Cookie Orders due today

Cookie orders are due tomorrow (1st round)

Please get me your initial cookie orders by tomorrow at 8pm. You can do one of a few things:

1. Magill students bring it to school and give it to Ginger Reid (teacher)
2. Bring it by my house in Snellville
3. you can email me your initial order (and give me your forms on Feb 4th)

Just if you take more orders and please do so do it using the second sheet I gave you.
Below is the bake off info. remember to follow the directions word for word. Gabby did the cream cheese pound cake as a trial run tonight for fun. It was very good, so parents come on down to judge at our first meeting.. 330 will be the judging time and eating time..

please remember to bring 11 dollars if you are going to the circus. I will have permission slips for everyone as well. Plans are to get there at 630 so we can go to the floor show before the circus.

Now Bake Off info:
if you are a Brownie you can make one of the following three items. Bring it to the 1st FEB meeting for judging.

2011 /12 – BROWNIE LEVEL

Cream Cheese Pound Cake

(Serve on disposable plate)

Ingredients: Small amount of vegetable shortening and flour for preparing pan

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup unsalted butter, chilled, cut into 1 inch pieces

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, chilled, cut into 1 inch pieces

2¾ cups granulated sugar

6 large eggs, room temperature

4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Topping:

1 to 2 teaspoons confectioners (powdered) sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.  Prepare one 10 inch Angel Food Cake pan  (Bundt pan) lightly grease the pan with shortening and dust with flour.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt; whisk together to mix. Set aside. 

In a large bowl with electric mixer, cream the butter, cream cheese, and sugar until light and fluffy.  Add eggs one at a time, beating until thoroughly mixed. Add the vanilla along with the last egg.  With the mixer on low speed, gradually add about ½ of the flour mixture, mix just until blended, and then add the remaining half, mix just until well blended.

Bake:

Spoon the batter into the prepared Bundt pan and smooth the surface with the back of a large spoon. Bake 1 hour 15 minutes to 1½ hours or until a long toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 10 to 15 minutes then remove cake from pan and place on a wire cooling rack to let cool.

Topping: Before serving dust the top of cake with confectioner’s sugar.

PLEASE DO NOT DECORATE OR CHANGE ANY RECIPE

2011 /12  – BROWNIE LEVEL

Lemon Poppy Seed Bread

(Serve on disposable plate)

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

1 cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs

1 cup buttermilk, chilled

½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled

1 teaspoon pure lemon extract

2 teaspoons grated lemon zest (about 1 lemon)

2 tablespoons poppy seeds

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Prepare one 9x5x2¾ inch loaf pan; lightly grease the pan with shortening and dust with flour.

Batter:

In a medium mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

In a large bowl, combine sugar, eggs, buttermilk, melted butter, lemon extract, lemon zest, and poppy seed; whisk together until well blended. Add flour mixture; stir just until blended.

Bake:

Pour batter in the loaf pan. Bake 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove pan from oven and let cool about 15 minutes.

Serve on disposable plate

PLEASE DO NOT DECORATE OR CHANGE ANY RECIPE

******  MOMS – YOU MAY HELP WITH THE ZEST FROM LEMONS *******

2011 / 12 – BROWNIES

Blondies

9 x 9 x 2 inch pan (disposable) – serve in pan

Ingredients:

Small amount of vegetable shortening for preparing pan

1/3 cup unsalted butter, room temperature                                    

1 teaspoon baking powder

 ¼ teaspoon salt

1 cup white chocolate chips

½ cup macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped

½ cut toasted sweetened coconut

¾ cup firmly packed light brown sugar

1 large egg

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Prepare one 9x9x2 inch square pan; lightly grease the pan with shortening.

In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and brown sugar; use an electric mixer or wooden spoon and beat together until mixture appears light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat until thoroughly mixed. Add flour, baking powder, and salt; stir until well mixed. Add white chocolate chips, nuts, and coconut; stir until mixed.

Bake:

Spread the dough evenly in the baking pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Leave cookie in pan to cool; place baking pan on a wire cooling rack to cool.

Keep in pan, do not cut

JUNIORS here is your bake off stuff

2011 -12 - Juniors

 

Chocolate Cake

(On disposable Plate)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Bring to a boil the 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 1/2 cup shortening, water and 1/4 cup cocoa. Remove from heat and add flour, sugar, 1/2 cup milk and vinegar. Mix well. Then add: eggs, baking soda and 1 teaspoon vanilla.

Mix well until lumps are gone. Pour into greased 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

To Make Fudge Frosting: Combine in saucepan , 6 tablespoon butter or oleo, 4 tablespoons milk and cocoa. Bring to rolling boil. Remove from heat and add 3 cups confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until smooth. Spread on cooled cake.

DO NOT DECORATE OR CHANGE RECIPE

2011- 12 -Juniors

Apple Layer Cake

(On disposable plate)

3 cups of all-purpose flour                                       3 large eggs

2 cups sugar                                                             3 cups peeled, cored and chopped

1 teaspoon of baking soda                                       (Braeburn apples (about 3 large)

1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon                              1 cup of chopped pecans

 ½ teaspoon salt                                                       1 teaspoon vanilla extract

¼ teaspoon of allspice

1 cup of vegetable oil

Cameral buttercream (recipe follows)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 3 – 9 inch round cake pans with nonstick baking spray with flour

In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and allspice.

Add oil, eggs, and vanilla.  Beat at medium low speed with a mixer until smooth.

Add chopped apples and pecans, beating until combined.  Spoon batter evenly into prepared pans and bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Let cool in pans for 10 minutes.  Remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.

Spread caramel buttercream between layers and on top and sides of cake.

Caramel Buttercream

(Makes about 4 ½ cups

1 cup butter, softened

½ cup caramel ice cream topping

6 cups confectioner’s sugar

In large bowl, beat butter and caramel topping at medium speed with a mixer until combined. Gradually add confectioners’ sugar, beating until smooth.

Serve on disposable plate

DO NOT DECORATE OR CHANGE RECIPE

2011-12 - Juniors

Lemon Cheesecake Pie

(In disposable pan)

1 graham cracker crust                                             1 8oz package cream cheese

²/₃ cup milk                                                               2 tbsp butter

¼ cup lemon juice                                                    ½ cup sugar

2 tsp grated lemon peel                                            1 egg

2 tbsp flour

Cream the cream cheese and butter. When soft, add sugar and egg. Mixing well. Add flour and milk. Stir in lemon juice and peel. Pour into graham cracker pie shell. Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs on top and bake for 35 minutes at 350^o. Chill before serving. Serve in pan.

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Crust:

16 graham crackers, crushed                                    ¾ cup butter, softened

3 tbsp sugar                                                              (Reserve 2 tbsp of mixture for sprinkles)

Combine graham cracker crumbs, butter and sugar in a bowl, mixing well. Press by hand into 9-inch pan. Bake at 350^o for 8 minutes. Reserve 2 tbsp of mixture to sprinkle on top of pie before baking.

DO NOT DECORATE OR CHANGE RECIPE

PLEASE DO NOT DECORATE OR CHANGE ANY RECIPE

Circus Here we come

Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 we will leave from the Church parking lot at 530 pm bring a bag dinner (sandwich and stuff)
Also, you will get a permission slip at our next scout meeting.
Bring 11 dollars cash or a check made out to June Reid (I have put the tickets on my credit card) I was afraid to wait, remember last year we missed the Nutcracker)
Example: I would write a check for 33.00s for Syd, Gabby, and my ticket.

This should be lots of fun
I purchased extra tickets for a few parents to go
I have 3
Not including
Gretchen, June, Kim, and Joyce ( I already have ours)

The cookie Club

Since the paperwork did not have the web site listed I am placing it on the blog for you

https://cookieclubpilot.littlebrowniebakers.com/

Cookie Booths as of today

blockbuster 124 at publix in Centerville
Feb. 17, 2012 2pm-7 pm   Shift one 2-430          Shift two 430-7pm
Feb 18, 2012  11am-6 pm  shift one 11-2pm        shift two 2pm-6pm
Feb 19, 2012 11am-5pm    shift one 11-2 pm       Shift two 2-5 pm

Kroger in Centerville
Feb 21, 2012 4-7    Gabby and Marin are signed up

Kmart 78 and Wisteria Dr
Feb 25, 2012  Shift one 10-2pm  shift 2 2-6ish
Feb 26, 2012 Shift one  10-2pm  shift 2  2-6ish

Brusters 124 Snellville
Feb 25, 2012 1pm--5pm

March 2, Friday night
4pm-7pm Brusters 124 Snellville

I will have the sign up sheets at our next meeting. Would like 3-4 scouts per session. Any Adults who wish to sign up please do so.
We are not able to do the Kroger in Loganville. I am working on a few other booths.. Like Brusters in snellville. Any parents with ideas please let me know.

Great meeting today

Lots to report:

We welcomed our three new scouts today. Congrats. Remember do a good deed and you can turn your pin over.
All girls earned one of two badges today related to cookie sale business. Congrats to everyone.
You can also see one of the two posters they made for cookie sales at our booth sales. Kim and I are very lucky to have such a great group of girls...

Remember out Smiles for Soldiers  we are trying for 1000 boxes. Let work hard to accomplish this goal and give our military some cookies.

Guatemala is our country for Thinking Day
Thinking Day is Feb. 25th.....(time and locations to be posted shortly)\
Clothing : black pants, white shirt, black vest(or jacket) do not go out and buy anything...... The tie for the collar we can use material (Kim can you pick up something like you did last year?)
For our next meeting we need those who vol. to bring safety pins (we need about 100  total)
Little tags: those that said they would bring them with the following on them
  2012 Thinking Day
Guatemala
Troop 4550

I bought 100 mini worry dolls on Ebay for 14 dollars tonight they will be here in a week. So we will have to put them together at  our next meeting (tags and pins)

Circus:
Let me know by Tuesday if you are going to the circus. If you are a parent an be attending I need to know that as well. I Thursday night at 730 but we need to be there by 630 to attend the floor show. I will call GS of Greater Atlanta tomorrow and try and reserve tickets.

Bake off: due to leaving the information in my car. I will post that tomorrow.
Remember bring your baked goods to the next GS meeting. The top Junior and Brownie will move on to the Thinking day Competition. you must follow the recipe exactly, items must be cold (no hot or warm baked goods).
Parents I need two or three judges to attend our next meeting at say 3 pm to judge our competition.

Smiles for Soldiers and Thinking Day

My superintendent was kind enough to let me send out a county wide email about our 1000 box Smile for Soldiers community service project. I have already received a few orders for that. Once all the soldier orders are in I will divide them among all the girls selling cookies.

Our County for Thinking Day is Guatemala (spain was already taken).
so start researching Guatemala and come prepared to talk about it on Sunday.

The cool thing is we have a Guatemalan member and some really cool stuff from Guatemala (money, flag, some prints, my Mayan jacket, etc)

good luck on the cookie sales