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Girl Scout Cookie Brownies
Girl Scout Cookie brownies! Thin Mints on the left and Samoa on the right. They’re easy to make and incredibly delicious! My only regret is that I didn’t buy a box of Tagalongs to try. All you need is a brownie mix and your favorite cookies. Spread half of the brownie mix in the pan. Add cookies. Cover with more batter and a cookie crumble topping. Next time I’ll add the entire cookie for a stronger coconut taste. The Thin Mints brownies were very minty! Just add a dollop of green whipped topping and they’re perfect for a St. Patrick’s Day dessert. You can also make Girl Scout Cookie brownie bites.…
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Easter Cookie Nests
Of course I had to try making my pots of gold into Easter baskets. When I couldn’t get any kind of candy basket handle to stay up for more than five seconds I dubbed them nests. Let me know if you try these and find something that works. Possibly if the nests/baskets were dipped in chocolate then the chocolate would hold the handle in place… once it dries. That would mean having a lot of patience which I tend to have for writing novels but not cooking. They’re a fun dessert for a party or an economical treat for a classroom of students. Teachers, two books that would go along with the theme of…
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The 12 Pounds of Christmas
This little carol is brought to you by my bathroom scale which insists on climbing to new heights. I’m telling myself it has to be muscle from all the weights I’ve been lifting. Those gallons of egg nog and apple cider are really heavy. On the first pound of Christmas, my true love gave to me… A bag of Cape Cod potato chips On the second pound of Christmas, my true love gave to me… Two Fudge Ritz crackers On the third pound of Christmas, my true love gave to me… Three no-bake cookies On the fourth pound of Christmas, my true love gave to me… Four pumpkin muffins On the…
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Pizzelles!
Every Christmas my grandfather made pizzelles. I can still picture him carrying containers full of cookies up the basement stairs. “Mangia!” he’d say in his booming Italian voice. Then he’d hand out cookies to everyone. I miss him. So every Christmas I make pizzelles in his honor. This year I decided to experiment a little. It actually turned out well – much better than my Epic Fail Fall Cake. Whew! I decided I would create different fillings to sandwich in between two pizzelles and have Eric and Arielle taste test them to see which was their favorite. Notice I wrote Eric and Arielle… not me. First let me begin with the traditional…
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Super Easy No Bake Cookies
Ingredients: 1/2 Cup Milk 1/4 Pound Butter 2 Cups Sugar 3 Tab. Cocoa (unsweetened) 1/2 Cup Peanut Butter 1 Tsp. Vanilla 3 Cups Quick Oats (I used Quaker 1 min. Oats) Step one: Melt the butter, milk, cocoa and sugar and bring to a boil for one minute. Step two: Remove from heat and add the peanut butter and vanilla. Step three: Slowly stir in the oats. Step Four: Spoon the cookies onto wax or parchment paper. Done! I usually double the recipe and give them away as teacher gifts or bring to cookie exchanges. Please join me on Facebook.
