Mint Lemonade Cookies

Hello it is Christian, Audra's daughter, and I am back to share a wonderful, refreshing treat I recently made in the kitchen. My mom has always made a different version of these cookies at Christmas ever since I can remember.

This spring I put a fresh, new spin on the cookies I grew up with. I call them Mint Lemonade Cookies. I have recently been baking in the kitchen, since school is almost out and I have attended many end of the year parties. The parties I have attended were outside with water games and in the hot baking sun, and well we all know Texas is the hottest place on earth ;). What better treat than a Mint Lemonade Cookie to cool you off before continuing to play in the sun!

The first time I made these I did not include mint. My mom and I tried the cookies and decided that something was just missing. Mint, of course, is what my mom suggested and I made them a second time, with mint, and they tasted perfect! When tasting your first cookie you experience the flavor of mint and then a burst of lemon, it is so refreshing.

Ingredients:

1 cup heavy whipping cream

1 (18.25 ounce) package lemon cake box mix

1 large egg

2 TBS + 2 tsp finely chopped fresh mint

1/2 cup shifted powdered sugar

Directions:
makes about 4-5 dozen depending on the size of your cookies

First, chill your mixing bowl and beaters in the freezer for about 10 minutes. Pour whipping cream into the chilled bowl and mix until peaks form and you have the texture of whipping cream (usually takes 5 to 6 minutes). Once the whipping cream is ready, measure out 1 cup of whipped cream and place into a large bowl!

Then add the lemon cake box mix, egg, and chopped mint with the whipping cream and blended well. If you do not have a kitchen aid mixer, it will take some arm muscle to mix the batter. The batter will be thick and very sticky.

Shift powdered sugar on a clean flat surface. First dust your hands in the powdered sugar (so the batter will not stick to your hands) then take a small spoonful of batter and roll in the powdered sugar and form it into a ball. Make sure all cookies are rolled into evenly sized balls.

 

Place on a cookie sheet that is covered with parchment paper and bake at 350 degree F for 8 to 10 minutes. They may be very soft coming out of the oven but once the cool they will set. Once out of the oven place on a cooling rack for about 5 minutes. Serve and enjoy.

I hope you enjoy this tasty treat, it is a definite crowd pleaser on a hot summer day. Once my cookies were at the party they were literally devoured in an instant. Later this week I will be making
Banana Split Cupcakes
for my next end of the year gathering. They are completely delicious and they too are another great crowd pleaser.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies

Today I am colliding two amazing worlds, chocolate chip cookie dough and brownies, together to create one awesome dessert you will love! My sous chef, AKA my daughter, is responsible for combining these ingredients together to create
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies.
I promise you will not be disappointed!
She is keeping me young at heart in the kitchen :)


Brownie recipe:
3/4 cup unsweetened coca powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup boiling water
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Recipe:
1 cup + 2 TBS all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp of salt
1 stick of butter (soften)
Click here for a tip on how to soften butter quickly
1/4 cup + 2 TBS sugar
1/4 cup + 2 TBS brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 cup of semi-sweet mini morsels (I used Nestle)

  Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 and grease a 9x13 pan.

2. Brownie mixture first- In a large bowl stir cocoa and baking soda. Add 1/3 cup of vegetable oil and boiling water. Mix until will blended and thickened. Stir in the sugar, eggs, and remaining oil. Finally add the flour, vanilla, and salt. Mix well until all of the flour is absorbed. Spread evenly into the pan.

3. Cookie dough mixture- In a small mixing bowl combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Then in a medium bowl beat butter, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla until creamy. Add egg, beating well. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels.

4. Now drop cookie dough by rounded tablespoons on top of the brownie mixture and gentle press down on the cookie dough to ensure it is in the brownie mixture.



5. Bake in the oven for about 45 minutes, but always check at 30 min. Allow to cool before cutting. Once cool, cut into squares and enjoy with a big glass of milk!

Valentine Sugar Cookies

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This was my first time making roll out sugar cookies!
I am such a drop by the spoonful kinda girl!
When I was looking for a recipe I went to the one and only Sweetopia! 
If you have never stopped by to visit this blog, hop over there right now! Marian’s blog/website is packed full of how to tutorials.
I did not attempt royal icing, but it is on my to-do-list.

For icing I used my whipped topping recipe, find the recipe below!

Click here for the Sugar Cookie Recipe.

I halved the cookie recipe and it made
approximately 20 heart shaped cookies
for the size of cookie cutter I was using.

How to make…

I use whipped cream often in the place of icing. YUM YUM!

Ingredients

2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup of powder sugar sifted
Wilton’s pink icing color
(add a little at a time to reach desired shade)

Chill your mixing bowl and beaters in the freezer for about 10 minutes. Then in a large metal bowl, whip cream until stiff peaks are just about to form. Beat in vanilla and sugar until peaks form. Enjoy on top of cupcakes, cookies, or heart shaped pancakes. The possibilities are endless!

After topping your heart cookies with whipped topping add pretty and festive sprinkles and enjoy!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Chunk Cookies

This recipe is on the back of the Ocean Spray Craisins Original Dried Cranberries package. My family and I absolutely love this cookie recipe. I would not change a thing! Perfect for an after school treat, in lunches, or a simple dessert.

Click here to check this recipe out today!

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