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Raspberry Tartlets

I normally double (or triple) this recipe because everyone loves these! Another plus – they’re super easy to make! Feel free to try other preserves, too. I’ve used blackberry and strawberry before, but raspberry remains my favorite.

raspberry tartles

Raspberry Tartlets
yields 3 dozen

3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup butter
1 egg, well beaten
1 tablespoon milk
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
Raspberry preserves, preferably with seeds!

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
  3. Add the egg, flour, milk, and vanilla to the butter and sugar mixture and mix until incorporated.
  4. Line mini-muffin cups with cupcake liners. You can choose not to use the liners, but they are a lot easier to remove this way!
  5. Add about a tablespoon of batter to each mini-muffin cup. Make a cavity with your finger and fill with raspberry jam (a 1/2 or 1/4 tsp works well).
  6. Bake 20 – 25 minutes or until lightly browned.


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Peanut Butter Blossoms

These cookies are great because the ingredients are common and couldn’t be easier to find. Chances are, you already have them in your kitchen!

peanut butter blossoms

Peanut Butter Blossoms
yields 4 dozen cookies

1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Extra granulated sugar
48 Hershey’s Kisses (milk chocolate), unwrapped

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F
  2. Mix the shortening and peanut butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until blended.
  3. Add 1/3 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
  4. Add the egg, milk and vanilla and mix will.
  5. Gradually stir in the flour, baking soda and salt to the peanut butter mixture.
  6. Shape the dough into 1 inch balls. Roll them in granulated sugar and place them 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  7. Bake for about 9 minutes or until lightly browned. Once out of the oven, immediately press a chocolate into the center of the cookie. The cookie will crack on the edges.
  8. Allow cookies to cool on a wire rack.


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Lemon Raspberry Swirls

These cookies were time-consuming, but well-worth it!

lemon raspberry swirl

Lemon Raspberry Swirls

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon fresh grated lemon peel
1/3 cup seedless red raspberry spread

For the icing (optional)
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted

  1. Beat the butter for 30 seconds with an electric mixer on medium-high speed.
  2. Add the sugar, baking powder, and salt and beat until combined, scraping the bowl occasionally.
  3. Beat in the egg, milk, almond extract and vanilla.
  4. Beat in the flour and 1 1/2 tsp. of the lemon peel.
  5. Cover and chill the dough for 2 hours.
  6. Place the raspberry spread into a small bowl and stir and mash until it breaks up and becomes smooth. Set aside.
  7. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to a 12 x 10 inch rectangle. Spread the raspberry spread on the dough to the end of both the short edges and one of the long edges. Leave a 1 inch gap of plain dough on one of the long edges.
  8. Roll the dough, starting at the long side that has the raspberry spread on it. Pinch the ends to seal
  9. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour, turning the dough every 15 minutes.
  10. While waiting for the dough to chill, preheat the oven to 375°F.
  11. Slice the dough into 1/2 inch thick slices and place an inch apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  12. Bake for about 14 minutes or until the edges are set and the bottom is slightly browned. Cool on cookie sheets for a minute and then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
  13. For the icing, combine the powdered sugar, lemon juice and remaining lemon peel. Add enough water to get a drizzling consistency. Drizzle over the cookies and then sprinkle with almonds.


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Blackberry Lemon Dainties

I love, love, love these cookies! This recipe requires lemon curd. You can buy it at the store, but I strongly suggest that you make it. I bought it once at the store and decided to make it the second time I needed it. I will never, ever go back to store bought! I’ve included the recipe for it at the end of this post. Trust me, you won’t regret it!

blackberry lemon dainties

Blackberry Lemon Dainties
yields about 16 cookies

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all purpose flour
Extra granulated sugar
1/3 cup blackberry jam
3 tablespoons lemon curd

  1. In a large bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer for 30 seconds.
  2. Add the 1/4 cup granulated sugar and salt. Beat until well combined, occasionally scraping the sides of the bowl.
  3. Beat in the lemon peel and vanilla.
  4. Beat in the flour, a half cup at a time. If your mixer starts to strain, turn it off and do this by hand!
  5. Wrap the dough and chill it for an hour.
  6. Preheat the oven to 400°F while the dough is chilling.
  7. Shape the dough into 1 inch balls (you will need an even number of them). Place them 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Use the bottom of a glass dipped in the extra granulated sugar to press the cookie into a 1/4 inch thick circle. Use a glass with a patterned bottom for a cookie with a design!
  8. Bake the cookies for 11 minutes or until the edges or just browned. Transfer to wire racks and allow to cool.
  9. Spread about a teaspoon of blackberry jam on the flat side of one cookie and a teaspoon of lemon curd on the flat side of another cookie. Gently press the cookies together to form a sandwich. Be careful – these cookies are extremely delicate and crumble easily.

Lemon curd
yields 1 cup

2 1/2 egg yolks
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 lemons, zested and juiced
1/2 stick of butter, cut into pats and chilled

  1. Bring an inch of water in a medium saucepan up to a simmer.
  2. Meanwhile, combine the egg yolks and sugar in a metal bowl that fits on the top of the saucepan without touching the water. Mix until smooth, about a minute.
  3. Measure out 1/3 cup of the lemon juice. If needed, use water to reach 1/3 cup.
  4. Add the lemon juice and zest to the egg mixture and whisk until smooth.
  5. Once the water reaches a simmer, reduce heat to low and place metal bowl on top of the saucepan.
  6. Whisk constantly until the mixture is thickened, about 8 minutes. It will be light yellow and will coat the back of a spoon.
  7. Remove from heat and whisk in the butter a pat at a time, allowing each one to melt before adding the next. Refrigerate until use.

You will probably have a ton of lemon curd leftover unless you make a lot of these dainties; I suggest that you try these lemon curd bars!


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Chocolate Chunk Cookies

I’m not a huge fan of chocolate, but everyone else in the world seems to be. So, here’s my gift to the rest of the world.

chocolate chunk cookie dough

Chocolate Chunk Cookies
makes 30 cookies

8 ounces semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped
4 tablespoons of butter
3/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt (omit if using salted butter)
2 eggs
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
12 ounces semisweet chocolate chunks (I used Baker’s)
1/2 cup walnuts, optional

chocolate chunk cookies

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  2. Melt the 8 ounces of roughly chopped chocolate with the 4 tablespoons of butter in the microwave. Be careful not to burn it. I did about 5 intervals of 20 seconds.
  3. In a mixing bowl, combine eggs, brown sugar and vanilla. Mix on high for about 5 minutes. The mixture should be thick and glossy.
  4. Mix in the melted chocolate and butter mixture. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix until just blended. Stir in the 12 ounces of chocolate chunks and walnuts. Let the mixture sit for about ten minutes.
  5. Use a cookie scoop (about 1.5″ in diameter) to scoop the dough onto buttered baking sheets about 3 inches apart. I put 9 cookies onto each sheet just to be safe.
  6. Bake for 13 minutes. Do not overbake!! You don’t want the middle of the cookie to harden.
  7. Let the cookies cool on the sheet for 10 minutes and then place onto a cooling rack.