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Gingerbread men

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Gingerbread man

In the spirit of the season, I present another holiday cookie – gingerbread men. They can also be reindeer. You just flip the cookie upside down. The reindeer nose is the gingerbread man’s head and the antlers are his feet! You could even add a little cinnamon hot candy on the reindeer’s nose to make him a Rudolph!

Rudolph, but without his shiny red nose

I made these into sandwich cookies, so the filling recipe is at the end. You don’t have to do that, of course.

I did chill the dough overnight and took it about an hour before I was ready to bake. Mine always wind up large, probably because I don’t roll out the dough as thin as I should.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount. I also recommend preheating the oven for 20 minutes before baking so it cycles to the right temp.

  • Ingredients cookies
  • 6 tbs butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tbs water
  • 3 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tps salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ginger
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves

Directions – cream butter and brown sugar. Add egg and water. Blend in dry ingredients. Mixture will be crumbly so you may have to mix it for a while for it to come together. You may even need to add another tbs or 2 of water. Cover and chill.

Take dough out of fridge about an hour before baking cookies so the dough is easier to work with. In a floured surface, roll out the dough with a rolling pin to the thickness you want and cut with cookie cutters. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and stagger cookies. Sprinkle with sugar.

Bake 8 to 9 minutes. Cool completely.

  • Filling
  • 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Milk

Directions – in a bowl, blend butter and powdered sugar. Stir in vanilla. Add enough milk to get the consistency you want and spread between two cookies. Store in covered container.

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Smores cookies bars

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Amidst all the holiday baking with cutout sugar cookies, snickerdoodles and gingerbread men, I went a little outside the box and decided to make smores cookie bars. They are quite simple and are topped with marshmallow buttercream frosting and melted milk chocolate chips. We are going to our friends’ house tonight for a Christmas party and these are what we are bringing.

Remember to preheat your oven to 375 degrees for 20 minutes before baking so your oven cycles to the right temp. Also, spoon your flour bag from your flour container

  • Bars ingredients list
  • 1 cup crisco (original or butter flavor)
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 cups flour (scooped your flour bag into your measuring up so you get the right amount)
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cups finely crushed graham crackers

Preheat oven to 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Line a 9×13 pan with tin foil and spray with baking spray. In a bowl, cream crisco, brown sugar and sugar. Mix in eggs and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients and crushed graham cracker. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes (edges just turn golden). Cool completely.

  • Frosting ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup marshmallow fluff
  • 2 1/2 cups to 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 to 3 tbs heavy cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Cream butter and fluff. Mix in powdered sugar slowly. Add cream and vanilla. Blend to desired consistency. Frost cooled bars. Top with melted chocolate. Store in covered container.

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Chocolate hot cocoa and marshmallow chip cookies

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I saw this wonderful creation from Nestlé at Aldi and I bought, not one, but 2 bags. Hot cocoa and marshmallow chips? Genius!

I figure pop one bag in some chocolate cookie dough and magic happens.

I put up both our trees this weekend.. and pulled put my favorite ornament. (I also love the red haired doll from Rudolph, which is right next to it). It is year 34 with this Bills ornamant, and am hoping Santa comes through this time!

Go Bills!

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount, scoop out your dough and then chill the individual mounds at least an hour, and preheat your oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes before baking so it cycles to the right temp.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 tbs vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup plus 3 tbs sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 3 3/4 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup baking cocoa
  • 3 tsp cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 bag of hot cocoa chips
  • 1 cup milk chocolate chips

Directions – cream butter, oil, sugar, and brown sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients. Fold in chips. Scoop out dough (I used my cookie scoop that is 6 tbs worth). I formed them into tall mounds and chills them for at least an hour. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes before baking. Stagger cookies on prepared sheets. Bake 15 to 18 minutes. Cool completely. Store in covered container.

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Oreo Brookie brownies

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An oreo layer on the left, nutter butter on the right

I could not decide between making brownies or chocolate chip cookies, so I combined them and put a layer of oreos in between them and baked them up. I thought of putting melted chocolate on top, but decided that would be too much. 😀

Remember to preheat your oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes before baking. Also, scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount. Do the same drill with your baking cocoa.

  • Brownie ingredients
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup baking cocoa
  • Oreos

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9×13 baking pan with parchment paper and spray with baking spray. In a bowl, combine sugar, oil, and milk. Beat in eggs and vanilla. fold in dry ingredients. The mixture will be thick. Spread into bottom of prepared pan. Layer with oreos. Set aside

  • Chocolate chip layer
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1/4 cup butter flavor crisco
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl, combine butter, crisco, sugar, and brown sugar. Add egg, yolk, and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients. Mix in chips. I grabbed handfuls of dough and flattened them like a pancake and placed them on top of oreo layer.

Bake in 350 degrees in a preheated oven for 15 minutes. Cover with tin foil to keep edges from getting too brown. Bake another 20 to 25 minutes (or possibly longer). Try not to let the edges get too brown. I would rather underbake than overbake. If you feel it is underbaked after you cut brownies up, you can chill them overnight in the fridge. That helps firm them up.

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Browned butter chocolate chip bars

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Tuesday is the annual day of giving, which encourages people to do good. Tuesday is also the start of V Week at ESPN to raise money for cancer research. If you can help, go to v.org to donate.

For part of my effort to put good into the world, I made browned butter chocolate chip bars. Very easy to make. Remember to preheat your oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes before baking. Scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.

Some decided to cut into the bars

To brown your butter, put it in a pan and melt over low heat, keep cooking it until you see light brown specs. Then immediately remove from heat.

  • Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, browned and cooled 10 minutes
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions – line and 8×8 pan with tin foil and spray with baking spray. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, combined browned butter, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla. Blend in flour and salt. Fold in chips. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Bake 20 minutes (no longer). Cool completely. Store in covered container.

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Chocolate cheesecake with an oreo crust

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I asked Rob what he wanted for Thanksgiving dinner this year, and he said lasagna. He despises turkey and the rest of the Thanksgiving fixings, so the last few Thanksgivings I have worked and we have had lasagna for our dinner on 🦃day. And when it came to dessert, Rob requested chocolate cheesecake. I think I do pretty well, even though I am new to making cheesecakes. (Cheesecake factory has nothing to worry about though) 😉

I pre-baked the oreo crust for 10 minutes because that is what I see people recommending online for cheesecake crusts. Something about keeping the crust from getting soggy.

Here is a peek at the oreo crust
  • Crust ingredients
  • 24 oreos, finely crushed
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line the inside of a 10 inch springform pan with tin foil on the bottom and halfway up the sides. In a bowl, combine crumbs and butter. Press into bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 minutes. While crust is in the oven, prepare cheesecake.

  • Cheesecake ingredients
  • 24 ounces cream cheese, softened (I used neufchatel, which is softer, less calories, and lower fat)
  • 14 ounce can condensed milk
  • 12 ounce semisweet chocolate chips, melted
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla

In a bowl, beat cream cheese smooth. Add condensed milk. Blend in melted chocolate. Beat in one egg at a time. Stir in vanilla. Pour over crust. Bake 70 minutes at 300 degrees. Remove from oven. Cool completely. Store covered in fridge.

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Week 11 victory cookies

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A classic cookie is what I opted to bake for my week 11 Bills victory cookies – chocolate chip.  This has not been a season for as many victory cookies as past years, but I take wins when we get ’em.  So I baked cookies at 830 tonight.  Yikes!

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount,  chill your individual cookie dough a few hours before baking.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees for 20 minutes before baking so oven cycles to the right temp before baking.

  • Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbs vegetable oil
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tep salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions – cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Add eggs, vanilla and vegetable oil. Blend in dry ingredients. Mix in chips. Scoop out 2 tbs dough. Chill a few hours. Preheat oven to 375 degrees before baking. Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners. Stagger cookies on prepared sheets. Bake 9 to 11 minutes. Cookies will be a little undercooked on top, but bottoms will be browned. Cool completely. Chill in fridge to help cookies firm up. Store in covered container.

Thanks for stopping by today! I wish you a day of joy, peace and love. Remember to be kind. Go Bills!

Chocolate Oreo Cookies

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I was looking to make something chocolate, but wanted the cookies to be a little different, so I decided to add some finely crushed oreos. And added some white frosting. Rob gave me a thumbs up. Always good to get a thumbs up from your chief taste tester!

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup. These don’t really spread. I opted to keep them puffy and mound-like, but you can slightly flatten them if you want. Don’t bake these longer than 11 minutes. I know they seem undercooked, but they will firm up as they cool. If you bake them too long, they will be dry.

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3 tbs brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup flour (scooped from your flour bag into your measuring cup)
  • 1/4 cup baking cocoa
  • 3 tbs cornstarch
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
  • 24 oreos, finely crushed

Directions – cream butter, sugar, brown sugar and powdered sugar. Add eggs, oil and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients and crushed oreos. Scoop out 1/4 cups dough and form tall mounds. Chill a few hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Stagger cookies on sheet. Bake 9 to 11 minutes (no longer than 11). Cool completely.

  • Frosting ingredients
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tbs cream (or more)

Cream butter and powdered sugar. Add vanilla and cream. Blend well. Frost cookies. Store in covered container.

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Frosted and cookie dough topped vanilla cookies

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These are a simple vanilla cookie, frosted with a white chocolate frosting and topped with eggless/edible cookie dough.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount. Chill the dough for a few hours before baking. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes before baking so it cycles to the right temp.

  • Cookie ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup butter crisco
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/4 cups flour (scooped from your flour bag into your measuring cup)
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder

Directions- cream butter, sugar and brown sugar. Add egg, vanilla, and egg white. Blend in dry ingredients. Scoop put 1/4 cups dough. Chill a few hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes before baking. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Stagger cookies. Bake 12 to 14 minutes (no longer or else they will dry out) cool completely.

  • White chocolate frosting
  • 6 tbs butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tbs sugar
  • 2/3 cup white chocolate chips, melted
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tbs flour
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 to 3 tbs milk

Cream butter, brown sugar and sugar. Add melted white chocolate. Blend in flour and powdered sugar. Add milk. (Might need to add more milk to get the consistency you want). Frost cooled cookies.

  • Cookie dough
  • 2 tbs butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1-2 tbs heavy cream
  • 3 tbs mini chocolate chips

Cream butter and brown sugar. Add vanilla. Stir in flour then cream. Mix in chips. Scoop out dough and place on frosted cookies. Store in covered container.

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A big game calls for big time treats!

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Another big game for the Bills this week – at Cincinnati on Sunday Night Football. Night games are tough because 1) they get over after 11 pm and 2) I have all day to get nervous. I prefer 1 pm Sundays! Anyways, a game of this magnitude calls for me to step up my cookie game for work tomorrow morning. So here are sugar cookies stuffed with brownies. Perhaps I should have drizzled them with a fudge topping! Next time, perhaps!

Remember to scoop your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount. Also chill the individual cookie doughs before baking to prevent spreading.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 pan of brownies, baked as directed, cooled and cut into small squares
  • 1 1/2 cups crisco
  • 1 1/3 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tbs vanilla
  • 4 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder

Directions – cream crisco and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients. Scoop out 1 tbs dough and lightly flatten.

Place a brownie square on top

Top with a other tbs of dough

Seal edges to completely cover brownie.

Chill doughs for a few hours. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Stagger cookies on sheet.

Bake 12 to 14 minutes. Bottoms will be lightly golden. The tops were a little doughy so I popped them in the fridge to firm them up. Store in covered container (either in fridge or on countertop).

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you have a wonderful day, filled with peace, joy and love. Go Bills!