Beer for Dinner

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cups room temperature beer
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Cream together the butter or margarine and the brown sugar. Cut in flour, baking soda and spice. Blend in beer slowly to form a soft dough.

Drop by teaspoonfuls and top with a walnut piece.

Bake 12-15 minutes at a 350 degree F (175 degrees C) oven until lightly brown. Cool one minute on cookie sheet and remove to wire rack.

Thanks to Tina

Labels: bakingsoda, brownsugar, butter, cinnamon, dessert, flour, walnuts

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• 4 cups milk
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 pints whipping cream
• 1 Celis raspberry beer
• 4 eggs -- lightly beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons vanilla
• 4 tablespoons Celis Raspberry Beer

Warm Milk to tepid, add sugar, 12 oz beer, and salt, stir. Add 4 Tbs. of milk mixture to the eggs and stir light to heat them up. Add eggs to milk mixture. Stir constantly until either the temp. gets to 155F or it coats the back of a spoon. Watch out for egg curdling. Cool in an ice bath for 15 minutes. pour mixture in to the ice cream maker bowl and add the 4 Tbs. of beer. Stir. process in the maker for at least 30 minutes or until the paddle is frozen enough that the maker will not turn. Turn out and Freeze.

Thanks to Hungry Monster

Labels: dessert, ice cream, milk, sugar, vanilla, whippingcream

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• 1 9 inch unbaked pie shell
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
• 2 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups canned pumpkin
• 6 ounces Guinness Beer

Combine sugar, salt, cinnamon, and ginger in a bowl. Lightly beat in two eggs. Stir in canned pumpkin and Guinness beer until well combined. Pour mixture into pie shell; preheat oven to 425F and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350F, and bake an additional 45-50 minutes, or until fork placed in center of the pie comes out clean. Cool, and serve.

Thanks to HungryMonster

Labels: cinnamon, dessert, eggs, ginger, pie, pumpkin, sugar

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