Fall is here, so I decided to make something pumpkin flavored. These are somewhere between a cake and a bar cookie. I went with a vanilla frosting, but a cream cheese or brown butter one would work well too.
A little extra powdered sugar on top for extra sweetness
Ingredients
1 cup oil
15 oz can of pure pumpkin
1 3/4 cup sugar
4 eggs
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tbs cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes so your oven gets to the right temperature for baking. Spray a 10×15 pan with baking spray. In a bowl, combine pumpkin, sugar, oil and eggs. Blend in dry ingredients. Spread into prepared pan. Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out with a few crumbs.
Frosting
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 to 3 cups powdered sugar
2 to 3 tbs milk
1 tsp vanilla
Combine. Frost cake while still warm. Cool completely. Cut into pieces and store in covered container.
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The Bills got their first win of the season today in Miami, so victory Monday treats are in order. I went with fudge brownies topped with a fudgy frosting with crushed Oreos. A little over the top for only week 2, but I like to set the bar high.
Remember to preheat your oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes before baking to make sure your oven heats up to the right temperature. Also, spoon your flour from your flour bag into you measuring cup so you get the right amount (and so the same with your baking cocoa)
All that chocolatey goodness!
Ingredients
12 tbs butter (1 1 /2 sticks)
1/3 cup chocolate chips
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 tbs vanilla
1 cup flour
1 cup baking cocoa
1 /2 tsp salt
1 cup chocolate chips
Directions -preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper and spray with baking spray. Set aside. In a microwave safe bowl, heat butter and chocolate chips in 30 second increments until you can stir smooth. Add sugar. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Fold in flour, salt, and baking cocoa. Mix in chips. Mixture will be thick. Press into prepared pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center basically comes out clean. Cool completely.
Topping ingredients
1 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup milk chocolate chips
6 tbs heavy cream
2 cups powdered sugar
12 oreos, crushed
Directions – in a microwave safe bowl,melt both kinds of chocolate chips with heavy cream in 30 second increments until you can stir smooth. Blend in powdered sugar. Fold in Oreos. Frost brownies. Cut into squares. Store in covered container.
Rob, my chief taste tester, decided the brownie needed some marshmallow fluff
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I am not sure if the melted milk chocolate on top is necessary
I needed to bake something for our block party tomorrow, so I thought whoopie pies would be good. They gave me a chance to use whoopie pie pans (one of many baking items I have that are for one thing only, like my twinkie pan and churros maker). These are easy – they use a cake mix and a few other ingredients. The filling is marshmallow fluff based and I topped them with melted milk chocolate because… Well, why not?
Remember to preheat your oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes so that it heats up properly (a tip from an LG tech).
Whoopie pie pan!
Ingredients
1 chocolate cake mix
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup water
3 eggs
1 tbs vanilla
Two might be a bit much to eat in one sitting!
Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes. I used a whoopie pie pan that I sprayed with baking spray. You can also line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or nonstick baking liners. In a bowl, combine cake mix and baking powder. Add oil, water,eggs and vanilla. Batter will be on the thick side. Scoop out 2 tbs dough and spread to edge of each whoopie pie cavity… Or scoop out 2 tbs and place on parchment paper and spread into a 3 inch circle. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center basically comes out with a few crumbs. Cool completely.
Frosting
1 cup butter softened
1 1/3 cups marshmallow fluff
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Water
Directions – combine butter and fluff. Blend in powdered sugar and vanilla. You can add water, a tsp at a time, if you want to thin it out a little. Place a dollop between two whoopie pies. Store in covered contaner.
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Another simple recipe that starts with a mix. The first time I had these was when I was in college (yup, an eternity ago). The recipe is from Pillsbury from all those years ago.. Just a few ingredients needed. The key with these is to make sure you do not overbake them…if you do, they’ll be dry. If you take them out too early, they may be a little gushy, but that is not a bad thing, is it ?
Ingredients
1 brownie mix
1/2 cup flour (spooned from your flour bag into your measuring cup yo get the right amount)
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup plus 2 tbs vegetable oil
1 tbs water
1 cup peanut butter chips
Direction – preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners or parchment paper. Set aside. In a bowl, combine brownie mix and flour. Blend in eggs, oil, vanilla and water. Fold in chips. Scoop out 3 tbs dough and form into mounds. Stagger on prepared cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Tops will be just set. Cool completley. Store in covered container.
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I wanted to whip up a treat and was in a bit of a hurry, so I went with cake mix chocolate chip cookies. I used a yellow cake mix, but you can use a white or French vanilla flavored mix if you would like. These are really easy to whip up. I added a little brown sugar to make them a little more “chocolate chip cookie” like.
Ingredients
1 cake mix
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs
1 cup chocolate chips
Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 months. Combine cake mix, brown sugar, eggs and oil. Blend in chocolate chips. Scoop out 3 tbs of dough and form tall mounds of dough. Line a cookie sheet with baking liners and scatter mounds of dough. Bake 10 to 12 minutes (lightly golden patches on top). Cool completely.
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These cookies were supposed to be puffy mounds of goodness for my goddaughter’s 13th birthday. Instead, they ended up flat as pancakes, but extremely large. So I brought them to work and made Sara something more acceptable looking! I blame these on the heat and humidity. They were well-received at work today. ☺
Note- you don’t have to use cake flour, you can entirely use regular flour of you want. Also preheat your oven to 410 degrees for 20 minutes before baking so it heats up to the right amount.
Ingredients
1/2 cup cup butter
1/2 cup crisco
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 tbs vanilla
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups cake flour
1 tbs cornstarch
1 tsp baking soda
2 cups chocolate chips
Directions – cream butter, Crisco, sugar and brown sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients. Fold in chips. Divide dough evenly into 8 mounds. Chill at least a few hours. Preheat oven to 410 degrees for 20 minutes. On a cookie sheer lined with nonstick baking liners, stagger cookies. Bake 14 to 16 minutes (you will see light golden pathches on top) . cool completely. Store in covered container.
The cookie monster did not take a bite of this one, I promise!
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It seems like there is a National (insert name) day every day, doesn’t it? I remember recently seeing something about National Mutt Day (which we observe in our house really every day, because of Gracie). I saw that August 4th, 2021 is National Chocolate Chip Cookie day. I couldn’t let that go by without baking some ccc’s to bring into work (and perhaps let Rob eat one or two).
The cookie monster at it again!
Some cool facts about Chocolate Chip Cookies… 1) Ruth Wakefield “invented” them in 1930. She was making cookies for her roadside inn guests and was out of baker’s chocolate. She added broken pieces of Nestle’s chocolate. She thought they would melt, but did not.. and voila, a star cookie was born! 2) the chocolate chip cookie is America’s most popular cookie. 3) the first chocolate chip cookie was the size of a quarter (now, that’s just wrong) 4) there are 7 billion chocolate chip cookies eaten in the US every year, with only half of those being homemade (a travesty. that number should be bigger) 5) the number of cookies the average person eats in a lifetime is 35, 000. (yowsa)
Perfectly puffy!
Remember to spoon your flour from the flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the correct amount. if you pour directly into the measuring cup, you get too much flour and your cookies could be dry. once you scoop out the dough, chill it for a couple of hours to keep your cookies puffy. and, preheat your oven to 375 degrees for 20 minutes so it cycles to the right temperature for baking (that tip from Stanley, our LG oven tech, to whom I am indebted)
ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cupcrisco
1 cup plus 2 tbs brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tbs vanilla
4 1/2 cups flour
3 tbs cornstarch
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tspbaking powder
3 cups chocolate chips
directions – cream butter, crisco, brown sugar and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients. fold in chocolate chips. Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough. Chill at least for a few hours. Preheat your oven for 20 minutes to 375 degrees. On a cookie sheet lined with nonstick baking liners or parchment paper, stagger mounds of cookie dough. bake 12 to 15 minutes – you will see light golden patches on top. Cool completely. Store in covered container.
Celebrating the greatest cookie!
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Stuffed cake mix cookies (you can see the brownie peaking through)
These are a super easy treat, guaranteed to wow anyone! I used brownies to stuff these cookies. And I cut them in 2 inch squares. You can also use Oreos, mini candy bars, etc. I used a white cake mix, but feel free to mix it up. These cookies can be made in no time!
Ingredients
1 cake mix, any flavor
1 egg
1/3 cup oil
2 to 4 tbs water
Oreos, cut up brownies, mini candy bars etc
These are magical! The brownie is peaking through!
Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes. In a bowl, combine cake mix, egg, oil and enough water so the dough comes together and you can work with it. Scoop out 1 1/2 tbs dough, slightly flatten. Place an oreo/brownie Square, mini candy on top. Scoop out another 1 1/2 tbs dough, slightly flatten. Place on top of oreo/brownie Square, mini candy etc. Mould dough around it. Scatter on a cookie sheet lined with nonstick baking liners or parchment paper. Bake 10 minutes. They will seem undercooked, but should be light golden on the bottom. Cool completley.
Double chocolate, triple chip brownies topped with powdered sugar
These brownies, dear friends, are one of the first treats I remember making my myself. They are an old Nestle tollhouse standby. I actually meased it up by melting 2 cups of chocolate chips instead of one, but I have never gotten any complaints, so I stuck with that “mistake”. Rob wanted me to add a combo of white, milk chocolate and semisweet chocolate chips, so I did. These aren’t super fudgy, but not cakey either. I think you will like them.
All that chocolate!
Reminders – 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.
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
2 cups chocolate chips
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp chocolate extract
1 1/4 cups flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/3 cup chocolate chips
1/3 cup white chocolate chips
1/3 cup milk chocolate chips
Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Line an 8×8 pan with tin foil and spray with baking spray. in a microwave safe bowl, Melt butter and 2 cups chocolate chips in 30 second increments until you can stir smooth. Mix in sugar. Add eggs and extract. Blend in flour and baking soda. Fold in remaining chips. Spread into prepared pan. Bake 17 to 22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool completley. Store in covered container.
Someone stole one already!
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A friend was coming over to visit today with her baby and dog, and I know she loves peanut butter. So I needed to make something for her to take home. Instead of cookies, I did a cookie cake on a small cookie sheet and topped it with peanut butter frosting.
Remember to preheat your oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes before baking So your oven cycles to the right temp. And, scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the correct amount. If you pour it directly into the cup, you pack it in and it’s over the amount you need and makes for a dry treat.
Peanut butter perfection!
Ingredients
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup milk
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Line a small cookie sheet (I used a 9×13 cookie sheet) with parchment paper. In a saucepan, combine. Cook peanut butter and butter, stirring occasionally, until it is melted and comes to a boil. Remove from heat. Add sugar. Blend in egg, milk and vanilla. Fold in flour and baking soda. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few crumbs. Cool completley.
Frosting ingredients
1/4 cup butter
1 /4 cup peanut butter
2 to 4 tbs milk
2 cups powdered sugar
Directions – in a saucepan, cook and stir peanut butter and butter, stirring occasionally to a boil. Remove from heat. Add powdered sugar then enough milk to get the consistency you want. Frost cookie cake. Store in covered container.
They’re thin, so have two!
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