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Monday, November 11, 2013

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

A coworker of mine brought in these cookies and I devoured them. No, really. It was not a pretty sight. There were some leftover from that batch and I brought some home for the kiddos. Well, for Aaron. He devoured them as well.

I made a batch this weekend with the kiddos and actually made two separate batches. The first batch was just pumpkin (so just skip the chips step on this recipe) and the other with the chips. This way both kids could enjoy.

I do recommend splurging and buying Ghiradelli chips for this recipe, they make all the difference in the world.

Here's what you need:

1 cup of canned pumpkin
1 cup of white sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
2 cups of all purpose flour
2 teaspoons of baking powder
2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon milk
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Here's what you need to do:

Combine pumpkin, sugar, vegetable oil, and egg.
In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and salt.
Dissolve the baking soda with the milk and stir in to the flour mixture.
Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture and mix well.
Add vanilla and chocolate chips.
Drop by spoonful on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for approximately 10 minutes or until lightly brown and firm.
When they are done, let them cool and then put into the fridge. These cookies taste a million times better chilled, trust me!

Enjoy!

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Hot Cocoa Cookies

This is another cookie recipe my MOM sent me. She did not make these, but they were on the same page as some cookies that she did make and I really wanted to try them. This recipe came from Every Day with Rachael Ray.

You need:

1 stick (4 oz.) unsalted butter

7 bars (3.5 oz. each) semisweet chocolate—12 oz. chopped, 7.5 oz. cut into 1-inch squares and the rest for garnish

1 1/2 cups flour

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

1 1/4 cups (packed) light brown sugar

3 eggs, at room temperature

1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract

30 marshmallows

Here's what to do:

In a medium saucepan, melt the butter and chopped chocolate, stirring frequently, over medium heat. Let cool for 15 minutes.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
Using an electric mixer, beat the sugar, eggs and vanilla at low speed until smooth, 2 minutes. Mix in the cooled chocolate mixture just until blended. Add the flour mixture in 2 batches, mixing on low speed until just combined. Refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour. (If making the dough a day ahead, let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before shaping.)
Position a rack in the upper third of the oven; preheat to 325°. Line 2 large cookie sheets with parchment. Using a tablespoon, scoop the dough and roll between your palms to form 1-inch balls. Arrange about 16 balls 2 inches apart on each cookie sheet, flattening slightly. Bake until the tops of the cookies crack, about 12 minutes.
Meanwhile, snip 8 marshmallows in half crosswise and stick 1 square of chocolate onto each of the cut sides.
Remove the cookie sheets from the oven; gently press a marshmallow half, chocolate side down, into each cookie. Bake until the marshmallows are just softened, about 4 minutes. Transfer the pans to racks to cool for 5 minutes; grate the remaining chocolate over the hot cookies. Using a spatula, transfer the cookies to the racks; let cool. Repeat the process with the remaining dough, marshmallows and chocolate. Bake each batch on a clean sheet of parchment.

These literally taste like a cup of hot cocoa, they are soooooooooooo yummy! Hope you like these as much as we do!

Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

I had zero intention of making a ton of cookies this year, and now I have at least 5 dozen cookies still sitting in my house. My MOM sent me this recipe, she found it in Woman's Day magazine. The cookies are really yummy, and to save time you can buy the candy cane already broken up.

Here's what you need:

1 1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
1/4 cup(s) unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon(s) baking powder
1/4 teaspoon(s) kosher salt
2 cup(s) bittersweet chocolate chips (12 oz)
1/2 cup(s) (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup(s) sugar
2 large eggs
6 tablespoon(s) heavy cream
8 can(s) canes, smashed (about 3/4 cup)

Here's what to do:

Heat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
Melt 1/2 cup chocolate chips in the microwave according to package directions. Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Reduce the mixer speed to low and gradually add the melted chocolate and then the flour mixture, mixing until just incorporated. Stir in 3/4 cup of the remaining chocolate chips.
Drop rounded tsps of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them 2 in. apart. Bake, rotating the position of the pans halfway through, until cookies are puffed and set, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool on the sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
In a medium microwave-safe bowl, microwave the heavy cream on high until simmering, about 30 seconds. Add the remaining 3/4 cup chips to the cream and let stand for 1 minute. Stir until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth. Spread the chocolate mixture on top of each cookie (about 1/2 tsp each); top with the candy canes. Refrigerate until set, about 20 minutes.

These were super yummy and deadly because they are one bite cookies. I've got more recipes coming today, so be sure to keep checking back!

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

The Ultimate Cake Mix Cookie Book Pt. 2

I already reviewed the drop cookies from The Ultimate Cake Mix Cookie Cook Book and today I'm doing one of the cookie bar recipes. This is the recipe for the Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars. I will say I did see a typo in this recipe and didn't realize it until I was typing it out. In the book it mentions you need vanilla, but it never tells you when to put it in, but based on all of my baking knowledge, I'm guessing you add it with the cream cheese and sugar.

What you need:

1 (18.25 oz) package yellow cake mix
3/4 (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened
3 large eggs
2 cups quick cooking oats
2 (8 oz) packages of cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

What to do:

Preheat oven to 350
Grease or line a 13x9 inch baking pan
Place the cake mix, butter, and 1 egg in a large bowl.
Beat with electric mixer on medium speed 1 to 2 minutes until blended.
Stir in the oats with a wooden spoon. Reserve 1 1/2 cups cake mixture.
Press remaining mixture into prepared pan.
Beat the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and remaining 2 eggs with electric mixer on medium speed 1 to 2 minutes until smooth.
Stir in 1 cup of the chocolate chips.
Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over crust.
Mix remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips into reserved crumbs, then sprinkle over cheesecake layer.
Bake 35-40 minutes or until topping is crisp-looking and golden.
Run knife around sides of pan to loosen bars.
Transfer to wire rack and cool completely.
Chill at least 2 hours, then cut into bars.

These are super yummy! Aaron helped me make them and everything. Be sure to check back next week because I'll be doing one of the specialty cookie recipes.

Still here? Check out What's Cookin' Wednesday at Life as We Know It!

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

The Ultimate Cake Mix Cookie Book Pt. 1

I've been able to review this amazing cookie cookbook called The Ultimate Cake Mix Cookie Book by Camilla Saulsbury. The book features 375 recipes that all start with a box of cake mix. If Camilla's name sounds familiar to you, you may know her from Food Network's Ultimate Recipe Showdown Best Cookie Recipe (she was the winner). Her recipes in this book are so easy to follow and the ingredients are all things that you probably have in your house, or you at least know where they are in the grocery store.

The book is broken down into three different types of cookies, drop cookies, bar cookies and specialty cookies. I've decided to break my review into three sections as well. This one is for her drop cookies. There are a ton of recipes in this section and it was honestly hard to narrow down my selection. I decided to make the chocolate-covered strawberry cookies. These cookies will be perfect for our Valentine's Day bake sale at church!

You need:
1 (18.25 oz) package strawberry cake mix
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1/3 cup butter softened
2 large eggs

Icing:
1 1/4 cups semisweet or white chocolate chips
2 teaspoons vegetable shortening

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Place cake mix, sour cream, butter and eggs in a large bowl.
Blend with electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute until blended.
Drop by the tablespoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for 9-12 minutes until the edges are firm and golden.
Cool for one minute, remove from cookie sheet and then cool completely.
Microwave the chocolate chips and shortening in a medium microwaveable bowl on high for 1 minute, stirring after 30 seconds until smooth.
Using a fork, drizzle tops of cooled cookies with the melted cookies.
Chill cookies for 10 minutes to set the chocolate.

It's really important to chill them so the chocolate sets, otherwise you will have a mess when you go to eat them. All of us loved these cookies, even Scott who is not a huge strawberry fan.

Be sure to check back for my next post on cookie bars!

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Lunch Box Oatmeal Cookies

Time for another What's Cookin' Wednesday with Heather of Life as We Know it. This week Aaron and I made these Lunch Box Oatmeal Cookies. I saw them in this weeks coupon insert and immediately had to look them up, they looked so good! Aaron is definitely my helper when it comes to baking and I was so happy he could help me make these, and then sample a few.

Here's what you need:

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 3/4 cups uncooked old-fashioned quick-cooking oats
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup candy-coated chocolate pieces

Here's what to do:

Heat oven to 375°F.
Combine sugar, butter, egg and vanilla in large bowl.
Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
Reduce speed to low; add oats, flour, baking soda and salt.
Continue beating until well mixed.
Stir in chocolate pieces.
Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto lightly greased cookie sheets.
Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
Let stand 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire cooling rack.

These cookies are so flippin' delicious! I hope you enjoy them as much as Aaron and I did!

Sunday, October 31, 2010

SITS Halloween Party Day 2!

Today is day 2 of the SITS Halloween Party! Yesterday was all about favorite Halloween memories and today is all about Halloween Crafts. Now, I don't claim to be a crafty person, but I love to bake and that's where I get "crafty". I found this great recipe on Nick Jr. for pumpkin cookies that look like spiderwebs.

Cute right? Minus the fact that I forgot to get a piping tip for the black frosting so I had to free hand it.

Here's the recipe:

You need:

1 cup sugar
1 15 oz can of pumpkin puree
1 egg
1 can vanilla frosting
1 cup vegetable shortening
Black frosting tubes
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
toothpicks

What to do:

Preheat oven to 375°F.
Measure the baking soda, cinnamon, and salt into a bowl
With a big spoon, cream the shortening, sugar, and pumpkin purée in a separate bowl. Add the egg and mix it in
Sift in the dry ingredients and mix everything thoroughly with the spoon
Drop heaping spoonfuls onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
Bake 25-30 minutes
When cooled, ice cookies with frosting.
Use the black frosting tubes to draw concentric circles on each.
Use a toothpick to pull the black frosting out from the center (like spokes of a wheel)

Be sure to head over to SITS today to see all of the other crafts and play along with the Halloween party!

Thursday, October 16, 2008

My Recipes

Occasionally, I post some of the yummy things that I make for my family. This is the main place where you will find all of those recipes. I have them broken down by category for you so they are easy to find. Enjoy!

Breakfast