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Tag: desserts

  • Snickerdoodle Bars

    Snickerdoodle Bars

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    Mary Ellen Stringham
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      When I was a young mother with 4 kids running around the house I almost always had cookies in the cookie jar. Not only for the children, I am the biggest cookie monster of them all.  Sometimes there wasn’t time to cook 4 dozen cookies a dozen at a time.  My mother had a…

  • Oatmeal Cake

    Oatmeal Cake

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    Mary Ellen Stringham
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    “Oatmeal Cake” is a treat from my childhood. It is one of those old recipes of my mothers that came from who knows where. It really isn’t the most beautiful cake to look at but the taste makes up for it.  It is moist with a light crust that tops an almost caramel layer. It…

  • Oatmeal Carrot Sandwich Cookies

    Oatmeal Carrot Sandwich Cookies

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    Mary Ellen Stringham
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    I am a cookie monster, no question. I don’t make a lot of  sandwich cookies for the simple reason that I know  I shouldn’t eat as many. Two at a time? Oatmeal Carrot Sandwich Cookies are fun, tasty and full of healthy ingredients.

  • Vanilla Cupcakes

    Vanilla Cupcakes

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    Mary Ellen Stringham
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    I was in one of those use up the ingredients in the refrigerator moods and found sour cream. I thought cupcakes sounded good so I went to my “White Cupcakes” recipe and found out I had remembered wrong, it called for buttermilk. I had my mind set on cupcakes so this recipe for Vanilla Cupcakes…

  • Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting

    Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting

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    Mary Ellen Stringham
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    “Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting” is sort of a family tradition.  It was usually the cake of choice when our son Robert was asked what kind he wanted. Mom’s was always a cake mix, but I am a failure with cake mixes. This recipe however always works for me. Growing up it wasn’t Sunday dinner…