BROWNIES AND MARSHMALLOWS STUFFED IN A CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE

BROWNIE STUFFED CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES...

Recipe for a fun night with your kid(s)...Pop some gummi worms into your next batch of ice cubes. Add the cubes to some water or juice and pair it with a reading of Diary of a Worm!

FANCY COOKIES

It's OSCAR night! Grab some popcorn... (decorated on a chocolate chip cookie)
Put on your gown...
Or wear this one if you prefer more glitz! Whatever you wear tonight, sit back & enjoy the show!

What screams "KID" cookie more than Gummi Bears???????? Gummi Bears meet chocolate chips! 2 Thumbs up from the kids on this one!

CHOCOLATE COOKIES STUFFED WITH PEPPERMINT PATTIES

PEPPERMINT PATTY COOKIES

RECIPE

2 and ¾ sticks unsalted butter, SOFT

¾ cup granulated sugar

¾ cup packed light brown sugar

2 large eggs

2 TB half & half (or cream)

1 ½ ts pure vanilla extract

3 cups all purpose flour

½ cup + 2 TB cocoa powder (not dutch process)

¾ tsp sea salt

1 and ½ tsp baking powder

½ ts baking soda

2 cups dark & milk chocolate chips

10 candy mint patties (like York peppermint patties)

In a mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, or by hand beat butter and both sugars just until creamy. Don’t overbeat. Add in the eggs, vanilla, and half & half and beat just until incorporated.

In another bowl mix the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

When thoroughly mixed, add to batter and stir just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Chill dough at least an hour before baking.

Divide dough into 10 – 12 lemon size balls. Don’t shape as a lemon though, just shape as a nice round ball. SpIit ball in half, insert a peppermint patty, cover with other half and seal all edges. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet—keeping them 3-4 inches apart. Now back into the fridge to chill.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Depending on your oven, these should need anywhere from 12- 15 minutes to BAKE.

s'more stuffed cookies

S'mores Stuffed inside of a chocolate chip cookie. When my friend & I bake together, you never know what we'll create!

S’mores Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 sticks softened butter
1 Cup granulated sugar
3/4 Cup packed light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 Tablespoon vanilla
3 1/2 Cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 Cups semi sweet chocolate chips
24 graham cracker quarters or 12 full sheets separated at perforations
3 Hershey Bars, broken into rows of 3 bars
12 large marshmallows cut in half lengthwise
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line baking sheet with parchment.
2. Beat butter and sugars until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla.
3. Add dry ingredients.  Add chocolate chips.
4. Layer a graham cracker quarter with 3 Hershey chocolate squares and 2 marshmallow halves. Close with another graham cracker. Top s’more with a large scoop of cookie dough. Place in hands and place another large scoop on bottom then front and back sides as needed. Form dough around s’mores. Will get messy!  Place large cookies onto prepared baking sheet and bake for 15-17 minutes or until edges are golden and centers are cooked through. Let cool for 10 minutes before transferring to cooling rack or serving plate.

NOTE:  I had better success using  half a graham for each, not a whole. (AS WRITTEN)
Makes 12 large stuffed cookies. adapted from picky palate recipe

open wide!

Anyone have a SWEET TOOTH this morning????

What could be inside?

Peanut Butter Filling and Reese's Pieces!

Reese's Pieces Stuffed Cookies

1 stick soft butter
1/2c. sugar
1/2c. light brown sugar
1/4c. peanut butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 large egg
1 1/3c flour
1/2c. unsweetened cocoa
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt

Filling:
3/4c. peanut butter (3/4 cup)
3/4c. confectioner’s sugar
1/3c. Reese’s Pieces

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Cream the butter, both sugars and peanut butter. Add the vanilla and egg, beating to combine. Blend in the dry ingredients.

To make the filling beat the peanut butter and confectioner's sugar until smooth. Fold in the Reese's Pieces. (if u prefer u can chop the pieces up. I left them whole.)

To shape the cookies, break off a large chunk of chocolate dough, make an indentation with your finger, and place a tsp. of filling inside. Push the dough up and over the ball. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.

Dip the top of each cookie into extra sugar and flatten slightly. Bake 10-15 mins depending on the size of your cookies. I made fairly large cookies and had more filling than I needed for the dough.

Jaden's Playdate! Race Car cookies for Jaden....Princess Cookies for Sophia!

Triple Chocolate Fudge

Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies Made with Maple Syrup & Almond Flour...

love cupcakes

TEA TIME FOR AUNT ARLENE

TEA TIME FOR AUNT ARLENE

MUAH!

Cookie Dough Truffles

Oreos all dressed up for Valentine's Day!

FILET MIGNON SERVED WITH A COGNAC CREAM SAUCE

 
SALT & PEPPER 2 FILET MIGNONS. MELT 2T. BUTTER AND 2T. OLIVE OIL IN A SKILLET AND COOK FILETS TILL OUTSIDE CRUSTY.  FLIP AND COOK OTHER SIDE.  TRANSFER TO THE OVEN ON A NONSTICK FOIL LINED PAN AND COOK AT 450 TO FINISH.  (140 DEGREES WILL BE MEDIUM WELL) AND COVER TO REST WHEN DONE.  IN THE SKILLET, ADD 2T. COGNAC, 1/4C BROTH AND A NICE SPLASH OF HEAVY CREAM, ALONG WITH SALT & PEPPER.  COOK 3-4 MINUTES AND SPOON OVER STEAKS.

HEATH BAR HEAVEN

3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/8 tsp. salt
1 stick butter, melted
3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
4 packages (1.4 ounces each) Heath bars, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chunks
1. Heat oven to 350°. Line 9 x 9-inch baking pan with nonstick foil.
2. In a bowl, mix together melted butter and both sugars with a wooden spoon. Mix in egg and vanilla. Add in flour, soda, salt. Stir in Heath bar pieces and chocolate chips. Pour into pan and spread.
3. Bake 25 minutes or until set. Let cool for 30 minutes. Cut into bars.

Caramel Crumb Bars

PEANUT BUTTER BROWNIES

Peanut Butter brownies with toppings....

Shopping list!
butter
peanut butter
eggs
vanilla
sugar
flour
baking powder
optional: choc chips
confectioner's sugar
milk

Melt 1 stick butter and 1/2c. peanut butter in the microwave. Cool a little and stir in 3 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla. Add 1c. flour, 1 1/2c. sugar, 1 tsp. baking powder. If you want, you can also add 1/2c. chocolate chips. Mix well and pour into a 9x13 pan lined with nonstick foil. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. Cool completely and frost!

Frosting:
Beat 1/2c. peanut butter, 1T. soft butter, 1/2 tsp. vanilla and 2c. powdered sugar. SLOWLY add milk until the desired consistency to spread on. Usually around 2T of milk but add slowly.

KIT KAT CAKE

For a ROCK STAR PRINCESS!!!!!!!! So, so easy! Make any 2 layer cake and frost in the middle, on top and sides. Stick on your kitkats, tie on a ribbon and fill the center with m &m's. Now, how easy is THAT????!!!!!

Pre-game Snacks!

SUPER BOWL!

HAPPY SUPER BOWL SUNDAY!







VANILLA CUPCAKES..THE BEST!!!

1 ¾ cups plus 2 tablespoons flour
¾ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup butter, at room temperature
1 ½ cups sugar
3 eggs
¾ cup whole milk
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

BEAT BUTTER AND SUGAR. ADD EGGS ONE AT A TIME. ADD VANILLA. COMBINE DRY INGREDIENTS AND ADD , ALTERANTING WITH THE MILK. DIVIDE IN MUFFIN TINS AND BAKE AT 350 20-23 MINS UNTIL TESTER COMES OUT CLEAN. COOL COMPLETELY BEFORE FROSTING.
ADAPTED FROM GHIRARDELLI


MY BUTTERCREAM RECIPE
BEAT IN THE MIXER 1 STICK BUTTER, 2 CUPS POWDERED SUGAR. ADD A FEW TABLESPOONS OF MILK UNTIL THE DESIRED CONSISTENCY FOR PIPING OR SPREADING!

NUTELLA CANDY BARS!

Happy "WORLD NUTELLA DAY!"

Nutella Candy Bars

BARS:
1 cup Nutella
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup melted butter

TOPPING:
4 Tablespoons Nutella
1 1/2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips.

In a mixer, combine the 1c. Nutella, graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar.

Add the melted butter and stir to combine. Line a 9 by 12 baking pan with nonstick foil. Put the Nutella Candy Bar mix in the pan and press it down evenly.

For the topping:

Melt the 4 T. Nutella and 1 1/2 cups of semi sweet chocolate chips in the microwave.

Pour over the Nutella Candy Bars and spread it out evenly.

Refrigerate the Nutella Candy Bars for 1 hour. Cut into squares or bars.

SLUMBER PARTY!

For my niece's slumber party! Happy Birthday! MADE WITH TWINKIE BODIES AND FONDANT HEADS AND BLANKETS!!!!

Cyber dinner...for my friend!

HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY!

OREO BARK