S'mores Cookies

S'mores Cookies

These are my favorite cookie. If you are craving the taste of s'mores, but don't have a camp fire handy, these are the cookies to make. Theres a dessert place called IV drip right by my school. After having a s'mores cookie from there, I wanted to recreate them. But I wanted them to be better, the cookies from the store was really hard and I wanted the cookie to be softer. 

I've made these cookies twice. Both times they were amazing. The first time I used butter that was completely melted. This yielding the cookies seen below. I put broken up Hershey's bars in these cookies. 

The second time I used softened butter. This cookies did not spread as much.

Both times they turned out as chewy, soft cookies.

I didn't put Hershey's pieces in this batch. These cookies are perfect because they are not to sweet. The graham cracker crumbs give the cookie itself a nice texture. 

You have to watch these cookies closely when you bake them. They only back for 5 minutes before you take them out and push marshmallows into the top of them. Once they go back in the oven the marshmallows will expand then brown quickly. If you leave them in the oven for a second to long they will end up like the cookies on the left with brown marshmallows. 

Either way they taste great. The only thing it affects is the appearance. After the cookies come out of the oven the marshmallows will deflate. If they are too brown the marshmallow will almost completely disappear when it deflates.

If you accidentally leave the cookies in the oven for too long before you put in the marshmallows do not fret. I left the first batch in for a little too long so when I tried to push in the marshmallows they wouldn't stay. As long as the marshmallows are sitting on the cookie when they go back in the oven they will melt into place. 

These cookies are simple to make and bake very quickly. It is like eating a s'mores but without the mess. If you have extra marshmallows on hand and 10 minutes of free time, why not make them? 

Recipe:

1 1/2 C flour

1 C graham cracker crumbs

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1/8 tsp cinnamon

1 C butter (softened)

3/4 C granulated sugar

3/4 C brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 eggs

1 1/2 C mini chocolate chips

1 1/2 C mini marshmallows

2 Hershey bars, chopped

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with non-stick spray. 

1. Beat together the butter, sugars, vanilla, and egg until creamy

2. Combine the flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl. Add this to the wet ingredients. 

3. Fold in the chocolate chips. 

4. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto cookie sheet

5. Bake for 7 minutes then remove from oven, quickly push 3-4 mini marshmallows and a pieces of chopped Hershey's bar into the tops of each cookie. 

6. Return to the oven for another 2-3 minutes. 

7. Let cool on a wire rack

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Golden Oreo Stuffed Cookies

Golden Chocolate Creme Oreo Stuffed Cookies

I call these, I just made Oreo brownies and I need something to do with the leftover Oreo cookies. The options were to eat the Oreos by themselves, bake more brownies, or make cookies. Since I had the time, I figured cookies would be the way to go.

Oreos honestly make everything better. They really are milks favorite cookie. They are also my cookie doughs favorite cookie. 

The cookies stayed surprisingly soft even with the Oreo tucked inside. When baking these cookies, it is best to take them out before they have a overall brown color. They continue to cook while they cool. Since these cookies are so large with a already made cookie inside, under-baking them will lead to the softer cookie. 

There's nothing like biting into a cookie and having a Golden Chocolate Creme Oreo staring back at you. 

These cookies are HUGE. As is let me compare a normal chocolate chip cookie (on left) to one of these cookies (on right). As you can tell, the Oreo stuffed cookie has a couple of inches on the normal cookie. 

Recipe:

1 C butter (softened)

1 C brown sugar

1/2 C granulated sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 egg

1 1/4 C flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 C mini chocolate chips 

28 Oreos

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper

1. Combine the butter and sugars

2. Add in the egg and vanilla

3. Mix the dry ingredients (baking soda, flour, salt) into the wet ingredients

4. Take a spoon full of dough and wrap it around a oreo. You may feel the need to use a lot of dough to completely cover the Oreo, this is not nessicary. The dough will spread and completely consume the Oreo in the oven. 

5. Space two inches apart on the baking sheet.
6. Bake for 10-13 minutes or until golden brown.

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Jane's Cookies

Jane's Cookies

My dads fiance is a amazing english professor. One visit home I had made her cookies that she fell in love with. So this trip home I made a special batch just for her. She is going to bring me with her when she goes wedding cake testing which I am super excited about. I love cake.

I used my favorite baking chips in these cookies. They're a swirl of chocolate and white chocolate. I could eat a whole bag of them without even thinking about it. 

Unfortunately I didn't check the oven racks before I made these cookies. The oven is older so it heats up really well, however the cookie rack was little too close to the top so the tops browned before the whole cookie could fully bake. I did sample one right when they came out of the oven and I still think they were pretty good. Lets just hope she did!

The recipe is the same as my classic chocolate chip cookie recipe,  just using different baking chips. 

Recipe:

1/2 C butter (softened)

1/2 C brown sugar

1/4 C granulated sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 egg

1 1/4 C flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

6 ounces chocolate chips

(Makes about 24 small cookies)

Directions:

Preheat Oven to 350. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. 

1. Cream together the butter and the sugars. 

2. Add in the egg and vanilla and mix.

3. Mix together the flour baking soda and salt and add this to the wet mixture. 

4. Fold in the chocolate chips. 

Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes or until the bottoms are golden brown. 

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Almond Double Chip Cookies

Almond Double Chip Cookies

I think I've used vanilla extract in almost every recipe I've ever made. I decided to mix things up. Ever time I bake go to grab the vanilla extract, this little bottle of almond extract is always sitting right next to it. I really wanted to use it in some dessert, so I tried it in cookies. Im glad I did. It gives the cookies a unique and yummy flavor. The almond extract is not as intense of a flavor as the vanilla extract. These cookies still come out soft and chewy. 

The lighter color of these cookies comes from using only light brown sugar. Why did I use only light brown? Honestly just because I ran out of dark brown. 

This dough is also amazing. Its so light it reminds me of a frosting, but bakes into these beautiful cookies. 

Recipe:

1/2 C butter (softened)

1/2 C light brown sugar

1/4 C granulated sugar

2 tsp almond extract

1 egg

1 1/4 C flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 C chocolate chips

1/2 C white chocolate chips

1/2 C almond slivers 

Directions:

Preheat Oven to 350. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. 

1. Cream together the butter and the sugars. 

2. Add in the egg and almond extract and mix.

3. Mix together the flour baking soda and salt and add this to the wet mixture. 

4. Fold in the chips and almonds. 

Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown at 350. 

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Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Cookies

I have been working at a doctors office for the past quarter. I always talk about the stuff I have made so I wanted to bring some cookies into the office. I decided I wanted to do this about 10 minutes before I was supposed to leave for my organic chemistry lab. Having few baking ingredients in the house, I literally started throwing stuff in a bowl until a dough formed. I refrigerated while I was in lab and baked it when I got home. 

Since I was short on time and I couldn't make a more original recipe, like brownies stuffed in the cookies, I wanted the cookies to have a unique flavor. When I opened the cupboard the cinnamon caught my eye.

These cookies have the texture and chewiness of a chocolate chip cookie, but a flavor that reminds you of a snicker doodle. Either way they were a hit. 

The dough was a little denser then my classic go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe, however it was still tasty! ... not that I would eat any dough...

I also didn't have chocolate chips in the house. So I chopped up some candy bars and threw them in the mix. These are definitely a good cookie to try if you are tired of boring chocolate chip cookies.

Recipe:

1/2 C brown sugar

1/4 C sugar

1 1/2 C flour

1 egg

1/4 C butter (melted)
1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp baking powder

1 1/2tsp cinnamon
1/2 C chocolate pieces

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 

1. Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl 

2. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto the cookie sheet

3. Bake for 8-10 min

Note: feel free to add more or less cinnamon for preferred flavor. 

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Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies

Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies

These cookies are like a baked reeses! I guess its not much of a peanut butter surprise when you can see the peanut butter peeking out as in the photo below though...

I have a obsession with peanut butter. During the UCSB swim and dive training camp, I managed to consume a 4 pound jar of peanut butter in 2 1/2 weeks. Needless to say I put peanut butter on everything during those weeks. 

These are so good. The peanut butter filling inside stays creamy even after baked. 

They are very simple to make. You start out with two doughs.

One for the peanut butter filling...

And a separate dough for the chocolate cookie. 

The assembly is very simple. Just take a tablespoon sized piece of chocolate dough, flatten it in the palm of your hand, and place a 1/2 tablespoon sized chunk of peanut butter dough. 

Wrap it up and seal the edges then roll the cookie dough ball in powdered sugar...

After a quick trip to the oven they are ready to be eaten! The dough doesn't spread much in the oven. If you want a flatter cookie, simply flatten the balls of dough with the bottom of a glass before baking.

Recipe:

1 1/2 C flour

1/2 C cocoa powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 C granulated sugar

1/2 C brown sugar

1/2 C butter (softened)

1 C creamy peanut butter

1 tsp vanilla extract 

1 egg

3/4 C powdered sugar

1/8 C granulated sugar for dipping (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with non-stick spray.
1. Cream the butter and sugars together. Then add 1/4 C of peanut butter
2. After the mixtures is light and fluffy, add in the egg and vanilla extract.
3. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Add this mixture to the wet mixture
4. In a separate bowl mix the powdered sugar and 3/4 C of peanut butter until a dough forms
5. Assemble the cookies- take a tablespoon of chocolate cookie dough and flatten it in the palm of your hand. Take a 1/2 tablespoon full of peanut butter dough and place it on the chocolate dough. Wrap the chocolate dough around the peanut butter and seal the edges shut.
6. Roll the ball to shape it and roll it in the set aside sugar for dipping. Place the ball on the baking sheet and flatten it with the bottom of a glass until it is about 1/2 a inch thick.
7. Bake for 7-10 minutes or until set.

Note: We forgot to flatten our cookies with the bottom of a glass. They do not spread so they baked in the ball shape.

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Golden Chocolate Oreo Blondie Cookie Bars

Golden Chocolate Oreo Blondie Cookie Bars

Three layers, one bar. I've heard of people making "slutty brownies" which consist of brownie batter, chocolate chip cookie dough, and traditional oreos. I decided to make the golden Oreo version of these. Since I had Golden Chocolate Creme Oreos, I though it would be fitting to make the cookie layer chocolate, to match the creme.  

These bars combine the goodness of a blondie, chocolate cookie, and oreos all into one bite.

They're simple to put together. First you have to make your two doughs.

Spread the chocolate cookie layer at the bottom of the pan. 

Layer the oreos across this batter. 

Then you just spread the blondie batter over the Oreos. 

Place some chopped Oreo pieces on top of the dough, just for decoration.. and to add some extra crunch. 

All set and ready to go. 

After 30 minutes in the oven, they came out golden brown. 

I love how some of the Oreo creme melted into the blondie layer. 

If you cut them up, you will see the three distinct layers. Some say these are better then actual chocolate brownies. The some being my roommates.

Since there are three layers to these bars, they will come out thick. When I say thick I mean 4 inches thick. These bars pack a punch.

Im still not sure if a blondie is considered a brownie without the chocolate or a giant cookie in bar form. Either way, the blondie layer will stay fudgy like traditional brownies, while the cookie layer will bake like well... a cookie. 

Recipe:

Blondies layer:

1/2 C butter

1 C dark brown sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/8 tsp salt

1 C flour

Cookie layer:

1/2 C oil (or butter)

1/2 C brown sugar

1/4 C granulated sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/4 C flour

1/3 C cocoa powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

20 Golden Chocolate Creme Oreos

Directions:

Preheat Oven to 350. Spray a 9x9 pan with nonstick spray

1. Make the cookie layer- combine the oil, sugars, egg, and vanilla in a bowl.

2. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Add this to the wet mixture.

3. Spread the cookie layer at the bottom of the pan. It should be thick. You will have to use a spoon to help spread the dough.

4. Layer a row of oreos across the cookie dough

5. Make the blondie batter- combine the butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla in a bowl. 

6. Add in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to the wet mixture and combine.

7. Spread the blondie batter across the Oreos

8. With the remaining Oreos, chop them and press them into the blondie dough. 

9. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted comes out clean. 

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