Jam Filled Cookies

I can not think of a better way to use my Raspberry Jam. I make so many jam's sometimes it is hard to decide what to do with what. Jam is not just for bread. Let us get started. I always  do my best to have all my ingredients ready when I cook anything. This really makes it easier and accurate.




Preheat your oven to 350 to 375 depends on your oven.


Ingredients

1 ¾ cups flour
½ cup chopped nuts (Chop to the size you like)
¾ cups of softened butter
1/2 cup powered sugar (sifted)
¼ teaspoon of finely chopped lemon peel
¾ cup of My Rasberrylicious Jam
Or if you have to any preserve you can get
1 tablespoon flour (reserved from the cup of flour)
9x9x2 baking dish
 

Stir together in a bowl the nuts and flour and set it aside



In a mixing bowl beat the butter
Add the sugar and lemon till mixed






And the flour mixture till it is crumbly








Coat your pan with oil spray


Now press 2/3 of the mixture to the bottom of your pan evenly. I put just a touch more crumble in each corner of the baking dish this is the area of the pan that is always is to thin. Like I wish I was.

Prior to adding the top layer stir in the tablespoon of flour into the remaining mixture to make it even more crumbly.

Put a nice layer of jam over the mixture but do not go all the way to the edge of the pan leave about ¼” of room around the edges.




 












Cover it with the remaining crumble mixture







Now sprinkle it on the top and bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 to 45 minutes check it because you want it to be just golden brown on the top see my pictures now that is golden










Cool on a wire rack. Once cooled cut and enjoy. 

They are like Shortbread cookie but up a level! xoxo

Pretzel Brownies

Ok I have yet to tweak a Brownie recipe and this one is good if you like a dense, good,  lick your finger dessert a little time consuming but good.








Here is a tip I find useful. When I mix the dry goods in any recipe,
I sift the dry ingredients together. This way I know they are mixed and there are no lumps or stuff in the dry mix.

I sift the dry mix into a separate bowl.

Yes it is old sifter (Grandma) but it works ! I am very Old School 



This recipe takes about 20 minutes to prep and 30 minutes or so to bake at 350 deezgree.

Ingredients

2 cups of all purpose flour
1/ 1/2 tsp of baking power
1/4 tsp of salt
** Theses are the items you sift together in the separate bowl
1 1/2 stick of butter melted or room temperature
1 1/2 cups of brown sugar I like dark gives it a rich flavor
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract use pure it is the best
1 cup or so of chocolate chips and another cup for the glaze
1 cup of crushed pretzels. I use whole wheat honey pretzels
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter (Optional)

Line a 9 x 13 baking pan with parchment paper -  it makes it easy to life out and cut when they are done and your pan is so easy to clean'

Ahh so smooth

• Sift your flour, salt and baking powder together in a bowl
• In a separate bowl mix your butter and sugar till they are smooth
• Beat in your eggs and add the vanilla
• Add dry mixture stir in 1 cup of the chocolate chips add the pretzels

• Now the batter is thick and not so easy to spread so blop it into the pan and then nice and easy spread the mixture.
• Cook for 30 minutes or till a toothpick comes out clean as a whistle. (how clean is a whistle?)

Now in a double boiler or small pot of water with a bowl on top warm up the chocolate and mix in the peanut butter till it is cooked together nice and smooth. Do not try to do this in the microwave this is one time you will want to take the time to put a bowl over a pan of boiling water and melt the old school way.



I got this double boil set up at a garage sale for 25 cent's. HALLA! 






Drip the warm chocolate and peanut butter mixture onto the brownies and sprinkle with some more pretzels pieces. Now put them in the oven set at 350 degrees for approximately 30 minutes. Check them after 20 minutes.


Shhhh I just had a browniegazem

Oh my gosh if you are not stuffed from licking your fingers this last hour get a cup of milk or coffee and enjoy.