Potato Chip Cookies

Potato Chip Cookies

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup very soft unsalted butter (2 sticks) 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup light brown sugar 1 large egg 2 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 cups lightly crushed potato chips 1 cup dark chocolate chips Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl; set aside. Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add [...]

Simple and Easy Shortbread Cookies

Simple and Easy Shortbread Cookies

1 C butter, softened 1/2 C Sugar 2 C AP flour Preheat oven to 325°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Gradually beat in flour. Press dough into an ungreased 9-in. square baking pan. Prick with a fork. Bake until light brown, 30-35 minutes. Cut into squares while warm. Cool completely [...]

 MARDI GRAS Cookies : with Cinnamon filling

 MARDI GRAS Cookies : with Cinnamon filling

1 box vanilla cake mix {15.25 ounce} 2 eggs ⅓ cup vegetable oil ¼ cup butter {melted} ¾ cup brown sugar {packed} 2 teaspoons cinnamon 2 tablespoons butter {melted} 1 cup powdered sugar 2 tablespoons milk {or heavy cream} ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract 3 tablespoons green sanding sugar 3 tablespoons purple sanding sugar 3 tablespoons yellow sanding sugar Preheat the oven to 350°. Cinnamon Filling Combine the melted butter, brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Divide the mixture into 22 mounds and roll [...]

Peanut Butter Cookies with 4 ingredients

Peanut Butter Cookies with 4 ingredients

I enjoy making desserts for friends and family. But some of my family and friends have diabetes and need to watch there sugar . So here's the perfect Peanut Butter cookie recipe for them... 1 C Peanut Butter 1 C Splenda ( Sugar baking subsituite( 1 Large Egg , beaten 1 Tsp of Vanilla extract [...]

Pam’s Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Pam’s Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Pam is one of our Volunteers at our Firehouse . She makes these healthy cookies all the time at the firehouse. 1 cup rolled oats 1 cup whole wheat flour 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup raisins 1/4 cup unsalted butter (½ stick) 1/3 cup applesauce 1 egg (lightly beaten) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper; [...]

Easy Pink Chocolate Chip Cookies

Easy Pink Chocolate Chip Cookies

I am making these Easy cookies using Cookie Mix for our treats for the End of the Color Race at the Library. We are painting the Town Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness month. 2 stick butter 1 pkg betty Crocker sugar cookie mix 12 ounce bag csemi-sweet choc. chips 12 ounces bag white chocolate chip morsels red [...]

Chocolate Chip Day : Giant size

Chocolate Chip Day : Giant size

1 cup butter, softened¾ cup white sugar¾ cup packed brown sugar1 teaspoon vanilla extract2 eggs2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon baking soda2 cups semisweet chocolate chips1 cup chopped walnuts In large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.Step 2Gradually [...]

Book Review : The Beginner’s Guide to Cookie Decorating

Book Review : The Beginner’s Guide to Cookie Decorating

You’re inspired by the cookie decorating trend on TV and social media, but how can you find your way through the maze of information out there? You turn to The Beginner’s Guide to Cookie Decorating.In this comprehensive guide, Mary Valentino of Emma’s Sweets, a winner of the Food Network’s “Christmas Cookie Challenge,” reveals her latest and [...]

2024 Summer Reading

2024 Summer Reading

Smores Cookies : No Campfire Needed ! 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 180g ▢½ tsp. baking powder ▢½ tsp. baking soda ▢1 tsp corn starch ▢3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips ▢10 tbsp unsalted butter room temperature ▢1/4 cup granulated sugar ▢1/2 cup light brown sugar ▢1 egg ▢1 tsp vanilla extract ▢¼ tsp salt ▢1 cup mini marshmallows OR marshmallow bits, divided ▢1 bar Hershey's Chocolate 1.55oz ▢4 Graham crackers 56g Roughly chop the Graham crackers and Hershey's bar, then tear the mini marshmallows in half. [...]

Sunday : Home and Garden

Sunday : Home and Garden

This Sunday Morning it's 38 degrees and Rain in South Louisiana. Tomorrow will be 65 degrees and by Tuesday 70 . Typical Louisiana weather for January . In between the Rain to check out the large Pecan tree in the yard. And pick a few for using in recipes. Pecan tree facts; Pecan trees are native [...]