Category: Dessert Recipes

Super Simple NO CHILL Sugar Cookie Recipe!

Sugar Cookies

Sugar cookies. Can we all agree that they are really kind of a pain to make from scratch?

First you have to make the dough. Then you have to chill the dough. Then you have to roll the dough. Then you have to find cute cookie cutters to cut the dough. Then you have to bake the cutely cut out dough shapes to the point of just barely brown, but not really brown at all.

I’d like to say I had found a way to cut out ALL of the above steps, but alas…that would basically mean a post consisting of telling you where to purchase pre-baked sugar cookies (or slice and bake cookies, yuck) and honestly, I doubt you need instructions on how to do that.

I did find a recipe that cuts out the “chill” portion of the process though with no remarkable difference in cookie texture or flavor.

These cookies are the perfect canvas for decorating, or you can just sprinkle some sugar on them right out of the oven!

(This recipe is part of my 7 Days of Cookies series. Check back every day this week for a NEW cookie recipe!)

Super Simple No Chill Sugar Cookie Recipe

Ingredients: 

  • 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract (you can omit this, but I think this adds to the flavor big time)
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tsps baking powder
  • 3 cups all purpose flour

Directions: 

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Cream butters and sugar together. Add egg and vanilla and mix thoroughly.

3. Mix dry ingredients and slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients.

4. Roll dough out to about 1/4 inch thick.

5. Cut with cookie cutters and place on an ungreased baking sheet.

6. Bake for 6-8 minutes until just barely brown on the bottoms.

7. Decorate or sprinkle with sugar!

Enjoy!

Super Simple NO CHILL Sugar Cookie Recipe!
Ingredients
  • 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract (you can omit this, but I think this adds to the flavor big time)
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tsps baking powder
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Cream butters and sugar together. Add egg and vanilla and mix thoroughly.
  3. Mix dry ingredients and slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients.
  4. Roll dough out to about 1/4 inch thick.
  5. Cut with cookie cutters and place on an ungreased baking sheet.
  6. Bake for 6-8 minutes until just barely brown on the bottoms.
  7. Decorate or sprinkle with sugar!
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Iced Oatmeal Cookie Recipe

Oatmeal cookies. You either love them or you hate them. I truly love them!

I have shared my favorite Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookie recipe in the past, but this one is a close 2nd. I’m not sure why, but these cookies have always seemed like a holiday staple to me.

Don’t skip the glaze, it’s what truly makes the cookie. Oh, and don’t forget to drink a glass of ice cold milk with these cookies. It’s mandatory!

See how my cookies are kind of flat on one side? These spread a decent amount, so don’t skip chilling the dough first and leave plenty of room for spreading if you want perfectly round cookies.

(This recipe is part of my 7 Days of Cookies series. Check back every day this week for a NEW cookie recipe!)

Iced Oatmeal Cookie Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter brought to room temperature
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (crush in food processor)
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • milk

 

Directions: 

1. Cream butter and sugar together until creamy

2. Add eggs and vanilla and continue to beat until creamy

3. Mix your crushed oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Slowly add combined dry ingredients to wet ingredients until fully combined.

4. Refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes, meanwhile preheat oven to 350 degrees

5. Roll cookie dough into 2 inch balls and slightly smush them down on your cookie sheet

6. Bake for 8-10 minutes (I like to underbake my cookies slightly and let them finish baking a bit on the pan after they come out of the oven!).

7. Mix the confectioners sugar with a bit of milk (start with 1 tablespoon and increase to get the texture you desire) and once the cookies cool a bit, spread the glaze over the tops.

Enjoy!

Iced Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (crush in food processor)
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 cups confectioners sugar
  • milk
Instructions
  1. Cream butter and sugar together until creamy
  2. Add eggs and vanilla and continue to beat until creamy
  3. Mix your crushed oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Slowly add combined dry ingredients to wet ingredients until fully combined.
  4. Refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes, meanwhile preheat oven to 350 degrees
  5. Roll cookie dough into 2 inch balls and slightly smush them down on your cookie sheet
  6. Bake for 8-10 minutes (I like to underbake my cookies slightly and let them finish baking a bit on the pan after they come out of the oven!).
  7. Mix the confectioners sugar with a bit of milk (start with 1 tablespoon and increase to get the texture you desire) and once the cookies cool a bit, spread the glaze over the tops.
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Adapted from Lil Luna

A Southern Mom: Halloween Bark

Today on A Southern Mom, I posted a great recipe for Halloween Bark!

To recap, this week on A Southern Mom:

Have a great weekend!

Peanut Butter Brownie Bites Recipe

If you like brownies and you like peanut butter, you won’t want to miss this recipe.

My two favorite pairings in the world are as follows:

  • Salty & Sweet
  • Peanut Butter and Chocolate

This wonderful recipe for Peanut Butter Brownie Bites involves peanut butter and chocolate and it’s honestly SO stinking easy that it’s almost embarrassing to call it a recipe.

You COULD make it harder.

You COULD make your brownies from scratch (I have a GREAT from scratch brownie recipe here).

Who has time for that nowadays?

Okay, sometimes I make time for it. But on this day, I just needed brownies ASAP and my FAVORITE boxed brownies were on hand (Ghirardelli Double Chocolate).

The hardest part of making these brownies, was holding off long enough to let them cool so I could drizzle melted peanut butter in the middle.

Yum. 

Why so many pictures you ask?

Well because these are gone. They were gone the day after they were made and I’m feeling kind of nostalgic ;)

Okay, now onto the recipe.

Peanut Butter Brownie Bites

adapted from Nestle

Ingredients: 

  • Either your favorite boxed brownie mix (mine:  Ghirardelli Double Chocolate) or your favorite from scratch recipe (here’s mine) and whatever ingredients needed to make them
  • 3/4 cup Creamy Peanut butter
  • Peanut butter chips
  • Chocolate chips

Directions: 

  1. Make brownies as directed, bake in cupcake or mini muffin tins until just barely set in the center (toothpick should come out just slightly coated in batter)
  2. Remove from oven and let cool.
  3. Brownies will either fall in the center, or you can push them down a bit to make a well for the peanut butter
  4. Melt the peanut butter in the microwave and drizzle into the center of each brownie.
  5. Top with chocolate chips and peanut butter chips
  6. Enjoy!

Peanut Butter Brownie Bites Recipe
Ingredients
  • Either your favorite boxed brownie mix (mine: Ghirardelli Double Chocolate) or your favorite from scratch recipe (here’s mine) and whatever ingredients needed to make them
  • 3/4 cup Creamy Peanut butter
  • Peanut butter chips
  • Chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Make brownies as directed, bake in cupcake or mini muffin tins until just barely set in the center (toothpick should come out just slightly coated in batter)
  2. Remove from oven and let cool.
  3. Brownies will either fall in the center, or you can push them down a bit to make a well for the peanut butter
  4. Melt the peanut butter in the microwave and drizzle into the center of each brownie.
  5. Top with chocolate chips and peanut butter chips
  6. Enjoy!
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Pumpkin Cupcake Recipe

Like this? Also try out these great Thanksgiving recipes:

Rice Krispie Treat Turkeys

My FAMOUS Mashed Potatoes!

Pecan Pie Bites

From Scratch Stuffing

Sweet Potato Casserole

Are you a fan of pumpkin recipes?

Then you will most definitely want to make this scrumptious Pumpkin Cupcake recipe!

I’ll be the first to admit that my family is not really pumpkin crazy. It’s just not something we go out of our way to consume.

I was sent this awesome Pumpkin Scoop from GoodCook though (along with all of this other awesomeness! Happy Thanksgiving y’all!) and it inspired me to whip up something pumpkin!

This recipe is fairly simple and quick and you can either make the icing from scratch (like I did) or you can easily just top these with some store bought Cream Cheese icing and call it a day!

If you are craving something pumpkin…you’ll love these pumpkin cupcakes!

Be sure to check out the Good Cook line of products online and at your local retail stores as well. They are great quality and great value!

In addition, Good Cook is holding The Ultimate Thanksgiving Twitter party on Monday November 25th at 6pm EST under the hashtag #Thanksgivingtips. Hurry and RSVP because the first 500 who RSVP will get a FREE Turkey Lifter!

I’ll write more about this awesome Twitter Party later, but be sure you plan to attend because 3 winners will receive all of this:

Pumpkin Cupcakes

adapted from Allrecipes

Ingredients:

  • 4 eggs
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 15 oz can of pumpkin (or equivalent fresh pumpkin)
  • 1 3/4 cup of flour
  • 1/4 cup Corn Starch
  • 4 teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt

Directions: 

Blend the eggs, oil, sugar and pumpkin together until well combined. Mix your dry ingredients and slowly add them to your wet mixture.

Spoon into cupcake wrapper lined muffin tins (about 2/3 full) and bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.

Let cool before frosting.

Optional Cream Cheese frosting recipe: 

Ingredients: 

  • 1 8 oz package of softened cream cheese
  • 3 tablespoons of softened butter
  • 1 tablespoon orange juice
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4 cups powdered sugar

Directions: 

Beat Cream cheese and butter until fluffy, add remaining ingredients and beat until nice and smooth.

Disclaimer: I received GoodCook products for free to facilitate my review and to help me bake these yummy pumpkin cupcakes!

Leftover Candy Cookies Made with Bakeware from Sweet Creations by Good Cook

Tis the season.

The season for candy!

I don’t know about you, but from Halloween until the New Year, there is constantly CANDY in my house. I don’t even know where it all comes from. It just keeps showing up.

Recently I wanted to make some Chocolate Chip Cookies, but I was out of chocolate chips. I had some mini chocolate chips, but not near enough.

Then I eyed the candy bowl ;)

I had TONS of chocolate in the candy bowl!

With the help of my kiddos (they unwrapped) I chopped up the candy into small pieces and made some really delicious leftover candy cookies!

We used:

Milky Ways

Snickers

Hershey’s Bars

Mini chocolate chips

I’m sure you could get even more creative though and use whatever chocolatey candy you might have on hand!

 

My kids wanted to decorate the cookies, so I pulled out this rectangle Cookie Cutter by Sweet Creations (by Good Cook) and decided to see if making the cookies a bigger rectangle would make them more fun to decorate.

 

It totally did!

I think from now on, when I make cookies to decorate, we’ll use this awesome cookie cutter!

We also baked our cookies on the fabulous cookie sheet that Good Cook sent. I’ve been having issues with the new oven (new to me at least) at our new house since we got here. I’ve burned half of the things I’ve cooked in there and the other half have been undercooked! The cookies definitely baked MUCH more evenly on this baking sheet.

Goodies sent to us by Good Cook!

I was also sent some decorator bottles, but we had SO many sprinkles/icings from previous projects that I thought we should use those up first. I know the decorating bottles will come in handy soon though!

Leftover Candy Cookies

(adapted from my Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe)

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of melted butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons hot water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups leftover candy!

Directions:

  1. Cream the butter and the sugars together
  2. Add the egg and the vanilla and beat until fluffy
  3. Combine the hot water and baking soda and add to the sugar mixture along with the vanilla extract.
  4. Beat until combined.
  5. Add the salt and combine
  6. Add the flour and mix until just combined, then add the candy!
  7. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes

Enjoy!

What leftover candy do you have in your house right now?

Disclaimer: I received a kit of free baking items from Good Cook to facilitate my review. All opinions are my own.

40 Amazing Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes

I love Thanksgiving.

It’s an eating holiday (oh yeah, and a time to say what you are thankful for too), and I like eating holidays.

I especially like the desserts!

I’m not often a dessert person. I’ll take a big savory meal over something sweet any day.

Except Thanksgiving! Then I just want it all!

Check out this AMAZING round up of Thanksgiving Desserts!

Might give you some ideas on what to bring to the many Thanksgiving dinners/brunches/lunches/company parties you will be attending this year!

If you make any of these, be sure to come back and let me know what you think!

Whipped Cream & Candy Topped Punch for a #SpookyCelebration!

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We are big fans of the holidays.

We love to dress up, decorate and bake/cook our way through Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter and yes…even Halloween.

Halloween in our house is more of a silly affair than a spooky one though. My kids aren’t fans of the scarier side of Halloween. Instead they like the fun, pumpkin patch side of things.

(I agree!)

One of my favorite punches includes both 7UP and Hawaiian Punch. I decided that for a fun #SpookyCelebration after school “snack” today, we’d create a fun and festive Halloween drink that my kids would enjoy!

I mixed 3/4 Hawaiian Punch with 1/4 7UP and topped with whipped cream.

Then I sprinkled on some chopped up 3 musketeers, milky way, snickers and twix and sprinkled some Halloween sprinkles on top.

Throw in a fun and festive Halloween straw and you have a Spooky Celebration drink to enjoy!

This recipe is very adaptable. Some people put sherbert in their punch, but I’m not a fan and neither are my kids.

Adding the 7UP to the Hawaiian Punch adds just enough “bubble” action that they feel like they are drinking something super fun and exciting.

And ANYTHING topped with whipped cream, candy and sprinkles is sure to be a hit with the kiddos!

What I used (you can get all of this at Walmart!): 

  • 1 Gallon of Hawaiian Fruit Juicy Red (cold)
  • 1 2 Liter of 7Up (cold)
  • 1 bag of Mixed Miniatures – 230 piece 67.85oz Milky Way, Twix, 3 Musketeers, and Snickers (look for coupons here!)
  • Whipped Cream (the kind that comes in the pressurized can)
  • Halloween Sprinkles

Directions: 

Depending on how much punch you want to make, you’ll want to do a 3/4 Hawaiian Punch to 1/4 7UP ratio. I suggest making this up by the glass for small get togethers, or using a big punch bowl and leaving the whipped cream and candy toppings on the side for guests to make their own.

It’s super simple and super fun.

Oh and super S-P-O-O-K-Y!

Find more Bright Ideas here!

What is your favorite Spooky beverage? Comment below! 

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