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Sugar smashed peanut butter cookies

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Some friends are coming over and love peanut butter treats, so I wanted to make them some peanut butter cookies.  I ended up frosting these.. but I think next time, melted milk chocolate chips or hershey kisses would be better.

Remember to scoop your flour and powdered sugar from their respective containers so you get the right amount.  If you have time, I recommend chilling the dough so the cookies  spread less.

  • Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1/4 cup crisco
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tbs water
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Extra sugar

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, crisco, peanut butter, sugar, powdered sugar and water.  Add eggs.  Fold in flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt.  Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough.  roll into balls.   Spray the bottom of a glass with Pam and dip in extra sugar.  Gently smush cookies (I left mine kind of thick).  Chills for a few hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Bake 9 to 11 minutes (no longer).  Cool completely.  Top with melted milk chocolate.  Store in covered container.

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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.

Gameday Week 3 treat # 2 – brownies

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These Bills  gameday treats for week 3, a request from Rob- brownies.   I grabbed the wrong size pan (8×8) instead of what my recipe indicated (9×9), so these are thicker and took a bit longer to bake. Oops! 🙂  I will have the directions for the 9×9 pan in this recipe.

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

  • Ingredients list
  • 12 tbs butter
  • 1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a 9×9 pan with tin foil and spray with baking spray.   In a microwave safe bowl, melt butter and chips in 45 second increments until you can stir smooth.  Add brown sugar and sugar.  Mix in eggs, one at a time, and vanilla.  Fold in flour and salt.  Blend in chips.  Evenly spread into prepared pan.  Bake 25 to 30 minutes (toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs).  Sprinkle warm brownies with powdered sugar.  Cool completely.   Cut and store in covered container. 

Thanks for stopping by today!  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!

Week 2 victory treats

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Since the Bills win over the Dolphins ended after 11 pm, there was no time to make victory treats.   I needed to go to bed because I had a 430 am wakeup to work out!   Oh, and  I do not believe in premature baking of the victory treats.   They can not be made until the victory is complete.  The football gods must not be angered.  So these will be brought in Monday.   Dark chocolate brownies, requested by Rob. 

Couple of notes – these bake at 325, lower than most brownie recipes.  Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the correct amount.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 1/3 cups dark chocolate chips
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 2 tbs water
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3/4 cup flour (scooped from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Additional 1/2 cup chocolate chips (opt)

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line an 8×8 square pan with tin foil and spray with baking spray.  Set aside.  In a microwave safe bowl, heat in 45 second increments – – 1 1/3 cups dark chocolate chips, butter, sugar and water until you can stir mixture smooth.  Add eggs, one at a time, then vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients.  Mix in additional chips, if using.  Evenly spread into prepared pan.  Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs.  Cool completely.   Cut and store in covered container.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I wish you peace, love and joy today.   Remember to be kind.  We are all fighting a battle and some are more difficult than others.

A classic cookie for a classic NFL rivalry (Go Bills)

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Week 2 of the NFL season kicks off tomorrow with my beloved Bills taking on the Dolphins.   The rivalry has so many great memories and moments- from us finally beating the Dolphins in 1980 (ending the 0 for the 1970s) to  Jim Kelly’s late touchdown run in Miami in 1989 to Josh and the current Bills matchups against the Dolphins.  Such a classic rivalry deserves a classic cookie, so I went with one of the chocolate chip cookies in my collection.  These use part browned butter and cold butter cut into small cubes, as well as a tsp of active yeast.  I recommend chilling or freezing individual doughs for a few hours to keep from spreading.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, browned
  • 1/4 cup butter, cold and cut into small cubes
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp active dry yeast
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

To brown butter, place in a pan and heat over low to medium heat until you see brown specs in bottom.  This may take 10 minutes or so.  Let cool 10 minutes.

Directions – in a bowl, combine flour, baking soda and yeast.  Cut in butter.  In a separate bowl, combine browned butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Mix in egg and vanilla.  Add flour mixture.  Stir in chips.  Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough and form tall mounds.  Chill or freeze for a few hours.  Preheat oven to 375.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on sheet.  Bake 11 to 13 min, no longer.  Cool.  Pop in fridge for a few hours to firm up, if they are a little gushy.  Store in covered container. 

Go Bills!

Golden oreo stuffed cake mix cookies

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Need a quick treat?  This is one recipe to try.  I used golden oreos, but you can use any candy you want too.  I added sprinkles to the dough, which is optional, of course.  You can also make these unstuffed. I estimate this recipe makes 12 to 15 cookies.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cake mix
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbs water
  • Golden oreos

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  In a bowl, combine cake mix, vegetable oil, egg and water.   You may need to use your hands (like when making meatballs) to get dough to come together.  Add sprinkles, if using.  Scoop out 2 tbs dough and form around oreos.   Stagger cookies on prepared sheets.  Bake 9 to 10 min.  Cool completely.   Store in covered container.

Stuffed brownie cookies

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Another simple, easy to whip up treat.  You can stuff these with anything – oreos, candy.  You can also make  them unstuffed (but what fun is that? 😉)

I want to estimate this makes around 12 cookies. 

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 brownie mix
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips (opt)
  • Oreos

Directions – preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  In a bowl, combine brownie mix and flour.  Add oil and eggs.  Mix in chips if using.  Scoop out 2 tbs dough and evenly form around an oreo.  Stagger on prepared cookie sheets.  Bake 10 to 12  minutes (be careful not to burn bottoms).    They may seem a little gushy on top.  Cool a few minutes.  Place in fridge to help cookies firm up.  Store in covered container.

Black cocoa brownies with peanut butter chips and black cocoa frosting

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I could not bring in just one treat for a Bills victory Monday tomorrow.   So Rob suggested black cocoa brownies with peanut butter chips and black cocoa frosting.  Black cocoa is what makes oreos taste like oreos.  I found some on Amazon that I like to use.  Of course, my hershey’s classic is my standby/old faithful, but the black cocoa is nice to use once in a while.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1 /2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup corn syrup or honey
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup flour (scooped from your bag into your measuring cup)
  • 1/3 cup black cocoa
  • 1 cup peanut butter chips

Directions – preheat oven to 350.  Line an 8×8 or 9×9 baking pan with tin foil and spray with baking spray.  Set aside.  In a bowl, combine butter, sugar, brown sugar and corn syrup/honey.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Blend in flour and black cocoa.  Fold in chips.  Evenly spread into prepared pan.  Bake 13 to 17 minutes (toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs).  Immediately start prepping frosting.

  • Frosting ingredients
  • 3 tbs butter softened
  • 3 tbs black cocoa
  • 1 tsp corn syrup or honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 to 6 tsp milk
  • 1 cup powdered sugar

Directions – in a bowl, blend butter and cocoa.  Add vanilla and corn syrup/honey.  Mix in powdered sugar.  Blend in enough milk to get the consistency you want.   Frost warm brownies.  Let cool completely.  Cut and store in covered container.

Thanks for stopping by today!  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!