Thursday Treats

Someone sent my mom a new cookie recipe to try. She made them on Tuesday for Todd and I to take to class that night. They were a hit!

Here is the recipe she used:

CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Cream together:

1 cup butter

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

1 small instant vanilla pudding (or any other flavor)

Mix in:

2 1/4 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

Mix well and stir in 2 cups chocolate chips.

Bake at 350º for 8-9 minutes. Do not over bake.

Enjoy!

Aimée Noelle

Thursday Treats

One of my favorite treats is BBQ CUPS. My mom often makes them for my dad to take out for his crew at work. Last night, she made them for a LIFTOFF Party, except the shuttle did not lift off. So they had a Launchless Liftoff Party. ;)

On Tuesday, Todd and I took some to school. We really enjoy them.

They are really pretty simple to make. We use a pork loin roast, because it is leaner. We cook it over night in a crock pot, and then in the morning I shred it and put Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce on, and mix it all up and then let it cook on low in the crock pot for a bit.

We use canned biscuits for the dough. (sometimes we have used crescent rolls) Roll out each biscuit, and then put it down in a muffin pan, then top it with the BBQ, and let them bake at 375º for about 11-12 minutes.

They are one of my favorite fast treats to make!

Aimée Noelle

Thursday Treats

Cookies are my mom's favorite thing to bake. We give treats to our trashmen 2 times a week, and it is usually cookies. We bake a lot of cookies in December, too. Here is a recipe that is quick and easy to do when time is short. We get a lot of compliments on these cookies, and there is no limit to the different ways or kinds you can make.

CAKE MIX COOKIES

1 package cake mix
1/2 cup better or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs

add:
1 cup of chocolate chips or
1 cups of raisins or
1 cup of raspberry chips or
1 cup of cinnamon chips
or... nuts or whatever.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Beat the butter and vanilla, adding the eggs; add in the cake mix.
Mix together until smooth.
Stir in chips or raisins or nuts.
Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls on to an ungrease cookie sheet.
Bake 10-12 minutes or until the edges are set.
Cool 1 minute; remove to wire rack.
Makes about 5 dozen cookies.

Some combinations we have made are:

Strawberry cake mix with Dark chocolate chips
Spice cake mix with Raisins and cinnamon chips
Orange cake mix with milk chocolate chips
Devils food cake mix with semisweet chocolate chips
French vanilla cake mix with raspberry chips
Butter recipe cake mix with semisweet chocolate chips

and so on!

Aimée Noelle

Thursday Treats

Last month, we baked a lot of cookies and other treats. One treat I made a lot of was "Muddy Buddies" or "People Chow". When we were delivering my mother and I were asked the recipe several times. I had made so much of it, that I could recite the recipe with no problem. :) People really enjoy it, and I enjoy making it. My mother and I laughed that we needed one of those mini cement mixers to help us mix it all up.

Here is the recipe we use, except that we double it when we make it:

Muddy Buddies

9 c. of any Chex cereal
1 c. chocolate chips
1/2 c. peanut butter
1/4 c. butter
1/4 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. powdered sugar

Pour cereal into large bowl and set aside.

Combine chips, peanut butter and butter in 1 quart microwave-safe bowl.
Microwave on high 1 to 1 1/2 minutes until smooth, stirring after 1 minute.
Stir in vanilla.
Pour chocolate mixture over cereal.
Stirring until all pieces are evenly coated.
Then pour cereal mixture into large bowl,
sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Shake until all pieces are well coated.
Store in sealed container.

Aimée Noelle