Lovin' From the Oven

Cookie Dough Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies

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I’m back from SF! And very glad to be back, might I add. No matter what, I will always be a SoCal girl. I’m just not made for cold weather… which is kind of ironic, because it looks like I’ll be moving up north this summer. I went with my DB for admitted students weekend at Berkeley, and he really fell in love with Boalt. We did our fair share of eating, walking, and mingling, but darn, it feels good to be home. Foodie pictures to come!
While home, I pop cookie dough bites like there’s not tomorrow. So when I saw this recipe from Visions of Sugar Plum, it was a given that I had to make them. You can buy the cookie dough bites candy from Target, the movie theatre, or even Dollar Tree!
These cookies are perfect. Hearty, soft, and chewy.. the trifecta of cookies. Give them a go, cookie dough lovers!
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts, toasted
  • 1 cup chocolate chunks
  • 2 (4 ounce) packages chocolate covered cookie dough bites
  1. Sift together flour, baking soda, and sea salt.
  2. In a separate bowl, beat oil, brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs and vanilla. Cream in softened butter until mixed.
  3. Reduce mixer speed to low and beat in dry ingredients until incorporated.
  4. Stir in walnuts, chocolate chunks, and cookie dough candy until combined.
  5. Chill cookie dough in the freezer for at least an hour.
  6. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  7. Roll the dough into balls and place on cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown on top.

Makes 2 dozen cookies

Brickle Drop Cookies

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I hope everyone had a great Valentine’s day! I’ve always been a fan of the holiday, with a Valentine or not. There’s something about seeing hearts and flowers everywhere that just makes my little heart flutter. Lucky for me, I’ve had a Valentine for the past three years now. Here’s my Valentine’s Day outfit, if you’re curious!
My DB made me breakfast in bed (scrambled eggs in the shape of a “heart” that really looked like a triangle with sausage) and we went to BJ’s for lunch. That was about the extent of our V-day because I had to work the Valentine’s event at my work for the night.
When I came home, I was surprised with homemade chocolate covered strawberries and the book, “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo!” I’ve been meaning to buy the book for a while, but haven’t gotten around to it because I have so many books in my queue as is. I really want to finish the series before I start watching the movie, though. All in all, it was a laid back day with the boy I love!
Now, I wanted to post this cookie so you can see that not all of my cookies come out perfect! I have this problem, just like any other normal human being, too! My cookies came out extremely flat and a bit undercooked, despite me leaving them in the oven for an additional 5 minutes. What the heck. I even refrigerated them overnight! Oh well, sometimes flat cookies happen to hardworking bakers. Nothing you can do about it but eat it all up yourself!
Recipe from the back of the Heath’s bag. Can also be found online at Hershey’s.

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1-1/3 cups (8 oz. pkg.) HEATH BITS ‘O BRICKLE Toffee Bits

  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease cookie sheet or line with parchment paper.
  2. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla and salt in large bowl until blended. Add eggs; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until blended. Stir in toffee bits. Drop by heaping teaspoons onto prepared cookie sheet.
  3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Makes about 6 dozen.

Chunky Twix Cookies

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Just a quick post while I prepare myself for the crazy weekend coming up at work. It’s Reagan’s Centennial on Sunday and the museum’s grand re-opening, so we’re expecting HUGE crowds and lots of business! Here’s a cookie to get you guys through this madness…

My favorite candy bar has and always will be Twix. Something about the caramel, shortbread, and chocolate reel me in every single time. When I saw a recipe that involved a copious amount of candy bars, I bought a huge bag of Twix and went straight to the kitchen. These cookies were wonderful. The Twix’s texture didn’t change much in the oven, but the caramel did feel gooey straight out of the oven. The caramel that did happen to melt out of the cookie hardened a bit, but no harm there! Recipe from Sprinkled with Flour.

  • 2 cups
  • ½ tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 12 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 cups coarsely chopped Twix bars
  1. Preheat oven 325°.
  2. Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
  3. In a separate bowl, cream together the butter and sugars. Beat in egg, yolk, and vanilla until combined.
  4. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Gently stir in the Twix chunks.
  5. Roll the dough into balls and bake on a baking sheet for 15-18 minutes.
  6. Allow the cookies to cool for ten minutes before removing them off the baking sheet.

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