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Mix things up! Yeehaaa… yum yum… it’s Cowboy Cookies. Or, in this case, Cowgirl Cookies. A friend introduced these to me and I love them. Especially the name. Cowboy Cookies. But why stop there. They’re smooth Ball jars made especially for crafts. But which one should I give her? Oh and note to self: Use a ruler when attaching labels next time. Luckily, the first test batch I made, worked.

So, here’s the recipe: Cowgirl Cookies 1 1/3 cup all purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup & leveled1 teaspoon baking powder1 teaspoon baking soda1/4 teaspoon salt1 cup cooking oats3/4 cup m&ms3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips1/2 cup brown sugar, packed1/2 cup white sugar1/3 – 1/2 cup chopped pecans Stir all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add 1 slightly beaten egg1/2 cup butter (melted slightly in the microwave)1 teaspoon vanilla Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Here’s how they came out. Pretty and tasty. Want to make some cute cookie mix gifts, too? Start with a 1 quart smooth Ball jar. See. Coconut Macaroons | Dessert Recipe. Which situation do you run into more often, having leftover egg whites or egg yolks? In my case, I often have leftover egg whites because I use egg yolks for dishes like Chicken Karaage and Kakiage Don.

One night I happened to have one egg white leftover and I remembered my friend Sissi’s Easiest Chewy Coconut Cookies recipe on her blog With a Glass. Her recipe requires just three ingredients: egg whites, sugar, and shredded unsweetened coconut. It just so happens that I had everything in my kitchen. And in less than 30 minutes… (image from my Instagram) Unbelievably easy and DELICIOUS coconut macaroons! Since then I got hooked and started making more coconut macaroons including chocolate covered ones. My husband who is not into coconut snacks said these chocolate covered coconut macaroons are “surprisingly” delicious. If you don’t have egg whites available, then crack a fresh egg and use the leftover egg yolks to make one of the following recipes: I hope you enjoy this recipe!

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Nutella | Cookie Recipe. These cookies are PHENOMENAL. In the 36 years of my life, I think this is the best chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever had. Why so different? These cookies are stuffed with Nutella (hazel nut spread) inside! And I’m not done yet. Brown butter* is added to the cookie dough, and after the cookies are baked, they are sprinkled with sea salt. Yep, these cookies got it all. Great balance of flavors (that’s my friend John’s word). Phew. This past weekend I gave these cookies as a little gift with party favors for my daughter’s 5th birthday party. *Brown butter, also known as beurre noisette in French, is a magical ingredient that has nice rich nutty aroma. Chocolate Chip Cookies with Nutella Recipe Line a baking sheet/pan with parchment paper.

Prep time doesn’t not include the time for chilling Nutella dollops. Tags: butter, chocolate, cookie, milk, nut, nutella. S'mores Cookies. One of my favorite dessert combinations is that of chocolate, marshmallows, and graham crackers. However, I hate how sticky and messy regular s'mores can be. After Elyse shared her recipe for S'mores Bars, I started thinking of how good all the ingredients of s'mores would be in a cookie. I googled a couple of recipes and stumbled on this one. Oh my gosh . . . these are seriously one of the best cookies I have ever had! I think that it is because of the crushed graham crackers in the dough. And the cookie dough . . . (I am totally a cookie dough junkie and would rather eat raw dough instead of a cookie any day). These cookies will take care of my s'mores cravings year round . . . you are going to love them!

*I found these cute mini marshmallow bits at Target for about $3 . . . however, if you can't find them, I think that you could still use regular mini marshmallows. Directions: 1. Recipe adapted from Two Peas and their Pod Looking for more yummy S'more Recipes? These ones are delicious! No-Bake Cookie Clusters. 911 Chocolate Emergency Cookies Recipe. Deep Dish Cookie Pies. Well say hello to my new favorite dessert and now my entire family’s new favorite dessert. We have a tradition of doing Sunday dinners together as a family as much as possible. This year, us kids, that are moved out of the house, are stepping up and hosting the family. At my house and my brother’s, we need to bring in tables and chairs to accommodate all of us.

If my entire family is there, then that means a total of 14 people in one place, you gotta love coming from a big family! When I hosted a few weeks ago, Hoopla Chicken Lasagna was on the menu. I had made them before for Blair and I but didn’t get the picture that I had envisioned. They are quite easy to make with a chocolate chip cookie dough that is then pressed into ramekins. Samoa Girl Scout Cookies.

Well hello girl scout cookie season my thighs have missed you all these months. I really needed to have a sleeve of thin mints in my freezer to eat all in one sitting…not. I love being greeted by your smiling faces everywhere I go just to have to shoot you down since I have a cute little daisy in my life. My darling niece sold me cookies this year, but my interest was piqued last year when I saw a recipe for one of my favorites. Plus the price of cookies have gone up yet again, I swear if I have a little girl scout one day, cookies are going to be $10 a box!

We will have to get creative to sell those babies. This recipe is an exact copy of samoas or currently known as caramel delites. They are not for people who like to do things quickly, they take some time and patience. SamoasYield: 3 1/2 to 4 dozenIngredients:For the shortbread base: What you’ll do:Preheat oven to 300 degrees (F).

Preheat oven to 350F. Unwrap the caramels and place in a large microwave-safe bowl with milk and salt. Chocolate Almond Bites. Devilish Minty Cookies. Stir and Bake Bars. Cake Mix Snickerdoodles. Toffee-Pecan Cookies Recipe from Betty Crocker. Flourless Peanut Butter Chip Cookies. These cookies may very well change your life. Seriously, you can go ahead and scribble “flour” off your grocery list. Forever. Now that I know I can make soft, chewy, crowd-pleasing cookies– using ingredients that you already have in your kitchen– why in the world would I go back to making more complicated traditional varieties? It’s simple.

I won’t! Our crowd of football-loving friends couldn’t get enough of these cookies yesterday, so I hope your friends and family enjoy them as well! Flourless Peanut Butter Chip Cookies makes about 2 dozen cookies Adapted from Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies Ingredients: 1 cup creamy peanut butter, unsalted (preferably organic) 1/3 cup honey (*see note below to reduce sugar content) 1 whole egg, or a flax egg 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 1/2 cup chocolate chips Directions: Preheat your oven to 350F. This dough is much stickier than traditional cookie dough, but don’t worry–> it’ll turn out just right. Enjoy! Author: Detoxinista.com. Peanut Butter Cup Pudding Cookies Recipe. You can't go wrong with the classic chocolate and peanut butter combo . . . and these cookies are incredibly moist and delicious! If you have never tried a pudding cookie recipe before, I highly recommend starting with these.

They are divine! Ingredients: 2 sticks (1 cup) butter, room temperature 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup light brown sugar 2 eggs 1 T vanilla 2 1/4 cups flour 1 t baking soda 1/2 t salt 1 (4 oz) box instant chocolate pudding 1 (10 oz) bag peanut butter chips 1 cup miniature Reese's peanut butter cups (I have also used big Reese's chopped up into small pieces) Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Beat butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add in eggs and vanilla, mix until combined.

Vegan (almost Raw) Girl Scout "Samoas" Cookies. How are you doing today? I am glad that yesterday’s Vegan Bananas Foster had you thinkin’ about drinkin’…your dessert that is. Thanks to all who chimed in on whether you drink and why or why not. And thanks to all my commenters, both old and new alike. I love your support & thank you! Pre-Skylar, I was quite the drinker. But on to today’s hotly anticipated recipe: (almost) Raw Vegan Samoas!!! This recipe is based on Shannon Marie’s creative genius. This is sorta a 3 part recipe. First, you need to create the cookie base. To make the cookie base I combined1 c almond meal1/4 c coconut flakes (I used sweetened and thus, not fully raw)2 Tbsp Maple Syrup2 Medjool Dates1 Tsp Vanilla And then I blended everything in the VitaCookieMaker And formed my cookie bases by hand.

Again, this is a lovely dessert right at this point and you can stop at this point and still go to coconut heaven. I did not put these into my dehydrator like Shannon Marie’s recipe. In the morning I made the Samoas Topping. Blend. Raw Vegan Chocolate Coconut Snow Balls. Humpity hump, Humpity Hump. Happy Wednesday Friends! I wanted to thank you, new and faithful commenters alike, for you positive response to my 4-Ingredient Homemade Hummus Recipe.

I hope you try it and maybe it’ll help you break your Sabra addictions. What else have I been up to? Averie’s Raw Vegan Chocolate Coconut Snow Balls1.5 cups shredded coconut3/4 c maple syrup (or agave to be technically raw)3/4 c cocoa powderDash Vanilla ExtractOptional: 1/4 c coconut oil (I used it and encourage it!) Mix all the ingredients together by hand Vegan Chocolate Heaven in the house Transfer to a container for the freezer. If you want to make Snow Balls by hand, hence the name of the recipe, feel free to make golf-ball sized choco-balls and then freeze. I was not feeling super inspired to roll the mix into balls. …And here’s where I have that ice cream scooper ready for the frozen Choco Coconut Snowball dig-out fest. I dug out a ball. A Big Chunk Went Missing from the Container Enjoy! Homemade Thin Mints. Thin Mints are those Girl Scout Cookies that I can eat an entire tube of in a sitting.

Oh, you too? Since my cravings for mint in the middle of the summer continued, I decided to try my hand at a homemade, no-bake, vegan version of Thin Mints. They should be called Thin Mints Cheater’s Mints. No-bake and so easy. What’s the catch you’re wondering? Ritz Crackers I promise these cookies don’t taste like crackers. The crackers provide a neutral base layer, nice crunch, and are a dead-ringer in size and shape for what will become cookies.

When they’re drenched in mint-flavored chocolate, you won’t know it’s a cracker or care that it started out as a cracker. These Thin Mints taste incredibly close to the real thing and take all of 15 minutes to make. Gather your long list of 3 (or 4)ingredients: Ritz crackers, which are accidentally vegan Semi-sweet chocolate chips (and vegetable shortening) Peppermint extract Melt the chocolate and shortening. The cool mint was perfect. Print Save Yield: about 18 cookies. 60 Second Chocolate Chip Cookie A la Mode. I had so much fun developing this recipe. Talk about kinda dangerous though. This baby is baked in 60 seconds, no lie!! The cookie dough recipe is prepared right in your ramekin, so we are also talking about minimal dishes.

Win win, right? You know those fabulous pizzookie’s you order at certain restaurants? Yah, this is just like that but done in literally no time. In any case, Enjoy my friends!! Start by creaming your butter and sugars right in your ramekin. Just like so, light and fluffy. You’ll add a couple tablespoons of beaten egg next. A splash of vanilla please. Give another good stir of the spoon until combined. Once combined, add your dry ingredients right to the ramekin. Flour, salt and baking soda all set! Give a few stirs then…. Time for some fabulous chips! Oh yah! Top with a lovely scoop of vanilla ice cream and drizzle with my homemade magic shell! Mmmmm. To share or not to share? 60 Second Chocolate Chip Cookie A la Mode Ingredients Directions Makes 1 large serving, perfect for sharing. Chocolate Marshmallow Squares.

Day 354: No Bake Cookies. 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips2 Tbsp butter1/4 cup peanut butter1 cup quick oats6 Tbsp powdered sugar1/2 tsp vanilla Combine chocolate, butter and peanut butter in slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH for 1 hour. Stir and add oats, powdered sugar and vanilla. Drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let cool and serve. Makes 10-15 servings. Review This is a little twist on a favorite cookie of mine. "When we were Freshman in college, there was a bad storm at the very beginning of the school year. So there you have it...a good reason to make no bakes in your slow cooker. No-Bake Cookies (Paleo) | The Unrefined Kitchen | Paleo/Primal Cooking. Cookie Madness. Gluten Free Coconut Macaroons Recipe. I make these gluten-free coconut macaroons all year round; when I retested it today, my younger son ate an entire baking sheet of these yummy little cookies!

Later than usual this year, my favorite spring holiday falls on April 19th, just over 3 weeks away. I especially enjoy the food traditions surrounding this holiday; during the next couple of weeks I will be posting all of my favorite Passover recipes. These gluten free coconut macaroons are an ideal Pesach dessert because they are made with egg whites and do not contain chametz, or leavened grain products. According to my 9 year old son, who is studying the Torah in school, we refrain from eating chametz because, “when leaving Egypt the Jews did not even have enough time to let the bread rise.” Ironically, after a bit of historical research, I found that macaroons are actually a Christian food. According to mirabilis.ca, “macaroons originated in an Italian monastery around 1792.

Coconut Macaroons printer friendly Makes 48 macaroons. Chocolate-Coconut Thumbprint Cookies Recipe from Pillsbury. Beer and Pretzel Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe from Betty Crocker. Banana-Rainbow Chip Cookies Recipe from Betty Crocker. Our banana-rainbow chip cookies are a pot-of-gold, party hit! Any flavor pudding and pie filling will work, so tailor the recipe to your own tastes! Savings on0ingredient(s) box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ party rainbow chip cake mix box (4-serving size) banana cream instant pudding and pie filling mix cup vegetable oil eggs cup white vanilla baking chips 1 Heat oven to 350°F. 2 In large bowl, stir together all ingredients. 3 Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. 4 Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown (centers will be soft).

The template DoubleClickAd could not be loaded. Expert Tips+ Replace banana cream pudding with another flavor if you are not a fan of banana. Store tightly covered at room temperature up to 2 days or in refrigerator up to 5 days. No nutrition information available for this recipe. We Also Love Bread Stuffing Classic Sugar Cookies Baked Spinach Artichoke Dip Homemade Turkey Soup Scrumptious Apple Pie. Choco-damia Banana Cookies Recipe from Betty Crocker. Oma’s German Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe from Betty Crocker. Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe. Oatmeal and Nutella Cookie Recipe. Chocolate Peanut Butter Cloud Cookies Recipe from Betty Crocker. Healthy Peanut Butter Coconut Oatmeal Cookies Recipe. Chocolate & Pecan Macaroons. Sugar Star & Flag Cookies Recipe. Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe. Carrot Oatmeal Cookies Recipe. Chocolate Puddle Cookies Recipe. Nikki's Healthy Cookies Recipe.