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Nfl week 2 Sunday – hostess cupcake cookies

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Well, I get to enjoy a stress free NFL Sunday,  as my Bills played and beat the Lions on Thursday night.  Josh Allen and the offense have looked pretty good.   Defense needs to be better, but as New DC Jim Leonard pointed out this summer – new defensive scheme, some new faces, it’ll take some time.  So i will go along with our new DC.

Rob asked for a hostess cupcake type of treat.   I suggested cookies instead of cupcakes and he was on board with that.  They are topped with a marshmallow fluff filling, chocolate frosting, and a squiggle,  that is more of a line bc I can’t decorate worth squat.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbs corn syrup (or honey)
  • 1/2 cup bread flour
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 tbs malted milk powder
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt

Dirsctions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.  In a bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Add eggs. Vanilla and corn syrup or honey.  Blend in dry ingredients..  scoop put 1/4 cups of dough and form tall mounds.   Bake 11 to 13 minutes,  no longer.  Cool comoletely.

  • Marshmallow fluff filling ingredients
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup fluff
  • 2 -3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Milk

In a bowl, combine, butter and fluff, blend in powdered sugar.   Mix in vanilla and enough milk to get consistency you want.

  • Chocolate frosting ingredients
  • 1/3 cup butter melted
  • 2/3 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 to 2 tbs milk

Directions – in a bowl, comnbine melted butter and cocoa.  Blend in powdered sugar and enough milk to get the consistency you want.  You may need to add more powdered sugar and/or milk.

  • Squiggle ingredients
  • 1/4 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar (or more)
  • 2 to 3 tsp milk
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter and powdered sugar.  Add 2 tsp milk and vanilla. You may need to add more powered sugar and/or milk to get the consistency you want.  Blemd well.  Scoop into a zip lock sandwich bag and cut out a small triangle in one of the bottom corners.  I placed the bag in the fridge for a half hour to help it firm up.

Assembly !

Top one cookie with fluff filling

Gently top with chocolate frosting

Top with a squiggle.

Store in covered container.

Go Bills.

Week 2 victory treats – Brownie cookies stuffed with tollhouse bars

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To celebrate the Bills week 2 win, another stuffed cookie recipe.. this one uses a brownie mix, eggs, flour, water

and stuffed with tollhouse bars.  Simple and sweet!

Notes – scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Chill the stuffed doughs a few hours  before baking.  Preheat your oven to 350 degrees before baking. 

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 brownie mix
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • Tollhouse bars, baked, cooled and cut into small squares

Directions – in a bowl, combine brownie mix, eggs, and vegetable pil.  Add a tbs or two of water if dough seems too dry.  Scoop put 2 tbs of dough.  Divide in half and slightly flatten each.

Take one half.

Top with a tollhouse square.

Top with other half and seal edges.

Chill a few hours. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on sheet.  Bake 10 to 12 minutes, no longer. 

Cool completely.   Pop in fridge to firm up.  Store in covered container.

Go Bills!

Kicking off NFL week 2 with cake mix cookies stuffed with blondies

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I am unbelievably excited for tonight – the Bills home opener at our new stadium, versus the Lions.  I will be at work which is good, because I can watch the first half, then listen on xm after I get home.

A very simple recipe – cake mix (any flavor, water, egg, vegetable oil.  I decided to stuff these with blondies (tollhouse bars), but use oreos, candy or whatever.

I used one white cake mix and one chocolate.  Pick whatever flavor you want.

Preheat your oven to 350 before baking.  Only bake 9 to 11 minutes,  so the bottoms don’t burn.

  • Ingredients list
  • Blondies, baked, cooled and cut into small squares
  • 1 cake mix
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 to 2 tbs water
  • 1 egg

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Set aside.  In a bowl, combine cake mix, egg, oil and water.  Scoop out 2 tbs dough and divide in half.   Slightly flatten one half and top with a blondie square.  Flatten other half dough and place on top.  Seal edges.  Stagger cookies on sheet. Bake 9 to 11 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.  Store in covered container.

Go Bills.

Perfectly puffy M&M  cookies

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These are perfectly, puffy, soft and sweet m&m cookies.   I am always looking for ways to tweak recipes so I am not always baking the same thing, so for these, I added a box of instant pudding mix to the dough. 

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Firmly pack your brown sugar into your measuring cup.  Chill individual doughs for a few hours.  Preheat your oven before baking. Only bake these for 10 to 11 minutes so the bottoms do not burn

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup crisco
  • 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 3.4 oz box instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup bread flour (you can use entirely all purpose if that is what you have on hand)
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cups m&ms

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, crisco and brown sugar.  Add egg, yolk, and vanilla.  Mix in puding mix, baking soda and salt.  Blend in flour.  Fold in m&ms.   Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough.  Form tall fat cylinders.  Chill a few hours.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on sheet. 

Bake 10 to 11 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.  

Store in covered container.

NFL week one – Double chocolate, triple chip cookies

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For week one of the NFL season, i present – double chocolate, triple chip cookies.  If you love chocolate, you will love these.  They are a chocolate cookie dough with a box of instant pudding mix added, 3 kinds of chips – semisweet,

milk

and dark chocolate. 

I used bread flour and all purpose flour, but you can just use all AP if you want.   I recommend chilling these for a few hours before baking to help keep them puffy. 

  • Ingredients list
  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar,  firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbs vanilla
  • 3.4 oz box  instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup bread flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2/3 cup milk chocolate chips
  • 2/3 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Blend in pudding mix and cocoa.  Stir in flour,  aking soda and salt.  Mix in chipsm. Scoop out 1/4 cups dough.  Form into tall cylinders.  Chill a few hours.   When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.  line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on sheet.  

Bake 11 to 13 minutes, no longer.   Cool completely.  

Store in covered container.

Double chocolate chocolate chip heath bits cookies

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I realized a had a bag of heath toffee baking pieces and wanted to bag with them (i have a lot of stuff and sometimes forget what is in my baking stash).  So I thought they would go nicely in a chocolate chocolate chip cookie. 

The cookies use melted chocolate chips and baking cocoa.  They also use a combo of all purpose flour and bread flour, but you can use entirely all purpose flour if you choose.

Remember to scoop your flour and cocoa from your containers so you get the right amount.  I recommend chilling the dough for a few hours before baking.  And preheat your oven to 350 degrees before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/3 cup chocolate chips (melted in 30 second increments until you can stir them smooth)
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 cup plus 2 tbs bread flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup heath bits
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter and sugar.  Add eggs.  Blend in melted chocolate.  Stir in dry ingredients.  Mix in chips and heath bits.  Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough.  Chill a few hours.  When ready to bake preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and stagger cookies on sheet. 

Bake 12 to 14 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.  

Store in covered container.

Lemon Frosted Lemon Cookies

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I went with a doubleheader of lemon treats today.  These are lemon cookies with lemon frosting.  Simple and puffy and tangy/sweet. 

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.   I used 1 cup of bread flour and 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour, but you can use entirely AP flour if you want.   Also form doughs into high mounds and chill a few hours before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup crisco (i used butter flavor)
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbs lemon juice
  • 11/2 tsp lemon extract
  • 3.4 oz instant lemon pudding mix
  • 1 cup bread flour
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Add eggs, lemon juice and extract.  Blend in dry ingredients.   Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough and form tall cylinders.  Chill in fridge in a covered container for a few hours.  When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and stagger cookies on sheet.  

Bake 11 to 13 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tbs lemon juice

Directions – in a bowl, blend ingredients.  Frost cookies. 

Store in covered container.

Sugar cookie sandwiches

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These spread  out a little larger than i would have preferred, so i made them into half cookie sandwiches.  Next time I will form the dough into tall mounds to see if that helps.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Also chill the individual doughs for several hours before baking.  And preheat your oven before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 4 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter and sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients.  Scoop out 1/4 cups doug.  Roll into balls, roll in extra sugar.  Chills several hours.  When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.    Stagger cookies on sheet. 

Bake 14 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.

  • Frosting ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 3 to 5 tsp milk

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, powdered sugar and vanilla.  Add enough milk to get consistency you want.  Frost between 2 cookie halves or on top of cookies. 

Store in covered container.

Brownie chunk cookies

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While trying to come up with a treat idea, I thought of chocolate chip cookies stuffed with brownies.  But instead of stuffing the cookies with brownies, I cut a batch of baked brownies into small squares and pressed chocolate chips in the top of each cookie before baking.

I used a browni mix and spread the batter into a 18×13 pan so the brownies would be thin and easier to incorporate into the dough as cubes.  If you don’t have any bread flour, use entirely all purpose flour.  I recommend chilling the individual doughs for several hours before baking

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 brownie batch, baked as directed and completely cooled.  Cut unto small cubes (i used a mix and baked the batter in a 13×18 pan at 325 degrees for 15 or so minutes.
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup bread flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Mix in dry ingredients.  Gently fold in brownie cubes.  Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough.  Gently press chocolate chips into tops.  Chill several hours.  When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.   Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and stagger cookie doughs on sheet. 

Bake 11 to 15 minutes, no longer. 

Cool completely and store in covered container.

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Nieman Marcus chocolate chip cookies

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This is one of those urban legend recipes.   Where a customer asked for a recipe from a Cafe and the employee said for two fifty.  The customer thought it was 2 dollars and 50 cents and the employee meant two hundred fifty dollars.  So the customer gave their credit card not realizing their different understanding, was charged, got mad,  and got even by passing the recipe on to everyone they knew.  

My friend’s mom gave me this recipe years ago (she knew it was not a true story, but shared with me due to my love of baking).  So here is is.

I was in a bit of a hurry, so i didn’t finely pulse the oats or hershey bar enough. Plus my blender is new and I am not sure of some of it’s limits.

I combined bread flour and all purpose flour.  You can use entirely AP flour of you want.  Freeze the chocolate bar and then gratinf it makes the grating process easier.  I also chilled the individual doughs overnight to keep them puffy.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups oats, finely ground (i used quick, but old fashioned likely would be fine too)
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup bread flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 4 oz chocolate bar, grated
  • 2 cups chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, brown sugar and sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Mix in dry ingredients and oats.  Fold in chocolate and chips.  Scoop out 1/4 cups dough.  Chill several hours.   When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375 degrees.   Line a cookie sheet with parchment t paper.  Stagger on sheet like below.

Bake 13 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.  

Store in covered container.