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Mini m&m milk chocolate chip chocolate cookies

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These originally were for Sabres game day, but since we hired our new Bills coach in Joe Brady, these are for that too!  Plus, it is freezing, so I wanted to bake to heat up the house some more.

These are chocolate cookies filled with mini m&ms and milk chocolate chips and topped with inverted hershey kisses.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount (same for the baking cocoa).  I chilled the dough for a few hours before baking to keep them puffy.  And preheat your oven before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup crisco
  • 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 3 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup mini m&ms
  • 1 cup milk chocolate chips
  • Hershey kisses, unwrapped

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, crisco, sugar and brown sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.   Mix in dry ingredients.  (If mixture is too dry, add 1 or 2 tbs water).  Fold in chips and m&ms.   Scoop our 1/4 cups of dough.  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 11 to 13 minutes, no longer.  Right after removing from oven.  Gently press 2 inverted kisses on top. 

Cool completely.   Store in covered container.

Brownies made with ice cream and hot fudge

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Game day treat # 2!

In addition to oatmeal creme pies, I decided to whip up some brownies.   These use a brownie mix,

a friendly’s individual size ice cream sundae container,

hot fudge, eggs and vegetable oil.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 brownie mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup hot fudge
  • 1 cup ice cream (I used a friendly’s individual sundae )

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray a baking pan with baking spray.    In a bowl, combine brownie mix, eggs and oil.  Blend in ice cream and hot fudge.   Evenly spread into prepared pan.  If you use 9×13 pan, bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs ( If you use and 8×8, bake 28 to 32 minutes). Remove from oven and immediately,  gently press chocolate chips in top of brownies. 

Cool completely. Thanks for stopping by.  Go Bills!  Go Sabres!

Sugar coated Peanut butter cookies

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Since I made  fudge brownie cookies, I felt these sugar crusted peanut butter cookies would be a perfect companion.  Because peanut butter and chocolate are a perfect combo..  just ask the folks at Reese’s!

These are a typical peanut butter cookie, except i added finely ground peanuts, which i did in my food processor

and rolled the cookies in sugar before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter, partially melted (I put a cold stick in microwave in 2, 30 second increments
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbs vanilla
  • 1 3/4 cups flour (scooped from flour bag into measuring cup)
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup peanuts,  finely ground

Directions – in a bowl, mix peanut butter, butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Add egg and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients.   Stir in ground peanuts.  Scoop out 1/4 cups dough.  Roll tops in sugar.  Chill a few hours.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or nonstick baking liners.  stagger cookies on sheet.

Bake 14 to 16 minutes.  Cool completely.   Store in covered container.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Go Bills.

Easy Marble cookies

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Another mid week treat using a cake mix – marble cookies.  I also added chocolate chips and topped them with melted hershey kisses.

These are made with a marble cake mix, vegetable oil,  and egg and water.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 marble cake mix
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 5 tbs water
  • 1 cup Chocolate chips

Directions –  In one bowl, combine yellow cake mix, egg, oil and 3 tbs water.  Add chocolate chips.  In another bowl, combine fudge packet and 2 tbs water.   Add fudge mixture to yellow cake mixture.  Swirl gently with a knife to marble. Scoop out 1/4 cups dough.  Chill for a few hours.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or nonstick baking liners.   Stagger cookies on sheet. 

Bake 12 minutes.  Cool completely.  I topped these with melted hershey kisses. 

Store in covered container.

Cinnamon sugar football cookie cutout sandwiches in honor of Rich Stadium

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For NFL week 18 and the final regular season home game at the place i have always called Rich Stadium, I present cinnamon sugar football cutout sandwiches with brown butter filling.  I love my football cutout.

I have not been to a game there in a long time, but have a lot of wonderful memories.  I went to my first game at age 7 with my family.  I think we went to about a game a year until 8th grade.  From Olean, we traveled up 16 through all the small towns.   We stopped once so my dad could buy my brother a football so they could play catch in the parking lot.   That little plaza is still there.  My dad, who passed away in 2013, is the reason I love the Bills as much as I do.  He would really enjoy these Josh teams.   It would have been fun to dissect games with him.  He will have a great seat in heaven when we win the Super Bowl.  A lot of people pooh pooh the Bills and have no faith.  I prefer to keep it positive.  I acknowledge weaknesses and acting like Eyeore is not fun.  Fandom is much more enjoyable. 

I think that unless you grew up a Bills fan or married into it, it is hard to understand the connection with the team and even that building.

Anyways,  onto the cookies….

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  If you chill the dough, take it out a few hours before baking because that butter chills it up firm.  Next time I might not chill the dough at all.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter, sugar and salt. Add egg and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients.  If dough seems dry, add a tbs or two of water.   Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.   Lightly flour a flat surface and roll dough to desired thickness (I like mine on the thick side).   Cut out footballs.  Stagger on prepared sheet.

Bake 7 to 8 minutes, no longer.   Cool completely.

  • Brown butter frosting ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 to 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Milk

Directions – place butter in a fry pan and cook over medium heat until brown specs appear.

Place browned butter in bowl.  Mix in powdered sugar, then vanilla.  Add enough milk to get the consistency you want.   Place a scoop between 2 cookies.  Store in covered container.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

German chocolate cake mix cookies

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The German chocolate cake is a masterpiece of a dessert- German chocolate cake, pecan coconut frosting and chocolate frosting.   The bakery in my hometown of Olean, NY – the former Ried’s food barn- made the nest German chocolate cakes.  And I am sure the now olean food barn does too.

So I made a cookie sandwich version using a cake mix, canned coconut pecan frosting and a homemade chocolate frosting as the fillings. 

You can make a homemade coconut pecan frosting, but I went with canned frosting today
  • Cookies ingredients
  • 1 German chocolate cake mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Set aside.   In a bowl, blend 3 ingredients.  Scoop out 2 tbs of dough.  Roll into a ball and slightly flatten.  Stagger on cookie sheet.  Bake 10 to 12 minutes.  No longer.  Cool completely.

  • Chocolate frosting filling ingredients
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 tbs evaporated milk
  • 1 tbs vanilla

Directions – in a bowl, combine butter and cocoa. Blend in powdered sugar, then evaporated milk and vanilla.  Add more evaporated milk or powdered sugar to get the consistency you want.

Place cookies flat side up. 

On one half, spread some coconut pecan frosting.  On another half, spread some chocolate frosting.  

Put two together and voila!

Thanks for stopping by!

NFL Sunday sunday week 16 – Traditional Christmas cut out cookies

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For my last Christmas cutout cookies recipe for this season, here are the traditional sugar cookies.  I made most of  them into cookie sandwiches so people can actually tell what they are. 

This is  a recipe from a family friend, one that brings back so many wonderful memories.   I used a traditional buttercream frosting recipe. 

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.   Make sure you flour your surface enough to roll out the dough and sprinkle flour in your cookie cutters too.  And preheat your oven before baking.

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

Directions – in a bowl, cream crisco and sugar.  Blend in eggs well.  Add vanilla.  Mix in dry ingredients.  You can chill the door in a covered container for a few hours if you want.   Or bake them right away.  When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees, and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.   Flour a flat surface with flour.  Roll dough to desired thickness and cut.   Place on cookie sheet.  Bake 7 to 8 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.

  • Buttercream frosting/filling ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 4 cups powdered sugar (scooped from container into your measuring cup so you get the right amount)
  • Milk

In a bowl, cream butter and vanilla.  Carefully blend in powdered sugar, a cup at a time.  Add enough milk to get consistency you want.  Frost or fill sandwich cookies. 

Store in covered container.

Go Bills!

Sugar cookies

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These sugar cookies use vegetable oil instead of butter or crisco.  I wanted to make something quick for work today and thought these would work.  I did freeze the dough for a few hours before baking to keep the cookies from spreading too much.   I only used 3 cups of flour, I may use a little more next time and add some cornstarch too.

I ran out of frosting so one cookie got melted hershey kisses!

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag so you get the right amount.  Freeze the individual doughs for an hour or so before baking.   Preheat oven to 350 degrees before baking.  And only bake these 9 to 11 minutes, no longer.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 to 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • Extra sugar

Directions – in a bowl, combine sugar and vegetable oil.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Blend in flour, baking soda and salt.   Scoop out individual doughs and form tall mounds.  Freeze and hiur or to.  When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and stack cookies on sheet.  Bake 9 to 11 minutes, no longer.   Pop in fridge to firm up and cool, as cookies may be gushy.

  • Frosting ingredients
  • 4 tbs butter, melted
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Heavy cream/milk

Combine butter, powdered sugar and vanilla.  Add enough heavy cream or milk to get the consistency you want.  You may need to add more powdered sugar.  Frost cookies. 

I added some buffalo bills colored sugar!

Store in covered container.

Thanks for stopping by!

Week 15 victory monday cookies – XL puffy chocolate cookies with finely ground walnuts and topped with melted hershey kisses

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Today’s game took years off my life.  But a win is a win.  Go Bills.  Also, I  love josh allen.

These are a soft, thick, puffy chocolate cookie with finely ground walnuts.  You can leave them out if you want, use another kind, or throw in some chocolate chips.

These use a mix of bread flour and all purpose flour. 

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Chill the individual doughs for a few hours and preheat your oven to 350 before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/3 cups chocolate chips (microwaved in a microwave safe bowl in 45 second increments until you can stir them melted)
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 cup plus 2 tbs bread flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup walnuts, finely ground

Directions – in a bowl, cream butter and sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Blend in melted chocolate.  Fold in dry ingredients.   Blend in nuts.   Scoop out 1/4 cups dough.  Chill a few hours. 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.

For topping – in a microwave safe bowl, combine 35 unwrapped hershey kisses and 1 tbs butter.   Microwave in 45 second increments until you can stir smooth.  Spoon on top of cookies. 

Store in covered container. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

XL brown buttter Peanut blossoms

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Today’s treat – brown butter peanut blossoms.  I know they are very popular this time of year, so I whipped up a batch this morning.   I added some finely ground peanuts, and rolled the doughs in sugar before baking. And of course, topped with  hershey kisses!  

These are also in honor of my college roommate, Christine, who’s birthday is today and loves peanut butter treats!

I recommend chilling the butter for a bit in fridge after browning, scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount, preheat your team before baking and only bake 8 to 9 minutes.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 tbs water
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup peanuts, finely ground
  • Extra sugar
  • Hershey kisses

Directions – in a pan, heat butter in a pan over medium heat, stirring occasionally,  until brown specks form.  Pour into bowl and place in fridge at least an hour.   When you are ready to bake, preheat oven to 375 degreesm. In a combine butter, peanut butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Add eggs, water and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients.   Scoop our 1/4 cups dough and roll tops in sugar.   Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and stagger cookies in a row of 2, then a row of one. 

Bake 8 to 9 minutes, no longer.  Press an unwrapped hershey kisses. 

Cool completely.   Store in covered container.

Thanks for stopping by!  Go Bills!