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Friday football treats # 19 – Smores cookie bars

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Smores sugar cookie bars

Today’s treat is in advance of the Bills AFC divisional playoff game vs the Ravens. A Saturday night game! I have all day to get nervous! I really need them to keep winning. They’ve been a needed distraction to this crapbag of a start to 2021. Maybe we’re getting all the bad stuff out of the way early.

These feature a Graham cracker sugar cookie base, followed by a layer of melted chocolate chips and topped with marshmallow fluff frosting. Of course, I got impatient and frosted them while they were still warm, so the frosting got mixed in with the melted milk chocolate. These are pretty easy and use sugar cookie mixes as part of the base.

  • 2 sugar cookie mixes
  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 2 cups butter, melted
  • 1 cup milk chocolate chips

Directions – preheat oven to 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Combine sugar cookie mixes and graham cracker crumbs. Mix in melted butter. Press into an ungreased 9×13 pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes (will be light golden on top). Sprinkle chocolate chips. Let sit 5 minutes. Spread smooth. Let cool completely.

  • Frosting ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup marshmallow fluff
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2-3 tbs milk

Directions – cream butter and fluff. Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Blend in enough milk to get desired consistency., frost bars. Cut and store in covered container.

Go Bills!

Victory Monday treats # 2 brownie cookies stuffed with chocolate chip cookies

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Brownie cookies stuffed with chocolate chip cookies

The tollhouse bars I made yesterday after the Bills 1st playoff win in a quarter of a century did not seem to be big enough to bring into work tomorrow. So I grabbed a brownie mix and made cookies out of it and stuffed the cookies with brownies. You can stuff these with Oreos, candy, etc! Magical!

  • Brownie cookie Ingredients
  • 1 brownie mix
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup oil

Directions – preheat oven to 350 for 20 minutes. Combine ingredients. I used my hands at the end to make sure everything came together. Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough and divide in half. Flatten one half and place a cookie on top. Top with other half. Seal edges. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cool completley. Store in covered container.

Yum!

Victory Monday cookies #1 cake cookies stuffed with chocolate chip cookies

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Cake mix cookies stuffed with chocolate chip cookies

So the chocolate chip cookie bars I made yesterday didn’t seem to be enough to bring to work to celebrate the first Bills playoff win in 25 years. So I cut them up into tiny pieces and put some in a cake mix cookie and some in a brownie cookie. And I sprinkled them with powdered sugar, just to be fancy. This is the cake mix cookie recipe.

  • Cake mix cookie ingredients
  • 1 cake mix (any flavor)
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • 1 egg
  • 2-3 tbs water, milk or heavy cream

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes. combine ingredients. (I ended up using my hands to make sure everything got mixed together). Scoop out 1/4 cup of dough and divide in half. Flatten one half, top with a chocolate chip cookie. Flatten other half and place on top.

Seal edges. Bake 9 to 12 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cool completely. Store in covered container.

Go Bills!

Friday football #18 treat # 2 – brownie football cutout cookie sandwiches

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Go Bills!

My second treat for work is a brownie cookie cutout, using my football cookie cutter, again. It is the playoffs, so two treats are necessary. I didn’t make enough vanilla filling (doh), so I had to,whip up a little chocolate filling for the rest of the sandwiches. Go Bills! I love Josh Allen!

  • Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 2/3 cup baking cocoa
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes., cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Fold in,dry ingredients. Roll to desired thickness and cut. Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Cool completely. Spread filling between 2 cookies. Store in covered container.

Are you ready for some playoff football?

Football Friday # 18 – chocolate chip football sandwiches

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Go Bills!

Ahead of the Bills first home playoff game in 25 years, I have made 2 treats. This one is a chocolate chip cutout, in football form, made into cookie sandwiches. I used mini chips because cookie cutters won’t go through regular size chocolate chips. Use whatever flavor filling you wish. Go Bills! Also, I love Josh Allen. I am excitedly nervous about the game on Saturday. I know this week has been awful and I take refuge in my love of sports and baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup Crisco
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 cups mini chocolate chips

Ingredients – preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Cream buttee, Crisco, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla and salt. Add yolk then flour. Stir in chips. Roll to desired thicknessand cut. Line a cookie sheet with nonstick baking liners. Bake 10 minutes. Cool completely. Spread filling between 2 cookies. Store in covered container.

Josh Allen!

Chocolate triple chip cookies

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Chocolate x3!

I wanted a chocolate based cookie for my Christmas cookie cornucopia, so,I settled this one. It is a chocolate version of the cookies, affectionately known as the “franks.” Named after our friend, Frank. I used milk chocolate, semisweet chocolate and dark chocolate chips. I chilled the dough a few hours to keep the cookies puffy. I felt the bottoms of the cookies were a bit too done, so I smothered them in melted chocolate.

  • Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup baking cocoa
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp,salt
  • 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

Directions – cream butter, sugar and brown sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Fold in dry ingredients. Mix in chips., scoop out 1/4 cups of dough. Chill a few hours. Preheat oven to 375 degrees for 20 minutes. On a cookie sheet , lined with nonstick baking liners, stagger cookies. Bake 10 to 13 minutes. Cool completely. Store in covered container.

Chocolate triple chip cookies

Puffy peanut butter cookies topped with melted milk chocolate

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Peanut blossoms with a twist

These are a favorite of many people, especially this time of year. They are peanut blossoms with a twist. Instead of a Hershey kiss on a peanut butter cookie, I melted milk chocolate ans scooped it on top. I used Crisco, which is why the cookies stayed so puffy. (I also chilled dough overnight too help with the puffiness). If you don’t want to top with melted chocolate, sprinkle cookies with sugar before baking. Remember to preheat your oven to 375 degrees for 20 minutes before baking.

Merry Christmas!
  • Ingredients
  • 1 cup Crisco
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 1/2 cups flour

Directions – cream Crisco, peanut butter, sugar and brown sugar. Add eggs. Fold in dry ingredients. Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough. (Sprinkle with sugar, if desired). Chill a few hours. Preheat oven to 375 degrees for 20 minutes. On a cookie sheet, lined with nonstick baking liners, stagger cookies. Bake 12 minutes. Cool completely. Top with melted milk chocolate.

Peanut butter+ chocolate = perfection

Chocolate chip cookies

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Christmas Chocolate Chip Cookies

I made a few different kinds of cookies for Christmas. I realize chocolate chip cookies aren’t the first cookie that comes to mind for Christmas, but they are Rob’s favorite, thus, they were included. Couple of notes – I chilled the dough overnight, to keep them from flattening too much. Remember to preheat your oven to 375 degrees for 20 minutes before baking, to get the right baking temperature.

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  • Ingredients
  • 1 stick butter, melted
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups flour (scooped from your container into your measuring cup)
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Directions – combine butter, brown sugar and sugar. Add egg and vanilla. Mix in baking soda and salt. Add flour and cornstarch. Mix in chips. Scoop,out 1/4 cups of dough. Chill dough at least a few hours. Preheat oven to 375 degrees for 20 minutes. On a cookie sheet lined with nonstick baking liners, stagger cookies. Bake 12 – 14 minutes. Cool completely. Store in covered container.

Just for Rob!

Triple chip cookies

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Chocolate chip, milk chocolate chip and white chocolate chip cookies

These are rob’s favorite all time cookie. They have 3 types of chips – semisweet, milk chocolate and white. Basically the dough is a chocolate chip dough, with an instant vanilla pudding mix added for extra flavor. To keep them from flattening too much, I added some cornstarch and chilled the dough for a couple hours. He wanted me to bake victory cookies before the Bills game vs Denver. That is something that must NEVER be done. So, these are just cookies

3 kinds of chips!
  • Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup Crisco
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3.4 oz instant vanilla pudding
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 cup white chips
  • 1 cup milk chocolate chips

Directions – cream butter and brown sugar. Add pudding mix. Mix in vanilla, eggs, baking soda, baking powder,and salt. Stir in flour and cornstarch Blend in chips. Scoop out 3 tbs dough., chill a few hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Scatter on a cookie sheet lined with nonstick baking liners. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Cool completely. Store in covered container.

Voila!

Victory Monday brownies (because I needed something to put the extra ganache on)

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Go Bills!

Bonus victory Monday treat for my Buffalo Bills. I had extra ganache left over from the sugar cookie cups, so I quickly whipped up some brownies to remedy use up the rest. (I have many brownie recipes, though not as many as for chocolate chip cookies) And why not extra chocolate this Christmas week? You absolutely do not have to put anything on top of these, but the powdered sugar is recommended, by Rob!

  • Ingredients
  • 10 tbs butter, melted
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tbs vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 yolk
  • 1 tbs corn syrup (or honey)
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 3/4 cup baking cocoa
  • 2/3 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
Brownies!

Directions -preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8×8 pan with tinfoil and spray with baking spray. Combine butter, sugar and brown sugar. Add eggs,yolk,and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients. Fold in chips. Bake for 20 minutes (a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs). Immediately sprinkle powdered sugar on top. Cool completely. Top with melted chocolate or frosting. Store in covered container.

Chocolate chocolate chocolate!