I made brownie truffles/ brownie bombs. But really I made a mess. These are super simple. I used a brownie mix – baked as directed, some canned frosting that was given to me. And they are coated in melted chocolate chips
Ingredients list
1 brownie mix, using ingredients listed on box and baked as directed in 8×8 pan. Cool completely.
1 cup frosting
2 cups chocolate chips
1 tbs crisco
Crumble brownie mix.. blend in frosting. Scoop out and roll into balls.
Microwave chips and crisco in 30 second increments until you can stir smooth. Dip brownie bombs into it. Place on wax paper. Store in covered container
Last month, I made a cookie dough pie with edible chocolate chip cookie dough on a golden oreo crust. Today, I made a version with edible funfetti cookie dough on a combo oreo-chocolate teddy graham crust. (I did not have enough oreos, so i made up with them with chocolate teddy grams)
A really nice treat for a very warm summer day.
Edible funfetti cookie dough
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3 tbs milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp almond extract
1 1/2 cups flour, heat treated (heated in a microwave safe plate, stirred after 30 seconds. Heat another 30 seconds and stir again
1/2 tsp salt
A few tbs sprinkles
Directions – in a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add milk and extracts. Blend in flour and salt. Mix in sprinkles.
Scoop out tbs of dough and place in freezer.
Crust ingredients
20 oreo cookies, finely crushed
1/4 cup butter, melted
Directions – line a pie pan with parchment paper. In a bowl, mix crumbs and butter. Press into prepared pan and freeze.
Filling
4 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
1/4 cup sugar
8 oz cool whip, thawed
Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar. Fold in cool whip. Keep out 8 funfetti balls of dough and set aside. Mix rest in filling. Spread in prepared crust. Add remaining doughs on top. Freeze at least an hour.
Store, covered, in freezer or fridge (will be much softer in fridge)
There are another tweak of a brownie recipe. Four (!) ingredients – a brownie mix, one egg, melted butter and melted chocolate ice cream. You can use any flavor ice cream. I baked them at a lower temperature, 325, because sometimes I find my brownies edges are too crisp.
To melt the ice cream – place 1 1/2 cups in a microwave save bowl, microwave in 15 second increments until you can stir melted. Pour in another measuring cup to make sure you have one cup. Discard the rest.
Ingredients list
1 brownie mix
1 egg
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup melted ice cream
Directions – Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Line an 8×8 pan with parchment paper and set aside. In a bowl, combine all four ingredients and stir until just combined. Spread in prepared pan. Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool completely.
I have not made good old fashioned oatmeal cookies in a while, so i thought it was time i did. These use vegetable oil instead of crisco or butter. Super easy to make and they come out pretty puffy as you can see.
Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount. Also chill the dough for a couple of hours. And preheat your oven before baking.
Ingredients list
1 1/2 cups oats (i used quick, you can also use rolled or old fashioned)
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar firmly packed into measuring cup
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil (any other oil would likely be fine too)
Directions- in a bowl, combine all the dry ingredients. Mix in vanilla, eggs and oil. Scoop out 2 tbs dough. Sprinkle tops with cinnamon sugar. Chill for a few hours. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. I lined up cookies 3 to each row (they did not spread). Bake 10 to 12 minutes, no longer. Cool completely and store in covered container.
If you want, you could frost these too.
Combine, in a bowl, one cup powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp vanilla and 1 to 2 tbs milk.
Another lemon treat, this time, lemon blondies. Made in an 8×8 pan, with lemon glaze. Tangy, yet sweet. Very soft too!
Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag so you get the right amount. Also, Preheat your oven before baking.
Ingredients list
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tbs lemon extract
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8×8 pan with parchment paper or tin foil and spray with pam. Set aside. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and extract. Mix in dry ingredients amd lemon juice. Evenly spread into prepared pan. Bake 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool completely.
The mini chip snowball cookies I make are a big hit with family and friends and so easy to make. I made some for my youngest goddaughter Sara’s high school graduation Friday and for her grad party yesterday. Rob wished he had brought home one, so i whipped up another batch today. These are an Italian wedding cake cookies version, instead of using powdered sugar, they use regular granulated sugar. It does make them a little more tender and fragile, but Rob deemed them still very good!
I recommend scooping your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount. Also chill (or freeze) the individual doughs for a few hours before baking, preheat your oven before baking. And, sprinkle powdered sugar on before baking, right after they come out of the oven and after they cool for 3 times the sweetness!
Ingredients list
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 tbs vanilla
2 cups flour
1 cup mini chocolate chips
Powdered sugar
Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Blend in flour, then mini chips. Scoop our 2 tbs of dough, roll into a ball then thick disc. Dip each side in powdered sugar. Chill or freeze doughs a few hours. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 320 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with a nonstick baking liner or parchment paper. Place cookies on sheet (i fit 3 to a row, these did spread a little because I only chilled them an hour). Bake 18 to 22 minutes (bottoms will be light golden). Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Cool completely. Sprinkle with more powdered sugar and store in covered container.
Directions- combine ingredients in a bowl. Scoop out 2 tbs dough. sprinkle with powdered sugar. Chill. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. bake 11 to 14 minutes, no longer. Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle cookies with more powdered sugar. Cool and store in covered container
The sun is out, so i thought i would make some lemon cake mix bars. Super easy, just a few ingredients, olus they are frosted!
Ingredients list
2 lemon cake mixes
4 eggs
1 1/3 cups mayo or miracle whip (i used a light kind)
3 tbs lemon juice
Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9×13 pan with tin foil and spray with baking spray. Set aside. In a bowl, combine cake mixes, mayo eggs and lemon juice. Evenly spread into prepared pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool completely.
I couldn’t resist and put a tiny bit of frosting on the warm bars. I find it makes treats even sweeter!
Frosting ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 to 4 cups powdered sugar
6 tbs lemon juice
In a bowl, using a hand mixer, blend well. Frost bars and store in covered container.
Celebrating the Sabres first division title in a looooong time. Next level cookie dough brownies, featuring a brownie mix.
Ice cream and hot fudge
Mini m&ms
And melted hershey bars
Ingredients list
1 brownie mix
2 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup ice cream (not melted)
1/4 cup hot fudge
1 cup mini m&ms
Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper. Set aside. In a bowl, combine brownie mix, eggs and oil. Blend in ice cream and hot fudge. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes (toothpick inserted on center comes out with a few moist crumbs) cool completely
Cookie dough topping ingredients
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbs heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup flour (scooped from flour bag into measuring cup)
1 cup mini chocolate chips
Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, brown sugar and sugar 2 to 3 minutes. Add cream and vanilla. Blend in flour then chips.
Grab a spoon!
Evenly spread over cooled brownies.
Top with melted milk chocolate.
Cut and store in covered container.
Thanks for stopping by. Can’t wait for the playoffs!
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