Favorite Cookies - The Effects of Baking Recipes From Scratch

When baking cookies it's all too easy to open a roll of Pillsbury dough and lay it on the pan to bake within minutes. Have you ever taken the time to think about what is in these easy to bake cookies? The preservatives, the sugars, the additives, the coloring? It can't be healthy for you.

The best thing for yourself and your family is to make foods from scratch as much as possible. It's healthier and it tastes better. Try getting recipes for ingredients and make your own. You'd be surprised as to how much money you can save in the process. When baking cookies, breads and other desserts you'll find ingredients such as brown sugar, butterscotch, caramel, marshmallow, fruits and others. By making many of these ingredients from scratch or using the real thing you get a healthier quality product as well as a better tasting dessert. Who doesn't want a better tasting dessert?

Making your own brown sugar is as simple as mixing molasses with sugar and you can make light brown sugar or dark brown sugar by adjusting how much molasses you use. It's much less expensive than buying brown sugar or dark brown sugar. The ingredients for making your own butterscotch, caramel, and marshmallow are very inexpensive consisting of sugar, eggs, butter and vanilla. If you buy butterscotch or caramel to to put in your recipes, you will spend much more than you intend to.

You probably don't have time to bake from scratch like this, but if you do it is well worth it.

You can easily get recipes for many ingredients on the web and it would be well worth your time and effort to research these ideas. Your health will benefit as will the quality and flavor of your desserts.

Jessica Blanck writes on marketing and business related issues referring to baking. You can learn more by visiting my blog, Chloe's Cookie Corner at http://chloescookiecorner.blogspot.com

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Baking 30 Minute Desserts

These 3 quick desserts are perfect for those last-minute guests or when you need a quick dessert recipe.

Candy Bar Imitations

1/2 cup butter

1 package devil's food cake mix

1 cup butterscotch chips

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 cup coconut

1 cup chopped pecans

1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk

Mix the butter and cake mix in a large bowl until crumbly. Evenly sprinkle this mixture into a jelly roll pan (15 x 10 x 1-inch). Press the mixture into the bottom of the pan. Put the butterscotch chips, chocolate chips, coconut, and pecans over the top of the mixture in an even layer. Add the sweetened condensed milk over the entire mixture. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 to 30 minutes. The top should be light golden brown. Allow it to cool and cut it into bars.

Caramel Brownies

1 package (14 ounces) caramels

1 can evaporated milk

1 package German chocolate cake mix

2/3 cup melted margarine

1 cup chocolate chips

1/2 cup chopped pecans

In a small saucepan over low heat melt the caramels and 1/3 cup of the evaporated milk. While those are melting, mix together the cake mix, margarine, and 1/3 cup of the evaporated milk. Put half of the cake mixture into a greased 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Put it into a 350 degree oven for 6 minutes. Add the chocolate chips and pecans in an even layer over the baked cake mix. Pour the caramel mixture evenly over the chocolate chip/pecan layer. Then pour the other half of the cake mix over the caramel layer. Bake for 20 additional minutes. Allow brownies to cool and cut into bars.

Easy Lemon Bars

1 package lemon cake mix

1 egg

1/2 cup oil

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese

1/3 cup sugar

1 tablespoon lemon juice

In a medium bowl, mix the cake mix, egg and oil together. Reserve 1 cup of this cake mixture. Put the remaining cake mixture into a 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes. While this is baking, mix the cream cheese, sugar, and lemon juice. Mix well. Spread this mixture over the baked cake mixture. Take the 1 cup of reserved cake mixture and sprinkle over the top. Bake for 15 additional minutes. Allow it to cool and cut into bars. Refrigerate any leftovers.

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