Showing posts with label Cookies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cookies. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

{Recipe} Gooey Hot Cocoa Cookies


 I love a good cookie and this one is fantastic!  I slightly adapted the recipe from Baked Bree.  I wanted my cookies to have a gooey chocolaty middle so I used Hershey's Chocolate Baking Melts.  Have you seen these baking melts?  They are more like chocolate wafers and they are perfect for stuffing inside a cookie. They took my cookie over the top.

 I made these for my family to try and they loved them.  They are a perfect cookie for a cup of hot cocoa or even a glass of milk.

Enjoy!

Gooey Hot Cocoa Cookies
by Wende Rickett


Ingredients
  • 2 sticks room temperature butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 1/4 cups flour
  • 4 packages Hot Chocolate Mix (not sugar free)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup marshmallow bits
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips
  • baking melts
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Line a large baking sheet with a silpat liner or parchment paper.
  3. In a stand or electric mixer, beat butter and sugars until well combined.
  4. Add eggs and vanilla beating until well combined.
  5. Place flour, hot cocoa mix, baking soda and salt into a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
  6. Slowly add to the wet ingredients along with white chips until just combined.
  7. With a medium cookie scoop, scoop the dough onto the prepared baking sheet about 1 inch apart.
  8. Using your thumb, press a well into each cookie.
  9. Place two baking melts into the well of each cookie.
  10. Place another scoop of cookie dough on top and press edges gently.
  11. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until edges are just golden brown.
  12. Allow cookies to cool on pan 5 minutes before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Monday, August 20, 2012

Recipe: Nutella Filled Sugar Cookie Cups



Earlier this summer, I was looking for a recipe to take to a bake sale and cake walk.  I wanted something different that didn't require a lot of time.  As I was looking through some of my favorite blogs, I came across this recipe on The Sweet Spot and knew instantly that this was the recipe I was looking for.   I could have easily used a tube of refrigerated sugar cookie dough to make this  really easy, but I decided to go the extra step and make Paige's sugar cookie recipe.  

Keeping my kids away from these was hard because they love anything Nutella so much that when one of them won the cake walk, out of all the wonderful goodies there, she chose these little delightful cups of goodness. 

Enjoy!



Nutella Filled Sugar Cookie Cups

by Paige @ The Sweet Spot
Ingredients
  • 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Nutella
  • toffee bits, optional
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Spray a mini muffin pan generously with cooking spray.
  3. Stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder; set aside.
  4. Cream together butter and sugar until smooth and fluffy.
  5. Beat in egg and vanilla.
  6. Gradually stir dry ingredients into the butter mixture.
  7. Roll dough into walnut sized balls and place them in the muffin pan.
  8. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden.
  9. Let cool for one minute then take a teaspoon size measuring spoon and press down making an indention on each cookie cup.
  10. Fill with Nutella and top with toffee bits, if using.
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Friday, June 29, 2012

Recipe: Fudgy Chocolate Chip Toffee Bars


OMG!  These are the most rich chocolaty yummy delightful goodness that I have ever put in my mouth.  These are not for the faint of heart or for those on a diet.  These are "I have had a bad day and I am going to stuff these in my face to make it go away" bars.  This is what you make your BFF when she needs to vent to you bars. These bars have graham crackers, chocolate chip cookie dough, chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk.  See what I mean...not for dieters!   

So, make these and savor every single bite but don't blame me when you get on the scale the next day and see the five pounds you gained.  

Enjoy!


Fudgy Chocolate Chip Toffee Bars

by Pillsbury
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs (32 squares)
  • 1 bag toffee bits (1 1/2 cups)
  • 1 roll refrigerated chocolate chip cookies
  • 1 bag semi-sweet chocolate baking chips (2 cups)
  • 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. (325 degrees for dark or nonstick pan).
  2. Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  3. In medium bowl, stir 1/2 cup melted butter, 1 1/2 cups of the cracker crumbs and 3/4 cup of the toffee bits.
  4. Press mixture evenly in bottom of pan.
  5. Refrigerate about 15 minutes or until firm.
  6. Meanwhile, let cookie dough stand at room temperature 10 minutes to soften.
  7. In a saucepan, heat chocolate chips, milk and 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat, stirring frequently, until chips are melted and mixture is smooth.
  8. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
  9. Spread mixture over cracker crust.
  10. In medium bowl, break up cookie dough.
  11. Mix in remaining 1/2 cup cracker crumbs with wooden spoon until well blended.
  12. Crumble mixture evenly over chocolate layer.
  13. Sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup toffee bits.
  14. Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until golden brown.
  15. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
  16. For a firmer bar, refrigerate 30 minutes longer.
  17. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows.
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Sunday, April 8, 2012

Recipe: Biscoff Stuffed White Chocolate Chip Cookies



Have you heard about Biscoff Spread or have I been completely living out in the middle of nowhere....oh...wait....I do!  I have seen a couple of recipes over the past few months that have Biscoff as one of the ingredients.  They certainly don't see something as exotic as that in my little country grocery store but one day when I was in a bigger city I happened to find it at Walmart.  Yes, that fancy store.  And, I am so glad that I did find it.  It is amazing.  I mean really A-MAZE-ING!


So, as I was looking through my favorite blogs trying to decide what I would make with this awesome stuff, I came across this recipe on Picky Palate's blog.  These cookies were so good that I had to share them with the teachers at our school and they got rave reviews.  They are like over the top good!  These are not delicate petite cookies, they are stuff your face big delightful goodness.  They are so good that I making them again tomorrow!


Enjoy!




Biscoff Stuffed White Chocolate Chip Cookies
{original recipe by Jenny/Picky Palate}
Ingredients
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • 4 cups AP flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 1/2 cups white chocolate chips
  • 2 cups Biscoff Spread (I used crunchy)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Line a large baking sheet with a silpat liner or parchment paper.
  3. In a stand or electric mixer, beat butter and sugars until well combined.
  4. Add eggs and vanilla beating until well combined.
  5. Place flour, baking soda and salt into a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
  6. Slowly add to the wet ingredients along with white chips until just combined.
  7. With a medium cookie scoop, scoop the dough onto the prepared baking sheet about 1 inch apart.
  8. Using your thumb, press a well into each cookie for the Biscoff.
  9. Using a small spoon, scoop about 1 tablespoon Biscoff into each well of the cookie.
  10. Place another scoop of cookie dough on top and press edges gently. The Biscoff will not be completely enclosed and will be visible around edges.
  11. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until edges are just golden brown.
  12. Let cool for 10 minutes on the baking sheet then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Get ready to have your socks knocked off!
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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Recipe: Oatmeal Cheesecake Cranberry Bars





It's been a whole week since we have been back home.  I am still recovering from my surgery but I finally got in my kitchen a few days ago and whipped up a batch of the most delicious Oatmeal Cheesecake Cranberry Bars.  I had LOTS of time on my hands to peruse through some of my favorite blogs, which is where I found this recipe on The Sweets Life.  If you haven't been on Natalie's blog, you are really missing out.  I have found some awesome meatless meal alternatives, breads and rolls and fantastic looking desserts.  Really, everything she makes looks fabulous!




The cheesecake bars were simple to make and super delicious.  I love the bottom, it was almost like shortbread.  The cranberry sauce was perfect with the creamy cheesecake and the crumb topping took the whole thing over the top!  I made a few changes based on what I had on hand but stayed pretty on track with the original recipe.


You must give this yummy goodness a try!  Enjoy!




Oatmeal Cheesecake Cranberry Bars
{adapted from the original recipe by Natalie/The Sweets Life}
Ingredients
  • 2 cups AP flour
  • 1 1/4 cups old-fashioned oats
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • 16 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp orange extract
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1-14 oz can whole cranberry sauce
  • 2 tsp cornstarch

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Spray a 9x13" pan with non-stick spray; set aside.
  3. In a bowl, combine flour, oats and brown sugar. Add butter with a pastry cutter (or your hands) until mixture resembles coarse crumbles.
  4. Reserve 1 1/2 cups oat mixture; set aside.
  5. Press remaining oat mixture into prepared pan.
  6. Bake for 15 minutes; remove from oven and allow to cool slightly.
  7. In a bowl, combine cream cheese and sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
  8. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth.
  9. Add orange and vanilla extract, beating until combined.
  10. Pour cream cheese mixture over crust; set aside.
  11. In a small bowl, combine cranberry sauce and cornstarch, mixing well.
  12. Dollop the cranberry mixture over the cream cheese. You will not completely cover the cream cheese.
  13. Sprinkle the remaining oat mixture over the top.
  14. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until set.
  15. Remove from oven and allow to cool for about an hour.
  16. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours and cut into bars.
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Saturday, December 31, 2011

Countdown to 2012: Best Desserts

 Countdown to 2011 with Finding Joy in My Kitchen


I am so excited to be joining SnoWhite at Finding Joy in My Kitchen for her annual countdown.  I participated last year and it was interesting to look back on my blog to see the recipes that I made over the past year.

I love to bake!  I didn't get to bake as much as I like to this year with the very long heat wave that we went through here in Texas.  It was just too hot to turn the oven on unless I had to.  However, I did manage to make some desserts that my family and friends loved.  Here were our favorites:


Sunday, November 6, 2011

Recipe: Caramel Stuffed Apple Cider Cookies




I recently participated in a cooking challenge that used apples and caramel.  As I was browsing through all the recipes, I came across this cookie recipe on Lisa's blog, Cook Lisa Cook, and immediately new that I would be making them in the very near future.  And I did and I am so glad that I made them and took them to the admin staff at my kid's school.  They loved them, my family loved them and I thought they were fantastic!  A perfect cookie for the fall season and super easy to make.  I highly suggest that you give this recipe a try because you will not be disappointed and you will receive so many compliments it will make your pretty little head spin.

Enjoy!


Caramel Stuffed Apple Cider Cookies
{adapted from the recipe by Cook Lisa Cook}
Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 box (7.4 oz) spiced apple cider drink mix (DO NOT use sugar free!)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 bag (14 oz.) caramels

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Line baking sheets with either a Silpat or parchment paper.
  3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter, sugar, salt and the contents of all 10 packets of apple cider drink mix.
  4. Add the eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition.
  5. Add the vanilla and blend until mixed.
  6. Add the baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and flour and mix until well blended.
  7. Using a medium cookie scoop fill the scoop level with the cookie dough.
  8. While the cookie dough is still in the scoop, press one unwrapped Kraft Caramel into the center of the dough and then pinch the dough to cover the caramel.
  9. Release the scoop of dough onto prepared cookie sheet placing about 2-inches apart.
  10. Bake 12-14 minutes, or until very lightly browned around the edges. Please don't over-bake!
  11. Once the cookies are done, allow the cookies to partially cool on the Silpat or parchment.
  12. When cookies are cool enough to be firm but still slightly warm, carefully remove from the Silpat or twist off the parchment and allow to finish cooling upside down on parchment. (I found that when I cooled them on the rack, it left indention's.)
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Friday, October 7, 2011

Recipe: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Butterscotch Cookies




This month, I am participating in Mom's Crazy Cooking Challenge.  Every month there is a new theme challenge.  The great thing about this challenge is that you choose a specific recipe from another blogger.  You then bake and blog the recipe showcasing the blog that you selected the recipe from.  You also get to vote on the best "ultimate" recipe for the month.  The challenge this month is chocolate chip cookies. 

The recipe that I selected is White Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies from How Sweet Eats.  Jessica has so many fantastic chocolate chip cookie recipes that it was hard to pick just one, but I forced myself to.  Her recipe and pictures made me drool at my keyboard.  Now, I am sure you are asking yourself the obvious question.  How did I end up with Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Butterscotch Cookies?  Well, I thought I had all the ingredients but I obviously did not.  But, that is the beauty about this recipe.  The basic ingredients and technique make this cookie so soft, moist and delicious that you could make substitutions and still get an awesome cookie!  I have never baked a cookie where you melt the butter with peanut butter, but from here on out, I will.  Melting the peanut butter gave it such a sutle nutty flavor and it helped keep the cookie moist and chewy. 

I will be making her original recipe soon because it sounds so unbelievable tasty, but I think milk chocolate and peanut butter chips would be outstanding as well.  Like I said, limitless possibilities!

Thanks to Jessica at How Sweet It Is for sharing this awesome cookie recipe.  Don't forget to stop by Mom's Crazy Cooking and vote for the ultimate chocolate chip cookie.



Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Butterscotch Cookies
(adapted from the original recipe of How Sweet Eats)

2 1/4 cups AP flour
1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons of unsalted butter, melted and cooled
6 tablespoons of creamy peanut butter, melted and cooled
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 egg + 1 egg yolk, at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup milk chocolate morsels/chunks
1/2 cup butterscotch morsels

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Add butter and peanut butter to a microwave safe bowl, and heat in 30 second increments until melted. Let cool completely.

Mix the flour, salt and baking soda in a bowl and set aside. In another bowl, mix the cooled butter/peanut butter and sugars until they are combined. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and stir until mixed. Gradually add dry ingredients and mix until a dough forms – it will be crumbly at first, but it will come together. If necessary, add 1-2 teaspoons of milk. Fold in white chocolate and peanut butter chips.


Using an ice cream scoop, mound dough on baking pan about two inches apart.  Flatten the dough just slightly.  Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are slightly brown. The centers should be soft and slightly puffy. Do not over bake. Let cool completely.

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Friday, March 4, 2011

Recipe Review: Go Bananas Whoopie Pies


Whoopie Pies....doesn't that sound like yummy goodness?  I think so and decided to make a batch after seeing whoopie pies featured in the current issue of Taste of Home.  I scored an awesome deal of 10 pounds of ripe bananas for a whole dollar and wanted to use them up quick.  This was my first attempt at making whoopie pies.  The method is simple but they do require a bit of time. 

The cookie is soft and very moist.  I found that refrigerating the dough about 30 minutes before baking made it easier to scoop it out evenly.  You want to bake the cookies and watch them carefully.  After making the first few batches, I realized that my edges were a bit more brown that I like (as you can see in the photo).  When I make these again, I will pull them out just as they are starting to brown on the edges. 

The filling is very soft and I realized as I was putting the filling onto the cookies that it would have been better to let it set up in the refrigerator as well.  The next time that I make this, I think I will pipe the filling onto the cookies. 

My family enjoyed these very much and they were gone quickly.  This is a great recipe that I will be making again.



Go Bananas Whoopie Pie
(recipe from Taste of Home)

Ingredients 

COOKIE:
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda


FILLING:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Additional confectioners' sugar


Directions


In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In a small bowl, combine banana and buttermilk. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with banana mixture.  Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until set. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.  For filling, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, peanut butter, and butter until fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spread filling on the bottoms of half of the cookies, about 1 tablespoon on each; top with remaining cookies. Dust with additional confectioners' sugar, if desired. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 2 dozen.


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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Recipe Review: Oatmeal Craisin Breakfast Cookies


I am always looking for breakfast recipes that I can make for my kids during the rush of getting out the door for school.  When I saw this recipe from Prairie Story, I knew that I had to give it a try.  If you love oatmeal, then you will love these cookies.  They are not very sweet, have a crunchy edge and soft inside.  While my kids were not crazy about them, the adults in the house definitely loved them.  They were all gone within 24 hours.  I will keep this recipe in our family cookbook simply because I loved them!

Enjoy!


Oatmeal Craisin Breakfast Cookies
(recipe from Prairie Story)

Beat together:
3/4 cup margarine, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla


Mix in:
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt


Fold in:
3 cups oats
3/4 cup craisins
1/2 coconut shredded, sweetened


Spoon rounded tablespoonfuls onto baking sheet.  Bake at 350° for 12 minutes.


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For another healthy cookie recipe, see my recipe for Andes Mint Cookies
made with white bean puree.




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