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Blondies with chocolate chips

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These are a request from my goddaughter Sara.  Blondies with chocolate chips.  She has the same taste in treats that rob does – chocolate chip cookies, blondies and brownies.

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

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 tbs water
  • 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 cups chocolate chips

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper. Set aside.  In a bowl, mix oil, brown sugar and sugar.   Add eggs, vanilla and water.  Fold in dry ingredients.   Mix in 1 cup chips. Evenly spread dough into pan.   Sprinkle remaining chips on top and gently press down.  Bake 18 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.   Store in covered container

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Frosted chocolate sugar cookie bars

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These were a request from one of my goddaughter, Lyndsey.  A chocolate sugar cookie dough, with chocolate chips, in bar form and frosted with vanilla frosting.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup.  Same goes for the powdered sugar.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tbs water
  • 1 tsp chocolate extract
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tbs cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper and set aside.  In a bowl, cream butter and sugar.  Add eggs, water and extract.  Mix in dry ingredients, then chips.  For this next step, I moistened my hands.   Evely press dough into prepared pan.  Bake 18 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.

  • Frosting list
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Milk

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter and powdered sugar.  Add vanilla and enough milk to get the consistency you want.  Frost bars.  Store in covered container.

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Hot cocoa oatmeal creme pies

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I found this box of hot cocoa instant oatmeal while trapsing through price rite and thought “how magical this would be to make cookies with.” 

So i opted for oatmeal sandwich cookies with special dark cocoa marshmallow fluff filling.

And these celebrate another Sabres victory. This season has been so amazing and unexpected to this point. For me it feels like the 2020 nfl season for the Bills.  And what a rush that was. 

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 few hours before baking.  And preheat your oven before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 2 tbs milk
  • 1 tsp chocolate extract (or vanilla)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup flour (scooped from flour bag into measuring cup)
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 6 pkts instant oatmeal (i used hot cocoa flavored)

Directions,- in a bowl, cream butter, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder and baking soda.  Add egg, milk and extract.  Fold in flour, then oat packets.  Scoop out 3 tbs of dough. 

Chill a few hours.

When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and stagger cookies on sheet. 

Bake 11 to 14 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.

  • Filling ingredients
  • 6 tbs special dark cocoa
  • 2 tbs vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup butter crisco
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp anilla.
  • 1 cup marshmallow fluff
  • Heavy cream

In a bowl, combine cocoa and oil. Add butter crisco and fluff.  Mix in powdered sugar and vanilla.  Add enough heavy cream to get the consistency you want, start with a tbs or 2. 

Place one cookie flat side up.

Spoon filling on flat side.

Top with another, flatside down.  voila!

Store in covered container.

Shamrock cutout cookie sandwiches.

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Another holiday means another opportunity to make cutout cookies to celebrate that holiday.   Ahead of St. Patrick’s day tomorrow, I made cutout shamrock cookies, using this multi shape cookie cutter that someone gave me a million years ago (I actually have 2 for some reason)

And I just happened to have green colored sugar to sprinkle on top!

Also, I only had time to bake half of these today, so the rest will be baked and brought in tomorrow to work.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 1/3 cups crisco
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tbs milk
  • 4 cups flour
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Directions – in a bowl, cream crisco and sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Mix in dry ingredients.  On a floured surface, roll dough to desired thickness, cut out cookies.  I chilled the cutouts overnight before baking.  When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners.  Stagger cookies on sheet.   Sprinkle colored sugar on top, if you want. 

Bake 8 minutes, no longer (trust me).  Cool completely. 

  • Frosting/filling ingredients
  • 4 tbs butter melted
  • 2-3 cups powdered sugar
  • Milk
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • Food coloring (opt)

Combine butter and 2 cups powdered sugar.  Add a few tbs of milk and vanilla.  Add more powdered sugar or milk to get desired consistency.  Frost,

or make sandwich cookies. 

Store in covered container.

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Melted butter sugar cookies

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I needed to bake something for my non chocolate loving,  non peanut butter loving friends.  So a sugar cookie is perfect.  Plus everyone loves a sugar cookie.  With or without frosting.

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

Directions – in a bowl, mix sugar and melted butter.  Add egg and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients.    If dough seems too dry, add a tbs or two.  Scoop out 3 tbs of dough,  roll into balls then in extra sugar. Chill a few hours.    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Bake 7 to 9 minutes.  Cool completely.

  • Frosting ingredients
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla milk

Frost and store in covered container.

Chocolate snowball cookies

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My hockey team’s won 8 in a row ans to celebrate,  I made these chocolate snowball cookies that resemble pucks, but are soft and sweet.  Only a few ingredients and a piece of cake to make.

Go Sabres!

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tbs cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tbs hershey syrup
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Directions- in a bowl, combine butter and sugar.  Add remaining ingredients.  If dough seems a little dry, add more hershey syrup.   Scoop out 1/4 cups dough.  Chill a few hours.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Bake 10 to 15 minutes.  After removing from oven, sprinkle hot cookies with powdered sugar. 

Cool completely.   Store in covered container.

Chocolate chip cookies with crushed chips ahoy

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I am a big fan of adding crushed cookies or crushed nuts to treats to take it up a notch.  These chocolate chip cookies have some finely crushed chips ahoy mixed in the cookies and sprinkled on top before baking. 

I chilled the individual mounds of dough for a few days and they stayed nice and puffy.   Remember to scoop your flour from your bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  And, preheat your oven before baking

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup crisco
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 11/2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 3/4 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cups finely crushed  chips ahoy
  • 1 cup chocolate chips (I used mini in these)

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, crisco, sugar and brown sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Mix in dry ingredients, then crushed chips ahoy.  Stir in mini chips.  Scoop out 1/4 cups dough. 

Roll tops and sides of individual doughs  in extra crushed chips ahoy.

Chill a few hours.  When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, stagger cookies on sheet. 

Bake 13 to 15 minutes, no longer.  

This is what happens when you forget to set the timer and have to keep checking the bottoms of the cookies with a spatula

Cool completely.   Store in covered container.

Caramel/Milk Chocolate/ Oreo topped brownies

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Rob asked for brownies today, with some crushed oreos on top.  So I made those, cut out a few for him and wantes to make the rest a little fancy, so I topped them with  caramel frosting, melted milk chocolate chips and crushed oreos.

My caramel layer got a little thicker and harder to  than I wanted, because I went to let Gracie in and the cold air hit it and really made it too thick to spread, so I microwaved it for 30 seconds and was able to spread it.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Also preheat your oven to 350 degrees before baking.

  • Brownies ingredients
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 3/4 cups dark chocolate chips
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 5 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbs special dark cocoa
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • Crushed oreos

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, melt butter and dark chocolate chips.   Mix in brown sugar and sugar.  One at a time, beat in eggs, then vanilla.  Do not overnight.  Blend in dry ingredients.  Mix in chips. Evenly spread into pan.  Sprinkle crushed oreos on top.  Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs.  Cool completely.  Using the bottom of a wooden spoon, poke holes, about halfway down, in brownies. 

  • Caramel frosting ingredients
  • 6 tbs butter
  • 1 3/4 cups brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cups
  • 1/4 cup plus 3 tbs heavy cream
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 tsp vanilla

Directions – in a saucepan, heat butter, brown sugar, heavy cream and salt over medium heat to a boil, stirring occasionally.  Once boiling, contstantly stir until thick (from 5 to 10 minutes).  Remove from heat and add vanilla. Wait a minute or two, then  pour over brownies.  Let set about 5 minutes.  

In a microwave safe bowl, melt 1 cups milk chocolate chips in 45 seconds until you can stir melted.  Pour over caramel layer.   Top with more crushed oreos.

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Brownie cookies with ice cream frosting and chocolate chip chip cookie dough

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I had a lot of leftover chocolate chip cookie dough from my cookie dough cookies, so I made some brownie cookies to help use it up!  I also used ice cream frosting on top.  You can use any flavor ice cream (i used cookie dough), or you can use a vanilla buttercream.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup  so you get the right amount.  After you scoop out the individual doughs, chill a few hours or overnight.   And preheat your oven before baking.

  • Cookie dough ingredients
  • 2 tbs butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 tbs heavy cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 cup flour (heated in a microwave safe container for 30 seconds)
  • 2 tbs mini chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter and brown sugar for 3 minutes.  Add vanilla and cream.  Mix in flour.  Blend in chips.  Scoop out tsp of dough and freeze. 

  • 6 tbs butter, melted
  • 1 1/2 cups
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 4 tbs corn syrup (or honey)
  • 1 tbs vanilla
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 cup baking cocoa (I used rodelle dark)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Directions – in a bowl, mix butter, and sugar.  Add egg whites, vanilla and corn syrup.  Blend in dry ingredients.  Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough.  Chill a few hours or overnight.  When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners.  Stagger cookies on sheet.   Bake 10 to 12 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.

  • Frosting list
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbs ice cream, melted

In a bowl, blend butter, powdered sugar and vanilla.  Blend in ice cream.  Add more powdered sugar if you want a thicker consistency.

Frost cookies.

Top with cookie dough bites and store in covered container

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Vanilla cookie dough cookies with ice cream frosting

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I wanted to make something with cookie dough, so these are a chocolate chip cookie without the chips, an ice cream frosting and edible cookie dough on top.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  After you scoop out the dough, chill them for a few hours. Preheat your oven before baking.

  • Cookie dough pieces 
  • 2 tbs  butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 1/2 tbs heavy cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 cup flour (heated in a microwave safe container for 30 seconds)
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tbs  mini chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter and brown sugar for 3 minutes.   Add vanilla and heavy cream.  Mix in flour and salt.  Blend in chips.  Scoop out tsp of dough and place in a container in freezer.

  • Cookies ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Add egg and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients.  Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough.  Place in a covered container and chill a few hours or overnight.   When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baker liners.  Stagger cookies on sheet.  Bake 11 to 15 minutes (Bottoms will be lightly browned).  Cool completely.

  • Frosting ingredients
  • 4 tbs butter, softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbs ice cream, melted

Directions- in a bowl, blend butter, powdered sugar and vanilla.  Mix in ice cream.  Add more powdered sugar, if needed, to get the consistency you want.

Frost cookies.

Place pieces of cookie dough on top and store in covered container.