Showing posts with label After School. Show all posts
Showing posts with label After School. Show all posts
We have an Elder serving us here in the Chester Ward area at the moment from Australia. Elder Van Dyken. As you know I love to feed the missionaries and help them out whenever I can. Last Friday Elder Van Dyken and Elder Allen were sweet enough to bring us a meal because they knew that Todd might not be feeling well after his procedure on Thursday, and so I thought I would do something for them in return. I was always taught that you never give back a dish empty and so I decided to bake them some Azac Biscuits (cookies) in honor of Australia day which is on the 26th of January. (Today as you read this.)
I actually baked these cookies in early December and am only now just getting to where I can show them to you. There were just so many other things in the queue! That's the holidays for you!
So, Hot Cocoa Cookies. I have adapted this recipe from one that I found on The Recipe Critic. From the moment I saw them, they were cookies that I really wanted to bake.
She got the recipe from Rachel Ray, and well, who knows who Rachel Ray got it from. Maybe Martha Stewart. As they say there is really nothing new under the sun, only new ways of doing things.
With these you get a lovely fudgy, almost "brownie-like" cookie . . . soft and chewy in the middle, just like a good brownie should be . . . Take care not to overbake them . . . to do so would take away from that
brownie-ness. There is some more chocolate tucked underneath the
marshmallow. You bake the cookies first and then add the chocolate to
the top and cover with half a marshmallow, returning them to the oven
very briefly to melt the marshmallow.
Mmmm
. . . these are so good. Just like a warm mug of hot cocoa and a hug. I dusted
them with a bit of cocoa powder just to dress them up a bit. I thought
it looked quite pretty and so did the people I gifted them to.
Delicious was the verdict!
*Hot Cocoa Cookies*
Makes about 4 dozen
Melt
the butter along with the chocolate chips over low heat in a large
saucepan. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool for about 15
minutes. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and
salt. Beat the sugar into the melted chocolate and butter mixture.
Beat in the eggs one at a time. Stir in the vanilla and the flour
mixture until you have a smooth mixture. It will be like a thick batter
but not stiff like a cookie batter. Cover and chill in the
refrigerator for at least an hour until firm.
Preheat the oven to 170*C/325*F/gas mark 3. Line several baking sheets with baking paper.
Shape the dough into 1 inch balls and place on the baking paper lined baking sheets, leaving 2 inches of space in between. Press down lightly with your fingers to flatten the balls slightly.
Bake for 12 minutes or just until the cookies are puffed and begin to crack. While they are baking cut the marshmallows in half. Top the cut side with 3 or 4 chocolate chips. Take the cookies from the oven and top each with a marshmallow half, cut/chocolate side down. Return to the oven for a further 4 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool. Dust with a bit of cocoa powder. Store in an airight container with wax paper in between.
These are sure to become a real favourite with the family. I hope you will give them a go! Bon Appetit!
If you are looking for a simple cookie that is easy to make and delicious. Look no further. Cinnamon Slice and Bakes have to be one of the simplest cookies around and they are totally scrumptious!
Sometimes you just crave a cookie. I do at any rate . . . and I am a diabetic, so cookies aren't really something I like to keep in the house. They have a habit of getting into my mouth and that's not a good thing. I try hard to be good . . . but sometimes it is just really, really hard to be good.
This is a cookie I used to make for my kiddos quite often when they were growing up and who wouldn't love them? A tasty peanut butter cookie, topped with a milk chocolate candy kiss as soon as they come out from the oven. Peanut butter and milk chocolate . . . a marriage made in heavenly bliss!
I know I should have some heart shaped cookies or some such here to show you today as tomorrow is Valentines Day, but I just don't have them . . . sorry about that! I do have some rather tasty Coconut and Cherry Cookies however! I think that a bite of one of these and you will soon forgive me as they are delicious. It's a recipe I got from an Amish Cookery book and we all know how great those Amish Cookers are. I downsized it as the original recipe made twice the cookies and there are only two of us, one of us being a diabetic. 'Nuff Said.
I confess these cookies are not diabetic friendly, or diet friendly in any way, but I wanted to bake something for the young missionaries to take to our District meeting the other day, and so I baked them these cookies. I couldn't believe that I hadn't already shared the recipe on the blog!
I had scheduled both the Elders and the Sisters for tea appointments this week, two days in a row and so I set about to do a dessert to serve them that I could actually use two days in a row and decided that a large cake would do the trick. I could cut it into squares and serve it with ice cream both nights. Whatever works, right?
I make no secret of my great love of Peanut Butter. It is quite simply one of my favourite things. It is one thing I could not live without and I confess I have at least a tiny bit of it every day. True confessions here. Even if it is only a cracker with a bit of it spread on top.
I came across a peanut butter cookie recipe the other day that looked pretty good, on a blog called Julia's Album . I like puffy peanut butter cookies. I prefer my peanut butter cookies to be a bit soft and chewy rather than hard and crunchy. These looked perfect and not only that, but her recipe only made between 12 and 15 cookies, which is just the perfect amount to have here in this house because we are only two. People that is.
If you have a jar of jam in the cupboard you have the makings of quite a few things. Delicious Cookies and Tarts . . . Muffins and Cakes . . . and of course that favourite tea time treat . . . . Bread and Jam!
One of my favourite things to make is my Lemon and Jam Slices . . . but I also love making these delicious Strawberry Macaroon Slices!
They have a rich and buttery cake/shortbread type of base . . . and everyone's favourite . . . coconut macaroon topping . . . with sweet strawberry jam baked into the centre.
They have a rich and buttery cake/shortbread type of base . . . and everyone's favourite . . . coconut macaroon topping . . . with sweet strawberry jam baked into the centre.
Altogether they make for a most delightful teatime treat that everyone loves. Perfect for Elevensies . . . for wrapping up and sticking into lunch boxes . . . enjoying during your afternoon break . . . afterschool with a nice cold glass of milk.
There is no time when they won't go down a real treat!
They're super easy to make and store well. You can also freeze them if you don't think you can have them all eaten up within a few days.
Not a problem really . . . as they probably won't last long enough . . . but if you have any worries that they won't get eaten up right away, freeze away!
They are not the easiest things to photograph, but don't hold that against them.
I think you'll find that once baked these will be sure to become a family favourite!
*Strawberry Macaroon Slices*
Makes 16 servings
Makes 16 servings
Whisk together the egg whites, coconut and sugar for the macaroon topping. Dollop evenly over top to cover the jam. I like to just dollop it in small bits and then spread it gently with a fork.
Bake for about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean and the macaroon topping is golden. Allow to cool completely in the tin before cutting into squares to serve. Store any leftovers in an airtight container for up to a week.
Do you like peanut butter as much as I do? I am betting you don't, or maybe you do, but whatever the case I bet I eat peanut butter in one way or another every day. Usually its a piece of toast and peanut butter or a slice of bread with peanut butter on it . . . but every once in a while I bake myself a peanut butter treat.
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