Made With Love by Kirsten Cutino

Apricot and White Chocolate Chip Cookies.............................6 Candied Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies.....................................8 Chocolate Truffles.......................................................................................10 Coffee Toffee Cheesecake......................................................................12 Hawaiian Carrot Cake..............................................................................14 Lemon Coffee Cake...................................................................................18 Lemon Crinkle Cookies...........................................................................20 No Bake Chocolate Oat Bars..............................................................22 Salted Caramel Snickerdoodles...........................................................24 Notes..................................................................................................................26

Everyone deals with stress in her own way. When I am stressed, I head to the kitchen. Whether it is cooking, baking, or eating, food is my go-to stress relief. Being in my final semester of college, it seemed fitting to incorporate this into my senior art project. Through the use of photography and graphic design, I am able to bring some of my favorite recipes to life.

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Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and espresso. 8. Form dough into 1-inch balls and place on baking sheet. Add chocolate chips and apricot bits, mix well and set aside. 9. Bake for 15-18 minutes, cookies should be golden at edges Cream butter and sugars for about 5 min. but soft in the middle. Add eggs one at a time, mix until incorporated. Then add 10. Let cool on pan before transferring to cooling rack. vanilla. 5. Add dry ingredients in 3 additions. Mix on low speed. 6. Cover and chill for at least one hour. 7. Preheat oven to 350째F.

Recipe by Love & Olive Oil

2-1/4 c all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp instant coffee or espresso powder

10 oz chocolate chips, white

1 c butter, 1 c apricots, finely diced room temperature 1 c sugar

1/2 c brown sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 350째F and cover a baking sheet in foil. 2. Place bacon in a single layer, sprinkle with brown sugar and bake for 18-25 minutes (or until crispy). 3. Remove bacon from sheet, allow to cool, and chop finely. 4. Reduce heat to 325째F. 5. Cream butter and sugar. 6. Add vanilla, egg and yolk, and beat until light and creamy. 7. Sift in flour and baking soda.

8. Add bacon and chocolate chips and mix until just combined. 9. Drop dough by the tablespoon onto sheets and bake for 1315 min. 10. Let cool on pan before transferring to cooling rack.

Recipe by The Girl Who Ate Everything

Candied Bacon

8 slices bacon, thick center cut

1/2 c brown sugar

1c 3/4 c butter, 1/2 tsp 2-1/4 c 1 egg + 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour baking soda melted & cooled 1/2 c sugar brown sugar vanilla extract 1 egg yolk

2 c chocolate chips, semi-sweet

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Combine oil and chocolate chips in small saucepan. Stir and melt chocolate on low heat until completely melted. Once melted, remove from heat. Mix cream cheese and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Add melted chocolate and maple flavoring. Stir until ingredients are completely incorporated. Cover and chill for at least 20 minutes. Once chilled, shape into small balls and roll in crushed nuts.

Recipe by Pint-sized Treasures

1-1/2 c chocolate chips, semi-sweet

4 oz cream cheese, softened

1-1/2 c powdered sugar

1 tsp maple extract

1c crushed walnuts or almonds

1/2 c vegetable oil

1. Grease 9-in springform pan and preheat oven to 350째F. 6. Pour into crust and bake for 55-65 min. or until center is just 2. Combine wafer crumbs, butter and sugar. Press into bottom set and top appears dull. of prepared pan and bake for 10 minutes. 7. Cool 10 min. and sprinkle with heath bars. Refrigerate 3. Melt chips and cream. Stir until smooth. Stir in coffee granules overnight. Drizzle melted chocolate bar over cheesecake. until dissolved. Set aside. 4. Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in sour cream, vanilla, and salt; gradually beat in chocolate mixture. 5. Add eggs, beat on low until just combined.

Recipe by Taste of Home

Filling

Topping

Crust 1 c semisweet chocolate chips 2-1/2 c chocolate wafer crumbs

1/2 c butter, melted

1/4 c heavy whipping cream

4 tsp instant coffee granules

3 (8 oz) packages cream cheese, softened 1 (1.4 oz) dark chocolate bar

2 Tbsp sugar 1-1/3 c sugar

1-1/2 c sour cream

1 Tbsp vanilla extract

1/8 tsp salt

3 eggs, lightly beaten

4 (1.4 oz) Heath bars, chopped

Hawaiian Carrot Cake 1. Preheat oven to 350째F grease two 9-in . round cake pans. 2. Place chopped pineapple into a sieve and press with spoon to remove as much juice as possible. Grate carrots and set aside. 3. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir until blended and set aside. 4. Beat butter until creamy. Gradually beat in sugar for about 5

min. Beat in eggs, then vanilla. 5. Beating on low, add 1/3 of flour mixture. Then add 1/2 of milk. 6. Repeat additions, ending with flour. Gradually mix in pineapple and carrots. 7. Divide between pans and smooth. Bake for 40-45 min. Cool for 15 min. before removing from pans to cool completely.

Hawaiian Carrot Cake

1 c pineapple, chopped

4 c carrots, grated

1 Tbsp 2-1/2 c all-purpose flour baking powder

2 tsp baking soda

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp salt

1 tsp nutmeg

1 cup unsalted 1-1/4 c butter, room temp. brown sugar

4 eggs, room temp.

Recipe by Sweetapolita

1/2 c whole milk, room temp.

2 tsp vanilla extract

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Coconut Cream Cheese Icing Place butter in a bowl and beat until creamy. Beat in vanilla and sour cream or yogurt. On low speed, beat in cream cheese, piece by piece. Add about 1/3 of powdered sugar until just mixed. Gradually add remaining sugar, beat until just smooth. Remove about a 1/4 to be used on top of cake. Stir coconut into remaining icing.

Coconut Cream Cheese Icing

2 (8 oz) pkgs 1 c sweetened, 2-1/2 c 1 cup unsalted 1/4 c 1 tsp cream cheese, butter, room temp. sour cream vanilla extract powdered sugar flaked coconut softened or natural yogurt

with remaining coconut icing, leaving a cake border. Assembly of Hawaiian Carrot Cake 6. Top with final layer, cut-side down. Spread with plain icing Slice cakes in half horizontally. right to edges. Place top of one cake, dome-side down on a platter. 7. Garnish with toasted coconut. Spread with a third of coconut icing, leaving a narrow border 8. Best to refrigerate several hours or overnight before serving. of cake around the edge. 4. Lay the bottom of that cake, cut-side down, on top. Spread with half the remaining coconut icing. 5. Top with bottom half of second cake, cut-side down. Spread 1. 2. 3.

1. Preheat oven to 350째F and line 8 x 8 in. baking dish with parchment paper. 2. Combine cream cheese, sugar, egg, and lemon juice until smooth and creamy. Set aside. 3. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. 4. Beat together oil and sugar. Add eggs and mix well. 5. Add yogurt, lemon zest and juice. Mix on medium until

smooth. Gradually mix in flour mixture until incorporated. 6. Pour batter into prepared dish and smooth to edges. 7. Carefully spread cream cheese mixture, almost to edges. 8. Combine flour, cold butter, and sugar. Cut butter into flour mixture until you have pea-sized pieces of flour-coated butter. Sprinkle over cream cheese layer. 9. Bake for 40-45 minutes and dust with powdered sugar when cool.

Coffee Cake

Recipe by Lovely Little Kitchen

Crumb Topping

Cream Cheese Layer 1-1/2 c 1/2 tsp 1/4 tsp 1/4 tsp 1/2 c all-purpose flour baking soda baking powder salt vegetable oil

1/4 c sugar 1 egg

8 oz Greek yogurt 1-1/2 tsp cream cheese, lemon juice softened

1/2 c powdered sugar, 2 Tbsp butter, 1/4 c sugar cold cubed all-purpose flour for dusting 3/4 c sugar

1 egg

1/2 c Greek yogurt

1 Tbsp zest of one lemon lemon juice

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Preheat oven to 350째F and grease baking sheets. Combine flour, salt, baking powder and soda, set aside. Cream butter and sugar. Whip in vanilla, eggs, lemon zest and juice. Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Pour powdered sugar onto a large plate. Roll heaping teaspoons of dough into a ball and roll in powdered sugar.

8. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until bottoms begin to brown and cookies look matte (not shiny or melty). 9. Let cookies cool on baking sheets for 3 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.

350째F

Recipe by Whipperberry

1/2 c butter, softened

1 c sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 whole egg

1 tsp lemon zest

1 Tbsp lemon juice

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/8 tsp baking soda

1-1/2 c all-purpose flour

1/2 c powdered sugar

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Grease a 9x9 inch square pan. Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and vanilla. Mix in the oats. Cook over low heat 2-3 minutes, until well blended. Press half of mixture into bottom of prepared pan. Melt chocolate chips and peanut butter in saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently until smooth. 7. Pour chocolate mixture over crust in pan and spread.

8. Crumble remaining oat mixture over the chocolate layer, pressing gently. 9. Cover and chill for 2-3 hours or overnight. 10. Bring to room temperature before cutting into bars.

Recipe by Allrecipes

1 c butter

1/2 c brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

3c quick oats

1 c semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 c peanut butter

1. Whisk together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, cinnamon, 7. and salt. Set aside. 8. 2. Heat butter in skillet on medium heat until butter foams and brown specks form at bottom. Do not burn, 3. Combine cooled butter and sugars. Mix until smooth. 9. 4. Beat in eggs, vanilla, and yogurt. Mix until combined. 5. Slowly add dry ingredients. Mix until just combined. 6. Form dough into a ball and cover. Chill for at least 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350째F. Form dough into 2 tablespoon balls, flatten slightly and fill with caramel. Wrap dough around caramel and sprinkle with sea salt. Bake on cookie sheets for 8-10 minutes.

2-1/2 c all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp 2 tsp cream of tartar ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp sea salt

1 c unsalted butter, sliced

1-1/4 c dark brown sugar

1/2 c granulated sugar

1 egg + I egg yolk

1 Tbsp vanilla extract

1 Tbsp plain Greek yogurt

1 c caramel, cut into 1/4s

Sugar Coating

1/4 c granulated 2 tsp sugar ground cinnamon

Recipe by Two Peas & Their Pod

sea salt, for sprinkling