jeanniebee bakes

Ingredients For Cookies 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ground ginger ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 cup butter ¾ cup granulated sugar ¾ cup brown sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 egg 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree For Frosting 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened ¼ cup butter, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups powdered sugar ¼ teaspoon vanilla bean Directions  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease baking sheets. Whisk together: flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and ginger in a bowl. Beat the butter, sugars, vanilla extract, and egg with an electric mixer in a separate large bowl, beating until mixture is smooth. Beat in pumpkin puree. Gradually stir dry ingredients into pumpkin mixture. Batter will be quite moist. Spoon batter by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets. Bake in the preheated oven until c...

I'll be honest, Peanut Butter Cookies are rarely my first choice in cookies.  In fact, I usually make them when I'm down to bare bones in the baking cupboard.  However, every time I do  make this classic cookie, I'm pleasantly surprised.  Even though eating the dough is my favorite part, there's just something about that crusty sugar coating over the criss-crossed fork marked tops that takes me back to being a kid.  I hope you enjoy this comfort cookie as much as my family and friends do!  Ingredients      1/2     cup peanut butter       1/2     cup butter, softened       1/2     cup granulated sugar       1/2     cup light brown sugar (packed)       1/2     teaspoon baking powder       1/2     teaspoon baking soda       1/4     teaspoon salt       1   ...

In my constant quest for new and interesting cookie-making ideas, I stumbled across  The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2011 .  I had been a baking enthusiast for forever and an avid follower of numerous food blogs but had never blogged about baking, myself.  The cookie swap turned out to be just the motivation I needed.  Now, I’m hooked and I couldn’t be gladder! The cookie swap introduced me to some awesome food bloggers with scrumptious recipes! My first delivery was from Kristy of  Mommy Hates Cooking  , whose peppermint cookies were yummy! (I’m a bit of a candy cane freak).  The next day brought the arrival of some amazing chocolate peanut butter bars from  the Tammy Jo, the Chocolate Priestess, of  The Chocolate Cult .  These bars were rich and marvelous.   Two days later, adorable Peppermint Pinwheels from Kristin of  The Pastry Affair . These peppermint sandwich cookies were delicious beyond belief and dis...