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Milk chocolate chip mini marshmallow bit cookies

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I went a little out of the box with this treat – milk chocolate chip cookies with mini marshmallow bits.  I thought they would be easier to use and less messy than mini marshmallows.  And they were!

I used a combination of cocoa powder and hot cocoa mix, but you can leave out the cocoa mix if you want.

Remember to scoop your flour and cocoa from their respective containers so you get the correct amount.  If you pour directly into the measuring cup, it gets packed in, and you end up with too much flour and dry cookies.  Yuck!

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup crisco
  • 1 cup plus 2 tbs brown sugar
  • 1 cup plus 2 tbs sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 1/4 plus 2 tbs flour
  • 1/2 cup hot cocoa mix
  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tbs unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 1 cup mini marshmallow bits
  • 2 cups milk chocolate chips

Directions- in a bowl, cream butter, crisco, sugar and brown sugar.  Add eggs.  Mix in dry ingredients. Fold in chips and marshmallow bits.   Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough.  Chill and hour or two.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and stagger cookies.

Bake 10 to 13 minutes. Cool completely.  Store in covered container.

Thank so much for stopping by today.  Wishing you a day of peace, joy and love.  Remember to be kind. 

Smores chocolate chip cookies stuffed with toasted marshmallows

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I wanted to make something a little different than chocolate chip cookies, so I opted for smores chocolate chip cookies stuffed with toasted marshmallows.  They are a pretty big cookie.  Some of them could not contain the marshmallows, so I cut them in half and made them sandwich cookies and topped them with melted hershey kisses.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the correct amount.  If you pour directly from the bag, it gets packed in and makes a dry cookie.  I recommend chilling the marshmallow stuffed doughs for an hour to prevent cookie spreading.  Also preheat your oven to 375 degrees for 20 minutes before baking so your oven cycles to the right temp.

  • Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/3 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cups milk chocolate chips
  • 14 sheets of graham crackers, finely crushed
  • 18 toasted marshmallows

Directions- to toast marshmallows – line a cookie sheet with tin foil and spray with Pam.  Line marshmallows on foil.  Broil 2 to 4 minutes (depending how tasted you want your marshmallows).  Set aside.

In a bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients, then graham cracker crumbs. Fold in chips.  Scoop out 1/4 cups dough.  Divide in half. Place a toasted marshmallow in one half.

  Top with the other half. 

Seal edges. 

Chill an hour.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Stagger cookies, leaving plenty of room.  Bake 9 to 11 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.   Store in covered container.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Wishing you peace, joy and love. Remember to be kind!

Cosmic brownie cookies

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To celebrate the start of the NCAA basketball tournament as well as the Division 3 frozen 4 (which is being held 10 minutes from where we live), I made cosmic brownie cookies.  They are like the little debbie cosmic brownies, which I loved as a child, in cookie form.  I used dark chocolate chips and black cocoa, but you can certainly use semisweet chips and regular baking cocoa.

Reminders – scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  I recommend scooping out and freezing individual dough mounds before baking.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes once you are ready to bake.

  • Ingredients list
  • 12 tbs butter
  • 1 1/3 cups dark chocolate chips
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/3 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup black cocoa
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt

Directions – in a microwave safe bowl, melt butter and dark chocolate chips in 45 second increments until you can stir it all smooth.  Add brown sugar and sugar.  Beat in one egg at a time.  Add vanilla.  Fold in dry ingredients.  Scoop out 3 tbs of dough.  Freeze a few hours.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Bake 13 to 15 minutes.  Tops will be a little gushy.  Cool completely.   Pop in fridge to firm them up.

  • Frosting ingredients
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup black cocoa
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 cup warm water

Combine ingredients and frost cooled cookies.  Sprinkle with m&ms. 

Store in covered container.

Bounceback Triple Chip Cookies

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The triple chip cookie I made yesterday were a complete disaster.  So flat I found them unacceptable.  So I mashed them up, added a few tbs of melted butter and pressed them in a bottom of a pan, added a double recipe of brownies and will bring them to work tomorrow.

Anyway, I needed to bounce back with the triple chips.  These came out perfect.  A couple of things- you need all-purpose flour and bread flour.  You need to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.   The dough needs to be frozen for 90 minutes and then bake it frozen. 

  • Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, cold and shredded with a cheese grater or cubed into small pieces
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 yolk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3/4 cup plus 1 tbs flour
  • 3/4 cup plus 1 tbs bread flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2/3 cup mini chocolate chips (or semisweet)
  • 2/3 cup white chocolate chips
  • 2/3 cup milk chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl cream cold, cubed butter, brown sugar and sugar.  Add egg, yolk and vanilla.  Fold in dry ingredients.  Blend in chips.  Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough.  Freeze 90 minutes.  Cookie dough is baked directly from freezer.   Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on prepared sheet.  Bake 13 minutes.  Tops will be a little doughy.  Cool completley.   Put in fridge for an hour to firm up.  Theb, remove from fridge and store in covered container. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Wishing a day of peace, joy and love!  Remember to be kind!

Chocolate chip cookie dough cheesecake

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I noticed about abundance of neufactel cheese in our fridge (I buy it instead of cream cheese to bake with because it has   a lot less fat and calories), so I asked Rob if he wanted a chocolate cheesecake or a regular cheesecake with stuff in it.  He chose option b and the stuff he chose – chocolate chip cookie dough.  

Use a springform pan with this recipe.  I have 8, 9 and ten inch.  I went with the  nine inch pan this time.

The neufactel does make the cheesecake softer.  You can certainly use regular full fat cream cheese if you’d like.

**** I recommend lining your springform with tin foil and spraying it.  I also placed a cookie sheet directly under the springform pan as the cheesecake cooked in the oven.  

  • Cookie dough ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 tbs milk
  • 1 1/2 cups flour (scooped from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount)
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl,  cream butter, brown sugar and sugar.  Add vanilla and milk.  Fold in flour.  Stir in chips.  Scoop out 1/2 tbs of dough.  Roll into balls.  Place on a tray and freeze at least 15 minutes.  As the doughs freeze, make your cheesecake

  • Crust ingredients
  • 3 cups finely crushed oreos
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 5 tbs butter, melted

Directions – line a 9 inch springform pan and spray with baking spray.  in a bowl, combine ingredients.  Press into prepared pan.  Place in fridge while you make cheesecake mixture

  • Cheesecake ingredients
  • 32 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 tbs flour
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 yolk
  • 1 tbs vanilla

Directions- remove cookie doughs from freezer and set aside.   Remove cookie crust from.fridge and set aside.  in a bowl, cream sugar, flour and cream cheese.  Add heavy cream.  Blend in eggs, yolk and vanilla.  Mix in cookie doughs.  Spread evenly over cookie crust.  Place cookie sheet in oven and Place cheesecake in springform pan on top.  Bake 55 to 60 minutes.  Edges will be golden, middle will be a little wobbly.  Turn oven off.  Leave door ajar.  Let cheesecake stay in oven for one hour.  Remove from oven and cover.  Place in fridge for an hour.  Remove from springform pan.   Store in fridge.  This keeps for about a week.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!   Wishing you a day filled with peace, love and joy.

Chocolate hot cocoa chip cookies

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I found these chips in the baking aisle and thought they were magical. Hot cocoa chip cookies. Another genius creation from Nestlé. I thought they would be perfect in a puffy chocolate cookie.

Remember to scoop your flour and baking cocoa from your containers into your measuring cups so you get the right amount. I also chilled the individual doughs overnight to keep them puffy. And I preheated the oven for 20 minutes for baking so it cycles to the right temp.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 6 tbs evaporated milk/ heavy cream or half and half
  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup baking cocoa
  • 3.4 oz box instant chocolate pudding
  • 2 tbs milk powder
  • 1 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup hot cocoa chips

Directions – cream butter, sugar and brown sugar. Add egg, vanilla and cream or evaporated milk. Blend in dry ingredients. Mix in chips. Scoop out 1/4 cups dough. Chill overnight. Preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Scatter cookies on sheets bake 11 to 13 minutes (no longer). Cool completely.

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XL triple chip cookies topped with melted chocolate chips

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A request from my hubby for triple chip cookies. They are cooked at a higher temperature (390 degrees), so I made them quite large so they did not burn. I am taking them to work, so after they were completley cooled, I cut them in half and topped them with melted chocolate. If I did not cut them in half, people at work would have. 😉

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount (do not pour it in. Pouring it packs it in and you wind up with dry cookies. Blech!). Also chill the individual mounds. And preheat your oven for 20 minutes before baking.

  • Ingredients
  • 8 tbs butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 cups flour
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
    • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
    • 1/2 tsp baking soda
    • 1/2 tsp salt
    • 1 to 3 tbs water (opt)
    • 2/3 cup chocolate chips
    • 2/3 cup milk chocolate chips
    • 2/3 cup white chocolate chips

Directions – cream butter and brown sugar. Add egg and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients. If dough seems dry, add water, 1 tbs at a time to make it easier to work with. Blend in chips. Divide dough into 8 even pieces. I formed mine into very tall mounds. You can flatten your if you prefer. Bake 11 to 14 minutes (no longer). They will be golden on the edges and a little gushy on top. They will firm up as they cool. Once completely cooled, top with melted chocolate if you want.

Store in covered container.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I wish you a day filled with peace, love and joy.

Reese’s Pieces-peanut M&M chocolate cookies stuffed with Reese’s pb cups

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Well, sadly, on this football friday #20, I am not anxiously awaiting a Bills game this weekend. My guys are not playing. It is weird not to be getting excited for one of our games. Honestly, it It is a shock to my system how sudden the season can end this time of year.

Today’s treat is a chocolate cookie,with peanut butter chips, peanut m&ms and stuffed with a Reese’s peanut butter Christmas tree (I still have a lot left over from the holidays and they are good until August). Of course if peanut butter is not your bag, you can use chocolate chips, m&m’s and stuff them with oreos (or keep them plain).

A plain ore for Rob!

Remember to scoop your flour and cocoa from your container into your measuring cup so you get the right amount. I ran out of time to chill the individual cookie dough pieces, but I would next time in hopes of them spreading less. Also, preheat your oven before baking.

Melt your chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl in 45 second increments until you can stir smooth.

  • Ingredients list
  • 10 tbs butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 2/3 cups chocolate chips, melted
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup baking cocoa
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 bag peanut butter chips (10 oz)
  • 1 bag peanut butter m&ms (9 oz)

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. In a bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Completely blend in melted chocolate. Fold in dry ingredients. Mix in chips and m&ms. Scoop out 1 1/3 tbs dough (I used a cookie scoop) and slightly flatten

Place a Reese’s tree on top

Top with another flattened 1 1/3 tbs dough

Seal edges

Stagger on prepared cookie sheet.

Bake 10 to 13 minutes, no longer. Cool completely. Store in covered container.

Thanks for stopping by today. Wishing you a day of love, joy and peace.

Crushed Golden Golden Oreo Cookies topped with Melted Hershey Kisses

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Stepping up my game for NFL Divisional Playoff football friday tomorrow.  I made homemade hostess cupcakes and these crushed Golden oreo cookies.  really, it’s a basically cookie recipe with crushed Golden oreos mixed in. And I topped them with melted chocolate.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount. I recommend chilling these overnight to keep them puffy as they bake. Also preheat your oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes before baking so it cycles to the right temp.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 6 tbs brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 6 tbs cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 24 golden oreos, finely crushed

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, sugar, brown sugar, powdered sugar and oil. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients. Fold in crushed oreos. Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough. Chill a few hours or overnight. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Stagger cookies like below

Bake for 12 to 14 minutes. They will seem a little underbaked on top, but it is ok. They will continue to bake after you remove them from oven. Cool completely. Top with melted chocolate chips or hershey kisses. Store in covered container.

Wildcard victory treats

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Go Bills!

Happy Tuesday! I wasn’t planning on baking for today for the Bills wildcard win over the Steelers, but Rob thought I should. 😉 so last night, around 9:15 pm, I made blackout brownies. These use black cocoa (which I got on Amazon). You probably could use regular unsweetened baking cocoa too.

Remember to scoop your flour and cocoa from your container into your measuring cup so you get the correct amount. Also preheat the oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes before baking so it cycles to the right temp.

I actually frosted these warm and they turned out just fine.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup corn syrup (or honey)
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2/3 cup black cocoa
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tso salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper and spray with baking spray. In a bowl, combine butter, sugar, brown sugar and corn syrup. Add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients. Fold in chips. Evenly spread into prepared pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool completely.

  • Frosting ingredients list
  • 3 tbs butter, melted
  • 3 tbs black cocoa
  • 1 tbs corn syrup
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 to 3 tbs milk

Directions – in a bowl, Combine butter and cocoa. Add corn syrup, powdered sugar and vanilla. Blend in enough milk to get consistency you want. Frost brownies. Store in covered container.