Butterscotch White Chocolate Cookies

Butterscotch White Chocolate Cookies

3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1-1/2 cups butterscotch chips
1-1/2 cups white chocolate chips
1/3 cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 375 degrees (F). Lightly grease and flour baking sheets; set aside. In the large bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter, brown and granulated sugars. Cream until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla until blended, scraping down the sides of the bowl.

Sift or stir together the flour, salt and baking soda. Add to the butter mixture, beating until blended. Stir in the butterscotch and chocolate chips and the pecans with a heavy wooden spoon.

Drop the dough by tablespoons onto prepared baking sheets, about 1 dozen per sheet. Bake cookies, one sheet at a time, 10 minutes. Let cool on sheets 2 minutes before transferring to cooling racks.

Makes about 4 dozen.

Brunch Peanut Butter Muffins

Brunch Peanut Butter Muffins

Prep time 15 min
Cook Time 20 min
Servings: 12

Crisco original no stick cooking spray
Batter:
2 cups Pillsbury best all purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
1 cup milk
1/3 cup Crisco pure vegetable oil
Topping:
3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons Pillsbury best all purpose flour
3 tablespoons Jif creamy peanut butter
Or Jif extra crunchy peanut Butter
1/8 teaspoon salt

Heat oven to 400F. Spray a 12 cup muffin pan with a no stick cooking spray or line with paper cups.

Stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in medium bowl.
Combine egg, milk and oil in small bowl. Add liquids to flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Divide batter evenly among cups.

Combine sugar, flour, peanut butter and salt in small bowl, mixing with fork until crumbly. Divide topping over muffins. Lightly stir into muffin with knife.

Bake 18 to 23 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on rack 5 minutes. Remove from pan to rack to cool completely.

Source: Pillsbury

Rosemary Almonds

Rosemary Almonds

Source: Party Appetizers: Small Bites, Big Flavors by Tori Ritchie

 

I love sneaking Worcestershire sauce into my recipes. It's one of

those ingredients that makes people ask, 'What's in this that tastes

so good? They'll say it about these nuts, if they can stop eating

them long enough to talk.

 

1 tablespoon butter

1 clove garlic, minced or pressed

1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary leaves

1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) whole unsalted almonds

Salt

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

 

Melt the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

Add the garlic and rosemary and stir a few seconds until fragrant.

Add the almonds and salt to taste (be generous) and stir about 1

minute or until the almonds are well coated with butter and spices.

Pour in the Worcestershire sauce, shake the pan vigorously, then stir

the almonds until glossy, about 1 minute.

 

Pour the nuts onto a baking sheet with 5ides and place it in the

oven; bake until the nuts are toasted and fragrant about 8 minutes.

Let them cool before serving. (Nuts can be stored in an airtight

container for up to 2 days.)

 

Makes 1 1/2 cups (12 servings)

Orange Sugared Pecans

Orange Sugared Pecans

4 servings or 30 pecans

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/4 cup water

3 tablespoons orange juice concentrate

2 cups pecan halves

1/2 teaspoon orange zest

In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar,water and orange juice concentrate.

Cook over medium high heat, without stirring, until candy thermometer read 238 soft ball stage.

Remove from the heat, stir in pecans and orange peel.

Beat with a spoon until mixture thickens and loses its gloss, about 2

minutes.

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper to harden.

Store in an airtight container.

Healthy Fruit and Nut Salad

Healthy Fruit and Nut Salad

2 Granny Smith apples
1 Red Delicious apple
1 bunch Red Seedless Grapes (sliced in half)
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
1 8 oz. container vanilla yogurt
Granola with raisins

Wash and cut up apples into bite size pieces. Add sliced grapes, chopped walnuts to apples in large mixing bowl. Add vanilla
yogurt and mix to coat all fruit. Sprinkle with granola when
served.

Honey Roasted Cashews

Honey Roasted Cashews

Recipe #162564 | 10 min |
By: KITTENCAL
Apr 3, 2006

You can double or triple the recipe!
SERVES 8 , 1/4 cups (change servings and units)

6 tablespoons liquid honey (1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons)
2 cups unsalted dry-roasted cashews
1 1/2 teaspoons salt (can use less salt)

Set oven to 350 degrees.

In a heavy skillet over low heat, add in honey stir until warmed.

Add in nuts and salt; toss thoroughly.

Transfer to a baking sheet and bake for about 10-12 minutes, or until the nuts are a slightly darker shade of brown and the honey is almost hardened.

Allow to cool then store in an airtight container.

Notes (from a comment on the Recipezaar site): I used pecans, because I love honey roasted pecans on my salads. I also used 4 cups pecans instead of the two, and still had plenty of honey. In fact, next time I will use 1/4 cup plus 1 tbsp honey. Otherwise the nuts just turned out sticky and messy. (I made it a second time to get it right!) I think the problem was with the change in nuts...it takes more cashews to fill a cup than pecans; thus, more surface area to cover with honey. My second try turned out almost perfect...that is why I am eliminating the other tbsp of honey. I baked these for the entire 12 minutes, then added a minute or two. Again, I think this is because of the change in nuts. When doubling the recipe, I would recommend not doubling the honey, otherwise they will turn out too sticky. These taste wonderful, as a snack or as a salad topping. Thanks for a wonderful recipe!

Barbecued Walnuts

Barbecued Walnuts

5 minutes prep, 20 min baking time, 20 min cooling time.

Makes 4 cups.

 

2 tablespoons butter

1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon ketchup

2 dashes Tabasco sauce

4 cups walnut halves

Cooking oil spray

Seasoned salt, such as Lawry's brand, to taste

 

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Place the butter in a medium-size microwave-safe mixing bowl. Cover with a paper towel and microwave on high until melted, about 45 seconds.

Remove the bowl from the microwave and stir in the Worcestershire sauce, ketchup and Tabasco sauce. Add the walnuts and stir until they are well-coated.

Spray a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish with cooking oil spray, and spread the walnuts evenly in the dish. Bake, uncovered, stirring every 5 minutes until lightly toasted, about 20 minutes.

Remove the pan from the oven and pour the walnuts out onto 2 layers of paper towels. Sprinkle with seasoning salt to taste. Cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes, and store in an airtight container, preferably a jar or tin, for up to 3 weeks at room temperature.

Nutrition information per serving

(1 tablespoon) | 45 calories (83 percent from fat), 4 g fat (1 g saturated), 1 mg cholesterol, 1 g protein, 1 g carbohydrate, trace amount dietary fiber, 16 mg sodium

Maple Pepper Pecans

Maple Pepper Pecans

 

Recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson, 2007

Show:   Nigella Express

Episode:   Holiday Snaps

 

I cannot, just cannot, allow myself to have even one of these as I'm

setting them out, or I know there will be none left for the party.

They're best eaten still a little warm (though be careful that

they're not hot or everyone will have a burnt mouth) though still

very good cold and, as with the olives, make a good present, bunged

into a jar and tied with a ribbon or somesuch.

 

1/2 stick unsalted butter

1/2 cup maple syrup

1 1/2 teaspoons table salt

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

3 1/3 cups pecan halves

 

Melt the butter with the syrup, salt and cayenne pepper in a pan over

a gentle heat. Add the pecans and stir to mix, leave them on the heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Spread the pecans on a silicon pad, parchment paper, or piece of foil to cool. Arrange the sticky pecans in bowls to serve.

Herbed Spiced Nuts

Herbed Spiced Nuts

Recipe Courtesy Gourmet Magazine Show:  Cooking Live

Episode:  Cooler Cuisine

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon cayenne

2 cups assorted nuts --walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, and natural almonds (with skins) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl whisk together oil, thyme, salt, and cayenne. Add nuts and toss to coat well. Spread nuts and toss to coat well. Spread nuts in a shallow baking pan and roast in middle of oven 10 minutes.

Nuts may be made 3 days ahead and kept in an airtight container.

Serve nuts warm or at room temperature.

Spicy Almonds

Spicy Almonds

Serves: 4

If you’re looking for a unique snack for work or in front of the TV, these almonds make a perfect portable alternative.

  1 cup almonds

  1 &1/2 teaspoons olive oil

  1/2 tablespoon paprika

  1/2 teaspoon chili powder

  1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

  1 teaspoon garlic salt

  Dash fresh ground pepper

1. Roast almonds in oil, stirring frequently in a skillet over medium low heat until slightly browned and crispy.

2. Toss nuts with spices until evenly covered.

3. Spread out on aluminum foil to cool completely and then store in an airtight container.

NUTRITION INFO (per serving)

Calories: 223.9

Fat: 19.9 g

Carbohydrates: 7.5 g

Protein: 7.7 g