I know it’s not Thursday, but yours truly has been a bit under the weather, so I didn’t get this done until today. I found these adorable treats over at Cookies and Cups, and I had to give them a whirl. This idea comes from Cookies and Cups, but the pictures are mine. (Like anyone else would want to claim them! I have an amazing camera, but no time to learn to use it, so my pictures could be a lot better. They just aren’t right now! Someday…)
Today was an awesome Treat Thursday. Jose made wonderful Apple Bread Pudding! Woohoo!!
Alright, I’ll be the first to admit that my picture isn’t exactly fancy. But I had to put some sort of picture, right? Anyway, this picture doesn’t matter because these cookies were super duper good. Major yum.
Almond Sugar Cookies
1 1/2 c. sugar
2/3 c. butter (cold, not softened) Continue reading
This is kinda cheating because we actually made the bread yesterday, but I’m not sure we are going to make anything today, so let’s just say it counts.
Here’s the bread:
Yeah, it was yum. And if you’d like to make some of your own, here’s the recipe:
Cranberry Bread
2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. fresh cranberries
3/4 c. orange juice
1/4 c. vegetable oil
1 egg
Stir together the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add in the cranberries and stir to coat. In a separate bowl, mix the orange juice, vegetable oil, and egg. When well mixed, add to dry mixture. Mix just until combined. (You don’t want to overmix quick breads.)
Pour into a GREASED 9 x 5 loaf pan or 3 mini-loaf pans. You might want to line your pans with waxed or parchment paper. (It helped me…) Bake for 60-70 minutes at 350.
And then, with your leftover cranberries, you can make a cranberry-popcorn garland for the tree.
Today we made some Oreos from scratch.
The recipe belongs to My Kitchen Addiction and while I’m not as descriptive as she is, it’s pretty similar. I’m just sharing my experience making it.
Homemade Oreos
from My Kitchen Addiction
Ingredients for Chocolate Wafers:
1 c. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
3/4 c. cocoa
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
Ingredients for yummy white filling:
1/2 c. (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
2 Tbsp. half and half
1 tsp. vanilla
Pinch of salt
3 c. powdered sugar
Make cookies first.
1. Cream together butter and sugar. Add in egg and vanilla and beat until well combined.
2. In a different, large bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add this mixture to the butter/sugar mixture. Mix on low just until blended.
3. Divide dough in half, shape into disks, and chill for an hour.
4. When dough is chilled, preheat oven to 350.
5. Take one disk out of the refrigerator and roll out on a lightly floured surface. You could using a cutting board, though some people (like me) sort of enjoy making a big mess all over the table. Just make sure it’s clean first. :)
6. Use a cookie cutter to cut out cookies. Small round ones (that look much like the size of a regular Oreo from the store) work well. We used the scalloped edge cookie cutter because our round one is in storage (we brought some and not others…not sure why). I think they turned out just fine with the scalloped one.
7. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Cool completely.
Now for the filling.
1. Combine softened butter, half and half, vanilla and salt.
2. Add powdered sugar gradually, 1/2 c. at a time.
3. Place in a piping bag or ziploc bag with one corner snipped out.
4. Pipe filling on cookie and top with another cookie.
Yum.
I’ve been a little under the weather the last few days, but I didn’t want that to get in the way of making fun fall stuff. But…between being sick and LOTS of homework, I just didn’t have a lot of time or energy left. Then I found these nifty and easy parfaits.
