tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68385863432528069672024-03-04T22:09:50.444-08:00The Cookie MonsterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838586343252806967.post-44475976500517634642013-11-21T18:00:00.001-08:002013-11-21T18:00:32.580-08:00Cake Wars, Sister Edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRstRqCd1AeJ5LCsx4BxElaqm8p3Ui59SrcJ_bhRxguuqktbGLVIPSP-SeBQPxaJQcDuTT2RViAespyMogN4ft2lgRdPObswxN0oleZIquPTZDuYQUVsuYM8Jwbm5u8sabBnNLGxSlSA/s640/blogger-image--278046927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRstRqCd1AeJ5LCsx4BxElaqm8p3Ui59SrcJ_bhRxguuqktbGLVIPSP-SeBQPxaJQcDuTT2RViAespyMogN4ft2lgRdPObswxN0oleZIquPTZDuYQUVsuYM8Jwbm5u8sabBnNLGxSlSA/s640/blogger-image--278046927.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This little guy just turned 1!!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I know, I know....crazy stuff. And although I did not make any cookies for this young man's birthday, I did decorate a cake. Sadly, my sister also decorated a cake, and hers was way more impressive. You be the judge:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUUzV4NxlR3Osm4Myq7AGpFrklFdM7H4yFjj25XP2n-2v42yZq_QKUNyTa6N7T6WyBhpFb5zOJkeA6FblWNn-9uaZ1YHyg33JHpWw8V42HfBvezqbMNUQWqb7Loj3MMZmVlt40pKTVnao/s640/blogger-image-2106727643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUUzV4NxlR3Osm4Myq7AGpFrklFdM7H4yFjj25XP2n-2v42yZq_QKUNyTa6N7T6WyBhpFb5zOJkeA6FblWNn-9uaZ1YHyg33JHpWw8V42HfBvezqbMNUQWqb7Loj3MMZmVlt40pKTVnao/s640/blogger-image-2106727643.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mommy's cake</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTll8dzM9fEmlbX5edPQql5mBlM8u2-meVlFRNtuGd4Zs5EZjivnBtFR4p9UVvGyELD4R59wj8GB3r9LJQ4k28vVH0E__gpa4F2Or1gsLxQPR8CP45E7JaDZc3xmYb0U4bhZ7cKgy3gM/s640/blogger-image-264146686.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTll8dzM9fEmlbX5edPQql5mBlM8u2-meVlFRNtuGd4Zs5EZjivnBtFR4p9UVvGyELD4R59wj8GB3r9LJQ4k28vVH0E__gpa4F2Or1gsLxQPR8CP45E7JaDZc3xmYb0U4bhZ7cKgy3gM/s640/blogger-image-264146686.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Auntie's cake. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I mean, she drew a deer y'all. Pshhhhh. Anyway, the adults enjoyed the gorgeous Auntie Jame creation, while my 1 year old smashed and devoured his momy's cake. All parties were satisfied.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVHNFL0-Br8brC9EQ8AnQyZJbPpFcW5VqbmYo_xJSya8Cp7MqeY9SJqJwTgLxFmObmaszkyyF7w-dhWbTgnmcQufIDaBX2eTJ8fVQqlD8s92NzDc_zzhvtwohhwI-Pp1tY4TlH2x_wak/s640/blogger-image--2140885191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVHNFL0-Br8brC9EQ8AnQyZJbPpFcW5VqbmYo_xJSya8Cp7MqeY9SJqJwTgLxFmObmaszkyyF7w-dhWbTgnmcQufIDaBX2eTJ8fVQqlD8s92NzDc_zzhvtwohhwI-Pp1tY4TlH2x_wak/s640/blogger-image--2140885191.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>Good times, had by all. Especially this little guy:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSNtUl7Cj7VCbhIrGPH_Nb7XPie4ipBqJ_Q7uoUPkTChfTMRXlTFkmaCrkRfxUmT_onj9kddSzP82nWicrWXejf4RnSOAs7CSc4Havwgv0qXN2wbwrpOG8OqJRhfXPdurnZRHsv7H1PQ/s640/blogger-image-1657958393.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSNtUl7Cj7VCbhIrGPH_Nb7XPie4ipBqJ_Q7uoUPkTChfTMRXlTFkmaCrkRfxUmT_onj9kddSzP82nWicrWXejf4RnSOAs7CSc4Havwgv0qXN2wbwrpOG8OqJRhfXPdurnZRHsv7H1PQ/s640/blogger-image-1657958393.jpg"></a></div><br></div>More cookies to come. Happy Baking!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838586343252806967.post-51582164404830421992013-11-09T17:20:00.001-08:002013-11-09T17:20:32.657-08:00Microwave, single serve, chocolate chip cookie<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBVBarhCylUTpcrMiA7-QG_1ISF15DsDWphO1j3wBhz-vS_3H7bTv4sgWTdGY_qxpDgRCVnCNh5Mdb7v5HbGPamhPvQQtXecABmr-qmzmcFMdyTVShyphenhyphen810sYtw7Iyz0uRL9ywPfc7IFQ/s640/blogger-image--895281242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBVBarhCylUTpcrMiA7-QG_1ISF15DsDWphO1j3wBhz-vS_3H7bTv4sgWTdGY_qxpDgRCVnCNh5Mdb7v5HbGPamhPvQQtXecABmr-qmzmcFMdyTVShyphenhyphen810sYtw7Iyz0uRL9ywPfc7IFQ/s640/blogger-image--895281242.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hi friends! It has been a million years, it seems, since I posted a recipe. Since last we blogged (or I blogged) I've made fancy tea party cookies, peanut butter M&M cookies, white chocolate cranberry cookies, banana bread, and probably more. Parenting and blogging, for me anyway, just do not mix well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">BUT!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tonight I share with you a glorious discovery: the cookie for the stay-at-homers, the pressed-for-time moms, the single ladies....and in my case the wives who are subject to hunting season. I give you, a single serving cookie that takes less than 5 minutes to make. You're welcome and I'm sorry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ingredients:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1 tablespoon butter</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1 tablespoon sugar</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1 tablespoon brown sugar</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Pinch salt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Splash vanilla</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1/2 an egg yolk</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">3 tablespoons flour</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Chocolate chips at your disposal</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In a mug, or ramekin, Melt the butter, about 20 seconds in the microwave. Add the sugars, salt and vanilla, mix. Add in the egg yolk, mix. Finally add in the flour and chocolate chips and mix until combined.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Microwave for 30 seconds. If the cookie still looks wet on top, zap it for 10 more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Let it cool for a minute, then Eat it with a spoon. With ice cream. And maybe a beer or a glass of wine. Happy Saturday night for this mommy :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNX6H62SDnGYEG4wnkNTmTjcAIdR5PtZ3qbYRWf55Q2XiOdyKqFBlXLG5cKoBNuN4Jg2x13kXVG8wYCpfwOPsfOk3HsxxjtyCDqW52GGwN_fuubxahIzxtIx4NQq-Sg2UxdrqkSJ8zcTw/s640/blogger-image--1578185985.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNX6H62SDnGYEG4wnkNTmTjcAIdR5PtZ3qbYRWf55Q2XiOdyKqFBlXLG5cKoBNuN4Jg2x13kXVG8wYCpfwOPsfOk3HsxxjtyCDqW52GGwN_fuubxahIzxtIx4NQq-Sg2UxdrqkSJ8zcTw/s640/blogger-image--1578185985.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I am hoping to recap some of my missed-baking endeavors soon, and perhaps even launch a lifestyle-type blog, in an effort to keep my posts more regularly. In any case, make one of these bad boys between now, and then. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Happy weekend! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838586343252806967.post-91534085204871069112013-08-24T06:31:00.001-07:002013-08-24T06:31:33.747-07:00Nutella Sandwich Cookies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Weekend Friends! I managed to bake again this month. Hooray! And there are a few fun projects coming up in the near future, but for today I'm sharing my recipe for Nutella Sandwich cookies, and man oh man, are these tasty.<br />
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1/2 cup shortening<br />
1/3 cup sugar<br />
1/3 cup brown sugar<br />
1 tsp baking soda<br />
1 tsp vanilla<br />
1 egg<br />
dash salt<br />
1 1/2 cups of flour<br />
3/4 cups quick cooking oats<br />
Nutella<br />
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Start off by mixing the shortening and the sugars until combined. Add in the egg, vanilla, salt and baking soda. Mix well.<br />
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Mix in the dry ingredients until just combined. Roll the dough into half inch balls, and space them 2 inches apart on a parchment lined baking sheet.<br />
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Press the balls flat with the bottom of a glass or a spatula....<br />
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Bake at 375F for 8 minutes. let cool on a wire rack before sandwiching.<br />
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And enjoy! My husband insists that the best way to eat these cookies is warm, with some coffee ice cream on the side.<br />
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I hope you're all enjoying you're last few weeks of summer!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838586343252806967.post-3529722280809755622013-08-16T06:38:00.002-07:002013-08-16T13:37:25.764-07:00Minnie Mouse Birthday Cookies!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Although I have certainly dropped off on the blog posting, I am still baking and doing special event cookies for Friends and Family! I thought I would share the Sugar cookies I made for my cousin Aubrie's first birthday party. Minnie Mouse was the pretty pink theme :)<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
1/3 cup butter<br />
1/3 cup shortening<br />
3/4 cups sugar<br />
1 tsp Vanilla<br />
1 egg<br />
1/2 teaspoon baking soda<br />
dash salt<br />
2 cups flour<br />
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Mix together the butter and shortening, adding in the sugar until well blended and fluffy. Add in your egg and vanilla, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Finally sift in your dry ingredients, and mix until well combined.<br />
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Refrigerate your dough for 30 minutes or so to make it more manageable for rolling. When using cookie cutters, sometimes it helps to put the unbaked cookies in the fridge for 15 minutes or so before baking. This will help the cookies keep their intended shape, and not spread as much on the sheet during baking. Bake for 7-8 minutes at 375F.<br />
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I used my go to <a href="http://shan-thecookiemonster.blogspot.com/2011/04/royal-icing-lady-bug-cookies.html">Royal Icing</a> recipe that I often use for these kinds of cookies. It dries rock hard and leaves a shiny pretty finish.<br />
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Allow these cookies to dry for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight, before stacking or packaging them.<br />
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Some ribbon and packaging and we're ready for the Party!<br />
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Happy Birthday Aubrie!!!<br />
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Stay tuned for some fun shower cookies coming up within the next month, and if time allows, I might even bake something just for fun :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838586343252806967.post-14851813849398996602013-07-10T18:43:00.001-07:002013-07-10T18:43:32.008-07:00Blue and Orange Anchor Cookies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi Blog Folk! Last week one of my dear friends from High School celebrated her Bridal Shower, and I was thrilled to do some custom cookies for the event. The lovely bridal party hosted the day at the Winthrop Yaught Club, so the Nautical theme was present throughout. <br />
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I went with a basic <a href="http://shan-thecookiemonster.blogspot.com/2010/01/75th-birthday.html">Sugar Cookie</a> recipe that I've used often, and sketched out the design after several google searches for "Anchor cookies." Conveniently, the Bride and Groom both have a last name beginning with "R" so I decided on a cursive initial to really customize the whole look.<br />
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The whole process took a bit longer than usual, because of my favorite little distraction:<br />
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But slowly and surely, the cookies started to come together.<br />
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Not bad eh?<br />
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I just agreed to do some more custom cookies this month for a very adorable little girl's first birthday! I'll be sure to share them with you :)<br />
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Happy Baking!<br />
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Hey Party People! It's been a busy few weeks and it's coming down to the wire, but my new goal is to post at least twice a month, so here is Post #2 for May! And it's a yummy addition.<br />
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Here's a new one for you folks! Joe is headed out Turkey Hunting this weekend with the boys, so I thought I'd whip up some cookies in the hopes that it would be a fair trade for a Turkey Dinner Sunday night! (Fat chance, "Turkey hunting" secretly means "boozing in the Hunting Cabin").</div>
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1 cup butter, softened</div>
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1 cup Brown Sugar</div>
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1 egg</div>
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1 tsp vanilla</div>
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1 tsp baking soda</div>
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2 cups flour</div>
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1 bag chocolate chunks</div>
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Roll into tablespoon sized balls, and transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes.</div>
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I wanted to share with you some photos of my Easter baking endeavors. I managed to make some delightful little sugar cookies....</div>
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And some Easter themed cupcakes, using a few of the army of peeps my mom brought over to my house.</div>
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Yum! It was a busy day, complete with some extra fussiness from this little fella....</div>
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Don't let the cuteness fool you.... But he does know a thing or two about good cookies...</div>
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Happy St. Patrick's Day bloggers! Though I don't have any green cookies to share with you today I do have a yummy brownie recipe that takes the timeless classic to a new level. Enter: Dark Chocolate Coconut Brownies. Yummers.<br />
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1/2 cup butter, melted<br />
1 cup sugar<br />
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2 eggs<br />
1 tsp baking powder<br />
1/4 cup dark cocoa powder<br />
1/2 cup flour<br />
dash salt<br />
Shredded coconut<br />
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Mix together your butter and sugar, adding in your eggs after the butter is cool (we don't want scrambled eggs in our brownies, after all). Then in with the vanilla, salt and baking soda.<br />
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In with the cocoa and the flour, mix until smooth. And be sure to eat some.<br />
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Pour into an 8x8 greased brownie pan and top with the coconut. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes, in my oven it took about 22. Allow brownies to cool before cutting, unless you just want to eat them with a spoon, which is totally OK, I won't judge.<br />
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And enjoy!<br />
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I'll spare you the sob story about why I've been MIA as of late. new job, cranky baby, my kitchen being taken over by this:<br />
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I'll do better! Happy Baking!<br />
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Hey Blog peeps! Apologies again for the long pause between recipes. Having a baby is a lot of work, it turns out. HAHA. That probably is not a huge surprise to many of you, but this is definitely more time consuming than I initially anticipated. Holy diapers. and Laundry. And lack of nap time. yikes.<br />
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Yesterday my sister was on baby duty keeping him well entertained, so I decided to whip up a twist on an old favorite, butterscotch macadamia nut cookies. yummers.<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
1/2 cup butter, softened<br />
3/4 cup dark brown sugar<br />
1 egg<br />
1 tsp vanilla<br />
1/2 tsp baking powder<br />
dash salt<br />
1 1/4 cups flour<br />
1 cup butterscotch chips<br />
1/2 cup macadamia nuts, chopped<br />
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Per the usual process, start with the butter and sugar, then mix in the other ingredients, leaving the chips and nuts for last. Then roll into 1 inch balls, and spread out on a parchment lined cookie sheet.<br />
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Bake at 375F for 10 minutes, and voila!<br />
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These were very tasty and gooey straight out of the oven. I am currently struggling to not eat every last one of them. Makes about a dozen cookies. Enjoy!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838586343252806967.post-25785722223766176192013-01-02T07:01:00.000-08:002013-01-02T07:01:00.607-08:00Chocolate Mint Snowcap Cookies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi blog readers! I've finally gotten around to blogging about my holiday baking, which, in comparison to past years, was rather underwhelming. Unfortunately I was only able to pull of 2 different kinds of cookies in between diaper and outfit changes, as opposed to my usual 6-8. Maybe next year I'll have a better handle on this baby-stuff and I'll be back to business as usual. I do have a fun new recipe to share with you though! These chocolaty, minty gooey cookies are really tasty, and definitely have a great winter flavor combo going on. Give them a shot!<br />
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6 tablespoons butter, softened<br />
1 cup sugar<br />
2 eggs<br />
1 1/2 tsp vanilla<br />
1/4 tsp peppermint extract<br />
1 cup melted semi sweet chocolate pieces<br />
1 cup flour<br />
1 1/2 tsp baking powder<br />
1/2 cup white chocolate chips<br />
dash salt<br />
powdered sugar for rolling<br />
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Mix together your butter and sugar first, then add in your eggs, extracts and melted chocolate. Finally mix in the flour, baking powder, and salt until evenly mixed. Then fold in your white chocolate chips. Stick the dough in the fridge for a good 30 minutes to make it easier to handle.<br />
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To form your cookies, take tablespoon sized balls and roll them in powdered sugar so they are completely covered. Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet.<br />
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Super sunny kitchen. Moving on. Bake at 350F for 12 minutes.<br />
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yummers. <br />
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I also made some <a href="http://shan-thecookiemonster.blogspot.com/2011/12/oreo-stuffed-chocolate-chip-and.html">Oreo-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies</a> since they were so well received last year.<br />
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These things were just as ridiculous as I remembered. Yum.<br />
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We hope you all had a fabulous holiday!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838586343252806967.post-45383070691855172262012-12-15T15:18:00.001-08:002012-12-15T15:18:22.558-08:00Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yayyy! I finally managed to bake something. It was quite a process and it wasn't easy, what with the feedings and burpings and changes in between. but I did it successfully and now I'm attempting to even blog about it. Go me, Go.<br />
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I found this lovely recipe on <a href="http://www.sprinklebakes.com/2011/11/culinary-christmas-giveaway-chocolate.html">pinterest</a> and its really quite delicious and very Oreo-like. I think I'll even try that sometime with a simple sandwich cookie. But this time around, i decorated some sugar cookies for our upstairs neighbors, who just welcomed a little person of there own, only a few days before us.<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
1/2 lb. (two US sticks) butter<br />
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar<br />
1 egg<br />
1 tsp. vanilla extract<br />
2 cups plus 1 tablespoon all purpose flour<br />
1 scant cup dark cocoa powder<br />
Pinch of salt<br />
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So, this little adventure started out with this....<br />
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First off, I whipped up the dough according to the recipe. Then I went to feed the baby and came back several hours later....<br />
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Bake for 25 minutes at 350F<br />
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Hey everyone! Happy Holidays! In true Buell family fashion yesterday was our first Gingerbread Man baking day for the year. This time around we had a couple new helpers added to the tradition, My baby cousin, Aubrie Lorraine...<br />
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And my son, Hunter James!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838586343252806967.post-64958345044410768662012-12-07T07:18:00.000-08:002012-12-07T17:05:22.140-08:00News!Hey blog folk! Its been far too long since I posted a new treat, and believe me, I've made baking attempts in the last few weeks. Unfortunately, a little certain someone keeps interfering with my well intended efforts:<br />
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Introducing, Hunter James DiStefano! This little cookie tester was born November 14th at 9:17 PM after lots of labor and an unplanned c-section. We are totally in love with our little time-sink baby, but daily activities and hobbies have suffered as we figure out this whole "parenting" adventure.<br />
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Regularly scheduled cookie programming will continue in due time. Until then, I'll be doing a lot if this:<br />
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My husband has been squawking as of late regarding the lack of chocolate chip in our lives. I myself am not a huge chocolate chip cookie fan. I know, I know, everyone loves them, and I'm a cookie aficionado. How can that be? But truly I am usually underwhelmed, so I don't make them all that often.<br />
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Until now, I whipped up some simple cookies with chopped up Hershey Bars, making a few changes to my usual "chip" cookie recipe, and man oh man, I couldn't stop eating them! Maybe pregnancy has cured me of my chocolate chip prejudice. Or maybe I just love any baked good available at 38 weeks pregnant. Regardless, these were really good. Try them.<br />
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1/2 cup butter<br />
3/4 cup brown sugar<br />
1/2 egg<br />
1 tsp vanilla<br />
dash salt<br />
1/2 tsp baking soda<br />
1 1/8 cup flour<br />
2 king sized Hershey bars, roughly chopped.<br />
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Mix together your butter and sugar. Add in the egg and vanilla and finally the dry ingredients. scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.<br />
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Lastly, add in your chocolate. yum. Roll into bite sized balls and bake at 375F for about 10 minutes.<br />
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Yummers. Good stuff. These bad boys, definitely contributed to this:<br />
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Hugeness. Come on baby. Mama wants her abs back ;) Until then, cookies it is.<br />
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Happy Baking.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838586343252806967.post-40774672402471274802012-10-28T09:51:00.000-07:002012-10-28T09:51:04.947-07:00Toffee Oatmeal Cookies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Sunday blog readers! While it seems that everyone in New England is Battening down the hatches for Hurricane Sandy, aka "Frankenstorm" I decided to ensure that we will have fresh baked goods on hand if it is in fact the end of the world. I've had a bag of toffee bits in the pantry for a while, so I thought they might be a nice addition to a standard oatmeal cookie. here's what I came up with.<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
1/2 cup butter, softened<br />
2/3 cups brown sugar<br />
1 egg<br />
1 tsp vanilla<br />
3/4 cups flour<br />
1/2 tsp baking soda<br />
dash salt<br />
1/2 tsp cinnamon<br />
1 1/2 cups oats<br />
10 ounce bag of toffee bits<br />
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Per the usual process, mix together your butter and sugar, add in your wet ingredients, and lastly your dry ingredients, scraping down the bowl as necessary. Add in your toffee last. Some walnuts or even some chopped pecans might be tasty in this also.<br />
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Roll your cookies into tablespoon sized balls, and space them out on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Definitely give these guys room to spread out, and don't skip the parchment. The toffee makes the final product sticky, and could be tough to get off a bare cookie sheet.<br />
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Chewy goodness. Definitely let these cool off on the cookie sheets for a while before you move them, as they're quite soft right out of the oven.<br />
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Delish. Enjoy! And to the east coasters, I hope everyone fares well with the impending storm of doom. I myself am slightly skeptical, but if you are easily frightened, don't turn on the weather channel. Those guys convinced even pregnant me to take in all the patio furniture.<br />
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Happy Baking!<br />
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Hey Folks! Last night Joe and I went over to our dear friends the Haley's house and of course I brought along some sweet treats. This week at the grocery store I spotted some "cinnamon chips" which sounded pretty tasty, and I thought they would make a fun little cupcake dessert for our dinner date. Here's what I came up with:<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
1/2 cup butter, softened<br />
1 cup sugar<br />
3 eggs, added one at a time<br />
1 tsp vanilla <br />
2 tsp baking powder<br />
2 cups flour<br />
pinch sat<br />
1 tsp Cinnamon<br />
1/2 cup cinnamon chips<br />
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Cinnamon Buttercream:<br />
1/2 cup butter, softened<br />
2 cups powdered sugar<br />
1 tsp vanilla<br />
2-4 table spoons milk<br />
1 tsp cinnamon<br />
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Wednesday night after dinner I enlisted Joe's mixing assistance and we whipped up the batter, butter and sugar first, followed by the eggs and vanilla, and then the dry ingredients. I meant to get a photo of Joe the magical mixing husband but, I was too busy telling him what to do ;)<br />
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Into a 375F degree oven for 15 minutes.<br />
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Pipe onto cupcakes, and decorate as desired. I just dotted mine with some extra cinnamon chips.<br />
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These were very tasty! Kind of coffee cake-ish, but definitely fit in for the fall. And of course buttercream frosting makes anything delicious.<br />
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In the culmination of my self proclaimed Macaron Month, I finally achieved a (almost) fully successful Macaron endeavor! Hooray for me! I only had about 15-20% crackage on this go around, which is far better than the 50% crackage rate of my previous attempts. I followed some helpful tips from my fellow food blogger and KKG <a href="http://morecheesemorechocolate.com/">Kirsten,</a> tried out a new flavor, and all and all had a successful baking afternoon. Huzzah.<br />
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115 grams blanched almond flour<br />
230 grams powdered
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144 grams egg whites<br />
72 grams sugar<br />
2 tsp Strawberry Flavoring<br />
1/2 tsp salt<br />
a smidgen of pink gel coloring<br />
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Following the same process for the most part as the <a href="http://shan-thecookiemonster.blogspot.com/2012/09/vanilla-macarons-with-white-chocolate.html">First Round</a> of Macarons this month, I worked on my meringue, and then folded in my measure almond flour and powder sugar.<br />
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Bottom sheet.....a few crack victims, but FAR less than before. I think it may still be a heat issue, and perhaps I need to dial down the temp to 285 or so (I baked this batch at 290 for 19 minutes).</div>
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I decided to go with a strawberry buttercream frosting, just using strawberry jam. Very easy. Pretty tasty. Although I think maybe just a classic vanilla buttercream would have made a nice "Strawberries and cream" situation. Next time.</div>
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Strawberry Buttercream:</div>
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1/4 cup strawberry jam</div>
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Hey blog friends! I hope you are all having a good weekend. Today I am cranky. I tried napping, walking, cleaning and nothing could snap me out of my pregnant crankiness despite my efforts, so I resorted to making myself some tasty treats.<br />
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I pretty much decided to wing it, based on my ingredients on hand, and I'm happy with these results. The brown sugar cookie stars are very buttery and delicious, and the maple filling seems to fit in with the beginning of fall.<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
Cookies:<br />
1/3 cup butter, softened<br />
1/3 cup shortening<br />
3/4 cup brown sugar<br />
dash salt<br />
1 tsp baking powder<br />
1 egg<br />
1 tsp vanilla<br />
2 cups flour<br />
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Maple buttercream:<br />
1/4 cup butter, softened<br />
1/4 cup maple syrup<br />
1 1/12 cups powdered sugar<br />
2 tablespoons milk<br />
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Mix together, your butter, shortening and sugar until well blended, add in the rest of your ingredients except for the flour, and blend. Finally add in the flour a little at a time, until you have a nice even dough. Form into 2 balls, and pop it in the freezer for a couple of minutes.<br />
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Roll out your dough and cut out your cookies into your desired shape. I obviously went for a star to switch things up, though for sandwiching purposes, a simple circle would probably be easier.<br />
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Bake at 375F for 8 minutes. The bake time on these was perfect. Let the cookies cool and prepare your frosting.<br />
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Homemade frosting is so easy to make. And so very delish. First off, mix together your softened butter and flavoring (in this case maple syrup). Then slowly add in your powdered sugar on low speed, in order to avoid powdered sugar explosions. Finally mix in your milk a little at a time until you reach the desired consistancy. I used a hand held mixer for all of this.<br />
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Yum. Pipe your frosting onto the bottom side of half of your cooled cookies. You could also just spread it with a knife, but I was trying to keep things neat.</div>
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Then sandwich :) And refrigerate. I think I should have thickened up my frosting a little bit more, as it was pretty gooey. Tasty for sure, but gooey.<br />
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Ta Da! I'm happy with these, very yummy. You could even do a little sprinkle of cinnamon and powdered sugar on top. Definitely worth a try. As for my pregnant grumpiness, they didn't really help that much, save for the few moments of blissful cookie eating. But it was worth a shot.<br />
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oh yeah.... Munch helped :)<br />
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Happy Baking!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838586343252806967.post-61732557366357831822012-09-08T18:02:00.003-07:002012-09-08T18:02:55.633-07:00Hazelnut Macarons with Nutella Buttercream<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Saturday night blog friends! What does one do on the weekends when drinking and going out is not an option (pregnancy week 29....getting there!) well, if you're me...you make cookies, so I decided to go for round two of the tricky yet delicious <a href="http://shan-thecookiemonster.blogspot.com/2012/09/vanilla-macarons-with-white-chocolate.html">Macaron</a>. I wanted to see if I could remedy the cracky situation by switching up the rack positions in the oven....<br />
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I followed the same recipe, only using hazelnut extract in place of vanilla, and things were looking good when I piped the macarons onto the cookies sheet....but then, once again, partial disaster struck....<br />
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Curses!!!!!! But I got about a half batch of pretty ones....<br />
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The house smelled delightful, and I quite liked the hazelnut version of these little guys.... I whipped up a quick buttercream frosting with nutella, recipe below:<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
1/4 cup of butter, softened<br />
1/4 cup of nutella<br />
1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar<br />
2-4 tablespoons of milk<br />
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Blend together the nutella and butter, scraping down the size of the bowl, add in your powdered sugar and mix until evenly blended. Finally, add in the milk, a little at a time, until the frosting is at your desired consistency.<br />
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I decided to pipe the frosting this time to keep things cleaner, which worked out well, then I sandwiched the cookies. They really are best the day after baking (I know, I know, baked goods anomaly) so I stored the majority in the fridge for tomorrow :)<br />
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Yum! This version is very tasty! And I think I will go ahead and officially make September macaron month since I need to attempt this at least one more time to try to alleviate the cracking issue. I think I am going to lower the oven temp 10-15 degrees next time, and bake the cookies slightly longer. It seems like the bottom rack of cookies is too hot, and the ones that come out perfectly are not quite done when the 18 minute baking time is up. <br />
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I also think the cracking could be caused by the way I'm piping the batter. the cracks looks suspiciously like my swirl pipe pattern, don't they? Maybe I'll try something different on that front as well....<br />
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Until next time, blog friends.... I hope you're all out having rockin' Saturday nights. I'm gonna eat some Macarons, and go to sleep!<br />
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Ever since my dear friend Sarah and I had a moderately successful experience making the finicky yet delicious <a href="http://shan-thecookiemonster.blogspot.com/2010/11/macaroons-in-seattle.html">Macaron</a> I've been meaning to give them another go. The somewhat labor intensive process, coupled with the expense of buying almond meal (the key ingredient) continued to put off this project until at last I broke down at the supermarket and bought the needed supplies last week.<br />
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Couple that with a very stressful week at work, and a challenging "baking for fun" project was an absolute must. <br />
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I've had my eye on <a href="http://bravetart.com/recipes/Macarons">this</a> recipe, spotted on pinterest months ago, which comes along with some excellent direction and troubleshooting tips for these bad boys. Here is my version:<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
115 grams blanched almond flour<br />
230 grams powdered sugar<br />
144 grams egg whites<br />
72 grams sugar<br />
2 tsp vanilla<br />
1/2 tsp salt<br />
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White Chocolate butter cream frosting (recipe to follow) after the jump.<br />
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Now, when I called these cookies finicky, I really wasn't kidding. Note the "gram" measurements in the place of my usual "cup," "pinch" or "teaspoon." As a result the prep for these cookies takes quite a bit more time than usual. Once you've got all your ingredients measured out, you can start by whipping together the egg whites, sugar and salt in your electric mixer. The trick is to beat them slowly at first, then faster, and faster, for a combined total of about 10 minutes of beating. I kicked up the speed about every 3 minutes per the recipe's instruction.<br />
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When you're done you should be left with a VERY stuff meringue. No soft peaks here, you should have a big clump of the good stuff clinging to your whisk attachment.</div>
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Success. Now add in your vanilla extract, and any food coloring you may wish to include (I decided to leave my cookies au naturale. Beat on high for an additional minute.</div>
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While your egg whites are beating away, sift together your almond flour and powdered sugar into one bowl. This step actually caused me to wait a full 24 hours from my original baking effort....as I had to go out and buy a sifter that could efficiently get the job done. $3.99 at Stop and Shop, baby.</div>
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Once you have sifted almond flour and powdered sugar, and you have very stiff egg white peaks, it's time for the fabled "macaronage" which give these cookies their trademark light texture and smooth shiny finish. Dump all your dry ingredients into your meringue. Don't despair. They will actually combine, even though it will closely resemble an oil and vinegar situation.</div>
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Okay, now its time to fold and press. Fold the meringue over the dry ingredients, then press the mixture towards the side of the bowl to deflate the meringue. It took me about 45 fold and press strokes to get everything incorporated. You want the batter to hold it shape for about 20 seconds, then start to meld back into the batter.</div>
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This it the fun, yet messy part. My hands were more or less completely coated with batter. Anyhoo, onto the baking sheet in little one inch circles.....</div>
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Before you pop these in the oven, give them a good WACK on to counter top. Then give them one or two more good wacks. This apparently dislodges air bubbles, and helps create the ideal "foot" at the base of the cookie. So Wack away.</div>
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Then, bake at 300F for 18 minutes. I was watching very diligently, and noticed about 5 minutes in that some of my macarons would meet an untimely end. Oven temperature is VERY important, and the whole bottom sheet was too hot, causing the macarons to crack. The top sheet came out very well, in fact. Next time I will experiment a bit with my oven rack placement. This is a trial and error process, as every oven is different. </div>
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But let's stick to the positive....</div>
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Check out the lovely little "feet" on these macarons! Score! As they cooled off on their baking sheets (they're delicate, so try not to move them right away) I whipped up a quick white chocolate butter cream frosting....</div>
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Ingredients: 1 cup powdered sugar, 1/2 cup butter, softened, 3 ounces melted white chocolate, milk as needed to thin (I didn't need any milk for mine) I also added some baby blue food coloring, just to give the cookies a pop of color.</div>
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Sandwich time!</div>
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I had about a 50% success rate, which I'm happy with for now. I think playing around with my oven, and perhaps mixing the batter a little more evenly will help me in the next go 'round. All in all though, these are lovely. And they're even more lovely because I made them just for fun :)</div>
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I hope you all have a wonderful Labor day weekend!!! And check it out...I'm like super pregnant all of the sudden.</div>
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Which is why I suck at blogging lately. Apologies! I'll work on it. Happy Baking!</div>
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Ohhhhhh my goodness I suck at blogging lately! Apologies! I haven't been baking much honestly, in hopes that it will prevent me from devouring all of the cookies and gaining way more weight during this pregnancy than necessary. However, the other night Joe started to complain about the lack of homemade baked goods in the house, so I whipped up a quick batch of these tasty creations.<br />
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1/2 cup butter<br />
1/3 cup sugar<br />
1/3 cup brown sugar<br />
1 egg<br />
1/2 tsp vanilla<br />
1/2 tsp cinnamon<br />
1/2 tsp baking powder<br />
1/4 tsp baking soda<br />
dash salt<br />
1/2 cup flour<br />
1 1/2 cup oatmeal<br />
1 cup white chocolate chips<br />
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I improvised this "half batch" recipe form my usual oatmeal raisin cookies, and although quite tasty, I would do a few things differently. 1) I'd definitely use barely softened butter, mine was too soft and combined with a hot day I ended up with a monster cookie instead of a dozen small cookies (pictures to come) and 2) for the same reason, I would likely bump up the flour a bit in this have recipe to 3/4 cups.<br />
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Following the usual process, mix up your wet ingredients, following that with mixing in the dry ingredients....</div>
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Roll into balls, and space out on your parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake at 375F for 10-11 minutes. <br />
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I let them go for 10 minutes and I think I pulled them prematurely. I was concerned for them, however, as you will see in a moment. They could have used a bit more personal space.....<br />
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Wooooooopsies. Just a couple of quick slices with the edge of my cookie cutter and they were relatively cookie-shaped once more....<br />
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Slightly square....but they still tasted good. These were way too soft due to the excessive spreading, so a few of them ended up looking like this....<br />
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Could make a good ice cream topping no?<br />
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All in all, these were tasty and definitely appeased my cookie-craving husband. Not the most well executed cookie of my repertoire, but not all cookies have to be pretty, I don't discriminate.<br />
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Happy baking!<br />
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The other day I came across two wonderful things: A pint of fresh local blueberries at the supermarket, and a <a href="http://annies-eats.com/2008/08/18/blueberry-crumb-bars/">recipe</a> for Blueberry bars on Pinterest. The fates were smiling down at me that lovely day. And so, last night I whipped up a quick dessert for the hubby and I, just for fun and because we've had a crappy couple of weeks.<br />
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I made quite a few changes to the original recipe for several different reasons (lack of ingredients, total Shannon whim, and my love of cinnamon and brown sugar).<br />
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crust and topping<br />
1/2 cup sugar<br />
1/2 teaspoon baking powder <br />
1 1/2 cups flour<br />
dash salt <br />
tsp cinnamon<br />
1/2 cup cold butter<br />
1 egg<br />
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filling<br />
2 cups blueberries<br />
1 1/2 teaspoons corn starch<br />
1/4 cup sugar<br />
2 tablespoons lemon juice<br />
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topping additions<br />
1/4 cup oatmeal<br />
3 tablespoons brown sugar<br />
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Take 1/2 of the dough and press it into an 8x8 brownie pan that had been greased and floured. Save the other half of the dough for the topping. Mix together your filling ingredients, in a small bowl.<br />
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Spread your blueberries out evenly over the crust. now its time to pump up the remaining dough to make a slightly more complex crumb topping. Add your oatmeal and brown sugar to the remaining dough, and mix until evenly combined. Then sprinkle that on top of the blueberries.<br />
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<br />Bake at 375F for about 40 minutes, or until the blueberries are bubbling and your crust is a golden brown color.<br />
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Now, at this point you could just dig in there with a spoon and eat this like a blueberry crisp. However, if you're going for the bar look, you will have to wait a bit longer, until the bars are completely cool, to cut them. I stuck them in the fridge while we ate dinner.<br />
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Yummy Yum! These are definitely a winner. This is a good recipe for an at home dessert, but if you're bringing them to a party or something I would suggest doubling it. Definitely a must if you spot some in season blueberries this summer!<br />
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Oh pregnancy.....a time of insatiable hunger, restless mornings (and nights), and undeniable cravings for fresh baked goods....<br />
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Good thing I have all of this stuff handy!<br />
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I woke up last Saturday morning at approximately 6:30 AM and I really really really wanted a muffin. Not a dunkin donuts muffin that was probably sitting on the shelf for a good 48 hours. I'm talking about the good stuff. Fortunately, my pantry was stocked with the following:<br />
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1 1/2 cups flour<br />
1 tsp baking powder<br />
1 teaspoon baking soda<br />
1/2 teaspoon salt<br />
3 ripe bananas, mashed<br />
3/4 cup sugar<br />
1 egg<br />
1tsp cinnamon<br />
1/3 cup melted butter<br />
Chocolate chips <br />
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Since I was half asleep while making these muffins, I pretty much just threw everything in a bowl and mixed it up with my hand mixer. Not the usual step by step guide, I know, but this was desperation.<br />
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After I filled up my regular-sized muffin pan I still had quite a bit of batter left. So I busted out the mini muffin pan as well, topping most of the muffins with a cluster of chocolate chips. <br />
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Bake in a 350F oven for 12 minutes (minis) or 25 min (maxis) and enjoy your sweet sweet craving satisfaction in your PJ's, with some coffee.<br />
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Have a great weekend everyone!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838586343252806967.post-32678234099183371122012-07-05T09:18:00.001-07:002012-07-05T09:18:35.638-07:00Patriotic brownies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey everyone! Quick post for you all! I hope everyone had a fun Fourth of July, I myself had the pleasure of seeing some good friends, and hanging outside all day by the grill. I also whipped up some quick <a href="http://shan-thecookiemonster.blogspot.com/2010/04/never-make-brownies-from-box-again.html">from scratch brownies</a> complete with white chocolate and red sprinkles for a festive touch!<br />
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These came out pretty delicious! However, I was distracted by my lovely company, and totally forgot about them.<br />
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So the only people who got to enjoy them were Joe and I, around 11 PM before we called it a night.<br />
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Oh well. More for us.<br />
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Happy Baking! I'll bake some new/fun cookies soon, I promise.<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0