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Sugar smashed peanut butter cookies

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Some friends are coming over and love peanut butter treats, so I wanted to make them some peanut butter cookies.  I ended up frosting these.. but I think next time, melted milk chocolate chips or hershey kisses would be better.

Remember to scoop your flour and powdered sugar from their respective containers so you get the right amount.  If you have time, I recommend chilling the dough so the cookies  spread less.

  • Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1/4 cup crisco
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tbs water
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Extra sugar

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, crisco, peanut butter, sugar, powdered sugar and water.  Add eggs.  Fold in flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt.  Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough.  roll into balls.   Spray the bottom of a glass with Pam and dip in extra sugar.  Gently smush cookies (I left mine kind of thick).  Chills for a few hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Bake 9 to 11 minutes (no longer).  Cool completely.  Top with melted milk chocolate.  Store in covered container.

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Cookies and Cream Cookies

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Bills gameday week 3, treat # 1 – cookies and cream cookies.  These are a basic chocolate chip cookie dough  recipe with pieces of oreo, milk chocolate chips and white chocolate chips.  These are very large – 6 cookies, but I shall cut them in half or thirds for tomorrow. 

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  I recommend chilling the individual doughs for a half hour or so to keep them puffy.  Also make sure you preheat your oven so it cycles to the right temp.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tso baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup oreos, broken into pieces
  • 1 /2 cup milk chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup white chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl, cream sugar, brown sugar and sugar.  Add egg and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients.   Mix in oreos and chips.  Divide into 6 even pieces and form into tall mounds.  Chill 30 minutes to an hour.  Line a cookies sheet with parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on sheet like below.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Bake 14 minutes (no longer).  Cool completely.   Store in covered container.

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Go Bills!

Does oatmeal make these chocolate chip cookies healthy?

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Confession – These are huge cookies because I got a late start and used my quarter cup scoop to make the baking process go faster.  I also didn’t have a chance to chill the dough.  So I cut them in half after they cooled down and brought them into work. 

Does oatmeal make them healthier? 😉

  • Ingredients list
  • 2 1/2 cups quick oats
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl, combine dry ingredients.  Mix in vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla.   Fold in chips.  Scoop out quarter cups of dough.  I recommend chilling the dough for a few hours.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Stagger cookies in a row of 2, one, two and one, as seen below.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes.  Bottoms will be browned.  Tops may be gushy, but let the cookies cool and pop them in the fridge to firm up. 

Store in covered container.  Thanks for stopping by today.  Hope you have a wonderful day.  Remember to be kind.  Everyone is fighting some sort of battle.

Chocolate chip cookie bars for Sara’s sweet 16

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Tomorrow is my goddaughter Sara’s sweet 16 birthday party.  When I asked her what I could bring, she asked for these.  Very simple to make.   I can’t believe she is 16 already.  Seems like yesterday, I met and held her for the first time.  Time goes by too fast!

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed into a measuring cup
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups flour, scooped from the flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the correct amount
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cups chocolate chips

Directions – preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Line a 9×13 pan with tin foil and spray with baking spray.   Set aside.  In a bowl, cream butter, shortening, sugar and brown sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Fold in dry ingredients.   Mix in 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips.  Evenly spread in prepared pan.  Evenly sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips.  Gently press down on top of dough.  Bake  17 to 20 minutes (edges will be golden).  Cool completely.   Store in covered container. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I wish you a day of joy, peace and happiness.   If you make these, let me know how they turn out. 

Happy National Chocolate Chip Cookie day 2024!

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I thought we already had national chocolate chip cookie day this year, but I saw yesterday that it is August 4th, which is today.    I already had funfetti cookies stuffed with golden oreos, but still whipped up a batch of chocolate chip cookies, also including white and milk chocolate chips.  These are made with browned butter and bread flour.  I used a bread flour recipe bc it is terribly humid, again, and I was hoping to keep the cookies from spreading.  I also froze the dough mounds for that same reason. The first batch did not spread at all.  They are large blobs and a little doughy, so I popped them in the fridge. 

These might be a little too puffy!

I have a few different cookie pans, so it might have been that.  😀

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  I recommend chilling the individual  dough cookies for a few hours.  Also preheat your oven before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, browned and cooled 10 min
  • 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tbs heavy cream or milk
  • 2 1/2 cups bread flour (scooped from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount)
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2/3 cup white chocolate chips
  • 2/3 cup milk chocolate chips

Directions – pour browned butter in a mixing bowl.  Mix in brown sugar and sugar.  Blend in egg, yolk, vanilla and cream/milk.  Fold in dry ingredients.  Mix in chips.  Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough.  Chill a few hours.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.   Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners.  Stagger cookies on sheet.   Bake 10 to 12 minutes.   Tops will likely be gushy.  Place them in fridge to firm them up.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Wishing you a wonderfully, happy day!

Another chocolate chip cookie recipe (this one with condensed milk)

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It’s 90 and humid out, so why not turn on the oven and bake cookies?  These are another chocolate chip cookie recipe.  I made them with condensed milk, an ingredient  I have seen used in various brownie recipes.  so i tried it here!   I froze the individual cookie doughs before baking bc I was hoping it would help avoid having them spread.  It did.  These are pretty big and perhaps a little gushy.   I will pop them in the fridge to help them firm up.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  I recommend chilling the individual doughs for a few hours at least.  And as always, preheat your oven before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 1/2 cups butter, melted
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup condensed milk (almost all of a 14 oz can)
  • 4 1/3 cups flour
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 cups chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl, combine butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Blend in condensed milk.  Slowly fold in dry ingredients.  Mix in chips.  Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough.  Chill or freeze a few hours.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a sheet with parchment paper.  Stagger chilled/frozen cookie doughs on prepared sheet like below.. 

Bake 10 minutes, no longer.  Tops will be gushy,  but bottoms will be browned.   Cool completely.  Chill to firm up if you want.  store in covered container.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I wish you a day of joy and peace. 

Sheet pan Blondies -Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

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What’s better a batch of Blondies/Chocolate Chip cookie bars?  A sheet pan batch!   Because a sheet pan recipe makes so much more.  And if you are going to bake when it’s 100 degrees and humid, you may as well make it worth your while!

Also I wonder what makes a treat a blondie as opposed to chocolate chip?  Perhaps melted butter or extra brown sugar. 

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, melted and cooled 15 minutes
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 yolks
  • 2 tbs milk/water
  • 3 1/2 cups flour (scooped from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount)
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 cups chocolate chips

Directions – preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet (13×18 inches) with parchment paper and spray with baking spray.  In a bowl, combine melted butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Add eggs, yolks, vanilla and milk.  Mix in dry ingredients.  Fold in chips.  Evenly press into prepared pan.  Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until lightly golden on top.  Be careful not to overbake or they will dry out. If you feel they are undercooked, just let them cool completley and pop them in your fridge for a while to firm them up.

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Black cocoa Reese’s Pieces Cookies

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I had some Reese’s pieces I want to use to, so I thought putting them in some black cocoa cookies would work just fine.  I also had a few mini m&Ms left so I tossed them in too, along with milk chocolate chips. Feel free to use whatever mix-ins you want.  You cam also use unsweetened or special dark baking cocoa.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your mmeasuring cup so you get the right amount (same goes for the cocoa).  I also recommend chilling the individual doughs for a few hours.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 2/3 cup black cocoa
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cups of mix-ins (Reese’s pieces, m&ms, chocolate chips etc)

Directions – in a bowl, combine butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients.  Fold in mix-ins.  Scoop out 1/4 cups dough.  Chill for a few hours.  Preheat oven for 20 minutes before baking.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on prepared sheet. 

This is how I stagger cookies

Bake at  350 degrees 10 to 12 minutes.  Cool completley.  Store in covered container.  If cookies seem to gushy, pop in fridge to firm them up.

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Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies

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These oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are one of two treats I am bringing into work tomorrow (the other – dark chocolate bars topped with hershey kisses and m&ms.    These cookies are so simple to make and came out great.  No need to wait for butter to soften.  These use vegetable oil.

Since it was humid today, I  popped the individual doughs  in the freezer for a bit to prevent spreading.   Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  And, preheat your oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes before baking.

  • Ingredients
  • 2 1/2 cups instant oats
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl, combine all dry ingredients, including oats.  Mix in oil, then eggs and vanilla.   Blend in chips.  Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough.  Chill or freeze for a few hours.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a sheet with parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on it.  Bake 10 minutes.  Tops will be a little gushy, but bottoms will be browned. Cool completely.   You can pop these in the fridge for a few hours to firm them up, if you want.  Store in covered container.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  If you make these, let me know how they turn out.  I wish you a day filled with peace, love and joy.

Beyond XL milk chocolate chip chocolate cookies

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A chocolate treat request from Rob ahead of game five of the NHL’s Eastern Conference Final.   These are very large chocolate cookies with milk chocolate chips.   I made them a lot larger than usual so I cooked them at a higher temperature (410).   These only need 9 minutes to bake, max.  They may seem undone, but the bottoms will be cooked enough.  I let them cool completely and then  popped them in the fridge to firm up a bit.  I cut them into smaller chunks because these cookies are about  as big as my fist. 

Remember to scoop your flour and baking cocoa from their respective containers into measuring cups so you get the right amount.  I also popped these in the freezer for 20 minutes to help prevent spreading. And preheat your oven to 410 degrees for 20 minutes before baking.

  • Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups butter, cold and shredded with a cheese grater or cut into tiny cubes
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tbs sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tbs vanilla
  • 5 cups flour
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cups milk chocolate chips (plus extra if you want to roll tops of cookies in more chips)

Directions- in a bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients. (It may take a while for dough to come together.  I mixed in  half the flour with the cocoa, baking soda, cornstarch and salt, then I added the rest of the flour).  Fold in chips.  Divide dough into 12 equal pieces and form tall mounds.  Roll tops of cookies into additional chips if you want.  Freeze 20 minutes while you preheat oven to 410 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Place 4 cookies on a sheet and bake (I only baked 4 at a time).  Bake 8 to 9 min (no longer).  Cool completely.    Pop in the fridge for a half hour or so.  Store in covered container.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Wishing you a day of peace, love and happiness.