Chocolate Brownie Crinkle Cookies

In my church we are assigned woman to visit monthly. So I thought giving them a cookie could help the fact that I haven’t visited them for quite some time. Yes, we have talked at Church and sent texts back and forth. (thank you technology) But no in home visit. Summer got busy. But then again aren’t we always busy! Here are the cookies I made. 

Hopefully this makes up for the fact that I was bad at visiting this Summer.

 

Chocolate Brownie Crinkle Cookies

1 1/3 cup flour

1 cup granulated sugar

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

½ cup cocoa powder

1 tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

¼ cup butter softened

2 large egss

1 tsp vanilla extract

confectioners sugar for rolling

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

Beat butter. And add brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla extract. Beat till combined.

Crack eggs and combine. Beat.

Combine flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder. Add to wet ingredient and beat in mixer.

Once combined roll dough into 1 ½ inch balls and in the confectioners sugar and place on greased cookie sheet.

Bake at 10 minutes. Only 10. Don’t over cook or they won’t be brownie chewy like.

Makes 2 dozen cookies.

Instant Jello Pudding Chocolate Chip Cookies

Today was one of those days. One of those demanding days. So I made these cookies last night and I lost count of how many cookies I ate today. I guess eating sweets can make a hard day seem all that better. 

Here's the recipe for the cookie I just keep eating. So if you're looking for a chewy chocolate chip cookie.. I found the recipe. My husband and I love our cookies chewy.  I'll post the sugar cookie recipe I make sometime soon as well. My husband kept saying over and over again this is the best chocolate chip cookie recipe. It's perfectly cooked on the outside while it's chewy in the middle. My new favorite thing to do is to add in dried cherries.  Go ahead and give it a whirl. I dare you to eat just one!!!

Instant Jello Pudding Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 ¼ cup flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup softened butter

¼ cup sugar

¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 package (4 oz) instant vanilla pudding

2 eggs

1 package (12 oz.) chocolate chips

1 cup nuts/raisins/dried cherries

Combine butter, sugar, vanilla and pudding mix in large bowl. Mix well beating until creamy.  Beat eggs in.

Gradually add flour, soda, chips and nuts or dried fruit. Batter will be stiff.

Drop by teaspoonful about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.

Makes 7 dozen

Baby shower cupcakes

Oh Pinterest. You have saved my yet again. 

My friend and I were throwing my other friend a baby shower. 

And I said I would make cookies and cupcakes. Well, I turned to pinterest and here's how it went.

These cupcakes were delicious. Loved them.

I would make again for sure!

Thank you normal activities. Link: http://normalactivities.blogspot.com/2012/03/limoncello-cupcakes.html

I also tried a new sugar cookie recipe, Jello Sugar Cookies.  They were good but didn't work well to cut out. Rolled they were yum. And they were bright pink which made it fun because I used raspberry jello. So when I make again (which I probably will because they were nice and chewy, just the way the hubby likes them) i'll roll them in sugar and bake them. Here's the link for the Jello Sugar cookies:

http://www.eat2gather.net/2012/02/food/recipes/i-heart-jell-o-sugar-cookies/

In the end I went with a tried and true sugar cookie recipe. It's my mom's recipe and they were great to cut out and frost.