Showing posts with label Baking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baking. Show all posts

REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER CUP & PIECES COOKIES!!!

I really think peanut butter is a guy thing. 

Don't get me wrong. I love peanut butter, but every guy I know LOVES peanut butter!

Our anniversary is a couple of days away and I want to make him something he loves! These are super yummy and chewy!


Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 Tbsp cornstarch
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp kosher salt
3/4 cup butter, room temperature
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 Tbsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups your favorite candy or chocolate chips (I used 3/4 cups of each)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°
Line baking sheet(s) with parchment paper or tin foil, set aside
In medium bowl whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In mixer cream butter and both sugars together on medium speed, beating until light and fluffy 2-3 minutes. Turn mixer to low and add in egg and vanilla. Turn mixer back up to medium and mix until incorporated, scraping sides when necessary.
Turn mixer to low and add in flour mixture until dough comes together.
Stir in candy until evenly distributed.
Drop by heaping tablespoon onto lined baking sheet and bake for 8-9 minutes until edges are just golden. Make sure not to over bake.
Remove from oven, let cool on baking sheet for 3 minutes, and then transfer to wire rack to finish cooling.
Makes 2 1/2 Dozen

BEST EVER BANANA BREAD!!!

I love bread!

I don't discriminate. It's all good to me. 

I'm usually a cheap date. Take me to a restaurant and plop down the bread basket and I will fill myself up on that and order a salad or a soup and I'm good to go. (Oh, you're a waiter/waitress? Never worry, I always tip big. Yes, usually over 20%.)

One of the things the holidays do to me is turn me into a baking fool. Well, this year, I just wasn't into it. I don't know why, but it just wasn't there. It came back this morning! 

Banana bread is one of my favorites. However, with two little boys under the age of 4, bananas don't last very long here. This time I set them aside just for this purpose and told my 3 year old at least a dozen times a day for 5 days, that those were not for him. (Insert pouty lipped , big brown eyed puppy dog eyed boy here.)


I found this recipe on the back of the flour bag about 3 years ago.

It's name was just begging me to come and try it. 

I've never regretted it.

Ingredients:
1 1/4 c sugar
1/2 c butter
2 eggs
3 - 4 ripe bananas
1/2 c milk
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 c flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 c chopped nuts (whatever kind you like) optional

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Mix flour, baking soda, salt. Set aside.
Mix sugar and butter till smooth. Add eggs, milk, vanilla. Mix until smooth. Add bananas.
Mix in flour mixture.
Pour batter into pans. (I use these here. Best for gift giving)
Bake for 1 hour.
Place on cooling rack.
Cool for 1 hour.

Sometimes I add toppings to my bread too. The one pictured above is a cinnamon sugar butter mix. 
1 T of butter 
2 T of sugar 
1/2 tsp of cinnamon

Stir it together.
Make the mixture into little chunks and plop on top of the bread before cooking. 
It melts into the top and adds an extra little yumminess!

When I add nuts. I put 3/4 c in the mix and add the other 1/4 c on top before baking.

What do you add to the top of your banana bread?

25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS {PART 2}

Did you like last years post?

Christmas is such an amazing holiday!

I miss the snow. Hopefully, next year we'll be back where the snow falls at Christmas time!

But for now, I'll just work on some crafts and treats.



I thought this year, I'd focus on us older girls rather than kids. They will get their own post!

Crafts:

This is my favorite Christmas decoration! I made it last year, you can find the tutorial, here.
















Yummys:









Yeah, second recipe in a row from I Heart Naptime. I even think there are more in this post. I kinda have a crush on Jamielyn and secretly wish that we were neighbors so that she would make me treats and bring them over and help make me some fabulous crafts. Shh. Don't tell her. 

Combine this post with last year's post and you and the kids will be set!
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