Spring Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookies

Happy Friday!

I am very happy to be writing this post today because I wasn't positive I would get the chance this week, but here I am. 
I have been trying to find springy recipes lately and haven't been finding quite as many as I would like so, when all else fails improvise! So I come up with this twist on the well loved chocolate chip cookie.

 

What You Need: 

1 Cup Butter, Softened 

3/4 Cup Sugar 

3/4 Cup Brow Sugar 

1 Teaspoon Almond Extract

2 Large Eggs

2 1/4 Cups All-Purpose Flour

1Teaspoon Baking Soda

2 Packages Nestle Toll House Springtime Morsels, divided 

1 3/4 Cups Coconut flakes.

 What To Do:

Preheat oven to 350f

Step1#

In a large mixing bowl cream together the white sugar, the brown sugar and the butter.

Step2#

Add the almond extract and the 2 large eggs to the butter and sugar mixture. beating on a medium speed until fluffy.

Step3#

In a medium sized bowl combine the flour and the baking soda and whisk together. 

Step4#

Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture, and mix on a low speed until a soft dough is formed.

Step5#

Add all the coconut and a little more than half of the morsels to the cookie dough and mix at a low speed.

Step6#

Drop the cookie dough by rounded tablespoon onto a cookie sheet. Bake for 8-12 minutes, or until slightly golden around the edges.

Step7#

While the cookie are still warm from the oven, top with the remaining morsels, and place and a cooling rack.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Anna.

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

HI Guys!
Is it just me or did this week go by really fast?
It seems like it was just Monday, and now here it is Friday again. 

Chocolate Crinkle cookies. I know their not very springy, but I thought they looked like they would be fun. These cookies are VERY chocolatey, I even had a couple of people ask if they had coffee in them. I have to be honest and say that I'm not that big on a chocolate fan, which I think I may have said this before. So these cookie aren't exactly my cup of tea, everybody else loved them, and that's what I was going for. These are almost have a biscuit like texture, and they have a very dark chocolate flavor. 

 What You Need:

1/2 Cup (1 stick) Butter,

1 Cup Light Brown Sugar,

2 Large Eggs,

1 1/4 Cup All-Purpose flour,

3/4 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder,

1 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder, 

1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar, 

What To Do: 

Step1#

Preheat you're oven to 350f

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2# 

In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and the brown sugar, until fluffy. Then and the eggs.

Step 3# 

In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder and the baking powder. 

Step 4#

Add the flour mixture to the brown sugar mixture, and mix on a medium speed until a soft dough forms.

Step 5#

Scoop out about a tablespoon of the dough, and roll it into a ball. Then roll each ball in the powdered sugar until evenly coated. Place the cookie about 1 1/2 inches apart on the lined baking sheet.

Step 6#

Bake until the cookies are set and the tops are cracked, about 10-13 minutes. Cool the cookie on a wire baking rack until completely cool.

Voila! 

I had a lot of fun making these, and they were a big hit, so I think I will be making them again.

Have you ever made crinkle cookies before?

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Anna.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Hi guys! 
So recently I have been having a bit of trouble finding new recipes to try for this blog. I am hoping to have to have one food post, and one beauty related post up each week. I don't know yet if I will be able to find a something new every week, and I may choose to change it up a bit from time to time, but for the most part I am planing a post for every Monday and Friday. 
Now for the promised chocolate chip cookie bars. last night we had our weekly Wednesday night meeting, and I was just going to make regular chocolate chip cookies.  But I wanted something a tinny bit different, so I decided on bars.

What You Need

 21/2 Cups Flour

1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda

11/2 Sticks Butter( Melted)

1 Cup Brown Sugar 

1/2 Sugar 

1 Egg 

1 Egg Yolk

2 Teaspoons Vanilla

2 Cups Baking Chips

What To Do:

Preheat your oven to 325f.
Line a 9x13 with tin foil, then spray with cookie spray. Make sure you let the tin foil come over the edge of the pan about an inch.

In a medium bowl combine the flour and the baking soda, set aside.

In a large bowl, use a whisk to mix the melted butter and the sugars. Add the 1 whole egg and the 1 egg yolk, add the vanilla, and mix until well combined. 
Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, and slowly stir, until a soft ball of dough appears in the bowl. Then add you chocolate chips. I used Toll House's mint filled baking morsels, which I would highly recommend, but you can use what ever you have.  

Knead the chips into the dough, until they are evenly mixed in. Place the dough in the prepared pan, patting it down so it is evenly spread out. 
Bake for 18-25 minutes.
Let cool completely before cutting. 


I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Anna.

Easter Sugar Cookies

 First, I should admit my cookie decorating skills could improve. But I still had fun making these, and they taste really nice, and that's whats important, right.. Secondly, I don't really go all out for Easter with the eggs and the bunny, yes they are cute and fun, but that's not what Easters really about is it.
Any ways, the real reason for making these cookies is that I found these really cute cookie cutters at TJ Max, and I thought this was a good excuse to use them. These cookies are so simple and yummy, you can go crazy decorating them.

What You Need:

 1 Cup softened butter,

1 C powdered sugar,

1 egg,

1-1/2 teaspoons Vanilla,

2-1/2 Cups all-purpose flour,

What To Do:

 Preheat Oven at 350.

In a large mixing bowl cream together the butter and the powdered sugar until fluffyish. Then add the egg, vanilla, and the almond extract. Add the flour and mix at a medium speed until a soft dough is formed. I would highly recommend butting the dough in the fridge for about an hour, but if you're inpatient like me, you can add a little extra flour to the dough.

Roll out the dough on a lightly floured counter top, roll the dough 1/8 of an inch thick.

Then with lightly floured cookie cutters, cut out the cookie.
If you are using the same bunny cutter I am be sure to cut the same amount of tales, I had a couple taleless bunnies. oops..

Bake for 8-12 minutes, until the cookies are firm in the center and the edges are a slightly golden.

Decorate with you're choice of icing or frosting.

I chose to use pastels, because they make me think of spring.
So make sure you use plenty of sprinkles and icing. And have fun.

                              The Bunnies are my favorite!

 What is you favorite thing to make for Easter?
I hope you all have a blessed Easter.
Anna.