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The most ridiculous treat I have ever made

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In honor of the US women’s Olympic hockey team winning the gold medal and our men’s team taking on Canada for gold Sunday, I really wanted to step up my dessert game.   I saw Costco has this new chocolate chip cookie bar cake –  a  chocolate cake layer, creamy filling with pieces of edible cookie dough, chocolate chip cookie cake, topped with a thin layer of chocolate frosting.   I think next time, I would put the cookie cake layer on the bottom (because it is kind of heavy) or make a yellow layer and add chocolate chips to it.  It took a while to make, but the weather is not great, so why not try this?

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cups so you get the right amount.  Same goes for your powdered sugar and baking cocoa.  And, preheat your oven before baking.

Before you start this process,  take out 4 and 1/2 sticks of butter and set aside, so they soften.

Also take out 3/4 cup ice cream and put in a cup before baking, in the fridge, so it melts.

I used chocolate chip cookie dough

I didn’t want to make this using 9×13 pans, so I found these 8×10 at the dollar tree.

  • Fudgy chocolate cake layer ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1 1/4 cups brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cups
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 /4 cup plus 2 tbs unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1/2 tso baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup hot water

Directions -Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line an 8×10 pan with parchment paper and set aside.  In a bowl, combine melted butter and brown sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Mix in dry ingredients.    Pour in water and just stir until batter evenly blended.  Pour into prepared pan.  Bake 25 to 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs.  Cool completely.

  • Chocolate chip cookie cake ingredients
  • 1 cup butter, melted and cooled 5 minutes
  • 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips (plus 1/2 cup)

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line an 8×10 pan with tin foil and spray with baking spray.  Set aside.  In a bowl, blend butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, yolk and vanilla.  Add dry ingredients.  Mix in 1 cup chips. Press into prepared pan.  Sprinkle 1/2 cup chips on top.  Gently press down gently.  Bake 30 minutes (edges will be golden).  Cool completely.

  • Ice cream flavored filling ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup ice cream, melted
  • 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • Milk

Directions – in a bowl, using a hand mixer,  blend butter and melted ice cream smooth.  Slowly, blend in powdered sugar and enough milk to get the consistency you want.

  • Edible cookie dough ingredients
  • 2 cup flour (heated in a microwave safe bowl for 60 seconds for safety purposes)
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl, using a hand mixer, beat brown sugar and butter for 2 minutes.   Add vanilla.  Mix in flour then mini chips.  Scoop out tsp of dough.  Set aside.

  • Chocolate frosting ingredients
  • 2 tbs butter, melted
  • 2 tbs unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tbs milk

Directions – in a bowl, blend butter and cocoa.  Mix in powdered sugar.  Add enough milk to get the consistency you want.

Now it’s time to assemble this monstrosity!  I am putting this together like Costco does… but next time, I think I will put the chocolate chip cookie cake layer on the bottom, perhaps leave out the cookie dough pieces from the filling and maybe skip the frosting, or drizzle  melted chocolate chips.

On a tray, place the chocolate cake layer.

Evenly spread ice cream filling on top.

Gently press in cookie dough pieces.

Top with chocolate chip cookie dough layer.

Frost with chocolate frosting.

A side view

Cut into pieces and store in covered container.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Celebrating a Team usa men’s hockey win  and gameday for Team USA women’s hockey

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These are for another Team USA men’s hockey win (featuring a goal by Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson) and for gameday for the US women’s hockey team vs Sweden.

A while back, I found a recipe that had some sort of marshmallow swirl in brownies.  Of course I can’t find thst recipe, but it go me thinking of making a vanilla version of a treat with crushed golden oreos

and fluff. 

And instead of vanilla flavoring, I used cake batter extract for a different flavor.  For the frosting, I used some crushed oreos, fluff and cake extract too.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  (Same for the powdered sugar for the frosting).

  • Ingredients list
  • 3/4  butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 eggs
  • 1 tsp cake batter extract (you cam use vanilla instead)
  • 2 tbs water
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 11/2 tsp baking powder
  • 5 tbs marshmallow fluff
  • 10 golden oreos, finely crushed

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter and sugar.  Add egg and a half, water and extract.  Blend in dry ingredients.   Mix in fluff then crushed oreos.  Scoop out 1/4 cups dough.  Chill a few hours.  When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners or parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on sheet. 

Bake 11 to 13 minutes.  No longer.  Cool completely.

  • Frosting ingredients list
  • 6 tbs butter, softened
  • 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tbs cream
  • 5 tbs fluff
  • 1 tsp cake batter

In a bowl, cream butter and powdered sugar.  Mix in cream, fluff and extract.  Frost cookies.

  Store in covered container.

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

Valentine’s Day Cutout cookies

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With Valentine’s day approaching, I am trying to make as many different varieties of cutout cookies using my heart cookie cutters.  These use crisco in the cookies and you can leave them plain, sprinkle sugar on top before baking or frost them, after they are completely cooled,with a simple vanilla frosting.

  • 1 1/3 cups crisco
  • 1 1/2 ,cups sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 tbs plus 1 tsp milk
  • 2 cups flour
  • 11/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Set aside.  in a bowl, cream crisco and sugar.  Add egg, milk and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients.  Sprinkle a clean, flat surface with flour. Cut out cookies and stagger  on prepared sheet. 

Bake 7 to 9 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.  

 

Sugar cookie cake

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Here is the heart for valentines day!

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter crisco
  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tbs sugar
  • 2 tbs brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 3/4 cups flour.
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Line a pan with parchment paper.  Evenly press dough in psn.

Bake at 350.  16 to 17 min. Cool completely.

Frosting

6 tbs butter, melted

3 cups powdered sugar

2 to 3 tbs heavy cream

1 tsp vanilla

Turtle cookies

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Something a little different today – turtle cookies – a chocolate cookie with chocolate chips, chopped up pieces of caramel and finely ground pecans. 

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into you measuring cup so you get the right amount (same goes for the baking cocoa).  I chilled these for about an hour before baking.  And preheat your oven just before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 tbs corn syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped caramel
  • 1/2 cup pecans, finely ground

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Add egg, corn syrup, and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients.  Fold in chips, chopped caramel and nuts.   Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough.  Chill and hour. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on sheet (these don’t spread too much).  Bake 10 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.  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.

Thanks for stopping by!  Go Sabres!

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.

Massive peanut butter cookies

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The other day I made huge chocolate chip cookies, so today I decided to made some pretty big peanut butter cookies. 

These use a combo of bread and all purpose flour, but you can use just all purpose flour if you want.

Remember to scoop flour from your flour bag into your measuring cups so you get the right amount.  

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 /2 cup butter, browned
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 to 4 tbs heavy cream
  • 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup bread flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup peanuts, finely ground
  • Extra sugar

Directions – preheat oven to 375 degrees.  line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.   In a bowl, combine butter, peanut butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Add egg, vanilla and 2 tbs heavy cream.  Mix in dry ingredients.  if dough seems a little dry, add more heavy cream.   Divide dough into 3 equal pieces, then divide each of those pieces in half.  Roll into balls, then  each  in extra sugar.  Stagger cookies on sheet.  Bake 14 to 15 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.   Store in covered container.

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Frosted brownie cookies

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These are awesome!  I used a combo of hersheys unsweetened baking cocoa and black cocoa (I could not find hersheys special dark baking cocoa,  so i tried to make my own).  I used a vanilla frosting, but use whichever flavor you want (peanut butter or chocolate would be nice options too).

Remember to scoop your flour and baking cocoa from their containers into your measuring cups so you get the right amount.   I recommend chilling the individual balls of dough for a day or two.  And, preheat your oven before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 6 tbs butter, melted
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 4 tbs honey
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 1/3 cups flour
  • 1 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 salt

Directions -in a bowl, combine butter, sugar, honey,  vanilla and egg whites.   Fold in dry ingredients.   Scoop out 1/4 cups dough.   Chill overnight.   When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.   Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on sheet.  Bake 7 minutes.  Cool completely.

  • Frosting ingredients
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 2 to 3 cups powdered sugar
  • Milk
  • Vanilla

Combine ingredients, using enough milk to get the consistency you want.  Frost cookies.

Store in covered container.