White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

INGREDIENTS:
3/4 cup craisins
2 tablespoons hot water
11/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup salted butter
1/2 cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 large egg, plus 1 large egg yolk, lightly whisked (eggs should be at room temperature.)
11/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 1/4 cups plus 1 tablespoon flour, sifted
3/4 cup white chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
In a small bowl add the craisins, hot water and baking soda. Stir and set aside.

In the bowl of the standing mixer, cream the butter and sugars for 1 minute. Add the vanilla and egg mixture and mix again. Add in the raisin mixture and stir to combine.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour and cornstarch. Add the dry ingredients to the mixer and just before it’s done mixing add the chocolate chips.

Wrap tightly with saran wrap and set in the fridge for 15-20 minutes. Pull it out for 10 minutes and then scoop onto cookie sheets.

Bake for 10 minutes and remove from the oven.

(Source: https://ohsweetbasil.com/white-chocolate-cranberry-cookies-recipe/)

Fajita Steak Marinade

INGREDIENTS:
1/4 Cup Orange Juice
1/4 Cup Lime Juice
1/4 Cup Pineapple Juice
2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
3 Tablespoons Olive Oil or Canola Oil
4 Cloves of Garlic, minced
2 1/2 Teaspoons Cumin
2 Teaspoons Chili Powder
1 Teaspoon Smoked Paprika
1/4 Teaspoon Ground Coriander
2 Teaspoons Kosher Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper
1/3 Cup Chopped Cilantro
2 Pound Flank Steak

1 Each Red, Yellow, Green and Orange Bell Peppers, cored, seeded and sliced
1 Onion, sliced
1 Tablespoon Butter
1 Teaspoon of Olive Oil, plus more if needed
1 Teaspoon Homemade Taco Seasoning



DIRECTIONS:

In a plastic storage bag or baking dish, whisk together all of the marinade, adding the cilantro at the end.
Set aside 1/4 cup of the marinade.

If you wish to cook the flank steak whole, add it to the marinade, cover or seal and refrigerate for 2-24 hours, otherwise slice the meat against the grain very thin and add to the marinade.

When you’re ready to cook the meat, heat a grill to medium high heat and add the meat to the grill, carefully laying it across the grates so it does not fall through.

Cook for 6-7 minutes per side or until desired temperature.

Remove to a cutting board and allow to rest with a piece of foil draped over the top for 5 minutes.
Slice thin and serve with peppers.

(Source: https://ohsweetbasil.com/favorite-steak-fajitas-marinade-recipe/)

German Pancakes

6 large eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup all-purpose flour
dash salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 Tablespoons butter
Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

As oven preheats, put the butter in an un-greased 9x13-in. baking dish and place in oven, just until melted.

Place the eggs, milk, flour, salt and vanilla in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Pour batter into baking dish, over melted butter.

Bake, for 20-23 minutes or until edges are golden brown and puffy.

To serve, sprinkle generously with powdered sugar and syrup.

(Source: https://tastesbetterfromscratch.com/german-pancakes-2/)

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3 cups oats (not instant)
1 1⁄2 cups raisins


Preheat oven to 350°.
Whisk dry ingredients; set aside.

Combine wet ingredients with a hand mixer on low.

To cream, increase speed to high and beat until fluffy and the color lightens.

Stir the flour mixture into the creamed mixture until no flour is visible.

Add the oats and raisins; stir to incorporate.

Bake 11-13 minutes (on center rack), until golden, but still moist beneath cracks on top.

(Source: https://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/oatmeal-raisin-cookies-35813)