White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies


INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 ounces white chocolate, chopped
1 (6.5 ounce) jar macadamia nuts, chopped
DIRECTIONS
1.Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2.In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Stir in the egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt, stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, stir in the white chocolate and nuts. Drop cookies by heaping teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart.

3.Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks. When cool, store in an airtight container.

For Sale

I make these yummy sugar cookies for an open house for my favorite Realtor (my dad). If you are looking to buy or sell a house let me know and I’ll hook you up ;)



For the recipe click here.

Volleyball Sugar Cookies

Rams are ready
Rams are smooth
Rams will take control
And stomp all over you!

Go Rams!

Good Luck Emily, Kylie, Kelsi, Brooklyn, Sarah, Jadee, Kailee, Hannah, Carley, Caroline, Rhianna, Coach Jana, Coach Deanna and Coach Hollen

M&M Monster Cookie

Its that time again… cleaning out the pantry! These monster cookies got a little bit of everything in them, even corn flakes!
To make:
Follow your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. I really like Nestle Toll house. Add in all of your half empty bags from the pantry. This particular batch got a little of the following:
About ½ c. White chocolate
About ½ c. Butterscotch
About ½ c. Dark chocolate
About 1 c. Coconut
About 1½ c. M&Ms
About 1 c. Oatmeal
About 1 c. Cornflakes
About 1 c. Peanut butter

Everything but the kitchen sink!

Ok really this cookie has a bit of everything and if I have left something out feel free to add it in!

I used a simple oatmeal cookie recipe as a base. I don’t have a favorite, just found one in my book and added everything I had in the pantry! These cookies had semi-sweet chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, peanut butter and butterscotch chips in them. This would also make a killer cookie bar!

I love to find a way to use up all those half bags that are taking up valuable space!

The good, the bad and the ugly… Rocky Road cookie

I came across this recipe for Rocky Road cookies and I knew it was going to be love. I quickly set out to making a batch. I followed the recipe to a tee, something I don’t normally do. Rolled the dough, popped them in the oven and set the timer.

8 minutes later

Open the oven
Look thoroughly confused
Say aloud “What?!”

My cookies looked like… well to be honest they didn’t look good.
I was so disappointed. In just minutes I was going to meet the girls for game night and my cookies appeared less then appetizing. Oh well, there was no time to do anything about it now.

Although I thought the cookies turned out like crap, they were delicious. They were super moist and chewy.

*What went wrong? The marshmallows couldn’t take the direct heat of the pan. I’ll have to take more care while rolling the cookies to make sure that no marshmallow is exposed. Above is a photo of batch #1 ugly but good and batch #2 when I tucked the marshmallows in :)

There is an important lesson to be learned here. You can’t judge a cookie by its looks. Now hear me out on this one. They say you eat with our eyes before you eat with your mouth, and while there is truth in this statement, it is important to not let your eyes deceive you. Not just with baked goods, but with all things.

Here is the recipe. Enjoy!


Rocky Road Cookies

from Bucky’s Barbecue and Bread

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup mini marshmallows
1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt and set aside.
2. Beat together the melted butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Beat in the egg, then beat in the egg yolk. Beat in the vanilla.
3. Gradually add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture until just moistened. Mix in the nuts, chips, and marshmallows by hand.
4. Roll into balls or drop by spoonfuls onto a greased and/or lined baking sheet, and press down on the cookies with your palm a bit to flatten (not too much!).
5. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the edges look golden brown. Remember that they need to cool on the baking sheet, so even if they don’t look quite set, it’s okay because they continue to cook after you remove them from the oven. Allow to finish cooling on a rack or on a different surface. Makes about 15-20 cookies.

Chocolate Crinkles

I experienced a little heart break while making these cookies. I was so excited to try this recipe. When I got home from work I decided that it was a great day to bake. I got out all my recipes I've been wanting to try and got started. I made the dough and because it was so cold outside today (31 was the high) I thought I would chill it outside. The recipe says to refrigerate it for at least 4 hours but I just couldn’t wait that long so I made a practice batch. They turned out great but the dough was a little hard to work with so back outside it went. That was at 6:00pm. It is now 8:00pm. I just went outside to grab the dough so I could wrap up my day of baking only to find 2 HUGE raccoons eating my dough! Needless to say the dough was unsalvageable. The few cookies I got out of it before the raccoons got to it were wonderful. I think I may add chocolate chips the next time I make this.

Lessons learned today:
1. Don't leave food unattended outside.
2. Raccoons are not my friend.


I hope you have better luck with this than I.

Thanks allrecipes.com
Chocolate Crinkles


INGREDIENTS

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

DIRECTIONS

1. In a medium bowl, mix together cocoa, white sugar, and vegetable oil. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the cocoa mixture. Cover dough, and chill for at least 4 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Roll dough into one inch balls. I like to use a number 50 size scoop. Coat each ball in confectioners' sugar before placing onto prepared cookie sheets.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Let stand on the cookie sheet for a minute before transferring to wire racks to cool.

Cake Mix Cookies

I am a big fan of cake mix. When I use it I like to play it off like it’s homemade. This wonderful concoction is a simple recipe I found on allrecipes.com. They turned out super moist. Everyone at work loved them and when I told them how east they were one of the guys I work with made them for himself at home later in the week. I love when people get inspired :)

INGREDIENTS

1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl, stir together the cake mix, butter and eggs until smooth and well blended. Mix in the chocolate chips. Drop by spoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.