Easy Brownies

Ahh it's the time for love and what says "I love you" better the yummy brownies!  Well maybe diamonds  :)  But I really like chocolate!  Andrew was my helper in the kitchen tonight. We made cinnamon rolls too!

This is my everyday recipe(without topping) which I have been known to whip up for Jay in the morning to take "warm out of the oven brownies" for his office.

Ingredients

3 eggs

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 tsp vanilla

3/4 cup flour

1/2 cup cocoa

1 tsp baking powder

3/4 melted butter

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Grease your 9x13 baking dish.

3. In big mixing bowl whisk eggs with sugar, and vanilla.

4. Add in flour, cocoa, and baking powder.

5. Melt butter and add to the mix. (do not forget to melt the butter! the recipe will not work if not melted)

Bake for 30 mins!

Now for these special Valentine Brownies

Make recipe above...but save 1/2 cup of the batter, set aside.

Cream Cheese Layer

1pkg softened cream cheese

1/3 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1 egg

Using a hand mixer, mix cream cheese.

Add sugar, vanilla,  and egg untill blended.

Pour mixture on to brownies

Drop brownie mix and using a knife make swirly patterns.

Bake same as above!

Let cool before enjoying

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Easy Cinnamon Rolls

Last night the kids and I were in the mood for a treat.  So we whipped up these yummy rolls.  This cinnamon roll recipe is so easy to make, and my whole family can't get enough of them!  Make sure to put some away for kids lunches!  I always tell the kids to pack them up in their lunch containers right away or Daddy will eat them.  Daddy will eat all of any treat at any given time if you don't hide it away.  I added a simple glaze recipe, but I think they taste yummy without!

Easy Cinnamon Rolls

Dough
2 cups of white flour
3 teaspoons baking power
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup of butter
2/3 cup milk

Filling
3 Tablespoons melted butter
1/4 cup of white sugar
1/4 cup of brown sugar
3 teaspoons of cinnamon
1/4 cup raisins

Glaze
1/3 cup packed powdered sugar
1 Tablespoon milk

Preheat  the oven at 375.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar. With a spoon, stir in the butter and milk and mix for 1 minute or just until it forms a smooth dough.
Roll out on floured board, in a rectangular shape. Dough should be about 1/4" thick. Add melted butter all over top of rolled dough.
Mix white sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a small bowl and then sprinkle generously over the butter. Sprinkle raisins on top leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edge.
With your hands, gently roll up the dough, starting at one long side. At the end of the roll, press the seam to seal the roll.
With a serrated knife, cut the log into 12 equal pieces. Arrange the pieces evenly on a cookie sheet.
Bake the rolls for about 25 minutes or until firm and golden.

To make glaze use a whisk to stir the milk into the confectioners' sugar.
After the cinnamon rolls have cooled, add a white icing to the top.

Serve slightly warm and enjoy!

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