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Sour Cream Soft Cookies recipe - 190 calories

Ingredients:
1 cup sour cream (8 ounce carton)
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
cinnamon sugar

Preparation:
1. Measure the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder into a sifter.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter or margarine with the sugar until well blended; beat in the eggs and vanilla.
3. Sift in the flour mixture, adding alternately with sour cream to make a thick batter.
4. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls, 4 inches apart, on greased cookie sheets; spread into 2 inch rounds; sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar.
5. Bake in a hot oven (400° F) for about 12 minutes (or until lightly golden around the edges).
6. Remove from the cookie sheets and let cool completely on wire racks.

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Gingersnaps recipe - 102 calories

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups soft whole wheat flour
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 cup soft unbleached flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 cup light molasses, warmed
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup water

Preparation:
1. In a large bowl, sift the dry ingredients together.
2. Mix the molasses with the oil and water. (If the molasses are not warm enough to dissolve into the water, use the microwave to warm them a little.)
3. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
4. The dough should be quite stiff, and not particularly sticky - if it’s too soft and sticky, add a little more flour.
5. Preheat the oven to 350° F.
6. Roll out the dough to about 1/4″ thick, and cut out with cookie cutters.
7. Line some cookie trays with parchment paper or lightly oil them, and place the cookies on them.
8. Re-roll and cut the scraps, until the dough is gone.
9. Bake for about 10-14 minutes, until lightly browned and set (the cookies will harden up as they cool).

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Palmiers recipe - 86 calories

Ingredients:
1 (375 g) packet puff pastry
2-3 tablespoons caster sugar

Preparation:
1. Roll the pastry on a surface sprinkled with caster sugar out to a rectangular shape (about 8×14 inches), and trim the edges with a sharp knife.
2. Sprinkle some caster sugar over the top of the pastry.
3. Fold in the long sides of the rectangle so that they meet in the center, and sprinkle with a little more sugar.
4. Fold in 1/2 lengthways and slightly press.
5. Cover and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
6. Cut the pastry roll into slices (about 0.5 inches each) and place them on a lightly greased oven tray, about 4 inches apart.
7. Bake in a moderately hot oven for about 10 minutes, then turn the palmiers over and bake for another 10 minutes (or until crisp).
8. Remove the palmiers from the oven and place them on a wire rack to cool.
9. Sprinkle with sifted icing sugar.

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Chocolate Brownies recipe - 134 calories

Ingredients:
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
3 eggs
3/4 cup butter
1 cup flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation:
1. In a microwaveable glass bowl, microwave the chocolate until melted.
2. Stir in all the other ingredients.
3. Grease a 13 x 9 pan.
4. Bake at 325 degrees F for about 30 minutes (or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean - don’t overbake!).

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Pepper Cookies recipe - 123 calories

Ingredients:
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 eggs
3/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 teaspoon white pepper
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation:
1. Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar.
2. Add the egg, a cup of flour, the other egg, one more cup of flour, the spices and finally the rest of the flour.
3. Roll the soft dough into a ball, put in a plastic bag, cover and place in the refrigerator for at least 20 hours.
4. Use 1/2 teaspoon of dough for each cookie.
5. Preheat the oven to 320 degrees F.
5. Place the cookies on cooking sheets and bake for about 11-15 minutes.

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Swedish Spice Cookies recipe - 124 calories

Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1 egg
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup molasses
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cloves

Preparation:
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Have an ungreased baking sheet ready.
3. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt and spices; set aside.
4. In a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and 1 cup of the granulated sugar on high speed for about 1 minute (until light).
5. Add the molasses and egg; mix well.
6. Stop the mixer and add the flour mixture.
7. Mix just until combined.
8. Roll the dough into balls, using about 1 1/2 teaspoons dough for each.
9. Roll in the remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar so that the balls are fully coated.
10. Arrange the balls on a baking sheet, spacing them 2 inches apart.
11. If you prefer thin, crisp cookies, flatten them with a glass that has been dipped in sugar.
12. Bake the cookies for about 9-10 minutes (until set).
13. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.

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Coconut Creme Bars recipe - 148 calories

Ingredients:
1 cup coconut
1/2 cup sliced almonds
3 5/8 ounces French vanilla pudding mix
1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 3/4 cups milk
1/2 cup half-and-half
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

For the glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
3-4 teaspoons milk
2 tablespoons margarine, softened
1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Preparation:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease a 13×9 inch pan.
3. In a medium saucepan, combine the pudding mix and 1 3/4 cups milk.
4. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
5. Remove from the heat; cool while preparing the base.
6. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, half-and-half, 1/2 cup margarine and almond extract at low speed until moistened.
7. Reserve 1 cup mixture for the topping; spread the remaining mixture in the prepared pan.
8. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 8 minutes.
9. Spoon and spread the pudding gently over the base.
10. Add the coconut to the 1 cup reserve mixture; spoon teaspoonfuls evenly over the pudding.
11. Sprinkle with almonds. Return to the oven and bake for about 20-30 minutes (or until it turns golden brown and the coconut mixture is firm to touch).
12. In a small bowl, combine all the glaze ingredients, adding enough milk for the desired glaze consistency; blend until smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the warm bars.
13. Cool completely. Cut into bars. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

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Easy Fudgy Cookies recipe - 110 calories

Ingredients:
200 g dark chocolate
2 eggs
30 g butter
1 egg yolk
170 g flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
100 g sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
powdered sugar, for dusting

Preparation:
1. Melt the butter and chocolate in a bowl over a pot of boiling water.
2. Mix the eggs, egg yolk and sugar using an electric mixer.
3. Add the chocolate mixture to the sugar and egg mixture.
4. Blend the flour and baking powder, and add it to the mixture bowl to complete the dough.
5. Freeze for about 2 hours.
6. Preheat the oven to 356 degrees F (180 degrees Celsius).
7. Remove the dough from the freezer and roll it into little balls.
8. Roll in the powdered sugar and bake on a cookie sheet for about 7 minutes (the cookies should remain a little soft in the center).

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Pumpkin Cookies recipe - 59 calories

Ingredients:
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 cup margarine or butter, softened
1 egg
1/4 cup ground flax seeds
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup Splenda granular
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Preparation:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, beat the margarine, sugar and Splenda until light and fluffy.
3. Add the egg, pumpkin and vanilla; blend well.
4. Add the dry ingredients and mix well.
5. Drop the dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
6. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 10-12 minutes (or until light golden brown around the edges).

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Chocolate Walnut Bars recipe - 197 calories

Ingredients:

For the crust
2 cups flour
2/3 cup cold butter, (cut into small pieces)
1/2 cup sugar
1 pinch salt

For the filling
1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped walnuts
1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 large eggs
2 tablespoons melted butter
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup light corn syrup
teaspoons vanilla

Preparation:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
3. To make the crust: in a food processor, mix the flour, sugar and salt for about 4-5 seconds (until combined).
4. Add in the butter and process until crumbly.
5. Press into the bottom of the the baking dish.
6. Bake for about 15 minutes (or until lightly browned).
7. To make the filling: in a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, melted butter, sugar, corn syrup and vanilla until well combined.
8. Mix in the chocolate chips and nuts.
9. Pour over the crust.
10. Bake for about 25-30 minutes (or until set).

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