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Calling all Cookie Monster lovers! (me waving my hand high in the air) Along with Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster is one of my favorite Sesame Street characters.

So single mindedly obsessed with cookies, Cookie Monster is a man…er…puppet after my own heart.  A girl has got to have her cookies.

I happened upon some Cookie Monster Bark on Pinterest the other day and decided that this would be a fun project for my grandkids to make when they will be here in a few days. It is hot outside and this project requires no cooking, although now that I think about it, it is summer and this IS made with chocolate.  (can you say MELT?)

We’ll just have to eat the whole thing inside.  I don’t think my grandsons will mind.

Anyway, I wanted to put my own twist on the Cookie Monster Bark and one night while I was JUST going to sleep (you know how that is, don’t you?…) this idea came to me.

It was a breeze to make and I loved how it turned out with all of the little Cookie Monster faces and mini cookies.  My grandsons are going to have a blast making this.

And then eating it.  It might have to be on a day when their mom is gone and it’s just me and them. 

Here is a quick video showing you how it’s done and then the recipe will follow.

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Cookie Monster Bark

Author This Grandma Is Fun

Ingredients

• 2 - 12 oz bags of white candy melts
• 1 12 oz bag of blue candy melts
• 1 12 oz bag of black candy melts
• Edible Googly Eyes
• Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Toothpicks.

Instructions

• Melt the white candy melts per the instructions on the bag.
• Pour the melted chocolate onto a silpat mat or some waxed paper. I poured mine onto a jelly roll sized pan
• Melt the blue candy melts per the instructions on the bag. I think I used half of the bag.
• Drop melted blue chocolate by the spoonful all over the white chocolate. Leave some room between drops.
• Take a toothpick and pull the blue chocolate into the white chocolate by making lines all the way around the circle of blue chocolate to resemble Cookie Monsters fur.
• Let set in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
• Melt about a cup of the black candy melts per the instructions on the bag.
• After the bark has set, take a toothpick and dip into the black melted chocolate and draw mouths on the Cookie Monster faces.
• With some blue melted chocolate, place the googly eyes on Cookie Monster. We tried to make them cock-eyed just like his!
• Again with some blue melted chocolate, dip a mini chocolate chip cookie into the blue chocolate and place the cookie near Cookie Monster's mouth.
• Chill in the refrigerator until completely set.
• After it has hardened, cut or break the bark around the Cookie Monster faces.

So I will just end with a quote from Cookie Monster…

Me Want Cooookkkkiiiieeee!!!!!

Enjoy!

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I’ve heard of pudding cookies, of course, but I never thought much of them. That is, until I started this blog post and found all these delicious recipes on Pinterest. Not only are there endless options for pudding cookies, but they all look AMAZING!!

Here are 21 pudding cookie recipes to try right now!

1. Let’s start with a twist on a classic recipe. The chocolate chip pudding cookie. Who knew you could make a chocolate chip cookie even better?!

2. Let’s add a little more chocolate in there with the Quadruple Chocolate Soft Fudgy Pudding Cookies.

3. Oreo Pudding Cookies. Oreos and pudding?  My wildest dreams have come true.

4. White Chocolate Funfetti Pudding Cookies. What kid doesn’t like funfetti?  These will be sure to be gobbled up in no time.

S’more Pudding Cookies  You had me at S’mores.

6.  Sometimes you just want to stick with the classic. For those times, there are Vanilla Pudding Cookies.

7. The sweet and salty are such a great pair in these Butterscotch Chip Pudding Cookies. Yum!

8. Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Cookies. A perfect treat for fall!

9. Sticking to the seasonal theme, next we have Peppermint White Chocolate Pudding Cookies.

10. Fruity Pebbles Pudding Cookies. Since there’s cereal in them these count as breakfast, right?

11. Crunchy on the outside, moist and chewy on the inside these Root Beer Float Pudding Cookies are full of  root beer flavor. Yummmm!

12. Strawberries N Cream Pudding Cookies. Now these sound amazing! I love strawberries and cream!

13. I’ve never met a lemon that I didn’t like so pass me these Lemon Pudding Cookies please!

14. Peanut Butter Pudding Cookies. With Reese’s Pieces these are cookies that E.T. will want to phone home about!

15. Vanilla Pudding Snickerdoodles. Just when I thought snickerdoodles couldn’t get any better!

16. Pistachio and White Chocolate Pudding Cookies. Perfect for Easter and St. Patrick’s Day! Or any time, for that matter. They look delicious!

17. Strawberry Pudding Cheesecake Cookies. Just look at the inside of these cookies. They look amazing!!

18. Staying on the cheesecake theme with Peanut Butter Cheesecake Pudding Cookies!

19. Lucky Charms Cookies. Another cookie that I’m counting as breakfast!

20. M & M Pudding Cookies! M & M’s make everything better, don’t they?

21.  There must be cinnamon and cheesecake in heaven because these Cinnamon Roll Cheesecake Cookies are heavenly!

I don’t know about you, but I’ve got a lot of new cookie recipes to try. I have now been convinced of the deliciousness of pudding cookies! Happy baking!

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So here is my Easy Toffee Cookies recipe!

I found a Pecan Slice Cookie recipe in Taste of Home and changed it up a bit. I’m a sucker for toffee, especially with the “buttery melt in your mouth” kind of toffee. So, I thought my holiday cookie baking absolutely needs these toffee cookies!

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Easy Toffee Cookies

Course Dessert

Author Kath

Ingredients

• 6 Tbsp. Butter Softened
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1-2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup toffee bits

Instructions

• Using a stand or hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together.
• Mix in the egg and vanilla.
• In a separate small bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Slowly mix in the flour mixture into the egg and sugar.
• Stir in 1/2 cup of the toffee bits.
• Shape the dough into two 7 inch logs and wrap them in plastic wrap.
• Chill for 2 hours or until firm.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Unwrap the dough logs and cut into 1/4 inch slices.
• Place cookies on a cookie sheet lightly sprayed with cooking spray and sprinkle with the remaining toffee bits.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes.
• Let cool and enjoy.

These cookies remind me of making cookies with my mom as a kid. We made a lot of slice and bake cookies. They are so good- chewy and buttery and full of toffee goodness. With the seasons coming near, I hope you enjoy your delicious treats, and remember that a simply delicious cookie recipe can go a long way and bring smiles to those faces at your holiday parties!

If you liked this recipe, you’ll also enjoy these posts from my blog at PenneyLane:

20+ Hot Chocolate Recipes

Easy Pumpkin Quick Bread

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Everyone in my family knows that if they are not sure what to get me for a present, I am sure to like any kitchen gadget. I can spend hours in a kitchen store. Every gadget I see, I am sure I need it. One of my recent favorites is a Pizzelle maker my family got me for Christmas! LOVE IT! I justified the purchase by making Mascarpone and Fruit Filled Pizzelle Cups. And it got me thinking. About waffle cones. And Minerva McGonagall.

So I just had to get myself a Waffle Cone Maker. My family began to think I was going crazy with batch after batch of botched hats and trashed cones. I wanted to mimic the way her hat droops at the top, the floppy brim and I wanted to get everything to be the right proportions.

The next hurdle was getting M and M’s in the Gryffindor house colors. So I was off to Candy World at the mall. I placed my bag, pulled the lever and heard the pleasing sound of M and M’s spilling into my bag. Then I weighed it. Okay, FYI, those candies come out of the dispenser really fast! I was up to $17 and all I had were maroon M and M’s! I did much better on the gold M and M’s, but not good enough. Friends, learn from my $30 M and M mistake and get 7 to 8 ounces of each color. Nobody needs that many Gryffindor colored candies.

It took me a while to work out my design for Professor McGonagal’s hat, but once I did, it was really pretty quick and easy. So I have worked out all the bugs, cleared out all the cobwebs and shazaam accio! Now you can see how easy  it is to make your own in this short video. Mrs. Weasley couldn’t have done better with magic! Make sure to scroll down for the printable recipe after viewing. Hope this helps you have a magical Halloween!

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Candy Filled McGonagall Hats

Servings 10

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 stick half cup melted butter, cooled
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 teaspoon black gel food coloring
• Colored Candies to fill the hat
• Black decorating icing

Instructions

• Whisk eggs. Add sugar and continue whisking until light yellow and well combined. Add melted butter and flour. Whisk until it is free of lumps, add vanilla and food coloring. Mix well.
• Next, follow manufacturers directions to make cones, BUT undercook them. 40 seconds was perfect on my cone maker. This way they stay soft enough to punch the tops and bend it over. Otherwise they will be to crisp to do that. The cones will be very hot. I used a spatula or a kitchen knife to remove them from the cone maker. Lay a towel on the counter as a work surface.

For the cones:

• Three small cookies scoops was the perfect amount for my waffle cone maker to make a full size cone. To make the hats, make full size circles and cut them in half. Then lay one half back onto the heated plate to keep it soft and pliable. On one corner, put a dab of black decorating icing. Take your cone form with the tip along the straight edge and begin rolling at the icing free edge of the cone along the form, keeping edges even, towards the dab of icing. You may want to use a towel or cloth as the cone will be hot. The dab of icing helps the cone hold tightly. Slide the form out of the cone slightly, pinch the top of the cone and hold in place with a kitchen towel. Remove the form. Cool for 50 seconds to a minute. Repeat with the other half.

For the brims:

• Lay five large spoons in a circle, with the handles out. Make a cone with two scoops of dough for a smaller circle. Lay the circle on the five spoon. Lay the handle of a knife in between each spoon to create an undulating edge. Cool 50 seconds to one minute.

To assemble the hats:

• Turn the cone upside down and fill with candy. Pipe decorating icing along the rim of the hat. Place the brim of the hat over the cone and press into place. Turn the hat over and let icing harden for about 20 - 30 minutes before serving.

Notes

Each full size cone (3 scoops of dough) makes two hats. You will need 5 full size cones for 10 hats.
Each small cone (2 scoops of dough) makes one brim. You will need 10.
Make sure to handle the hats from the base. If picking up the hat from the cone, the brim may fall off.
If ordering specialty colored candy, 7 ounces of each color will be plenty.
These are best fresh, but the cones and brims may be made 1 or 2 days ahead and kept in Ziploc bags or an airtight container.

Don’t forget to have a little Polyjuice Potion on hand to help wash down all that candy!

This post contains an affiliate link which means I receive a small compensation, at no additional cost to you, if you make a purchase using my link. Clearly I am really happy with my waffle cone maker and had a blast designing these hats. I promise I will only recommend products I truly love!

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Hello there! It’s Mandy from Mandy’s Recipe Box and I have a great summer treat for you. No Bake Chewy Cookies and Cream Bars only take about 5 minutes to prepare and another 10 to set up. My kids hovered the whole time I was making these. They couldn’t wait to eat them. They are like Rice Krispie Treats except with Oreos instead of Rice Krispies cereal. I found them on Pinterest and knew I had to make them. They come from Picky Palate. I love her site. It was one of the first blogs I started reading. I hope you like these!

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No-Bake Chewy Cookies and Cream Bars

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 9 -12

Author Mandy Bird

Ingredients

• One 16 oz package of Oreo
• 5 cups Large Marshmallows
• 4 tablespoons butter

Instructions

• Line an 8x8 or 9x9 square pan with foil, leaving an overhang to make "handles" and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
• Place Oreo cookies in a food processor or blender and pulse until ground into crumbs. You can leave some bigger pieces for texture.
• Place marshmallows and butter in a large microwave safe bowl. Heat for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes until puffy.
• Add cookie crumbs and stir quickly to combine.
• Place into pan and press to even out.
• Let set 10 minutes. Remove bars from the pan with handles of foil; cut and serve.

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My husband and I recently returned from our honeymoon in Cancun. While staying at a resort there, we found a dessert on their poolside menu that sounded absolutely HEAVENLY. Some of the greatest things in the world (cheesecake, peanut butter and cookie dough) all combined into one treat. My husband gasped when he saw it on the menu and said, “We HAVE to order this.” I’ve never seen him so excited about food!

We ordered the dessert that afternoon, but the waiter told us that they had already sold out of the dish. We came back earlier the next day to make sure to order the dessert before it sold out… no luck. Sold out again! The same thing happened for the last 3 days of our stay at this resort. We were both SO bummed that we had to leave Mexico without ever tasting this magical dessert.

Once we returned home I decided to try to find a similar, equally delicious recipe to heal our broken hearts (and disappointed stomachs).  I found this pin for Peanut Butter Cookie Cheesecake Bars by Culinary Concoctions by Peabody and decided to try it out!

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Peanut Butter Cookie Cheesecake Bars

Course Dessert

Prep Time 25 minutes minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour

Servings 12

Ingredients

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Layer (If you're not a die-hard peanut butter lover, this layer could also be made with your favorite chocolate chip cookie dough recipe)

• 1/2 cup butter room temperature
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips

Cheesecake Layer

• 16 oz. cream cheese room temperature (I used Philadelphia)
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Additional Toppings

• 1/4 cup mini peanut butter cups the mini-mini ones or smallest kind you can find
• 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
• 12 full-sized peanut butter cups Reese's

Instructions

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Spray a 9x13 pan with baking spray. Line the pan with parchment paper with one inch overhang on each side. (I was out of parchment paper and used a silicone baking sheet to line the pan instead- I would definitely opt for the parchment paper!) Spray the parchment paper with baking spray.

Cookie layer

• Cream together the butter and peanut butter.
• Add in brown sugar and mix.
• Add in eggs and vanilla extract, then mix.
• Add in flour and mix.
• Add in 1 cup of mini chocolate chips and fold to combine. Set aside.

Cheesecake layer:

• Combine all cheesecake ingredients in a bowl and beat until blended. Set aside.

To Assemble the Bars

• Press 3/4 of cookie dough into the bottom of your pan. Don't be afraid to use your hands!
• Place the full-sized peanut butter cups on top of cookie dough (I did 4 rows of 3 peanut butter cups).
• Pour the cheesecake mixture on top.
• Crumble remaining cookie dough on top of cheesecake layer along with the extra 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips and 1/4 cup mini peanut butter cups.
• Transfer pan to oven and bake for 30-40 minutes at 375 degrees F. Remove from oven to let cool.
• After the pan has cooled, place in the fridge for at least an hour. The bars are easiest to cut when refrigerated, but they taste best at room temperature. Remove from fridge and cut bars a few minutes before serving.

Happy baking, my friends! And more importantly, good luck with your new, uncontrollable cravings! (You’ll love me and hate me for this post.)

-Claire

 

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Modern Gingerbread from The Party Dress

Christmas Cornflake Wreaths from Tastes Better From Scratch

Mini Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies from Pinch of Yum

Linzer Cookies from Cooking Classy

Turtle Tassies from The Girl Who Ate Everything

Nutella Pinwheels from White Lights on Wednesday

Pecan Snowball Cookies (Ours!)

Easiest Shortbread Ever from So Much Better with Age

White Chocolate Cranberry Blondies (Ours!)

Pistachio Kiss Pudding Cookies from Yesterfood

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Christmas Cookie Workshop Recipes 1-10

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Peppermint Oreo Pops (Ours!)

Cran-Pistachio Cookies from The Girl Who Ate Everything

Chocolate Dipped Macaroons from Something Swanky

Salted Caramel Chocolate Pillows (Ours!)

Cherry Chocolate Crinkle Cookies from The Weary Chef

Gingerbread Man Cookies for Kids (Ours)

Chocolate Toffee Cookies from My Baking Addiction

Melt-In-Your-Mouth Eggnong Cookies from Cooking Classy

Mini Gingerbread House Cookies from Cake Time

Holiday Chalkboard Sugar Cookies from A Turtle’s Life for Me

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• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix together the dry cake mix and baking powder.
• Add the eggs, oil and vanilla; mix.
• Add the white chocolate chips and mix again.
• Drop onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper or silicone mats (for easy clean up).
• Bake 10-11 minutes. Make sure not to brown.

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Take a look at these Peanut Butter Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies that I pinned from Broma Bakery!  Now this is my kinda peanut butter sandwich!

I have two daughters who are both married and let me tell you, we certainly lucked out on who they married.  I LOVE my relationship with my two sons-in-law.  In fact my youngest daughter and her husband are living with us right now and it is SO fun to have them here.

I  LOVE spoiling these guys by cooking food for them.  So while my son-in-law is here with us I wanted to make him these Peanut Butter Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies because he loves peanut butter.  No I mean he LOVES ANYTHING peanut butter.  Like in peanut butter smoothies, peanut butter sandwiches, peanut butter frozen yogurt.  TOTAL PEANUT BUTTER LOVE.  His second favorite thing is chocolate.  So when he saw these cookies cooling and I told him that I was making a peanut butter creme filling for them, he said… “You know what might also be good with these?  Nutella.”

Brilliant.

I had to shoo him out of the kitchen until these pictures were taken but after that, they were gone.  I did manage to eat my share and this will be a cookie that we will definitely be making again and I hope that you will too!   Enjoy!

If you like these Peanut  Butter Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies,  check out these other cookie recipes!

 Chocolate Hazelnut Skillet Cookie

Revolution Cookies

Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

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“Hey mommy it’s Juicy,

sorry,

I went to bed a little late, so I didn’t get to call you and say good night,

but I got to leave you this message

so, I love you, Bye!

This was the sweetest spot of my day! I’ve saved the message, listened to it several times, it always warms my heart and makes me smile.

Let me explain why my son’s nickname is Juicey”. He is our fifth child and weighed in at a whopping 9 pounds when he was born, with “big fat  Juicy” cheeks. When he was a baby all of us lovingly called him our “big fat juicy boy”. Then we called him “big Juicey boy”, from there he went to “Juicey boy”  and now we call him “the Juice”, “Juicey” or “Juicey boy”.  He went through a phase where he didn’t like being called  “Juicey”, I remember it well. It was the only year he did wrestling and there we were on the side lines yelling, “go Juice”! or “Come on Juicey boy you can pin him”!

Before each wrestling match we were given strict instructions to only call or cheer for him by his given name. That is when our whole family realized that to us he is “Juicey”, cheering for him any other way was totally foreign to us. At the end of the wrestling season his 4 older siblings finally convinced him that the nickname “Juice” or “Juicey” just happen to be the coolest nicknames ever. So when football season started  last year it didn’t bother him one bit if he heard one of us yell “tackle him Juice”!

Sweet moments like these in parenting should be cherished because they can be far and few between. If you don’t get a message like this that is the sweetest spot in your day then I suggest you make this Chocolate Hazelnut Skillet Cookie from  Shelly Jaronsky at Cookies & Cups. It’s the next best thing to a sweet voicemail from a boy like my Juicey. Head on over to My Kitchen Escapades to get the full recipe and instructions. It’s rich, warm, crunchy outside, gooey on the inside and…….

It Totally Rocks!

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I waited patiently all year long to get my carrot cake. Do I have her recipe? Yes. Have I made it? Yes. Has it ever tasted as good as the one she delivered to me on Valentine’s Day………..NEVER! We moved from the bay area 7 years ago and it’s time for me to stop whining, get over it, move on.

The time has come for me to start a new tradition for Valentine’s day, and I’m going for rich deep, crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside chocolate crinkle cookies! This is the original pin from Marla at Family Fresh Cooking. Thank you Marla for the great recipe.  Thank heavens for Cup4Cup Gluten Free Flour. Everything I have ever made with it turns out perfect!

I am officially out of mourning for my carrot cake on Valentine’s Day. How can I be sad when I have a pan full of these beauties waiting for me?

This Pin Rocks!

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Gluten Free Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 2/3 cups Cup4Cup Gluten Free Flour Blend or Regular Flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

• Preheat an oven to 350°F with the racks in the middle. Grease 2 baking sheets with butter.
• Put the confectioners' sugar into a bowl and set aside.
• In another bowl, using a wooden spoon, stir together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until creamy, about 3 minutes. Turn off the mixer and scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add 1 egg and beat on medium speed until blended. Add the other egg and vanilla and beat until blended.
• Turn off the mixer and add the flour mixture. Beat on low speed just until blended.
• Using a tablespoon, scoop up a rounded spoonful of dough. Scrape the dough off the spoon into the palm of your other hand. Roll the dough into a ball. Roll the ball in the confectioners' sugar until covered. Place the balls on the prepared baking sheets. Repeat, spacing the balls about 2 inches apart.
• Put the cookies in the oven and bake until they are crackled and puffed, 10 to 12 minutes. Using oven mitts, remove the baking sheets from the oven. When the cookies have cooled a few minutes, use a firm spatula & transfer the cookies onto the rack and let cool completely. Repeat with the rest of the cookies.

 You might also find this Celiac Kitchen Tip helpful!

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Then I came across this pin for Gluten Free Peanut Butter M&M Cookies from Lee at Fit Foodie Finds, I could tell from her photographs that her cookies had the texture I was looking for. The bigger question is how would they taste? My kitchen smelled so good while they were baking. I had a hard time waiting for them to cool before I took my first bite……peanut butter cookie HEAVEN!

The real test happened when my husband came home from work and grabbed a cookie and took a big bite. Usually he can tell right away if something is gluten free, he finished the first the first cookie and went for another one. That’s when I told him that they were gluten free, he was surprised that they tasted like regular cookies!

I love it when I can find a recipe that is so good you can’t tell it’s gluten free. The only thing that makes peanut butter cookies taste better is a little chocolate! Getting a bite of cookie with an M&M in it makes these cookies perfect. Yup, that means that……….

This Pin Rocks!

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Gluten Free Peanut Butter M&M Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup peanut butter
• 2/3 cup organic cane sugar
• 1 egg large
• 1/4 cup coconut flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 to 1/2 cups M&M candy pieces

Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• In a medium size bowl, mix together 1 cup of peanut butter with 1 egg. In another medium size bowl, mix together sugar, coconut flour, and baking powder.
• With a wooden spoon, mix the wet and dry ingredients by slowly adding dry ingredients to wet. Add M&M candy pieces and mix with wooden spoon.
• Roll about 1-2 tablespoons of dough between your palms and place on cookie sheet.
• Then, take a fork, and press into dough. (The cookies don't really expand that much)
• Bake cookies at 350 for 9-11 minutes.
• Let your cookies cool for at least 10 minutes before serving. They need time to firm up!

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Do people still know what Moth Balls are?

Moth Balls remind me of old Grandmothers.

And this recipe probably IS as old as my Grandmother but it is still one of those goodies that we ALWAYS have to have at Christmas just like my English Toffee!

No matter what you call them, these Snowball Cookies are a classic traditional cookie for the holidays that you will love!  Just don’t hang them up in your closet next to your wool coat!

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Snowball Cookies

Course Cookies

Author madefrompinterest.net

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter softened
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 TBL Water
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups finely chopped pecans

Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
• Cream together butter and powdered sugar. Add vanilla and water.
• Add your dry ingredients including nuts.
• Mix well and form into small balls, approx 1 to 1 1/2 inches. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Let cool for 20 minutes and then roll in powdered sugar.

Merry Christmas!

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Soooo….then what are your Christmas traditions?

Like most of you out there, Christmas is our favorite time of year.  When my children were younger and growing up, we had many Christmas traditions in our home and this recipe for this Gingerbread Man was one of them.  It just didn’t seem like Christmas unless we made these cookies!

I’ve had this recipe for 30+ years and got it from a friend of mine who received  it from her grandmother who lived in Germany.  Apparently this is the old fashioned way that they make gingerbread there instead of rolling the dough out and just using a gingerbread cutout.

This is a great tradition to have because even little children can make these.  In fact look at the intense concentration on my little grandson’s face as he is creating his masterpiece!  It’s like playing with Play-Doh!

So here is how you assemble!  After making the recipe below, take a small piece of dough and make a round ball in your hands.  People always ask me how big to make the head to start out so here is the size that I usually make:

Then press this ball to make it flat:

Place your dough “head” on your cookie sheet.  When we make these, everyone gets their own piece of aluminum foil and then we place the foil on a cookie sheet to bake so you can either place right on the cookie sheet or use foil.

Take another piece of dough and flatten it out in a kind of rounded rectangle for the body and place underneath the head making sure they touch.

Then take some more dough and roll in between your hands to make “logs”.  Attach 2 logs to the bottom of the body for the legs and then attach two logs and attach at the shoulder making sure the dough touches the head and body.  Then decorate with any embellishments you desire.  We have used raisins, red hots, M&M’s, sprinkles, candy corn, anything that we have on hand!

Once you bake these, they will puff in the oven and come out like this!

Isn’t he cute?  You can also add a touch of frosting as a finishing touch.  We don’t always do that, but here’s an example:

Out of the oven these cookies are a little crunchy on the outside but soft on the inside.  Perfect for gingerbread!  I hope that you make these cookies and who knows?  It just might become your new Christmas tradition!

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Gingerbread Man Cookies

Course Cookies

Author MadeFromPinterest.net

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup light molasses
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp cloves
• 1 tsp ginger

Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream shortening and sugar together. Add molasses and egg. Beat well. Add all of the dry ingredients and mix dough thoroughly. Wrap your dough in a plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
• Shape gingerbread men on a cookie sheet as you would modeling clay. Roll a small size ball for the head and a rounded rectangle for the body. Roll "logs" for the legs and arms. Make sure all body parts are touching each other and that the body and head are somewhat flattened.
• Use raisins, red hots, sprinkles or any other kind of cookie decoration to decorate your gingerbread man.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
• You may add some frosting embellishments if you desire after they are cool, but they aren't necessary. They are just as cute as is!

It’s beginning to look a like lot Christmas!!

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