While most of you are running around in a frenzy trying to get your meal ready for tomorrow I thought I would quickly highlight one of my favorite holiday (and non-holiday) cookies from the past for Way Back Wednesday. They are kind of like brownies in cookie form with Andes mints swirled into them at the top. Sooo good. While you are focused on Thanksgiving, many of you probably have a Cookie Exchange on the horizon… I have two! I highly recommend these. I would make them but I’ve already done them time and again…but then again they are always a hit. Why change what isn’t broken? :) Andes Chocolate Mint Cookies 3/4 cup butter 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar 2 tablespoons water 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips 2 large eggs 2 1/2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda Andes mints candies, broken in half Heat oven to 350°F. Over low heat, combine butter, sugar and water. Heat until melted and add chocolate chips until partly … [Read more...]
Now that’s a Peanut Butter Cup…
This fun cake comes from October 2007! Some days it’s hard for me to believe that I had a blog that long ago or should I say still have a blog. I go through phases where I wonder if should keep doing it. And I always come back to continuing the blog. Definitely been having writers block, and combine that with the fact that people only comment nowadays on controversially posts only makes it hard to want to keep on putting effort in. No worries though, whenever I think I am going to stop I keep going. I’m sure I will keep going just like I always do. I won’t even threaten to take time off as every time I say that I rush out and do a bunch of posts. :) The cake is an adaptation of this peanut butter chocolate chip cake I made a year or so ago, the difference being the use of the peanut butter chips. The other difference is the use of my mini(4-inch diameter) tart pans. I used those to give the cake a more peanut butter cup look. If you get too much rise on your cake you can … [Read more...]
Way Back Wednesdays: Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Torte
I entered a contest on Facebook and when people saw the photo they wanted the recipe (if you are bored and want to help me out go here). It got me realizing that many of the great recipes that I have on here people don’t know about. The average blog reader only sticks around 2 years, so if I have been around 6, there are many a treat that you might have missed out on. So for the summer since I am a wimp and don’t want to turn on the oven as much, I will be featuring Way Back Wednesdays. And yes, if you are wondering that is a nod to Mr. Peabody and the WABAC machine. :D The first feature is the Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Torte that prompted this idea in the first place. I will warn you that if you make this the American Diabetes Association will put a red flag by your name for making this. :P But red flags be dammed. I will also warn you that this is pretty rich, but darn good. To cut down on the richness if you desire I would use less peanut butter mousse. I didn’t but I have … [Read more...]
