Cozy Recipes

Ingredients

•   ¾ cup softened butter
•   ¾ cup brown sugar
•   ¾ cup white sugar
•   1 teaspoon vanilla
•   ½ teaspoon water
•   2 eggs
•   2 cups flour
•   1 teaspoon baking soda
•   1 teaspoon salt
•   1 bag (12 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate 

     chips

Preparation

1.   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2.   Cream butter and sugars.
3.   Beat in eggs, water, and vanilla.
4.   Gently mix in flour, baking soda, and salt until just combined.
5.   Mix in chocolate chips.
6.   Scoop tablespoons of dough onto an ungreased baking sheet.
7.   Bake for 7-10 minutes until golden brown.
8.   Remove from the baking sheet immediately and cool.

London Fog Cake

Ingredients

Cake:

•   1 ½ cup milk
•   1 heaping tablespoon loose leaf Earl Grey tea
•   2 ¼ cups flour
•   2 teaspoons baking powder
•   1 teaspoon finely ground Earl Grey tea
•   ¾ teaspoon salt
•   ¾ cup butter at room temperature
•   1 ½ cup granulated sugar
•   3 eggs
•   1 ½ teaspoon vanilla

Frosting:

•   3 sticks butter
•   About 6 cups powdered sugar
•   1 teaspoon salt
•   2 tablespoons heavy cream, warmed and steeped 

      with dried lavender

•   1 teaspoon vanilla
•   2 tablespoons honey

Preparation

Cake:

1.   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2.   Bring milk and loose leaf tea to a boil.
3.   Turn heat off and steep for 10 minutes. Strain and measure 

       out 1 cup.

4.   Combine flour, baking powder, ground tea, and salt in a 

        medium bowl.

5.   In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until pale and fluffy 

       (about 3 minutes).

6.   Reduce speed and add eggs one at a time, then add vanilla.
7.   Alternate adding flour mixture and Earl Grey milk to butter 

        mixture 

       until fully incorporated.

8.   Bake for 20-30 minutes.

Frosting:

1.   Beat butter for about 30 seconds until smooth.
2.   Add powdered sugar a cup at a time until incorporated, then 

       add lavender steeped cream.

3.   Add honey, vanilla, and salt and beat on medium low until 

       combined.

4.   Frost cake.

Bread

Ingredients

•   1 cup warm water
•   1 tablespoon yeast
•   1 teaspoon salt
•   1 tablespoon sugar
•   2 tablespoons olive oil
•   2 ½ cups flour

Preparation

1.   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2.   Mix together water, yeast, and sugar. Wait for water to 

       become foamy as yeast activates.

3.   Add salt, oil, and flour. Mix until a dough forms.
4.   Cover the bowl of dough with a towel and let rise for 20-

       30 minutes.

5.   Form dough into a loaf and put on a greased baking sheet.
6.   Cover the dough with a towel and let rise for another 15-

       30 minutes.

7.   Cut slits in the top of the loaf and bake for 20-25 minutes.