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
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
Today just felt like a cookie day and a good way to send off 2011. This recipe comes from the May 2011 issue of my favorite magazine, “Food Network Magazine”. Zach, Courtney and I just ate about 6 between the 3 of us, yummy! Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2012 is kind to all … Continue reading
These are for Bob’s Christmas work lunch today. The recipe is from Pampered Chef. Looked like a whole pan of gooey goodness! 2 cups quick or old fashioned oats 1 3/4 cups flour, divided 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup butter, melted 1 cup butterscotch or caramel ice cream topping … Continue reading
This recipe comes from http://www.bettycrocker.com, a 2nd variation on the cookie cup idea, also very tasty! garnish: 3 oz semisweet baking chocolate 1 tablespoon shortening or Christmas sprinkles cookie cups: 1 pouch Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix or chocolate chip cookie mix 1/4 cup butter, softened 1 egg filling: 2 cups dark chocolate chips 3/4 … Continue reading
We got some persimmons in our Bountiful Basket this week so I thought I’d experiment with them. I found this recipe on http://www.epicurious.com, “for people who love to eat”, and that’s me so I thought I’d give it a try. Bob liked them and Zach said they were ok, I didn’t really care for them … Continue reading
I found this recipe on http://www.bettycrocker.com. I made them for our neighbors the Baldwins but kept a few for us to try and they are divine! cookie base: 1 (1 pound, 1.5 ounce) pouch Betty Crocker double chocolate chunk cookie mix (I’ll confess here that I used a Krusteaz chocolate chunk cookie mix, the kind … Continue reading
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