Foodie Friends Friday Linky Party #254

Welcome to another fun Foodie Friends Friday Linky Party!

Please share your recipes, crafts and DIY projects with our friends!

Before we get started let’s say, “Congratulations” to last week’s winners!

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You can find the links to our Host Favorite Picks here at Daily Dish Magazine!

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Cherry Pie Tassies #FillTheCookieJar

Cherry Pie Tassie

Cherry Pie Tassies cookies bake sour cherry filling into a tender cookie shell. Like a slice of cherry pie in one bite!
Welcome to another edition of Fill the Cookie Jar!
Cherry Pie Tassies

This month we’re paging through out cookbooks to gather recipes for Back to School.
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I know, I know, it’s only July and school isn’t on our plates for a few months. That doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy some Cherry Pie Tassies NOW AND some later too! 😉

Cherry Pie Tassies

Cherry Pie Tassies

Yield: 24 servings

Serving Size: 1 piece

Ingredients

    crust
  • 1/3 cup butter, softened
  • 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup flour
  • filling
  • 2 cups unsweetened fresh or frozen pitted tart cherries
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
  • crumbs
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1 tablespoon shortening

Instructions

    crust
  • Beat together butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add flour.
  • Divide dough into 24 pieces. Roll into balls and press balls into ungreased mini muffin tins working dough from bottom up the sides.
  • crumb
  • Whisk together brown sugar and flour. Work in shortening with a fork until crumbs appear.
  • filling
  • Bring cherries, sugar, corn starch and butter to a boil over medium heat. Continue cooking until cherries are soft and glaze thickens. Spoon into cookie cups. Sprinkle with crumbs.
  • Bake at 325 for 25 to 30 minutes until dough is golden brown and flaky. Cool in pans on a rack.
  • Carefully remove tassies when cooled.
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Food for Thought…What cookies do your kids crave in their lunchbox or for after school snack? I’d love to hear your thoughts in a comment below!

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Blueberry Strawberry Swirl Sherbet #SundaySupper

Blueberry Strawberry Swirl Sherbet
Four ingredients make this Blueberry Strawberry Swirl Sherbet so easy and so good! Wild blueberries, strawberry preserves, vanilla and sweetened condensed milk seal the deal. Add a dollop of whipped cream and you have sweet, Red, White and Blue treat.

Blueberry Strawberry Swirl Sherbet

Years ago when my daughter was just starting out on her own, her stepdad and I would throw parties outside for family and friends. Every warm weather holiday from Memorial Day through Labor Day consisted of a picnic of sorts. I’d make massive mounds of potato salad and macaroni salad. Cole slaw, watermelon and assorted beers, wine, soda, iced tea and iced coffee made their was to table.
Picnics and bbqs at our house were a must. A day of fun with volleyball, beanbags, music and just hanging out.
Everyone comes and goes as they want. Food was always available. You eat what you want.
Most times the evening ended in backyard fireworks.

Well, maybe not that spectacular! 😉

Desserts back then were cookies painted with red, white and blue icing. Sometimes a cake would appear with red, white and blue frosting. Rocket ice pops were popular as an ice cold treat for kids and adults.
Red, White and Blueberry Bars.
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Nowadays the large backyard picnics are over. But I still enjoy to celebrate with a bit of Red, White and Blue.
Blueberry Strawberry Swirl Sherbet takes the goodness of wild blueberries and sweetened condensed milk and makes a smooth, creamy sherbet.
Swirl in some chunky strawberry preserves.

Blueberry Strawberry Swirl Sherbet
Don’t forget to add some white. A large squirt of whipped cream is just the thing!
Blueberry Strawberry Swirl Sherbet

Blueberry Strawberry Swirl Sherbet

Blueberry Strawberry Swirl Sherbet

Blueberry Strawberry Swirl Sherbet #SundaySupper

Ingredients

  • 1 pound frozen wild blueberries
  • 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup strawberry preserves

Instructions

  • Place blueberries, vanilla and milk into a blender. Puree.
  • Pour into a freezer safe container.
  • Dot the top with teaspoonfuls of preserves. Swirl preserves into sherbet.
  • Freezer at least 3 hours until soft set. Better if frozen overnight.
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Food for Thought...How do you get your Red, White and Blue food fix? Maybe a fruit pie? How about a cherry blueberry cheesecake? I’d love to hear your thoughts in a comment below!

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Red, White and Blueberry Bars #FillTheCookieJar

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Welcome to another Fill The Cookie Jar Event!

Every month our #FillTheCookieJar cookie loving group meets to share our best cookies and bars to fit the theme. This month we will be sharing cookies that show your Red, White and Blue and summer holiday spirit!



Thank you Cynthia Landrie from  Feeding Big at http://FeedingBig.com for hosting this fun event!

Red, White and Blueberry Bars stack wild, dried blueberry shortbread with a layer of ripe strawberry preserves and topped with creamy vanilla frosting!

This was definitely a tough theme to tackle for a cookie or bar. Shortbread dotted with specks of blue reminded me of a flag. Shortbread tends to be dry, so I need a moist gooey layer. A jar of strawberry preserves in the fridge fit the bill!
A nice thick layer worked perfectly!

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Oh yeah, I needed a layer of white. Meringue was too much work. I wanted to dig into these bars! Frosting added just the right amount of sweet, smooth texture.
The cool thing is this party recipe is so easy! You now have July 4th, Labor Day, Flag Day and Memorial Day potlucks covered.
No need to thank me, just send cookies!

Red, White and Blueberry bars

Red, White and Blueberry Bars #FillTheCookieJar

Ingredients

    Shortbread
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup dried wild blueberries
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup to 1 cup Strawberry preserves
  • frosting
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

    Frosting
  • Cream together frosting ingredients. Set aside.
  • Shortbread
  • Cream together butter and powdered sugar and vanilla.
  • Mix together flour, cornstarch, blueberries. Add to creamed mixture.
  • Spread mixture evenly in a 8x8-inch ungreased pan. Press into a single layer.
  • Bake at 350 about 20 to 25 minutes until light brown on top and firmly baked.
  • Cool a few minutes, but while still warm, cut to desired size.
  • Spread bars with strawberry preserves.
  • Top with piped frosting.
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