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Carrot cake snickerdoodle bars with mini chocolate chips and cream cheese frosting

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I noticed a carrot cake mix and a snickerdoodle cookie mix and thought they’d be perfect together in bar form, with some mini chocolate chips and cream cheese frosting.   Super easy recipe for the bars  just 5 ingredients! 

A perfect treat for Sabres game day as we go for a 6th straight win!

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 carrot cake mix
  • 1 snickerdoodle mix (minus the cinnamon sugar packet)
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips (opt)

Directions – line a 9×13 pan with tin foil and spray with baking spray.  Set aside.   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a bowl, blend cookie and cake mixes.  Mix in eggs and melted butter.  Stir in chips.  Evenly spread into prepared pan.  Bake 18 to 22  minutes (no longer).  Cool completely.  

  • Frosting ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 3 cups powdered sugar (scooped from container into your measuring cup so you get the right amount)
  • 2 tbs heavy cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter and cream cheese.  Slowly blend in powdered sugar. Mix in vanilla and cream.  Frost bars. 

  Cut and store in covered container in fridge

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Chocolate cake mix cookies stuffed with cookie dough oreos!

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I found these oreos in the “aisle of shame” at aldi. 

If you are not familiar with it, it is an aisle of stuff you “probably” don’t need, but the price is great and you think “why not”?   That aisle is the best!  It is how I wound up with an electric cake pop maker and churro maker (both work like the George foreman electric plug in grill), which i have yet to use.  Each was 7$.

Use any cake mix flavor and any oreo flavor you want.  I used chocolate cake mix and cookie dough oreos today.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cake mix
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbs
  • Oreos

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners.  In a bowl, mix cake mix, oil, egg and water.  Scoop out 3 tbs dough.

Divide in half.  Flatten both.   Lay one half on a flattened surface.

Top with an oreo.

Place other flattened half on top and seal edges. 

Stagger on cookie sheet. 

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

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Peanut butter cookie mix /cake mix bars with Reese’s hearts

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I need to use up my Reese’s hearts so I can buy the Reese’s eggs, so I decided to use a peanut butter cookie mix,

a yellow cake mix,

some eggs, melted butter and one cup peanut butter.  Tossed in about 20  of these and made bars.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 peanut butter cookie mix
  • 1 yellow cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • Reese’s hearts, chopped into large pieces

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9×13 pan with tin foil and spray with baking spray.  Set aside.  In a bowl, mix cake and cookie mixes together.  Add eggs and melted butter.  Blend in peanut butter.  Mix in Reese’s hearts.   Evenly spread into prepared pan.   Gently press extra Reese’s hearts on top. 

Bake 19 to 24 minutes (edges will be golden).  Cool completely.   Cut into squares and store in covered container.

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Melted butter sugar cookie valentine’s cutouts

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Another option to use my heart shaped cookie cutters on – melted butter sugar cookies.

  Another tweak after making some cookies with softened butter and another batch with crisco.  These come together quickly and are super soft.

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

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbs water
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. In a bowl, combine butter and sugar.  Add egg, water  and vanilla.  I added some red food color here to make the cookie dough pink.  (Totally optional step)

Mix in dry ingredients. If dough seems a little dry, add another tbs or two of water.  Sprinkle flour on a flat surface to desired thickness.  Cut out cookies.

Place on prepared sheet. Bake 7 to 10 minutes.

These look remarkably similar after baking!

Cool completely.  Frost with vanilla frosting. 

Store in covered container.  Thanks so much for stopping by

Milk chocolate chip bars

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A simple mid-week treat to help heat up the house on another frigid morning – milk chocolate chip bars. I used milk chocolate, but you can use whatever flavor chips you want. 

I also had some finely ground macadamia nuts i wanted to use up, so I threw them in as well. 

These come together quickly.   Bake in 20 to 22 minutes.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Firmly packed your brown sugar into your measuring cup, and preheat your oven before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbs vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1 /2 cups milk chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup macadamia nuts, finely ground (opt)

Directions- preheat oven to 350 degrees.   Line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper.  Set aside.  In a bowl, combine oil, sugar and brown sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Mix in dry ingredients.   Stir in 1 cups chips.  Evenly press into prepared pan. 

Sprinkle remaining chips on top and gently press down into dough. 

Bake 18 to 22 minutes, no longer (edges will be lightly golden).  

Cool completely.   Cut.  Store in covered container.

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Chocolate peanut butter cookies

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While trapsing through the grocery store today, I stumbled up JIF chocolate peanut butter.   So I used it in one of my peanut butter cookie recipes and topped them with melted hershey kisses.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Also, firmly packed your brown sugar into your measuring cup.  And preheat your oven before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup crisco
  • 1 1/2 cups chocolate peanut butter
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 tbs milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup bread flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt

Directions- preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.   In a bowl, cream crisco, chocolate peanut butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Mix in eggs, milk and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients.  Scoop our 1/4 cups of dough and roll tops in extra granulated sugar.  Stagger cookies on sheet.  Bake 10 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.  Top cookies with melted hersey kisses.

Store in covered container.

Frosted Snowball bars

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Another frigid day, so another baking day for me.  Instead of making snowball or mini chip snowball cookies, I opted for bar form.   One half contains mini chocolate chips, the other side is plain.  And I frosted them. 

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount (same goes for the powdered sugar).  Preheat your oven to 350 degrees before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line and 8×8 pan with tin foil and spray with baking spray.  In a bowl, cream butter, sugar and powdered sugar.  Add egg and vanilla.  Mix in dry ingredients.  Scoop out 1/2 of dough and evenly spread into one  side of the prepared pan.  Add mini chips to rest of dough.   Spread evenly into other side of pan.

Bake 25 minutes, no longer.  Remove from oven and sprinkle powdered sugar on top.  Cool completely.    I then frosted them with vanilla frosting.  

Store in covered container.

Yellow cake mix whoopie pies

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A simple sweet treat – cake mix whoopie pies.  I used yellow today,  but any flavor works.  I used a simple white frosting filling recipe.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cake mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a bowl, combine ingredients.    Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Scoop out 2 tbs of dough and stagger each one on prepared cookie sheet.  Bake 8 to 9 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.

  • Filling ingredients
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 2 to 3 cups powdered sugar
  • Milk or heavy cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Combine ingredients.  Add a little more powdered sugar if you want a little thinner consistency.   Spread between 2 cookies. Store in covered container. 

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Easy Marble cookies

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Another mid week treat using a cake mix – marble cookies.  I also added chocolate chips and topped them with melted hershey kisses.

These are made with a marble cake mix, vegetable oil,  and egg and water.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 marble cake mix
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 5 tbs water
  • 1 cup Chocolate chips

Directions –  In one bowl, combine yellow cake mix, egg, oil and 3 tbs water.  Add chocolate chips.  In another bowl, combine fudge packet and 2 tbs water.   Add fudge mixture to yellow cake mixture.  Swirl gently with a knife to marble. Scoop out 1/4 cups dough.  Chill for a few hours.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or nonstick baking liners.   Stagger cookies on sheet. 

Bake 12 minutes.  Cool completely.  I topped these with melted hershey kisses. 

Store in covered container.

Frosted white cake mix cookies

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To celebrate the Sabres 11th win in 12 games – An easy mid-week treat.  One  for my non-chocolate loving friends at work – white cake mix cookies.   Just a few ingredients – white cake mix, egg whites, vegetable oil, and almond extract.   You can use 2 eggs if you don’t have egg whites and  use vanilla extract instead of almond extract if you prefer. And they are topped with a simple buttercream frosting .

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 white cake mix
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 egg whites or 6 tbs liquid egg whites or 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp almond extract (or vanilla)

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a bowl,  combine ingredients.    Scoop out 1/4 cups dough.  Roll into balls and slightly flatten.  Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners or parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.

  • Frosting ingredients
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tbs milk
  • 2 tsp almond extract (or vanilla)

Directions – in a bowl, combine ingredients and blend well.  Frost cookies.  Store in covered container.

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