Chef Marie: Baking and Cooking

I made this recipe a few months ago, and it is delicious! It is a nutty, crunchy banana bread! The thing I like most about this recipe is the frosting-like peanut butter on top. It spices up a normal banana bread recipe. The recipe is listed below. I found this recipe on myrecipes.com. Enjoy this dessert!

One of my sister's coworkers at World Market, Louisa, created this recipe. These Triple Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies are to die for! They are easy to make and deliciously sweet. The recipe above lists everything you need (sugar, butter, egg, water, vanilla, flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt, oats, white chocolate chips and chocolate chips). Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees 2. Mix together the sugar, butter, egg, water and vanilla 3. Stir in the cocoa, flour, baking soda, salt, white chocolate chips, chocolate chips and oats 4. Drop the dough on an ungreased baking sheet (about 1 teaspoon each) 5. Bake for 10-12 minutes (or longer if they are still a little doughy) This recipe makes about 60 cookies, depending on how big of a teaspoon you put on the pan for each cookie. These cookies are chocolatey and just a tad bit salty. These are perfect for holiday occasions and housewarming parties! Mixing the butter, sugar, egg and vanilla Cocoa, oats, salt M...

Happy Holidays! Here is a recipe for Cherry Almond Shortbread Cookies. These cookies are perfect for Christmas or New Years parties. I gave my grandparents a whole tin of them as a present. These are delicious, but they do require about 5 hours to make, since the dough has to be chilled. I found this recipe at Sally's Baking Addiction . Check out her site for more recipes!  The ingredients are listed in the picture below.  The result is a buttery, flavorful cookie! The cherries give the cookies a burst of flavor. I didn't have any white chocolate, but they were delicious without it! Make sure you do not bake them too much, or they will not be very soft. ENJOY!

These Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars are delicious! You have to try them. I found the recipe on Pinterest, and it is easy to make. This recipe works great for fall, since it that time of the year when everyone craves pumpkin! The original creator of this recipe can be found at Averie Cooks . Here is what you'll need: - 1/ 2 cup unsalted butter, melted - 1 large egg - 3/4 cup pumpkin puree - 1 cup light brown sugar - 1 tablespoon vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice - 1 teaspoon of cinnamon - 1 1/4 cups flour - 1 1/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons to sprinkle on the top    Directions: Preheat oven to 350F Line an baking pan with aluminum foil, spray with cooking spray.  Melt the butter in a large bowl, about 1 minute. Wait for the butter to cool down. Add the egg, pumpkin, brown sugar, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and whisk until smooth. Add the flour and stir. Stir in 1 1/4 cups of chocolate chips. Smoot...

These Healthy Banana Oat Cookies are delicious! You only need a few ingredients, so they are really easy to make! Here's what you'll need: - 2 ripe bananas - 1 cup of quick oats - 1 Tbs. peanut butter (if not using peanut butter filled chocolate chips) - 1/2 cup of chocolate chips (I used peanut butter filled chocolate chips) Directions: - Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all of the ingredients together; mash the bananas. Using a spoon, drop them onto a greased pan. Bake them for 15 minutes. Enjoy!!

It was a boring Thursday afternoon, so I decided to make some donuts! I have never made donuts before, so I thought, why not? My sister found the recipe at: OhSheGlows.com. They are reasonably healthy donuts, they are not fried, and they are easy to make. Here is what you'll need: Dry 1 Cup All Purpose Flour 1/2 Cup Sugar 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder 1/4 tsp Salt 1/4 tsp Nutmeg 1/4 tsp Cinnamon Wet 1/2 Cup Soymilk (I used milk) 1/2 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar (I used white vinegar) 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract 1 Egg  4 Tbs butter or margarine Icing Glaze 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 Tbsp milk Sprinkles Directions: Preheat oven to 350F. Take  the wet ingredients and put in a small pot on the stove on low. Whisk. Mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Add the wet to the dry and mix. Put the batter into the donut pans. I used a muffin pan, since I do not have a donut pan. Bake them for 12 minutes. Makes about 20 (mine made 12) Icing: Combine the p...

My sister Kathy was browsing Pinterest for desserts and she wanted to use the waffle maker. We decided to make cookie dough, then brownie dough and put them together in the waffle maker. We overcooked them, but they are so good! Next time I will cook them for 4 minutes, instead of 8 minutes.  In the pictures below are the recipes I used, from AllRecipes.com. Make sure you do not overcook them! If you do, dip them in milk!  YUM!   

These treats are to die for! My sister Kathy and I made these delicious chocolate dipped s'mores. They are perfect if you want another take on simple s'mores. The chocolate is on the outside, while the toasty marshmallow and graham crackers are on the inside. These are perfect treats for fall weather and they are so easy to make. Enjoy one (or a few) with your favorite coffee drink; my favorite is the pumpkin spice latte. Here is what you'll need. Ingredients: - 8 full graham crackers - 3 cups of melted chocolate - sprinkles (optional) - 16 marshmallows  Directions: 1. First, break the graham crackers in half 2. Place 1 marshmallow in between the crackers 3. Broil in the oven on low for 2-3 minutes 4. Place the chocolate in a saucepan (medium heat) to melt it 5. Dip each s'more in the chocolate 6. Top with sprinkles 7. Freeze for 1 hour, or until chocolate is hardened 8. Enjoy!! These taste great! I was heading to my friends house f...

My grandma sent me this toffee recipe. It is really delicious! Sweet and salty! I cut the recipe in half so it would fit in my pan.  Here's what you'll need: - 6 or 7 graham crackers - 1/2 cup brown sugar  - 12 Tbs. Butter  - 1 cup of sliced or chopped almonds  - a pan that is at least one inch deep 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. 2. In a saucepan mix the brown sugar and butter. Bring it to a boil.  3. Place the graham crackers in the bottom of a aluminum foil wrapped pan. 4. Pour the sugar mixture over the graham crackers.  5. Sprinkle the chopped almonds over the top. 6. Bake for 6-8 minutes, or until bubbly.  7. Cut the graham crackers into pieces after letting it cool in the pan for 4 minutes. 8. Place the pieces on cooling racks until cooled. Enjoy these yummy toffee desserts! Yummmmm!