Okay, these S’mores Pops might be the easiest things ever!
But that’s okay!!!!
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Cookies, Bars, and Candy
Oreo Crunch Brownies with a Peanut Butter Chocolate Frosting
I had such an epic weekend so I figured I’d share some epic brownies.
But first, let’s discuss the weekend!
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Oreo Pudding Chocolate Chip Cookies
Soft, pillow cookies that are studded with chocolate chips and Oreo Cookie chunks is what makes these Oreo Pudding Chocolate Chip Cookies irresistible.
I don’t know what to write today.
So here is a brain dump.
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California Chocolate Bark
My life is so hectic now.
I’m currently 1,368 miles from my husband, dogs, and 98% of my stuff. I’m in FL and he is in MA and he won’t be down here for another few weeks. I miss him like crazy. As does Autumn. But at least the time us flying by and fast approaching for when he will be down here. (Side note: major props to military spouses. damn, a month is tough, I can’t imagine a deployment!)
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Chocolate Chunk Chocolate Pudding Cookies
You won’t be able to resist these Chocolate Chunk Chocolate Pudding Cookies. The pudding mix makes them extra soft, just like biting into a chocolate cloud.
You know those weeks when you need to give yourself a pep talk before the week has even started?
Yeah, well this week is one of those weeks.
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Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies
When the craving for pumpkin spice and chocolate takes hold, these Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies are the perfect treat for you.
It’s Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day. I hope everyone who has it off gets to enjoy their long weekend.
Unfortunately, Price and I don’t get it off, but Autumn’s daycare is closed so Price is taking it off. (I’ll take off Veteran’s Day next month when daycare is closed then).
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Cookies and Cream Waffles
Dessert Waffles!!!!
Cookies and Cream Waffles!!!!
I was so excited about making these waffles. I have been thinking about them for months, but have only just gotten around to them now. Totally worth the wait!
Kinda like my wait to watch Nick Carter on Dancing with the Stars. Yep, exactly the same…
I love watching Dancing with the Stars. LOVE IT. I can’t dance to save my life. So I love watching people dance. It amazes me that people can move their bodies like that. And I can’t resist DWTS because there are people to support and cheer for. And this year… Nick Carter… I just can’t handle it. He was my boy band crush for years. Cheering him on now is like reliving my middle & high school years watching him on TRL and award shows, except now I’m drinking wine while watching.
I can’t wait to watch the rest of this season.
Anyway, such important stuff right here… these Cookies and Cream Waffles are
if I had to pick only one ice cream to have for the rest of my life it would be Cookies and Cream. It’s an obvious choice. I love it. My hands down favorite.
So when I was scheming to make another recipe for my #WaffleWednesday posts I started to think about making a waffle to celebrate my love of the best ice cream flavor of all time And that’s how I came up with this Cookies and Cream Waffle.
Cookies and Cream Waffle
Makes 4-6 waffles, depending on amount of batter you use for each waffle
Ingredients
For the waffles
- 8 Oreo cookies, crushed
- 1 egg
- 1 Cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 Cup + 2 Tablespoons milk
- 1/4 Cup vegetable oil
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the whipped cream
- 1 Cup heavy whipping cream
- 8 Oreo Cookies, crushed
Optional Toppings
- Vanilla Ice Cream
- Chocolate Sauce
- Roughly chopped Oreo Cookies
Process
- Preheat waffle iron.
- Vigorously whisk the egg, milk, and oil in large bowl.
- Mix in flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and vanilla extract until just smooth. Fold in the crushed Oreo Cookies.
- Spray the preheated waffle iron with a non-stick cooking spray.
- Ladle 1/3-1/2 cup of the batter the onto hot waffle iron. Cook until golden brown. Remove and place on a cooling rack
- While the waffles are cooking, make your whipped cream by beating in a large bowl or in a stand mixer until you have stiff peaks. Fold in the crushed Oreo Cookies.
- Assemble your waffle by topping one with whipped cream, ice cream, chocolate sauce, and more Oreo Cookie pieces.
S’mores Rice Krispie Treats
It’s S’mores Week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A few years ago my blogging bestie, Amanda from Fake Ginger, and I had a S’mores Week. We each shared 5 great s’mores recipes, such as Amanda’s Microwaved S’mores Turtles and my S’mores Cinnamon Rolls. OMG, they were all so good!
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
This weekend Price and I went to visit a wedding venue location in the Berkshires. I guess we should do some sort of wedding planning… only been together 9+ years and engaged since Sept. Oh, yeah… and we have a baby together. Been kinda busy with her.
Well, Crissey Farm has beautiful details, great menu options and price points, and it’s in a great location. Unless something incredible jumps out to us this week it seems like that is the place. Plus they have availability in August, November, and this winter.
The owner suggested a New Year’s Eve wedding as they have had so fun ones in the past. He explained that we could get married in front of one of their fire places. I love that idea, but I loved the idea of getting married on 1/2/15 even more as that would be our 10 year anniversary together. But once Price and I thought about the logistics of everyone traveling from WA, AZ, PA, NY, NH, CT, AND FL it became to risky in dealing with travel issues. This winter sucked, and it snowed 8″ inches on our anniversary, so we ultimately decided that was not a risk we would want to deal with.
So that leaves August and November. We quickly ruled out November as all the leaves have fallen at that point so it just won’t be as pretty for pictures. Plus, we would be juggling with Autumn’s first birthday and then Thanksgiving. Just too much going on there.
Now if you look at the calendar you would see that there are only a few months between now and August. So if we decide on that things will be fast passed. That really is okay since the simpler the better for us. Plus Crissey Farm is basically 1 stop shopping since they handle everything so we don’t need to worry about silly suff like linen rentals.
Anyway, if we’re actually cracking down and getting married this year I better stop eating sweets like this!
Well, honestly, breast-feeding and it’s associated weight loss is THE BEST thing ever. hehe! So, I’ll get to enjoy a few of these every now and then.
I used the Nestle Toll House Spring Time Baking Morsels instead 
These are basically just cookies but they have a softer texture because there is less surface area to them in the bar form compared to the cookie form. Love that. Just like I love the sugar cookie bars I made before.
Enjoy these yummy treats!
Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Makes 24 bars
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) of semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Process
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 13×9 metal pan.
- Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt in small bowl; set aside.
- Beat the butter, sugars, and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts.
- Spread into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into 24 bars.
Slightly adapted from Nestle
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Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies
Once you try these Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies, you’ll insist on making cookies with pudding in the mix again and again. It has magical powders.
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So, Price and I typically don’t keep the heat on very much in the house in the winter. That’s crazy, I know.
In fact, we just deal with it and bundle up in layers. As a matter of fact, LOTS OF LAYERS. There are times when we look like Joey from Friends when he dressed up in all of Chandler’s clothes.
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Andes Mint Chip Brownies
I’m kinda hooked on brownies.
I have been baking them up like crazy lately and have plans on several more different kinds of batches to bake up in the next few weeks. I kinda can’t wait!
Anyway, I whipped up these Andes Mint Chip Brownies up right after Christmas so that I could start to feel a bit more normal after having my typical life (showering, cooking, baking, eating, thinking) had been flip flopped after having Autumn. They are so quick and easy to whip up that even I can do them with new mommy brain!
The base for these brownies might just be my favorite. It might be the butter. Or the chocolates. Or maybe it’s the butter AND the chocolates. Maybe it’s the combo of it all. Probably that all together they create a soft, yet sturdy, brownie. I’ve made plenty of really soft brownies that just about need a spoon to eat them (de-lightful!) but these are bake sale brownies. What I mean by that is that you can cut them easier from the pan and could easily package them up to sell at the bake sale. Or toss into a lunch. Or delicately place on the rim of a glass of milk awaiting its sweet demise.
Adding the Andes Creme de Menthe Chips add such a great kick to the brownies. I just love this flavor. It just screams winter to me.
Since we’re still locked into this deep freeze from the “Polar Vortex” I think it would be a great idea to whip up a batch of these brownies to help you get through these cold days and nights. Days like this just call for a brownie and some hot chocolate.
Andes Mint Chip Brownies
Makes 24 brownies
Ingredients
- 12 ounces of semisweet chocolate chips, divided
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 eggs, beaten
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 10 ounces Andes Creme de Menthe Baking Chips
Process
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9×13 baking pan by buttering/spraying with non-stick cooking spray the bottom and sides and lining the bottom with parchment paper or tin foil.
- In a large microwavable safe bowl, melt 8 ounces of the chocolate chips and the butter together, stirring every 30 seconds until completely melted and combined.
- Add the cocoa powder and sugar, mixing completely.
- Add in the beaten eggs and vanilla extract.
- Stir in the flour, salt, remaining chocolate chips, and the Creme de Menthe chips to gently incorporate.
- Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center is clean upon removal. Do not over bake. Let cool prior to cutting into 24 pieces.
Snickers Chocolate Chip Cookies
Snickers Chocolate Chip Cookies- mix in chopped up Snickers bars into chocolate chip cookie dough to make some epic candy loaded cookies.
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Candy and cookies are pretty cool. But candy inside cookies are ever better.
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