Chocolate Chip- Peanut Butter-Banana Cookies

If my sister is reading this post she already knows I did not follow the recipe. With this many ingredients in the recipe title, my sister knows I did not have all of the ingredients. And she would be correct. Because with this recipe from Siri Daly’s family-friendly, cookbook, Siriously Delicious I did not have bananas. So I substituted with Greek yogurt.

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There is more than one reason for my blog rebrand focused on the new blog name, called Everyday Edits.

On a side note, Siri is also a Today Show contributor. I have made several of her recipes and every one of her recipes have been a home run! You can check our her cookbook here.

For these chocolate chip peanut butter banana cookies I had almost all the ingredients for these puffy cookies. And, because I had almost all the ingredients I was not going to let the absence of two bananas stand in the way. I assumed the bananas added flavor and moisture so my only substitution options were Greek (vanilla) yogurt or sour cream. I went with the yogurt.

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And, whatever ingredients you add or substitute these cookies are delicious! The boys in the house ate the cookies before the next morning!

These cookies require 30 minutes to chill in the refrigerator so there is no excuse not to clean up the baking aftermath!

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Sometimes the best recipes include edits, just like our best days! Thank you for stopping by as I build a new brand with fun content and “good enough” images! Scroll below for Siri Daly’s recipe. My substitution is noted too!

Chocolate Chip-Peanut Butter-Banana Cookies

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Chocolate Chip-Peanut Butter-Banana-Cookies

** I didn’t have bananas so I substituted Greek yogurt. 
Course: Dessert
Author: Siri Daly of Siriously Delicious

Ingredients

  • 2 RIPE BANANAS I substituted Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 CUP UNSALTED BUTTER, SOFTENED
  • 1/2 CUP CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER
  • 1/2 CUP PACKED DARK BROWN SUGAR **substituted with light
  • 1 TSP. VANILLA EXTRACT
  • 1 LARGE EGG
  • 1/2 CUP SUGAR
  • 1/4 CUP SUGAR
  • 2 CUPS FLOUR
  • 1/2 TSP. BAKING POWDER
  • 1/2 TSP. BAKING SODA
  • 1/4 TSP. KOSHER SALT
  • 1 TSP CINNAMON
  • CUP SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS *I mixed 1/2 milk & semi-sweet

Instructions

  • Mash the bananas in large bowl. Add the butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, vanilla, egg and 1/2 cup of the sugar. Stir to combine. 
    Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture. Stir to combine. 
    Add chocolate chips. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 1/2 an hour. 
    Preheat oven to 350. Combine remaining sugar and cinnamon. 
    Drop the chilled dough 2″ apart, on to parchment paper lined baking sheets. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
    Bake about 10 minutes until cookies are golden brown. 
    Cool on a baking rack! These are really good! 
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Almond Joy Cookies Recipe

Hi everyone! These Almond Joy Cookies are hands down my new favorite cookie. You know that feeling when you read the ingredients in a recipe and you just KNOW they are going to be amazing? These almond joy cookies are that recipe! You might as well plan an hour today to bake these cookies. And, you likely have the ingredients in your pantry.

almond joy cookies

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The cookie batter was so creamy it was a challenge to get the batter to the baking sheet.

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recipe details

The coconut adds moisture and the combination of almonds, chocolate chips and coconut adds a little heft to these cookies. Amazing!  I have made these cookies several times and the ingredient portions can easily be adjusted. For example, I don’t want two cups of almonds and I used a combination of both milk and semi-sweet chocolate chips.

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almond joy cookies recipe

Almond Joy Cookies
Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 5 cups chocolate chips
  • 2 cups coconut
  • 2 cups chopped almonds
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375. Lightly grease cookie sheets
  2. Combine dry ingredients and set aside.
  3. In a large bowl cream the butter and sugars. Beat in eggs, vanilla and dry ingredients.
  4. Add chocolate chips, coconut, and almonds.
  5. Drop by teaspoon on cookie sheet
  6. Bake 8-10 minutes. Cool on wire rack.

These cookies were amazing. With the perfect combination of butter and chocolate and coconut. They are a bulky cookie which might mean you eat less. Their hefty size makes them travel-friendly; by car or care package too!

 

 

 

 

 

Snickerdoodle Cookies | Someone Doodled on my Snicker

This is a favorite around our house because it is one of the few cookies I bake without chocolate! My boys (all of them) are not fans of chocolate. I can’t even wrap my head around that concept. This Snickerdoodle cookie recipe is straight out of the Better Homes & Garden Cookbook from over twenty years ago. It was a wedding gift. My mother-in-law, or maybe it was my mom, knew cooking was going to be a steep learning curve for me.

This is one of the few recipes I pull from the binder to make a few times of year for my husband. It’s how I say thank you to him for all the things he does to help our family. Or to thank him for spending an hour fixing my printer when I can’t get the ink cartridges loaded to where the printer “senses” their presence!

Snickerdoodles

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These snickerdoodles come out pretty much perfect every time I bake them. It’s one of the few recipes I follow line by line. I’m sure that’s just a coincidence. My sister is sending me an eye roll right.

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snickerdoodle cookies | someone doodled on my snicker
Recipe Type: Cookies
Author: Better Homes & Garden Cookbook
Ingredients
  • 3 3/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon (mixture)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375.
  2. Add dry ingredients in bowl
  3. Beat butter, sugar in separate bowl until creamy
  4. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla
  5. Add dry ingredients to the beaten mixture.
  6. Form dough into 1 ” balls and roll in sugar/cinnamon mixture
  7. Place on lightly greased cookie sheets and flatten with bottom of glass
  8. Baking at 375 for about 8 minutes.

Snickerdoodle details

Here’s what I use to when a cookie recipe includes the instructions to “flatten” the dough. It also works great when you need a circle cookie cutter on the fly.

Enjoy with a glass of chilled milk! Honey, I can explain the spray paint on the car… have another cookie!

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Marilyn’s Treats

Lego Sugar Cookies

March is known for a few things.. extended daylight and a break from the holidays. But there is one recipe that is in a year-round rotation in our kitchen; the sugar cookie. The icing suggests the season. So I had a little fun with the leftover holiday M&M bags. I sorted out the green M&M’s to make a Lego Sugar Cookies for St. Patrick’s Day.

This time of year you can find the spring M&M’s if you want pastel sugar cookies. The icing and M&M’s are flexible for the season or holiday.  And, the pastel M&M’s and icing colors are perfect for spring.

These Lego sugar cookies are a fun, after-school treat (maybe serve after something with a little protein).  Or, perfect when the family gathers with all the cousins!

These Lego sugar cookies always bring out the smiles.

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LEGO SUGAR COOKIES

Ingredients

  • 2 CUPS FLOUR
  • 1/2 TSP. BAKING POWDER
  • 1 DASH SALT
  • 1 STICK UNSALTED BUTTER, SOFTENED
  • 3/4 CUP SUGAR
  • 1 EGG
  • 2 TBSP MILK
  • 1 TSP VANILLA

Instructions

  • Whisk flour, baking powder & salt in large bowl. In separate bowl, beat butter & sugar until smooth. 
    Add egg, milk and vanilla.
     Add flour mixture
    Gather dough and divide in half. 
    Flatten into 2 disks and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
    Heat oven to 350. Roll out cookie dough. 
    Place cookie shapes on an ungreased baking sheet.
    Bake at 350 for approximately 9 -10 minutes depending on oven.

Here is a new favorite sugar cookie recipe I used when I made these monster sugar cookies.

Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

There is a new man in my life. I stalk him weekly and I let him know I am following him. His name is Michael and he is a lifestyle blogger. I pin & print almost every recipe he posts. And, I love his recipe for frosted sugar cookie bars.

Trying a new sugar cookie recipe was a big deal because I have been married to this recipe for close to a decade.
But, my family inhaled these frosted sugar cookie bars in 24 hours. It was a great mom moment for me to realize it’s good to try new recipes.

The ingredient list was short and the bake time was under 20 minutes. And, no cookie cutters were used to make these sugar cookie bars. Until this sugar cookie bar recipe, it never occurred to me that I could bake sugar cookies without cookie cutters.

Yep, the only thing you need for these sugar cookie bars is a sheet pan. 

I decided to use two smaller baking sheets so I could adjust the thickness of the cookie dough on the second pan.

The second baking sheet was covered with about 1/2 of the cookie dough.

I like my sugar cookies (and bars) thick.


Michael’s frosted sugar cookie bars were beautiful.

He did an ombre frosting technique which was an epic fail on my end of the country.

When my ombre tints started with a Pepto Bismol shade of pink it’s almost impossible to take it down to a blush.

So I put the Pepto Bismol tinted frosting the two shades of pink that followed aside and used a smidge of pink tint to create a shade of blush for my frosted sugar cookie bars.

I found my new favorite frosted sugar cookie bars recipe from Michael over at Inspired by Charm. In full disclosure, I saved the link to his  Inspired by Charm blog for the end of my post because once you click his you will be stalking his blog just like me. Make sure you tell him his Colorado stalker sent you!

 

Sugar Cookie Bars Recipe

 
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FROSTED SUGAR COOKIE BARS

Author: adapted from Inspired by Charm

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp. sour cream
  • 1 tsp. vanilla

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.Line baking sheet with foil (for thicker bar use a smaller baking sheet). 
    In a large bowl: sift flour, baking powder & salt.
    In separate bowl cream butter, sugar for about 3 minutes. 
    Add egg, sour cream and vanilla
    Slowly add the flour mixture
    Press the dough onto the baking sheet, bake for about 14 minutes until edges are lightly golden.
    Frosting 
    1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
    4 cups confectioners sugar
    1/4 cup half and half or whole milk
    1 tsp. vanilla
    1/2 tsp. almond extract
    Food Coloring & sprinkles
    Once cookie bars are cool spread the frosting on the cookie bar.Frost as desired the flour mixture
    Press the dough onto the baking sheet, bake for 14-17 minutes until edges are lightly golden.FrostingOnce cookie bars are cool spread the frosting on the cookie bar.Frost as desired

Patricia Heaton’s Spring Cleaning Cookies Recipe

Patricia Heaton is in my kitchen. Yep, the actress known as Debra Malone of Everybody Loves Raymond and Frankie Heck from The Middle is in my house. Kind of. In between her work schedules and raising four boys she loved to cook comfort food in her kitchen: the kitchen is the last place I experience comfort. And, somewhere between raising four boys and starring in two successful sitcoms, she published a cookbook. And, that cookbook and her autograph are in my kitchen. So, technically a part of her is in my kitchen. And, today it’s all about Patricia Heaton’s Spring Cleaning Cookies.

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My fan love for her stems from the feeling that I see a bit of me in her and the characters (moms) she plays. And, I am sure her audience feels the same way. Have you seen her cooking show, Patricia Heaton Parties?  I love her honesty and the cooking tips behind her recipes. And, she includes friends and colleagues in each episode. On one of her first episodes, she casually lists “work she has had done.” Do you not love that about her?

I pre-ordered Patricia Heaton’s cookbook via her social media and received a signed copy from Frankie… I mean Patricia. With her signature in my copy of her cookbook, it’s the closest I will ever be to Patricia Heaton. So I take comfort with her hanging out in my kitchen on my DIY farmhouse shelves.

If I start talking to her cover photo I might need professional help.

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Over the weekend I had a chance to sit   stand and flip through the new, unstained pages of her cookbook. I  landed on her spring cleaning cookies recipe. Just as the title suggestions, the ingredients were in my pantry.  It was the perfect way to clean out the pantry and reward myself with a batch of cookies. I had at least one bag of crushed potato chips and M&M bags from the holidays held together with a paperclip.

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The add-ins for my spring cleaning cookies included 1/4 full bags of seasonal M&M’s and an almost-empty bag of Kroger potato chips. I added a few semi-sweet chocolate chips to balance the milk chocolate M&M’s. wink

It’s what I like to call a dump and dough recipe; you dump the ingredients and bake the cookie dough.

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Patricia suggests finding a balance between the salty and sweet add-ins for this recipe. My son guessed the salty add-in after a few cookies. They were a hit at our house. I froze a dozen to have on hand when my son’s friends come over and his squad shows up on the weekends looking for food. Food is a great bribe to get your kids to stay in on a Saturday night.

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PATRICIA  HEATON’S SPRING CLEANING COOKIES RECIPE

 

Patricia Heaton’s Spring Cleaning Cookies
Recipe Type: Cookies
Author: Patricia Heaton
Ingredients
  • 1 STICK UNSALTED BUTTER
  • 1/2 CUP LIGHT BROWN SUGAR
  • 1/4 CUP SUGAR
  • ONE EGG ROOM TEMPERATURE
  • 1 TSP VANILLA
  • 1 1/4 CUPS FLOUR
  • ONE TSP BAKING SODA
  • PINCH OF SEA SALT
  • 2 1/2 CUPS MIX-INS (TOTAL) COMBO OF SALT AND SWEET
Instructions
  1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 350
  2. LINE BAKING SHEETS WITH PARCHMENT PAPER
  3. BEAT THE BUTTER AND SUGARS UNTIL SMOOTH. ADD EGG & VANILLA
  4. MIX IN FLOUR, BAKING SODA & SALT.
  5. ADD THE MIX-INS AND STIR TO COMBINE
  6. DROP DOUGH BY DOUGH SCOOP.
  7. BAKE 11-14 MINUTES DEPENDING ON A CHEWY OR CRISPY COOKIE

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Oh, and if this recipe got you in the mood for some spring cleaning in the kitchen check out this tip on how to organize the cleaning products under the kitchen sink; no tools required. And, then treat yourself to a batch of spring cleaning cookies.

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White Peppermint Valentine Cookies

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. That’s crazy? What happened to January?  Does anyone feel like the holiday sugar binge cycle begins in October and wraps up in April? And, then we get a few summer holidays to keep us from falling off the wagon before candy corn stocks the grocery shelves the end of August. Whew… who has time to pout about Christmas season being done. It will be here before you know it. Well, consider these Peppermint Valentine Cookies one of the season’s last hoorah if you love an M&M filled cookie. What makes them qualify as a Valentine cookie? The red and white M&M candies. Don’t overthink it.

 

White Peppermint Valentine Cookies

These cookies are made with Peppermint M&M’s which are conveniently dipped in white and red candy coating so if you stock up on a few bags you can recycle this recipe for the 4th of July too, Memorial and Labor Day and Christmas. See how fast the calendar turns?

White Peppermint Valentine Cookies

 

 

White Peppermint Valentine Cookies

Here’s the recipe my sister (in-law) gave me after I devoured at least a 1/2 dozen of these peppermint M&M laced cookies.  And, the dry vanilla pudding that is added to the mix does something to these cookies. I can’t figure out what.. exactly. But, you want to have a box of vanilla pudding handy before you make this recipe.

White Peppermint Valentine Cookies

peppermint valentine cookies recipe

Peppermint M&M Cookies
Recipe Type: Cookies
Author: adapted from What’s Cooking Love
Ingredients
  • Peppermint M&M Pudding Cookies
  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 box (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding, dry
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 cup Andes Peppermint Crunch pieces
  • 1/2 cup White Chocolate Peppermint M&Ms
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl, cream the butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Add the vanilla pudding mix and beat until incorporated.
  3. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
  4. In a small bowl combine the flour and baking soda. Slowly add this mixture to the wet ingredients until all ingredients are mixed.
  5. Stir in the Peppermint Crunch pieces and M&Ms until they are all mixed into the dough.
  6. Roll the dough into rounded teaspoonfuls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the cookies are golden brown.
  7. Makes about 2 dozen cookies

 

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Graham Cracker Reindeer Squares

Who doesn’t love a reindeer? Especially at Christmas! In Colorado, we don’t get reindeer but we get a distant cousin… deer. When my kids were little I told them the deer in our neighborhood were checking up on the kids to report back to Santa. Some of my kids believed it… there’s always one who is not buying it.

I ruined many batches of sugar cookie trying to make reindeer sugar cookies It was a rare baking sheet that had a reindeer sugar cookie intact with both antlers and hooves. So these graham cracker reindeer squares were a fun and easy way to include reindeer in the holiday after school snack rotation.

And, the best part … the antlers were made with broken pretzel twists.

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Graham Cracker Reindeer Squares

Not only are these graham cracker reindeer squares easy they are a kid-friendly baking treat. Except, there is no baking. Just a microwave-safe glass dish and microwave.

Graham Cracker Reindeer Squares

The details are simple.

Break full graham crackers in half.

Melt 1-2 cups of milk and/or semi-sweet chocolate chips in a microwave-safe dish. Spread the melted chocolate on the front of a graham cracker square. Add broken pretzels for the ears. Add candy eyes, mini vanilla wafers and red m&m’s to complete the face.

If you want to make this even easier just use a tub of chocolate frosting for the front of the reindeer’s face. I found these cute wrappers here. They were the perfect size and color to tuck each reindeer into; like a sleeping bag.

Graham Cracker Reindeer Squares

Oh how fun would these be for a sleepover with cousins? Or, the baking sleeves make for an easy class party treat.

Witches’ Broom Cookies

BOO! It’s October! I wish the warm days of September could hang around just a little longer! October kicks off the Halloween holiday. You know, where we pivot from only pumpkins and add a few witches and ghosts!

A NEW Halloween tradition at my house is to host a “Wine & Witches” girls night. This annual party started when my children traded costumes for late night studies or scary movies. ***

I love to find funny signs in anticipation for the party.

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WITCHES’ BROOM COOKIES

Now let’s get back to these cute witches’ broom cookies. These broom cookies, adapted from Betty Crocker Halloween Cookbook, are the perfect, bite-size dessert to serve.

The pretzel stick adds an effective way to “handle” the weight of the broom’s bristles.

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RECIPE DETAILS

The recipe was easy with all the ingredients in the pantry. I even had the pretzel sticks on hand as they are one of my son’s go-to snack (with salsa).

Don’t you love when a recipe doesn’t require a run to the grocery store?

The dough was a little crumbly and I was worried about how the rolled dough would hold up pressed against the pretzel stick. But, the cookie dough and the pretzel stuck together like the bristles on a broom!

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PRINTABLE RECIPE

 

Witches’ Broom Cookies
Author: adapted from Betty Crocker Halloween Cookbook
This is a fun Halloween treat for parties, after-school treats or a mom’s Wine & Witches party!
Ingredients
  • 1/2 CUP BROWN SUGAR
  • 1 STICK BUTTER, SOFTENED
  • 2 TABLESPOONS WATER
  • 1 TEASPOON VANILLA
  • 1 1/2 CUPS FLOUR
  • DASH OF SALT
  • PRETZEL STICK RODS (SNAP IN HALF)
  • 2 TEASPOONS SHORTENING OR YOUR PREFERRED CHOICE OF COOKING OIL
  • 2/3 CUP SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS
  • 1/3 CUP BUTTERSCOTCH CHIPS
  • 1/2 TEASPOON SHORTENING OR COOKING OIL
Instructions
  1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 350
  2. BEAT SUGAR, BUTTER, WATER & VANILLA. ADD FLOUR AND SALT.
  3. SHAPE DOUGH INTO 1 1/4″ BALLS
  4. PLACE PRETZEL ROD HALVES ON UNGREASED COOKIE SHEETS.
  5. PRESS DOUGH BALL INTO PRETZEL STICK
  6. PRESS DOUGH WITH FORK TO RESEMBLE A BROOM’S BRISTLES
  7. BAKE 12-14 MINUTES.
  8. MICROWAVE CHOCOLATE CHIPS & OIL TO GET THIN CONSISTENCY.
  9. SPREAD MELTED CHOCOLATE OVER BROOMS AND THE BASE OF BROOM HANDLE.
  10. MICROWAVE BUTTERSCOTCH CHIPS & OIL AND USE FORK TO DRIZZLE ACROSS THE CHOCOLATE.

 

 

 

 

WITCHES-BROOM-COOKIES**Sidenote: One of my children saw the Stephen King movie, IT. His review said the movie was more cheesy than scary. Who saw it?

 

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Cake Boss’s Chocolate Chip and Walnut Cookies

Hi there! I have a mother-in-law who gives me a People magazine subscription every year at Christmas. My friends think it’s so funny that my weekly issue of a celebrity magazine is from my 84 year old mother-in-law. It’s one of the many reasons I love her. One of my favorite sections in the magazine is the Celebrity Recipes. Today I want to share the Cake Boss’s Chocolate Chip and Walnut Cookies.

Cake Boss's Chocolate Chip and Walnut Cookies Recipe

I love easy recipes and these chocolate chip and walnut cookies are not complicated. And, there is no secret ingredient. But, there must be something special because they taste so good. That’s what surprised me the most. I expect fancy when I hear Buddy Valastro’s signature nickname Cake Boss. Everything he does is so over the top so the fact that his go-to cookie recipe is this one makes me like him a little bit more.

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Chocolate Chip and Walnut Cookies Recipe

The combination of the butter, sugars, chocolate chips and walnuts are just the perfect combination for sweet and nutty. The walnuts add a little bulk to the standard issue chocolate chip cookie. These cookies would be perfect for casual bbq or those nights you just want something sweet after dinner.

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The Cake Boss's Chocolate Chip and Walnut Cookies Recipe

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The Cake Boss Star’s Chocolate Chip and Walnut Cookies Recipe
Author: Buddy Valastro
Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 package chocolate chips or 8 oz coarsely chopped chocolate
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Beat butter and sugars with electric mixer until fluffy and turns several shades lighter in color.
  3. Beat in eggs, vanilla and baking soda on low.
  4. Gradually add flour. Followed by chocolate and walnuts
  5. Drop heaping balls of dough onto a baking sheet.
  6. Bake 10-13 minutes.

Cake Boss’s Chocolate Chip and Walnut Cookies

 

 

 

Peppermint M&M Cookies

Hi everyone!  I am slowly recovering from my #hackapalooza event of last week. With the help of two ladies (angels), we are all working behind the scenes to get my design and security in place. I will share their talents in the weeks ahead. In the meantime, I want to re-post my last pre-hack post of these peppermint m&m cookies. Yeah, take that you hackers! These family favorite peppermint m&m cookies are back!

The red and white peppermint m&m’s work year round with patriotic holidays, Christmas and Valentine’s Day. At least that’s what I tell myself when I pull this recipe up in July, September, December, February and May.

On a side note, one of my favorite utensils is the Pampered Chef scoop. It gives me similar shaped cookies which means I don’t have a burned cookie and a half baked cookie on opposite ends of the cookie sheet. I know … #beginnerbakerprobs

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These peppermint m&m cookies are perfection because no one expects peppermint in a cookie.. especially in the summer?  And, the box of dry vanilla pudding mix adds something extra to this recipe. I’m not sure what the vanilla pudding does, but I am willing to bake another batch to find the answer.

peppermint m&m cookies 

Here’s the recipe my sister (in-law) gave me after I devoured at least a 1/2 dozen of these peppermint m&m cookies. In all fairness, she did too!

peppermint m&m cookies recipe

Peppermint M&M Cookies
Recipe Type: Cookies
Author: adapted from What’s Cooking Love
Ingredients
  • Peppermint M&M Pudding Cookies
  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 box (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding, dry
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 cup Andes Peppermint Crunch pieces
  • 1/2 cup White Chocolate Peppermint M&Ms
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl, cream the butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Add the vanilla pudding mix and beat until incorporated.
  3. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
  4. In a small bowl combine the flour and baking soda. Slowly add this mixture to the wet ingredients until all ingredients are mixed.
  5. Stir in the Peppermint Crunch pieces and M&Ms until they are all mixed into the dough.
  6. Roll the dough into rounded teaspoonfuls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the cookies are golden brown.
  7. Makes about 2 dozen cookies

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Favorite Sugar Cookie Recipe Ever!

Hi everyone!

I realize sugar cookies may not be the first treat that pops into your head as we kick off summer, but after my blog hack last week I wanted to recreate a few favorite posts. My favorite sugar cookie recipe was at the top of my list.

 What I like about this sugar cookie recipe is it uses less butter and sugar than other similar recipes. And, the dough is smooth and easy to roll. I get consistent results with my cutouts.  I like my dough a little thicker so the cookie can stand up to the frosting.

SUGAR COOKIE DOUGH

Baking temperatures vary, but I like my sugar cookies on the soft side. I set time or nine minutes and get an evenly baked sheet of sugar cookies.

RECIPE

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Favorite Sugar Cookie Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • dash salt
  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp. milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla

Instructions

  • Whisk flour, baking powder and salt.In large bowl beat butter, sugar until smooth
    Add egg, milk and vanilla
    Add flour mixture
    Gather dough and divide in half. 
    Flatten into 2 disks and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight
    .Heat oven to 350. Roll out cookie dough.
    Place cut out cookie shapes on an ungreased baking sheet.
    Bake at 350 for approximately 9 -10 minutes depending on oven.

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