Melting Snowman Cookies

Meet my cute little snowman cookie friends!

If you're still needing to bake some holiday treats, these cookies are sure to be a huge hit! I have two cookie exchange parties coming up & I'm pretty sure these guys will bring smiles to a few faces!

They are super easy to make. What you'll need:

Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix.

Royal Icing

Decorative icing

Sprinkles

1. Bake the cookies according to directions.

2. Top with royal icing. I had the frosting to dribble down the cookie for a watery, puddle effect.

3. Take a couple of marshmallows & pop them into the microwave for 20 seconds (I suggest spraying your fingers with a touch of cooking spray.) Microwaving gives them a wonky shape.

4. Using decorative icing & sprinkles, add final features (arms, face, etc.)

My lovely little assistant!

The little ones love to help make the cookies but don't be surprised if they eat more than they make :)

Happy Holidays!

Mexican Wedding Cookies

 Melt-in-your-mouth celebration cookies!

What you'll need:

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

1 cup powdered sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup finely chopped pecans

2 cups flour

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix butter, vanilla, and 1/2 cup of the powdered sugar with electric mixture on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually add pecans and flour, mixing on low speed until well blended.

2. Shape dough into 1" balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet 1-1/2" apart.

3. Bake 14 to 16 minutes. Cool 5 minutes on baking sheet. 

4. Roll warm cookies in remaining 1/2 cup powdered sugar until evenly coated. Place on wire rack to cool completely.  Add another coat of powdered sugar. Store in tightly covered container.

Chocolate Birds Nest

These sweet little chocolate birds nests are a perfect decoration and dessert for Easter! 

 1 bag chow mein noodles

3 packages mini chocolate bars

1 bag Cadbury mini eggs (or jelly beans)

Mini muffin pan

Cooking spray

Wax paper  (optional)

1. Break up chocolate and place in a microwave-safe container. Heat the chocolate in 30 second intervals until thoroughly melted. Be careful to not burn the chocolate. It took me two 30 second intervals. 

2. Carefully add the chow mein noodles, stirring until completely coated in the chocolate. 
 

3. Lightly spray mini muffin pan with cooking spray.

4. Spoon mixture into mini muffin pan. (note: if you don't have a mini pan, you can also spoon it into little nests onto the wax paper)

5. Refrigerate until firm, about one hour or so.

 6. One chilled, gently remove the nests from muffin pan. I used a paring knife to pop them out.

7. Place three Cadbury mini eggs (or jelly beans) inside each nest.

 Hope you have a fabulous Easter!

Graham Cracker S'mores Bars

Irresistible rich and gooey marshmallows, milk chocolate and graham crackers are baked into a delicious cookie bar!

Ingredients:
1 bag mini marshmallows
1 tub cookie mix
1 bag Hershey bars (broken into squares)
1 box graham crackers

Directions:
1. Preheat ovem to 375 degrees
2. Line baking sheet (standard size, with sides) with parchment paper
3. Take graham crackers and lay them out onto baking sheet until it is completely full.

4. Scoop cookie dough & place one ball of dough onto each cracker. Use remaining dough to fill in gaps. It may look like a lot, but it needs to melt together to cover the entire sheet.

5. Sprinkle marshmallows all over sheet.

6. Place into oven for 6 minutes. Remove and press in Hershey pieces all over. Add more marshmallows to fill in any gaps.

 7. Return to oven and bake for 5-7 minutes or until dough and marshmallows begin to turn golden brown.
8. Remove from oven and let cool for 20 minutes. Place in refrigerator to solidify. Remove after 20 minutes and cut into squares.

 Sure to satisfy any sweet tooth!

Chocolate Covered Oreo Suckers

How do you make a tasty Oreo cookie even better? 

Cover it with chocolate! 

 

What you'll need:

• 1 package melting chocolate
• 1 package Oreo cookies
• Assorted sprinkles
• Lollipop sticks
• Lollipop bags
• Ribbon

Easy Peasy 10 Minute Instructions:

1. Melt chocolate in double boiler
2. Dip a lollipop stick into your melted chocolate. Open an Oreo & press the chocolate dipped stick into the center of the frosting. Put cookie back together & press gently. Leave alone for a few minutes to set.
3. Dip both side of the cookies into the melted chocolate
4. Decorate with sprinkles
5. Leave to dry (we couldn't wait so I stuck them in the fridge for a few mins)
6. Wrap in a lollipop bag and tie with decorative ribbon

Enjoy!

Peppermint Butter Waffle Cookies

Tis the season for cookie exchange parties! And this week I am attending two! Yeah for lots of yummy cookies. Boo for slaving in the kitchen all night!

If you love waffle cones, you'll love this fun twist on the tasty treat!

Peppermint Butter Waffle Cookies!

What you'll need:

Trader Joe's Butter Waffle Cookies

White chocolate candy melts

Candy canes

To get started ~ Melt the chocolate!

You can either throw them in the microwave or I opt to use a double boiler.

While the chocolate is melting, unwrap the candy canes & place them into zip lock bags. I used a meat tenderizer to crush the candies (great stress reliever). And because toddlers love to destroy things, my lovely assistant needed her own bag to crush.

Next grab a cookie & coat one side with the melted chocolate. You could also dip the whole cookie in the chocolate.

Place them on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper.

Sprinkle the cookies with the crushed candy canes.

I felt the cookies needed a bit more pizazz, so I drizzled (okay splattered) them with dark chocolate.

Set aside while the chocolate hardens or place in the fridge for 20 minutes to speed up the process.

The finished product!

Since these were going to a cookie party, I decided to wrap them individually & added a label so guests knew what they were.

Since it's all about the presentation, I always feel the need to kick it up a notch. I printed & assembled these gingerbread houses from The TomKat Studio via HGTV. They are the perfect size treat boxes & do I even need to mention how stinkin' adorable they are?

Happy Holidays!

Melting Snowman Cookies

Meet my cute little snowman cookie friends!

If you're still needing to bake some holiday treats, these cookies are sure to be a huge hit! I have two cookie exchange parties this week & I'm pretty sure these guys will bring smiles to a few faces!

They are super easy to make. What you'll need:

Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix.

Royal Icing

Decorative icing

Sprinkles

1. Bake the cookies according to directions.

2. Top with royal icing. I had the frosting to dribble down the cookie for a watery, puddle effect.

3. Take a couple of marshmallows & pop them into the microwave for 20 seconds (I suggest spraying your fingers with a touch of cooking spray.) Microwaving gives them a wonky shape.

4. Using decorative icing & sprinkles, add final features (arms, face, etc.)

My lovely little assistant!

The little ones love to help make the cookies but don't be surprised if they eat more than they make :)


Happy Holidays!