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Stuffed monster cookies for Championship week Saturday

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Keeping my Championship week treat baking going with stuffed monster cookie#.  These have peanu butter, oats, milk chocolate chips and are stuffed with a) Reese’s pb cups

b) double stuff oreos or c) golden oreos. 

The oats make them healthy, right?

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  I also recommend chilling the individual doughs for an hour or two.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 cup oats (i used instant)
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 1 cup mini m&ms
  • 1 cup milk chocolate chips

Directions -in a bowl, cream butter, peanut butter, brown sugar and sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients and oats.  Fold in chips and m&ms.  Scoop out 1 tbs dough and slightly flatten.

Top with a Reese’s pb cup or oreo

Scoop out another tbs of dough, slightly flatten and place on top.

Seal edges.

Chill and hour or two.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and stagger cookies.

Bake 11 to 13 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.   Store in covered container .

A peanut butter cup peaking through

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Carrot cake bars for Championship week Thursday

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I got some carrots to make a carrot cake, but changed things up a bit and made carrot cake bars.  I used melted butter, so they are a little chewier than carrot cake.  Also, they have way too much frosting!  But there are worse things in life.  I doubled this recipe and used two 8×8 square pans to bake them in.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  And preheat your oven before baking.

  • Bars ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 cup shredded carrots (wow, is that fun to do)
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ginger
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions- line and 8×8 square pan with parchment paper and spray with baking spray.  Set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.    In a bowl, combine butter, brown sugar and vanilla.  Blend in egg and yolk, then carrots.  Mix in dry ingredients.  Fold in chips.  Evenly spread in prepared pan.  Bake 28 to 32 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.

  • Frosting ingredients
  • 1/4 cup butter softened
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups powdered sugar

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter and cream cheese.  Add vanilla.  Blend in powdered sugar slowly.   Frost bara.  Chill in fridge. 

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Brownie stuffed M&M chocolate chip cookies for Championship week

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This is a big week – championship week in men’s college basketball, amid the start of NFL free agency, and races are tightening in the NHL and NBA ahead of the postseason.  So I felt stuffed cookies were in order.  Specifically – M&M chocolate chip cookies stuffed with a brownie.  Sounds about right. 

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup butter crisco
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 3 1/4 cups flour
  • 3.4 Oz instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 cups M&ms
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips
  • One batch of brownies cut into small cubes

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, butter crisco, sugar and brown sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Blend in pudding mix.  Fold in dry ingredients.  Mix in chips and m&ms.  Scoop out 1 tbs dough and slightly flatten.  Place a brownie cube on top.  Scoop out another tbs of dough and slightly flatten.  Place on top of  brownie cube and seal edges to hide brownie.  Chill and few hours or over night.  Preheat oven to 350.  Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners.  Stagger cookies doughs on sheet. 

Bake 12 to 14 minutes, no longer. 

Cool completely.   Store in covered container.  Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Brookies topped with melted milk chocolate

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I could not decide between making brownies or chocolate chip cookies, so I made both –  brookies!  And I topped them with melted milk chocolate! These were not too hard to bake… just took a little more time because I made two doughs. 

Remember to scoop your flour from  your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.   Also make sure your oven is preheated before baking. 

  • Brownies ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 1/3 cups chocolate chips
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tbs vegetable  oil
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tps salt
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup flour
  • 4 tbs cocoa
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a saucepan over low heat, combine and melt butter and 1 1/3 cups chocolate chips stirring occasionally until smooth.  Add sugar, then eggs, one at a time and blend well.  Stir in vanilla and oil.  Blend in dry ingredients.  Fold in chips.  Line a 9×9 pan with tin foil and spray with baking spray.  Evenly spread batter in prepared pan.  Set aside.

  • Cookie ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/3 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, brown sugar and sugar.  Add vanilla and egg. Blend in dry ingredients.  Mix in chips.  Scoop out spoonfuls of dough and gently place in spots on top.  Spread evenly with spatula. Bake 25 to 28 minutes, no longer.   Cool completely.  Top with melted chocolate.

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Golden oreo stuffed Funfetti cookies

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I thought I would mix things up after baking a LOT of chocolate treats lately.  Today, I present funfetti cookies stuffed with golden oreos (although I did sneak some double stuff chocolate oreos in a few).

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Also, i chilled them individual stuffed doughs overnight to try and keep them from spreading.

Ingredients list

12 tbs butter, softened

2/3 cup brown sugar

2/3 cup sugar

1 egg

1 egg yolk

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp almond extract

2 1/4 cups flour

3/4 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1/4 cup 🌈  sprinkles

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, sugar, brown sugar.  Blend in egg, yolk, and extracts.  Fold in dry ingredients.  Mix in sprinkles.  Scoop out 1/4 cup dough.

Divide dough  in half and flatten each half. 

Place oreo on top of one half. 

Place other flattened half on top. 

Seal edges. 

Chill doughs a few hours.   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners or parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on sheet.  Bake 10 to 12 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.  Store in covered container

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I wish you a wonderful day filled with peace, joy and love.

Black cocoa/crushed oreo puck cookies

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In honor of the four nations faceoff championship game, I wanted to make black cocoa cookie resembling a puck.  These are puffer than pucks, but they’ll be just fine.  These also used finely ground oreos. 

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.   I also recommend chilling the individual mounds of dough for a bit before chilling.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup crisco
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbs vanilla
  • 1 cup black cocoa
  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 top salt
  • 20 double stuff oreos, finely crushed (30 if using regular oreos)

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, crisco, brown sugar and sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients.  Mix in crushed oreos (i used my hands).  Scoop out 1/4 cups dough.  Chill and hour.  Preheat oven to  350 degrees.  Line cookie sheets with nonstick baking liners or parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on prepared sheets.  Bake 10 to 11 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.   Store in covered container.

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Extra large chocolate chip cookies with extra chocolate chips (and crushed chips ahoy)

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What better way to kick off the week than with extra large chocolate chip cookies with extra chocolate chips? These include finely ground chips ahoy cookies.  A neat addition.  

These are 1/4 cup of chocolate chip cookies dough with extra chips pressed into the top before baking. I didn’t opt to chill the dough before baking so they spread a bit more than I prefer, so maybe next time I chill them a but before baking.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  And preheat the oven before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar (packed into your measuring cup)
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbs water
  • 2 cups chips ahoy cookies, finely crushed in a food processor
  • 3 3/4 cups flour (scooped from your flour bag into your measuring cup)
  • 2 top baking soda
  • 1 top baking powder
  • 1 top salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, brown sugar and sugar.  Add eggs, water and vanilla.  Blend in half of flour with baking soda, baking powder, salt and crushed chips ahoy.  Mix in rest of flour.  Fold in chips.  Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough.  Gently press extra chips in tops of cookie dough.  Chill individual doughs.   When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or nonstick baking liners.  Bake 12 to 14 minutes, no longer. 

Cool completely.   Store in covered container.

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Happy Valentine’s Day!  Mini chip/mini m&m cutout cookies

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Since it is Valentine’s Day, I wanted to use my heart shaped cutouts.  Instead of a traditional sugar cookie cutout, I opted for mini chip/mini m&m cutouts.  Full size chips can not be used here.  They  would make the dough impossible to use cookie cutters on.

This yellow multi shape cookie cutter is an old classic!

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Also, this dough does not need chilling. 

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbs water
  • tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 cups flour
  • 11/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup mini m&ms

Directions – preheat oven to 375 degrees.  In a bowl, cream butter, brown sugar, eggs, water and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients.  Mix in chips and m&ms. Sprinkle flour on  your countertop.  Roll out dough to desired thickness and cut with cookie cutters.  line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners or parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on sheet.  Bake 8 to 9 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.  

Cookie love!

Frost with buttercream frosting or melted chocolate chips. 

Store in covered container.  Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you have a day filled with peace, joy and love. 

Celebrating Josh’s MVP.  Treat # 1 – caramel topped with melted chocolate chips in an oreo brownie base

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A hat trick of treats to celebrate Josh Allen’s mvp award.   These treats feature an oreo crust with pieces of brownie, topped with homemade caramel and topped with melted chocolate chips.  if you don’t have spare brownies around, you can leave them out.   The homemade caramel part may sound intimidating, but it is so easy.

  • Oreo crust ingredients
  • 30 oreos finely crushed
  • 4 or 5 brownies broken up into bits
  • 4 tbs butter, melted

Directions  – line a bread pan with tin foil.  In a bowl,  combine ingredients and press evenly in top of foil.  Freeze for 10 minutes

  • Caramel ingredients
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 8 tbs butter
  • 2 tbs heavy cream

In a pan over low-medium heat, combine sugar and butter, stirring constantly.   Bring to a boil.  Remove from heat and whisk in heavy cream.  Let sit for 15 minutes.  Then, pour over oreo brownie crust.  Top with melted chocolate.  Cut and store in covered container in fridge.

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Celebrating Josh’s MVP.  Treat #2 – cookie dough brownies

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The second treat of my hat trick of treats for Josh’s MVP are a favorite of many  cookie dough brownies.   They looks remarkably like the caramel oreo crust treat in pix, but are much different! 🙂

I used a brownie mix for these, but you can use any homemade recipe if you want.  These are also easy to make and super sweet!

  • Ingredients
  • 1 pan of brownies (9×9 or 8×8 recipe) prepared and cooled completely
  • 4 tbs  butter, almost completely melted
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tbs milk
  • 1/3 cup flour

Directions – in a bowl, combine butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Add milk and vanilla.  Fold in flour.  Mix well and press evenly over brownies.  Top with melted hershey kisses or chocolate chips.  I recommend cutting these before the melted chocolate completely sets,  because it is easier, trust me.  Store in covered container .

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