Monthly Archives: February 2009

Cherry Icebox Cookies – Valentine’s Week Day 1

Yep, I’m starting my Valentine’s Day week today instead of tomorrow. I want to squeeze in all the yummies that I can! I made Cherry Icebox Cookies today. I have no idea what they have to do with iceboxes, but so it goes. I clipped this recipe out of a Taste of Home magazine. They...

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Coming up…

Since Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, I’m going to post a recipe each day for one week, starting on Monday, that has to do with the holiday o’ love. Valentine’s Day cupcakes, cookies, or just yummies that are red or pink in color. So come back in a few days and check it...

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After Eight Cupcakes

After Eight Cupcakes 1-1/3 cups flour 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 tea. baking powder 1 tea. salt 6 tbsp unsalted butter at room temp 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs 2/3 cup half-and-half Few drops of mint extract 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips or mini mint chocolate chips 1. Preheat oven to 350F 2. Mix...

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Cookies ‘n’ Cream Cupcakes

Cookies ‘n’ Cream Cupcakes 1-2/3 cups flour 2 tea. baking powder 1 tea. salt 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temp 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 tea. vanilla extract 3/4 cup half-and-half 1 cup crushed sandwich cookies (Oreos) Frosting Ingredients: 6 oz. good quality white chocolate, broken into pieces 3/4 cup cream cheese, softened 6...

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Jumbo 3-Chip Cookies

Today’s treat: Jumbo 3-Chip Cookies. Recipe credit goes to Nestle Tollhouse (daaaaang, they have some GREAT recipes). And since someone asked, I will share that these cookies are crunchy on the outside and soft/chewy on the inside. The 50mm made these cookies look like they have a magical, warm, fuzzy aura around them. Which they...

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