Tuesday, February 14, 2012

If you love Oreo Mcflurrys and Cookies-n-Cream Ice Cream

You'll love these! I've been on a cookie craze lately so I busted out my list of all the cookie recipes I've wanted to try. I let one of my good friends choose for me since I was going to bring them to a group event and chances are that my friends would end up eating most of them. Unfortunately, when I pulled them out of the oven... I couldn't help but eat.. Not one... Not two.. But three.. Almost immediately.. But in my defense they were the less perfectly circular ones :)

Cookies and Cream Cookies adapted from Erica's Sweet Tooth
Makes 28 cookies

Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
6 tbsp sugar
6 tbsp brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1-1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
12 Oreo's, broken up into small pieces (I used a ziploc bag and pounded the cookies with my fist :)...)

Directions
1. Preheat the over to 350 degrees.
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy
3. Add egg and vanilla and beat until well mixed.
4. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
5. With the mixer on low, slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet until just combined.
6. Gently fold in Oreo pieces.
7. Scoop 1 inch dough balls onto an ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, until the edges barely start to brown. Cool on baking sheet for a few minutes and they'll flatten and become beautiful.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Mint Chip Cookies!

My aunt is visiting from Taiwan and she was telling me about this mint/chocolate cake from Singapore that was the best thing she ever ate...and after hearing her say that, I thought to myself as Barney Stinson would say, "challenge accepted!" However since I'm heading to Tahoe for a weekend snowboardng trip I figured I would make cookies instead as they are easier to transport to NorCal. These are your average cholocated cookie with the addition of mint chopped mint chocolate. I had Hershey mint truffles but go ahead and use andres. These cookies taste like a softer version of thin mints.. Pop them in the freezer for a cool treat!

Mint Chip Cookies
Makes 30 cookies

Ingredients
1 stick and 2 tbs butter softened
1 cups white sugar
1 eggs
1 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup unsweetened Hershey cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped min chocolate

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
3. Then beat the egg and add the vanilla into the sugar mixture
4. In a separate bowl, mix flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt
5. Gradually combine dry ingredients into the creamed mixture.
6. Fold in chocolate chips.
7. Scoop with a tablespoon and roll into a ball shape 1 inch in diameter. Slightly flatten before baking for 8-10 mins.