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Melted Snowman Cookies

Filed under Blogging, Inspiration, Recipes by Mrs. O on December 7, 2011 at 12:51 am {no comments}

I must say that Pinterest has inspired me to do many things I could never think of. For instance, this time around, I came across these adorable Christmas cookies – Melted Snowmen, so cute! It was posted on the Crazy Domestic blog, hers turned out really good! She credits another blogger for the inspiration: ”To see the originalMelted Snowman Cookie, and meet the inventor herself, go check out Meaghan (great name) @ The Decorated Cookie!” Thank you Ladies!

I wanted to try making them for our 2nd grade class.

Mine certainly did not come out as cute, but 2nd graders are forgiving! We also had enough left over to share with the Kindergarten class that our middle son is in. Smiles all around!

They turned out perfectly golden and crisp.

Frosted, add partially melted marshmellows

For the frosting I used this recipe from allrecipes.com. It is not pure white like the pre-made stuff but it is good!

Frosting

Ingredients

4 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/2 cup shortening (I used butter crisco)
5 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
food coloring

Directions

In a large bowl, cream together the confectioners’ sugar and shortening until smooth. Gradually mix in the milk and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth and stiff, about 5 minutes. Color with food coloring if desired.

Couple of notes: I mistakenly bought gel frosting, not a good idea! Definitely need a thinner frosting tip too.

These taste really, really good! Crisp, not too sweet, great with milk!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Filed under Recipes by Mrs. O on August 16, 2010 at 8:52 pm {no comments}

Do you love chocolate chips the way I love chocolate chip cookies? I love them so much that I have tried tons of recipes with variations on ingredients. Let me tell you that this is the best recipe I have ever come across. I got it years ago from my favorite recipe site allrecipes.com

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies submitted by Clarice Schweitzer

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup chunky peanut butter
2 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup old-fashioned oats
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars; beat in peanut butter, egg and vanilla. Combine flour, oats, baking soda and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 1 minute before removing to a wire rack.

ENJOY! So good dipped in milk or coffee. Will quickly become a family favorite. These are also so easy you can throw them together for potlucks, get togethers, etc.

RETAKE – Lemon Spiral Cookies

Filed under Recipes by Mrs. O on March 18, 2010 at 4:12 pm {no comments}

After making Lemon Swirl cookies, they didn’t quite turn out swirly. Going thru the fridge the next day I remembered that I wrapped up some of the dough to bake later. I pulled it out, sliced it with a sharp knife and baked. I have to say these ones turned out way more swirly than the original batch. Not sure why… to me, it was worthy of a revisit. Thanks for looking!