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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

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Sorry guys, I think I’ve skipped Thanksgiving in my home and went straight to Christmas because it looks like a glitter bomb went off in my living room. The Christmas tree is up, the stockings are hung, the fireplace is decorated, and there in tinsel EVERYWHERE. I put everything up when I was home sick and it instantly made me feel better.

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This is the first year that we (my DH and I) actually have a Christmas tree. We were constantly moving from apartment to apartment and never had the storage space for a tree before. We also knew we were eventually coming back to LA from the bay area, so that was one less item that we worried about taking with us. The tree is a skinny one because of our small space, but it just about touches the ceiling. I plug it in every night and stare at how beautiful it truly is. I started collecting ornaments on all of our trips, so it’s a reminder of all of the places we’ve traveled… Our little traveling tree.

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I figured I’d make up for jumping holidays quickly by posting some more pumpkin recipes before we hit Thanksgiving (which, by the way, is only 4 days away!). I still don’t know what cookies I’m baking for Thanksgiving yet. Do you already have your menu together? I’d love to hear what everyone’s making!

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As you can see from the pictures, these cookies didn’t flatten AT ALL. I didn’t press down on them prior to baking, but make sure to do so if you don’t wan’t cookie balls! I didn’t mind, they still tasted great.

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These cookies had a mild/medium pumpkin taste. I thought that the oats went wonderfully with the pumpkin. It’s almost as if it absorbed all of the moisture from the pumpkin puree and locked it in to keep them soft. Recipe from Baking Bites.

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Yield: 2 dozen

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups quick cooking oatmeal
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Cream together the butter and both sugars. Add in the egg, pumpkin, and vanilla.
  3. Gradually stir in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice until just combined.
  4. Working by hand, stir in the oatmeal and chocolate chips.
  5. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls of the dough onto the baking sheet.
  6. Bake for about 11-13 min.
https://lovintheoven.com/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-oatmeal-cookies/

Pumpkin Spice Rice Crispy Treats

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Pumpkin Spice Rice Crispy Treats

Ingredients

  • Nonstick cooking spray
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 (10 oz.) bag mini marshmallows
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 6 cups crispy rice cereal
  • cinnamon sugar, for sprinkling (optional)

Directions

  1. Spray a 9x13 pan (or 9x9 or 11x7 if you want thicker rice crispy treats) with nonstick spray. Set aside.
  2. Melt the butter and marshmallows in a large pot over medium low heat. Continuously stir until all of the marshmallows are melted.
  3. Remove from heat and mix in the vanilla extract and pumpkin pie spice. Stir in the cereal.
  4. Pour mixture into prepared pan and lightly press down with a rubber spatula. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top. Cut into squares and enjoy!
https://lovintheoven.com/pumpkin-spice-rice-crispy-treats/

Coconut Walnut Blondies with Toffee

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I just switched hosting sites over the past week and finally have it all sorted out (I think). Apparently, my email was down for two to three days and I had no idea until I got a call from one of the people that I was working with. If you emailed me and it bounced back to you, I never got your email! So sorry! It works now and you can resend it if you’d like.

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There’s a lot that can go wrong when you’re dealing with your domain, host, and email. Not only that, but it’s extremely stressful when something doesn’t work! Thanks goodness for Google. I was able how to figure out how to fix the problem on my own after a couple of Google searches and a lot of yelling at my computer.

After all of that, there is one thing that I learned. Stay away from GoDaddy! They’re a terrible hosting site and constantly blame WordPress/the internet for your problems when it’s really on their end. Stay away.

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On another note, I’ve had crazy baby fever this past week. How can you not after watching videos like this?

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I don’t bake with coconut often, mostly because the DH doesn’t like it. Every now and then, though, I find a bag of coconut leftover from making Everything Cookies and go on the hunt to make something with them. Enter: Coconut walnut blondies with toffee.

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They were gooey with crispy edges and tasted the best warm. I can imagine a scoop of ice cream on top, melting into a puddle around the bottom of the bar. Yum! Recipe from Picture Perfect Meals.

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Coconut Walnut Blondie with Toffee

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
  • 1-1/2 cups light brown sugar, packed
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 cup macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup toffee bits
  • 1-1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9-x-13-x-2 baking pan.
  2. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
  3. In another bowl, combine the butter and sugars until creamy. Add in the vanilla and eggs.
  4. Switch to a wooden spoon or a rubber spatula and stir in the dry ingredients until well-blended.
  5. Fold in the nuts, toffee and coconut until nicely mixed. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula. Place the pan on a large rimmed baking sheet and bake until the top is nicely golden brown, 40 minutes.
  6. Cool in pan before cutting into squares.
https://lovintheoven.com/coconut-walnut-blondies-with-toffee/

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