My little great nephew Noah is turning 4 and his mom, my niece Amber, asked if Cort and I would make Muppet cupcakes for his party. The Muppets turned out to be pretty hard to make so we opted to make him a mini bday cake with Kermit on it (his favorite Muppet) and then … Continue reading
And bar cookie #3. 1 (14 oz) bag caramels 1/3 cup milk 2 cups flour 2 cups quick cooking or old fashioned oats 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 egg 1 cup butter, softened 1 (6 oz) package semisweet chocolate chips (1 cup) 1 cup chopped walnuts … Continue reading
Bar cookie #2! Sort of like what my mom calls “Magic Cookie Bars” but with a chocolate chip cookie base. 1 (1 pound, 1.5 ounce) pouch Betty Crocker chocolate chip cookie mix 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 egg 1 cup butterscotch chips 1 cup milk chocolate chips or semisweet chocolate chips 1 cup flaked coconut … Continue reading
Last night I was in charge of the activity for our Young Women and Young Men at church so I set up a “Chopped” activity for them, sort of like the tv show of the same name on the Food Network. We divided them into 4 teams and gave each team a bag of ingredients … Continue reading
Courtney was having friends over tonight for their traditional Sunday night “movie night” and I have been dying to bake so I made these cupcakes for them. The recipe comes from Wendy Paul’s “101 Gourmet Cupcakes in 10 Minutes” cookbook which I just love. Here’s how I decorated them – I took some of our … Continue reading
Brownies for my friend Julie for her birthday and also for my girls at church. I changed the recipe up a bit since I didn’t have any York Peppermint Patties, I used Junior Mints instead. They tasted great but the Jr Mints seemed to just melt and dissolve in the batter whereas when I’ve used … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Marlene! These are for you! Courtney and Courtney’s friend Jaren and I made these cupcakes for our friend Marlene who loves panda bears. (We made the panda bear graduation cake for her too.) The idea comes from Karen Tack and Alan Richardson’s cookbook called “Hello, Cupcake!” – love it! So much fun to … Continue reading
This is a Nestle Toll House recipe. The Young Women are coming over to my house tonight for our activity so there must be treats! crust: 4 1/2 teaspoons light margarine (I used butter, about 2 tablespoons) 2 cups miniature marshmallows 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter 3 cups Rice Krispies fudge: 1 1/2 cups sugar … Continue reading
Here is another variation on the cake mix bar cookie recipe from Stephanie Ashcraft’s “101 More Things to do with a Cake Mix”. Courtney had some friends coming over tonight and they don’t like chocolate! What? So I pulled out my cake mix cookbooks and looked over all the yummy ones that I’ve never made … Continue reading
It is rainy and snowy and sleety and slushy here today so it’s the perfect day to make cookies and stay inside. I went to Target a few days ago and found these Nestle Toll House Dark Chocolate and Mint Limited Edition Morsels on clearance for $1.28 a bag, regularly $2.59 a bag so I … Continue reading
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