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Victory Monday treat #2 – stuffed peanut butter cookies

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The number two treat for our wildcard victory – peanut butter treats stuffed with reese’s trees (I have a LOT left over!  Also, I was proud of myself for resisting my urge to buy Reese’s hearts or Reese’s eggs at BJs yesterday).

I recommend scooping your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  I also recommend chilling the individual mounds of dough for a few hours (I did not for these today). 

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup crisco
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 1/2 cups flour (scooped from flour bag into your measuring cup)
  • Reese’s trees, unwrapped

Directions – in a bowl, cream crisco, peanut butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Mix in dry ingredients.  Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough.  Divide in half.  Place a tree in between two halves and seal edges.  Chill a few hours.   Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners.  Stagger on sheet. Bake 9 to 11 minutes (no longer).  Cool completely.   Store in covered container.

Victory Monday NFL Wildcard weekend treats # 1 – large puffy chocolate chip cookies

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Not one, not two, but three victory Monday treats for the Bills win over the Broncos.  My best friend from college and her daughters (my goddaughters) came down for lunch and watched the game with Rob and I.  I have to day i was fairly well behaved.  My swearing was kept to a minimum.   So this treat – large puffy chocolate chip cookies.

I recently discovered something.  The type of flour used in baked goods can make a huge difference.  I usually any  store brand.  I read some flours can make a difference, so I bought a huge bag from BJs of King Arthur Flour. And let me tell you, it made a difference.  Nice puffy cookies.

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 mounds of dough for a few hours.  I did not chill these though.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 3 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 cups mini chocolate chips

Directions – in a pan, over low-medium heat, brown butter, stirring occasionally.  Cool 5 minutes.  In a bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Stir in dry ingredients, then chips.  Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough.  Chill a few hours.  Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners.   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Stagger cookies on sheet.  Cook 9 to 10 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.  Store in covered container. 

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.

Football friday # 11 – XXXL Frosted M&M Sugar Cookies

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For Chiefs week, I am going big, well, it is a huge game.  We are 8-2, KC is 9-0.  And let’s face it, all games between my guys and those guys are massive.  Waiting until 4:25 Sunday isn’t great, but I am glad it is not a night game.

Something cool happened today at work.  I got to interview Bills receiver Khalil Shakir for our ESPN Radio pregame show before KC-BUF Sunday.  Shout out to my friend and producer, Ryan, for letting me do the interview.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Also, I recommend chilling the individual doughs to keep them as puffy as possible.  You don’t have to frost them, but I opted to.

  • Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup crisco
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 3 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup M&Ms

Directions – cream butter, shortening cream cheese and sugar.  Blend in eggs and vanilla.  Fold in dry ingredients.  Stir in M&Ms.    Divide dough into 11 equal pieces.  Chill a few hours.   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on prepared sheet.  Bake 15 to 17 minutes (no longer).  Cool completely.  Pop in fridge to firm up.  Frost. If desired.  Store in fridge overnight.

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

Go Bills.

Week 1 victory treats #1 – chocolate chip cookies

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Not a great start for the Bills in the season opener – down at home to the Cardinals 17-3 in the 2nd quarter!   Thankfully, we put it together and pulled out a win, including another Josh leap over a defender play (this one ended in  a td).  Stress inducing for sure, and plenty for the team to clean up before facing the Dolphins Thursday night, but glad to start the season 1-0.

To celebrate, Rob asked for chocolate chip cookies for one of the treats.   I am making two for work tomorrow bc everyone will be in Bristol for the week.  It’s always nice to see old friends on campus, share some hugs, and laughs.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  I also recommend freezing the individual doughs for 30 min to an hour to avoid too much spreading.

Ingredients list –

  • 1 cup butter, melted and cooled 10 minutes
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 1/2 sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup, honey or corn syrup
  • 3 3/4 cups flour (scooped from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount)
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cups chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl, combine melted butter, brown sugar and sugar.  Add eggs.  Stir in vanilla and maple syrup/honey/corn syrup.  Blend in dry ingredients.  Fold in chips.  Scoop put 1/4 cups of dough.  Freeze 30 min to an hour.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on a sheet.  Bake 11 to 13 minutes, no longer.   They will be a little doughy on top. Cool completley.  Store in fridge a few hours to firm up.  Store in covered container.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Go Bills!  Squish the Fish!

Fudge covered peanut butter footballs NFL opening weekend 2024

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I had some leftover fudge from the Magic Middles cookies I attempted to create.  Instead of baking it into another treat.  I made a batch of no bake homemade peanut butter cups and formed (or tried to form) them into footballs and topped them with fudge. 

These are simple and easy.   I put them in the fridge to firm them up so they don’t all blob together. 😀

  • Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 cups peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

In a medium size pot, over low to medium heat, combine butter, peanut butter and brown sugar.  Stir occasionally until everything is melted.  Remove from heat.  Add powdered sugar and stir smooth.  Let cool and little and form whatever shapes you want.  Top with melted chocolate or fudge.  Store in covered container in fridge.

Happy wildcard weekend cookies! (note the m&ms color)

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Only red and blue m&ms

For tomorrow’s football Friday, I made sugar cookies with m&ms. And not just any color, blue and red only, for my beloved Buffalo Bills. I picked out the red and blue ones. It was a little time-consuming, but it needed to be done!

Inexplicably, I dropped one on the floor, so Gracie felt like she hit the lottery!

Dreaming of another cookie

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount (do the same with your powdered sugar). Also, form the dough into tall cylinders. And preheat your oven to 375 degrees before baking so it cycles to the right temp.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cream of tartar
  • 4 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 cups m&ms

Directions – preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. In a bowl, cream butter, sugar, powdered sugar, and oil. Add eggs, vanilla, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Blend in flour. Stir in m&ms. Scoop out 2 tbs of dough and form tall cylinders. Stagger on prepared cookie sheets.

Bake 10 to 13 minutes (lightly golden around edges). Cool completely.

If you find they are too gushy, store in fridge to firm them up. Store in covered container.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Go Bills!

Week 11 victory cookies

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A classic cookie is what I opted to bake for my week 11 Bills victory cookies – chocolate chip.  This has not been a season for as many victory cookies as past years, but I take wins when we get ’em.  So I baked cookies at 830 tonight.  Yikes!

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount,  chill your individual cookie dough a few hours before baking.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees for 20 minutes before baking so oven cycles to the right temp before baking.

  • Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbs vegetable oil
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tep salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions – cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Add eggs, vanilla and vegetable oil. Blend in dry ingredients. Mix in chips. Scoop out 2 tbs dough. Chill a few hours. Preheat oven to 375 degrees before baking. Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners. Stagger cookies on prepared sheets. Bake 9 to 11 minutes. Cookies will be a little undercooked on top, but bottoms will be browned. Cool completely. Chill in fridge to help cookies firm up. Store in covered container.

Thanks for stopping by today! I wish you a day of joy, peace and love. Remember to be kind. Go Bills!

A big game calls for big time treats!

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Another big game for the Bills this week – at Cincinnati on Sunday Night Football. Night games are tough because 1) they get over after 11 pm and 2) I have all day to get nervous. I prefer 1 pm Sundays! Anyways, a game of this magnitude calls for me to step up my cookie game for work tomorrow morning. So here are sugar cookies stuffed with brownies. Perhaps I should have drizzled them with a fudge topping! Next time, perhaps!

Remember to scoop your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount. Also chill the individual cookie doughs before baking to prevent spreading.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 pan of brownies, baked as directed, cooled and cut into small squares
  • 1 1/2 cups crisco
  • 1 1/3 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tbs vanilla
  • 4 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder

Directions – cream crisco and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients. Scoop out 1 tbs dough and lightly flatten.

Place a brownie square on top

Top with a other tbs of dough

Seal edges to completely cover brownie.

Chill doughs for a few hours. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Stagger cookies on sheet.

Bake 12 to 14 minutes. Bottoms will be lightly golden. The tops were a little doughy so I popped them in the fridge to firm them up. Store in covered container (either in fridge or on countertop).

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you have a wonderful day, filled with peace, joy and love. Go Bills!

Mini Chocolate Chip Football sandwich cookies

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For the final football Friday of this NFL season, I made mini chocolate chip football sandwich cookies, with vanilla frosting as a filling. I thought of also using my football helmet cookie cutter too, but the last time I brought those in, my coworkers thought they were whales. So, just football this time. And some of the finished product don’t even look like footballs.

Remember to spoon your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup. Use mini chips for these. It will be too hard to use cookie cutters with full size chips in the dough. I did chill the dough for a half hour. I also preheated the oven for 20 minutes before baking so it cycles to the right temp.

Not sure these look like footballs!
  • Ingredients
  • 1/3 cup butter, melted
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 3 cups flour (scooped from your flour bag into your measuring cup)
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips
A very good girl has a sweet tooth

Directions – in a bowl, blend butter and brown sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients. Fold in chips. Chill dough for at 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes. While oven preheats, sprinkle flour on your countertop. Roll out dough to desired thickness. Cut with cookie cutters. Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners. Stagger cookies on prepared sheet. Bake 8 minutes. Cool completley.

  • Filling ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • Milk (2-3 tbs)

In a bowl, cream butter and vanilla. Mix in powdered sugar gradually. Beat in 2 tbs milk. Add enough milk to get the consistency you want. Frost between 2 cookies.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!