Saturday, November 6, 2021

Candy Bar Cookies

2 1/4 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup (one stick) butter

3/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups chopped candy bars

Combine flour, baking soda and salt and set aside.  Mix butter, sugars and vanilla together until combined.  Add the eggs and mix.  Gradually add flour mixture.  

Heat oven to 350 degrees and bake the cookies for 10 - 12 minutes.


Pizza Dough

 Crisp and chewy... (makes 2 crusts)

1 1/4 cups warm water

2 1/4 tsp instant yeast

1 tbsp sugar

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp salt

3 1/2 cups flour (start with 3)

cornmeal

Mix water, yeast and sugar and let it rest until the yeast blooms (5 to 10 minutes).  You can do this in the stand mixer or a 2 cup measuring cup.  Combine the olive oil, salt and flour and mix with the yeast mixture and beat with dough hook for about five minutes.  Place in a bowl with olive oil and let rise for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.  Punch down the dough before shaping into the crust.