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Snickerdoodle Cookie Cups

November 19, 2013 by kim 2 Comments

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Pillsbury® makes it extremely easy for hosting this holiday season. You don’t need to be a pro in order to bake for the holidays. With a little love, everything can be semi-homemade! Here is a glimpse of Pillsbury’s items on the shelves this year:

I LOVE the dark chocolate premium cake mix. Regular chocolate just doesn’t do it for me. It also looks better with frosting since the darker color contrasts the bright frosting colors. In order to make things semi-homemade without people knowing that half of it came from a box, you can always doctor up a cake mix or use the sugar cookie mix to create something more extravagant (like roll out holiday shaped cookies or in this case, cookie cups!).

This red frosting is truly a vibrant red. Don’t get it on your hands– it’ll stain if you leave it on! I like that I can buy the frosting pre-dyed and not have to worry about turning my counters into a hot mess. You can even be more festive by filling half of your frosting bag with green frosting and the other half with red. That way, when you pipe it, you get the best of both worlds!

If you want to make these for a dinner party and have to transport them elsewhere, hold off on frosting them until you get to your final destination to ensure pretty, tall frosting swirls. If you don’t have a frosting bag and tip (I used a Wilton 109 to pipe these), you can always fill up a Ziploc bag and cut the corner off to pipe the frosting on. It won’t be as delicate, but it will still make an impression.

Another way to spice up these cookie mixes is to mix some sprinkles into the batter. You get your very own Christmas Funfetti cookies!

Snickerdoodle Cookie Cups

Ingredients

1 box Pillsbury Traditional Holiday Sugar Cookie Mix
ingredients listed on box (butter, eggs)
cinnamon sugar for rolling
1 can Rudolph Red Vanilla Flavored Holiday Funfetti Frosting

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray.
Prepare cookies according to package. Roll the dough into tablespoon sized balls.
Roll each ball into the cinnamon sugar mix and lightly press into the muffin tin.
Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until done.
Let cool completely before piping on frosting and decorating with sprinkles.

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Disclosure: I was compensated for this post, but the opinions expressed are my own. ©/® The J.M. Smucker Company. Pillsbury is a trademark of The Pillsbury Company, LLC, used under license.

Sixlets S’mores Cookies

November 17, 2013 by kim 3 Comments

I am currently sitting in my hotel in Chicago, watching the dark clouds roll past my window. My phone alerted me earlier today of a “flash flood warning.” Apparently a tornado even touched down right around us. Technology is amazing sometimes. Not only did they know where I was, but they were able to send out emergency alerts straight to my pocket without me ever having to ask for it!

I came in to Chicago last night and was gripping for dear life on the landing. The storm last night made the end of our flight quite turbulent. Our pilots did an amazing job with the landing, considering we were coming in with the landing path all the way to the right to make up for the extreme winds. I mean, we were even struck by lightning mid flight!

Since the storm didn’t get any better today, my flight going out is delayed. I don’t have a problem with that since this is my favorite hotel that we stay at. I have no problem staying in bed all day and eating chocolate! SweetWorks sent me a generous package of all different kinds of chocolate. They have some of the best items for Christmas candy, including Foiled Solid Milk Crisp Ornaments (fill up your candy bowl on the coffee table!), Foiled Milk Santas, and Foiled Semi-Solid Milk Chocolate Nutcrackers (these would be wonderful as a stocking stuffer).

My personal favorite are Sixlets. I remember digging through my siblings’ Halloween candy and keeping all of their Sixlets for myself since it was the the perfect chocolate snack.

I used the Celebration Sixlets Christmas Mix to bake into these s’mores cookies. They turned out great! The pop of red and green when you bite into each one really stands out.

The cookie itself has the graham cracker taste in every bite. It balances out the chocolate and marshmallows so it isn’t too sweet. They remain chewy for days, which is always my goal when baking. I sure do love a good, chewy cookie.

Recipe slightly adapted from Cookies and Cups

Sixlets S’mores Cookies

Yield: 12 cookies

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cups dark brown sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup flour
1/3 cup Marshmallow Bits
3/4 cup Sixlets

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Spray a muffin top pan with cooking spray.
Cream together the butter and sugar. Add in eggs and vanilla, mixing until smooth.
Stir in graham cracker crumbs, baking soda and salt.
Gradually add in the flour until just combined.
Stir in your Marshmallow Bits and Sixlets.
Fill each muffin cavity with cookie dough up to the rim, pressing down as you go.
Bake for 11-12 minutes.
Allow cookies to cool in pan for at least 10 minutes before removing.

https://lovintheoven.com/sixlets-smores-cookies/

Nutella Brownies

November 11, 2013 by kim 2 Comments

I was cleaning out my kitchen cabinet and just so happened to stumble across a brand new jar of Costco-sized Nutella that remained untouched in the back corner. How did I miss that? My DF had just polished off the matching jar from the two pack and I had an entire jar of Nutella to play with.

Since I’m always in the mood for brownies, I made the executive decision on making Nutella brownies. It was the best decision I’ve made all week.

The brownie batter has a nice, deep flavor thanks to Rodelle‘s gourmet baking cocoa.

Wouldn’t these brownies be good for a game day snack? I would have loved to have one of these brownies after a volleyball game back in the day when I used to play. Sweet treats would always make me feel like a winner, regardless of the outcome of the game.

Brownies are basically a call for celebration whenever they are baked. I know my mouth is celebrating whenever I have one in my hands.

These brownies are heavy. They’re heavy because they’re loaded with so many good ingredients. Just looking at the picture above makes my arms a little weak. You may or may not have to work out a little bit to carry this 9×13 pan. Thankfully, this Chinet pan stood up to the test with baking and transporting.

Recipe from Buns in my Oven

Nutella Brownies

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) butter
2 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup Nutella
4 large eggs
1 1/4 cups dark cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon espresso powder
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups of chopped dark chocolate (I used Trader Joe's 72% bar)
about 1/4 of additional Nutella for swirling (optional)

Directions

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9x13 baking pan.
In small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter completely. Stir in sugar and continue cooking for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove from the heat and stir in the Nutella.
Pour butter mixture into a large bowl or stand mixer. Beat in cocoa powder, eggs, salt, baking powder, espresso powder, and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
Gently stir in the flour and baking melts until just combined.
Spread into prepared pan. Add spoonfuls of Nutella on top, if using, and use a toothpick to swirl.
Bake for about 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out mostly clean.

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