LEMON CORN MEAL COOKIES from Sobeys

This recipe comes from Sobeys. I made half, omitting cranberries and got 19 1 T. dough balls. They baked in 8.5 minutes. The amount of lemon zest, 1/2 T., is perfect. I doubled the salt to 1/4 t. and it's perfect. You can barely taste the corn meal which is fine with me, but you can definitely feel it in your mouth. I do like that these have a small amount of brown sugar in them. The center is chewy and at 8.5 minutes, they're crunchy on the outside.

I give these 4 stars. Those these turned out great, I've had better lemon cookies.

THE BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE from Growing Up Cali

This is yet another one of those cakes that uses cocoa powder, in this case the Dutch process type, vegetable oil and boiling water. It comes from Growing Up Cali. I made half in a 9"x1.5" round pan. Mine was a little overcooked in 24 minutes, 11 minutes less than the minimum time given in the recipe. I added more salt and doubled the vanilla and it could have used more salt. Other than that it's a good recipe. 

I made my own peanut butter frosting for it: 1 3/4 c. powdered sugar (not weighed out), 2 T. softened butter, 3 T. Jif creamy peanut butter, 1/2 t. pure vanilla extract, 4 teaspoons milk. Beat well with hand mixer.

I give this 4.5 star because of it being overcooked though I gave it far less time, and it needing more salt.