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Brownies with chocolate chip cookies baked in

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I did not have time to make for the first round of the NFL draft, so I made up for it for rounds 2 and 3 – brownies with chocolate chip cookies baked in.

BTW, I loved the Bills pick of Maxwell Hairston last night.  Filled a need… and, ow cool was it to see him congratulate everyone who was drafted before him?  He will fit right in with Bills Mafia. 

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

  • Chocolate chip cookie ingredients list
  • 1/3 cup butter softened
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tbs sugar
  • Egg yolk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3/4 cup flour (scooped from your flour bag into your measuring cup)
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, brown sugar and sugar.  Add yolk and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients.  Fold in chips.  Scoop out tbs of dough and roll into balls.  Freeze them as you make the brownie batter.

  • Brownies ingredients
  • 2 cups chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a 9×13 pan with tin foil and spray with baking spray.  Set aside. in a microwave safe bowl, heat butter and chips in 45 second increments until you cam stir them melted.   Blend in sugar, eggs and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients. Evenly spread into prepared pan.  Gently press cookie dough mounds into top of brownie dough.  Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until toothpick inserted in brownie batter comes out with a few mois crumbs.  Cool completely.   Store in covered container.

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Smores cookies

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My latest treat for work was a request from my hubby, Rob, who saw these smores cookies in a store.  A graham cracker like cookie, topped with melted chocolate and a toasted marshmallow.

So that is what I made today.  I have to be honest, putting a toasted marshmallow on top was no easy on some of these and I have no idea why!

A little messy with the marshmallow on top

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount. And, I recommend chilling these individual doughs a few hours or overnight.  I might make these a little bigger next time and make them a little flatter too.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup crisco (or butter flavor crisco)
  • 1 1/3 cups brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 1 1/3 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • Milk chocolate
  • Large marshmallows

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, crisco, and brown sugar.  Blend in eggs and vanilla.  Fold in dry ingredients and graham cracker crumbs. 

Scoop out 2 tbs of dough, roll into a ball and slightly flatten.  Chill a few hours or overnight.   Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or nonstick baking liners.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Stagger cookies on sheet, like below.

Bake 10 to 11 minutes, no longer.  They will be a little gushy on top.  It is ok.  Let them cool a bit and pop them in the fridge to firm them up. 

While their cookies are baking, melt your chocolate.  I melted some milk chocolate chips for most of them.  I ran out of that and called an audible and melted some Reese’s eggs for the final 6.

To toast marshmallows – preheat oven to 450 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  I sprayed a little pam on the parchment paper.  Bake these 5 to 7 minutes or until the marshmallows are as toasted as you want.

Take a cookie and lay it on a flat surface.

Top with melted chocolate.

I sprayed my hands with pam and place a marshmallow on top.  Sometimes I did a fine job.

Other times, I did not.

Store in covered container. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I wish you a day filled with happiness, joy and love and remember to be kind

Celebrating the first day of the NCAA tournament

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In honor of the first day of the NCAA tournament,  I made cookie basketballs.  These are brown sugar cookies.  Instead of the classic sugar cookie, I used all brown sugar.  And maybe calling them basketballs is a stretch, but the orange frosting is the best I could do.  A while back, i tried to put the stripes on the cookies with chocolate  frosting, but it took too long and iblost patience.  My decorating skills stink so these are the best I can do.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount. I also recommend chilling the individual doughs for at least a few hours.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 3/4 cups brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter and brown sugar.  Blend in egg, yolk and vanilla.  Fold in dry ingredients.   Scoop out 2 tbs dough.  Roll in granulated sugar.  Chill a few hours or overnight.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners or parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on the sheet. Leaving room because these spread a bit.  Bake 10 to 12 minutes, no longer. 

Cool completely.  Frost if desired with a simple buttercream frosting. 

Store in covered container in  fridge a few hours to firm up.  Store at room temp in covered container. 

Golden oreo stuffed Funfetti cookies

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I thought I would mix things up after baking a LOT of chocolate treats lately.  Today, I present funfetti cookies stuffed with golden oreos (although I did sneak some double stuff chocolate oreos in a few).

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Also, i chilled them individual stuffed doughs overnight to try and keep them from spreading.

Ingredients list

12 tbs butter, softened

2/3 cup brown sugar

2/3 cup sugar

1 egg

1 egg yolk

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp almond extract

2 1/4 cups flour

3/4 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1/4 cup 🌈  sprinkles

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, sugar, brown sugar.  Blend in egg, yolk, and extracts.  Fold in dry ingredients.  Mix in sprinkles.  Scoop out 1/4 cup dough.

Divide dough  in half and flatten each half. 

Place oreo on top of one half. 

Place other flattened half on top. 

Seal edges. 

Chill doughs a few hours.   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners or parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on sheet.  Bake 10 to 12 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.  Store in covered container

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I wish you a wonderful day filled with peace, joy and love.

Happy Valentine’s Day!  Mini chip/mini m&m cutout cookies

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Since it is Valentine’s Day, I wanted to use my heart shaped cutouts.  Instead of a traditional sugar cookie cutout, I opted for mini chip/mini m&m cutouts.  Full size chips can not be used here.  They  would make the dough impossible to use cookie cutters on.

This yellow multi shape cookie cutter is an old classic!

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Also, this dough does not need chilling. 

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbs water
  • tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 cups flour
  • 11/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup mini m&ms

Directions – preheat oven to 375 degrees.  In a bowl, cream butter, brown sugar, eggs, water and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients.  Mix in chips and m&ms. Sprinkle flour on  your countertop.  Roll out dough to desired thickness and cut with cookie cutters.  line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners or parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on sheet.  Bake 8 to 9 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.  

Cookie love!

Frost with buttercream frosting or melted chocolate chips. 

Store in covered container.  Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you have a day filled with peace, joy and love. 

M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies

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What better way to spend part of a Monday than baking large chocolate chip cookies?  Very few that I can think of.

I tossed in some mini m&ms too.  You can add different flavors of chips or nuts if you want too.  I used my quarter cup cookie scoop and chilled the individual doughs over night to keep them puffy. Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Do not pour into your measuring cup.  Packed in flour could lead to a dry cookie. 

  • 8 tbs butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup crisco
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1  cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tbs water
  • 3 1/2 cups flour (scooped from your flour bag into your measuring cup)
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 cup mini m&ms

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, crisco, sugar and brown sugar.   Add eggs, vanilla and water.  Blend in dry ingredients.   Fold in chips and m&ms.  Scoop out 1/4 cups dough.  Chill a few hours or overnight.  When ready to bake, preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners or parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on prepared sheets.  Bake 12 to 14 minutes, no longer. 

This is what I mean by staggering cookies

Cool completely.   Store in covered container. 

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

Victory Monday NFL wildcard treat # 3 – Easy brownie cookie sandwiches

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The hat trick of treats for the Bills victory Monday- brownie cookie sandwiches.  These start with a brownie mix, also use some hot fudge.  And the filling is a basic buttercream. 

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Also, no need to chill the dough.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 brownie mix
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • 5 tbs water
  • 1/4 ,cup hot fudge (room temp)
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl, combine brownie mix, flour, oil, egg and water.  Blend in hot fudge.   Fold in chips. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.   Scoop out 2 tbs dough.  Line cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners.  Stagger on sheet.  Bake 9 to 11 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.

  • Filling ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbs heavy cream

In a bowl, blend powdered sugar and butter well.  Add vanilla and heavy cream.  Spoon between 2 cookies.  Store in covered container.

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Football Friday week 15 – stuffed chocolate snowball cookies

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What could make a chocolate cookie better?  An oreo inside!

A rather simple treat for football friday 15 – chocolate snowball cookies stuffed with a hershey kiss or an oreo!   I used a sugar cookie mix to make thing easier.

Another big matchup for my Bills Sunday – at Detroit.   Should be a great one! 

Remember to scoop your flour and baking cocoa from their respective containers into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  I also recommend freezing the individual stuffed doughs for a half hour to keep them from spreading.  Also, don’t bake any longer than 10 minutes.

  • Ingredients
  • 1 sugar cookie mix
  • 1/4 cup baking cocoa
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1 -2 tbs water
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Hershey kisses or other candy
  • Oreos

Directions – in a bowl, combine sugar  cookie mix, flour and baking cocoa.  Stir in egg, butter and water.  Scoop out 2 tbs dough and form around each kiss.  (You will need more dough to cover oreo).  Freeze individual doughs for 30 minutes, at least.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners.  Stagger cookies on sheet.  Bake 8 to 10 minutes, no longer.  Immediately sprinkle with powdered sugar.  Cool completely.   Store in covered container.

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

Victory Tuesday treats – 2 days late!

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Because the Bills game ended at 1030 Monday night, it was too late to bake victory Tuesday cookies.  Last night, our neighbor chatted us up as we were walking Gracie and it was too late to bake.  So tonight I was determined.  I present iced oatmeal cookies.  Some came out nice and thick like I wanted.  Others spread out.  Next time I will chill the dough for an hour or so and perhaps form the mounds a little higher.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/3 cup crisco
  • 1 3/4 cups brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 yolk
  • 1 1/2 tbs honey or corn syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 cups flour
  • 4 1/2 cups oats (I used a combo of old fashioned and quick)

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, crisco and brown sugar.  Add egg, yolk, vanilla, honey,  salt and cinnamon.  Blend in half of flour and oats.  Blend in other half.  Divide into 18 even size pieces.  Roll into balls and chill and hour or so.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on sheet.  Bake 13 to 15 minutes (no longer).  Cool completely.

  • Frosting ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tbs milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions – combine and drizzle on cooled cookies.  Store in covered container. 

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

Go Bills.

Cookies and Cream Cookies

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Bills gameday week 3, treat # 1 – cookies and cream cookies.  These are a basic chocolate chip cookie dough  recipe with pieces of oreo, milk chocolate chips and white chocolate chips.  These are very large – 6 cookies, but I shall cut them in half or thirds for tomorrow. 

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  I recommend chilling the individual doughs for a half hour or so to keep them puffy.  Also make sure you preheat your oven so it cycles to the right temp.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tso baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup oreos, broken into pieces
  • 1 /2 cup milk chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup white chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl, cream sugar, brown sugar and sugar.  Add egg and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients.   Mix in oreos and chips.  Divide into 6 even pieces and form into tall mounds.  Chill 30 minutes to an hour.  Line a cookies sheet with parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on sheet like below.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Bake 14 minutes (no longer).  Cool completely.   Store in covered container.

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

Go Bills!