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lyss_elle rated and reviewed the recipe Peanut Butter Truffle Brownies

"These are amazing--I've made them twice for a group of less than 15 women and each time they were nearly gone by the time I got to the pan. And then I finished of the rest myself ;) One tip--do NOT try to cut these until the chocolate topping has set--I made that mistake the first time, but never again!"

Posted on 11/4/2011

lyss_elle rated and reviewed the recipe Spiced Pumpkin Cupcakes

"Four stars instead of five because this is the same recipe as the Pumpkin Praline Cake, only minus the praline--and that was the part that made it unbelieveably good. Still, these are excellent; very moist and full of pumpkin and spice flavor. I can't stand BC's Cream Cheese Frosting (sickly sweet--ick), and the cream cheese frosting I make for the Pumpkin Praline Cake is deliberately low on sweetness to cut the super-sweet taste of the praline. These cupcakes, though, are more like muffins--not very sweet on their own. I'd add more powdered sugar to the frosting for these. Just in case anyone is interested, here's how I make homemade cream cheese frosting: 8 oz cream cheese 4-6 TBSP butter (salted) splash of milk and vanilla extract Then add powdered sugar until the taste and texture is to your liking. Also, for pumpkin recipes, I'd add 1/4 tsp nutmeg, 1/4 tsp ground cloves, & 1/4 tsp allspice to the frosting. It adds just a bit of spice, and looks very pretty."

Posted on 9/29/2008

lyss_elle rated and reviewed the recipe Chocolate Turtle Cake

"Another amazing cake from Betty Crocker. I make this for a birthday at my church--it disappeared unbelievably fast, and two different people even came up afterward to scrape up the crumbs for one last taste! One change: I thought this looked terribly ugly, so I got a container of Cool Whip, and frosted it with that--it looked amazing, and people said it tasted even better."

Posted on 3/18/2008

lyss_elle rated and reviewed the recipe Strawberry Cheesecake Bars

"I'm not a big fan of the sugar cookie crust--next time I'll just use a regular graham cracker crust, but otherwise, this was great, and very pretty as well."

Posted on 3/18/2008

lyss_elle rated and reviewed the recipe Praline-Pumpkin Cake

"WOW. I've made this cake twice now, for two different church events. Both times it went incredibly quickly--very popular recipe! The only things I changed was baking it in a 9"x13" pan (I was pressed for time) and making my own cream cheese frosting (16 oz cream cheese, 8 TBSP butter, 1 tsp vanilla extract, and add powdered sugar to taste). Wonderful recipe; thank you Betty Crocker!"

Posted on 3/18/2008

lyss_elle rated and reviewed the recipe Layered Peanut Butter Bars

"Delicious, and fairly simple to make; the only trick is letting the chocolate frosting cool just enough it's easy to spread, but doesn't mess up the peanut butter filling underneath. Next time I make this recipe, though, I think I'll cut it in half, and bake it in a 8"x8" pan--this was too much to just have around the house--I had to toss about a quarter of the cookies because they dried out within a week."

Posted on 3/18/2008

lyss_elle rated and reviewed the recipe Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies

"I made these for my mom's BSF group, and they were gone by the end of the night! I used just a thin layer of frosting because these are very rich."

Posted on 3/18/2008

lyss_elle rated and reviewed the recipe Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies

"My family really enjoyed these (and that was without the white chocolate on top). My mother, who isn''t as fond of sweet things, thought the dough was too sugary, so I might try a different sugar cookie recipe another time.Note: I used Welches Squeezeable Strawberry Spread- -I thought it was a lot simpler and quicker to just squeeze a dollop into the center of each cookie than dipping into a jar over and over with a spoon."

Posted on 11/12/2007

lyss_elle rated and reviewed the recipe Easy Salted Peanut Chews

"I'm not sure I'd say they're easy, but they're definitely tasty! The BC peanut butter cookie is a bit greasy and very crumbly, but otherwise these are wonderful."

Posted on 11/12/2007

lyss_elle rated and reviewed the recipe Double-Chocolate and Caramel Bars (Cookie Exchange Quantity)

"These were very time-consuming to make, but they were worth every second once I tried them. My dad took half the pan to work, and didn't come back with any--he said they went incredibly quick. I meant to save a dozen or two for my mom to take to BSF but we ate them up in a few days! The center filling is super sweet, but the unsweet cookie on the top and bottom offset it, and the melted chocolate chip layers means it ends up perfectly balanced. Wonderful!"

Posted on 11/12/2007

lyss_elle rated and reviewed the recipe Cheesecake-Poppy Seed Muffins

"Very good, even without the lemon glaze on top. They took longer to make than the recipe said, though. Closer to thirty minutes prep time, not fifteen."

Posted on 11/12/2007

lyss_elle rated and reviewed the recipe Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies

"I didn't bother with the melted chocolate--the dough and the jam were both sweet enough I didn't want to add any more sugar. Pretty easy recipe despite how fancy they end up looking, and if you want to make it easier, use a squeeze bottle of jam and just squeeze dollops of jam onto the cookies as you go along."

Posted on 11/12/2007

lyss_elle rated and reviewed the recipe Luscious Lemon Squares

"I didn't think these turned out well (too gloopy, not enough flavor) but my family ate them up in a few days, so I'll give them four stars. Possibly this is a recipe that takes practice to make well."

Posted on 11/12/2007

lyss_elle rated and reviewed the recipe Cinnamon Streusel Mini-Muffins

"Good, but not wonderful. There was nothing wrong with them, they were just on the bland side. On the other hand, they were very easy to make despite that they turned out looking like something I'd spent ages on."

Posted on 11/12/2007

lyss_elle rated and reviewed the recipe Chocolate Crinkles

"Fairly easy to make, and tasty, if not the best I've tried."

Posted on 11/12/2007

lyss_elle rated and reviewed the recipe Cinnamon Streusel Mini-Muffins

"Good, but not amazing. I don''t think I''ll buy these again."

Posted on 11/12/2007

lyss_elle rated and reviewed the recipe Russian Tea Cakes

"I will never buy Pecan Sandies again. These beat anything from the store hollow. They''re crumbly and when you roll them in powdered sugar before they cool completely, the sugar turns to paste and sticks to your fingers, but any hassle is by FAR worth it for the taste.They''re heavenly out of the oven, and still great days later. I''d give this recipe ten stars if I could."

Posted on 9/25/2007

lyss_elle rated and reviewed the recipe Apple-Date Swirl Cookies

"I didn't particularly like these (too sweet for me) but my dad, a big date fan, LOVED them. He ate just about the entire batch inside a day. I had a hard time rolling them up, and when I cut them, some cookies fell apart easily. They also didn't bake into the solid circles like in the picture--if you didn't pick them up very carefully they fell apart. I'm not quite sure what I did, but I'll try this recipe again for my dad's birthday. Does anyone have any tips on how to make the cookies bake solid?"

Posted on 9/25/2007

lyss_elle rated and reviewed the recipe Apple-Date Swirl Cookies

"Not my favorite, but my father (a date lover) went through all of these in less than a day!This recipe wasn''t too difficult to make except when it came to rolling them up- -you really do have to wrap *tightly*."

Posted on 9/25/2007

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