You know me, I am the queen of finding unique ingredients for my baking and this week is no different. I found limited edition Strawberry Ice Cream Hershey’s Kisses, so I though that I would make these Strawberry Kiss Cookies. How did I make the sugar cookies pink too? Nestle Strawberry Quik Milk Syrup. Clever, eh? They are very pink, very strawberry-ish and quite yummy with a glass of milk!
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Alice’s Adventures in Wondoughland continue this week around in circles: Sourdough Poppy Seed Swirls (Sauerteig Mohnschnitten). These are incredibly yummy and easy to make. The dough is very easy to work with and soft. Very pleased with the result. If you’re a fan of poppy seed muffins, these might be right up your alley.
Tip of the hat — those famous hats! — for the Kentucky Derby! And because of this event, here is something as “Kentucky” that I could think of: Browned Butter Bourbon Pecan Chocolate Derby Bars. Browned Butter shortbread bottom, topped with a bourbon pecan brownie layer and caramel sauce. Very decadent and a true winner!
PS: Don’t mind the mint in the photo — the Kentucky Derby does always remind me of mint juleps, but there is no mint in the recipe; I just used it to dress up the photo a bit.
Quick and easy lunch — and low carb, keto-friendly — of Caesar Tomato Tuna Melts. Just not terribly easy to photograph, but they tasted yummy. I could have served them with lettuce as more of a sandwich, but all out of lettuce. I used provolone as the cheese but cheddar or swiss would go nicely as well. Pantry/fridge friendly ingredients too.
I may have mentioned this before (in fact, I know that I have), but I very much enjoy florentine-style (i.e. very thin and crispy) cookies. These are particularly yummy. Often, this style of cookie involves nuts, but this time I merely went with oatmeal and some toffee bits to add to the crunch, and then I sandwiched two together to make Florentine-Style Oatmeal “Jamwiches” (instead of sandwiches). Sweet and crispy cookies, tart and juicy jam. Quite lovely, actually.