Allow to cool completely before putting the lid on.  Screw on lid…...
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Top Secret Chocolate Cookies

In a large bowl, add the butter and sugar and cream together with a hand mixer. Add the eggs and vanilla extract to the creamed mixture and mix until combined. In a medium bowl, mix the cocoa powder, flour, baking…...
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Homemade Tootsie Rolls

Line a baking tray (with sides) with plastic wrap and set aside.

In a medium microwave safe bowl, melt chocolate. Stop to stir every 5-10 seconds so chocolate will not burn.  Add the remaining ingredients and stir well.  Scrap mixture…...
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Three Chocolate Cookies

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease baking sheets.

With an electric mixer, beat butter and shortening at medium speed until creamy; gradually add sugars, beating until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla, beating well.

In a small bowl, combine…...
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Sweet Tea with Lemon Sugar Scrub

Pour almond oil in the mason jar and place large tea bag down in oil. Allow to sit in the sun for 45 minutes to an hour. Remove tea bag and add remaining ingredients to jar. Stir together. Seal and…...
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Simple S’mores Bars

Layer all ingredients in the mason jar and attach an instruction label that reads:

“Preheat oven to 350º F. Prepare a 9” square baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Pour contents of the jar along with ½ cup melted butter…...
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Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

For the cupcakes:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 (12-cup) muffin pans with cupcake papers. In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder. In a large bowl gently beat…...
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Pretzel Peanut Bark

Line a rimmed cookie sheet with parchment or waxed paper.

Melt the chocolate in a double boiler over simmering water until smooth, or melt in the microwave in a 2 quart glass dish. Microwave on high (100 %) for 1…...
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Paula’s Play Dough

In a large mixing bowl, stir together the water, salt and oil.  Add a few drops of food coloring at this point.  In a separate medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour and cornstarch.  Add a half cup of dry…...
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Bobby’s Pickled Shrimp

For the cooking liquid, in a large pot, combine all the cooking liquid ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20-30 minutes. Strain, discarding the solids. Let the liquid cool in the pot.

For the shrimp,…...
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Peppermint Bark

Place candy canes in a plastic bag and hammer into 1/4-inch chunks or smaller.

Melt the chocolate in a double boiler.

Combine candy cane chunks with chocolate (add peppermint flavoring at this point if desired.). Pour mixture onto a cookie…...
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Pecan Praline Morsels

In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients.  Spread into a square baking pan, sprayed with cooking spray.  Bake in a 350 degree, preheated oven for about 20 minutes, or until coating is dry, and slightly crystallized, stirring once.  Remove from…...
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Pecan Clusters

Place marshmallow cream and kisses into a large bowl. Set aside. Combine sugar, milk, and butter in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook for 8 minutes. Pour over marshmallow and chocolate, stirring until well blended. Stir in pecans.…...
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Pecan Brittle

In a nonstick saucepan, heat and stir sugar, corn syrup, water, and salt over medium heat until sugar has dissolved. Over high heat, using a candy thermometer, cook sugar mixture to a hard crack stage (290 degrees F).

Add pecans…...
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Orange Coffee Cake

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-inch round cake pan.

Separate the biscuit dough into 8 biscuits. Place 1 biscuit in the center of the pan. Cut the remaining biscuits in half, forming 14 half-circles. Arrange…...
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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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Lip Smackin’ Trail Mix

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.  In large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients except banana chips and raisins, cherries and apricots; mix well.  Spread evenly in an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet.  Bake 55 to 60 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.  Remove…...
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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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Homemade Irish Creme Liqueur

Combine all ingredients in the pitcher of a blender.  Blend until smooth. At this point it is ready to serve. To Store: Place in a clean tightly covered container and store for up to a month in the refrigerator.

Paula’s…...
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