I came into the Holiday baking season craving chocolate chip cookies, which had me scanning the candy aisle for a Holiday inspired alternative, red and green M&Ms? boring. Candy canes? no chocolate. Truffles? melty mess. And so it went, until I happened upon the Andes Mints… Chocolate? Crème de menthe? I can work with that….
Tag: Chocolate Chip
Bourbon Butterscotch Blondies
Butterscotch, Bourbon, and Chocolate Chips – What more can you ask for? You really won’t regret giving this recipe a try. Recipe makes a 9×13 pan of blondies. Ingredients: 1/2 cup Butter 2 cups Brown Sugar 2-3 tbsp Bourbon 2 Eggs 2 tsp Vanilla Extract 1 cup Flour 2 tsp Baking Powder 1 tsp Salt…
Cowboy Cookies
For when regular chocolate chip cookies just won’t cut it… Cowboy cookies elevate chocolate chip cookies to a whole new level with the inclusion of coconut, oats, and pecans. Every time I bake these cookies I’m at war with myself as to whether this is cookie overkill. I mean there is, absolutely, nothing wrong with…
White Chocolate Buttercream Hearts
Chocolate chip studded and cognac swirled sugar cookies topped in a white chocolate buttercream. I made these cookies for Valentines Day this year, but because I have become the ultimate blog slacker lately, they are just now making it onto the web. I’m not even sure that I can blame the latest tiff with my…
Chocolate Buttermilk Pancakes
A weekend/Valentine breakfast treat, I made these decadent chocolate, chocolate chip pancakes into little heart shapes – a little festive fun, although, I do think that the more traditional, large, fluffy, round pancakes have a better texture then my lumpy hearts ❤ The recipe below can be used to make either forms of pancakes. Ingredients:…
Chocolate Chip Cookies
A mid-week treat, and a little something to counteract the dreary April showers… Recipe makes 4 dozen cookies. Ingredients: 1/2 cup (1 stick) Butter (room temp) 1/2 cup Vegetable Shortening (room temp) 1/2 cup Sugar 1 cup Brown Sugar 2 Eggs 1 tsp Vanilla Extract a few rasps of fresh Nutmeg 2 1/2 cups Self…
