Oreo Pudding Cookies

1 cup butter, room temperature

3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1 (4.2 ounce) package instant Oreo Pudding mix
2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 Hershey's Cookies N Cream Candy Bars broken into small pieces (I used 2.6 ounce King Sized bars)
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl and set aside. Cream together butter and sugars. Beat in pudding mix until blended. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well. Add the flour mixture and mix to combine. Stir in cookies n' cream pieces and chocolate chips. Batter will be thick.

Using a cookie dough scooper, place golf ball sized dough balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. You do not want to overbake these! Let cookies cool for 5 minutes on baking sheet before moving to a cooking rack. Store in air-tight container. Makes two dozen.

My friend Tiesha made these at a party.. delicious!!! had to get the recipe :)

Chocolate Bannana Muffins

1/2 cup butter, softened1 cup sugar2 eggs1 1/2 cups flour3 Tbs. cocoa1 tsp. baking soda1 tsp. salt1/2 tsp. cinnamon1 tsp. vanilla1 cup mashed banana1/2 cup sour cream1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts1 cup chocolate chips
*Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Add vanilla, banana, sour cream, nuts and chocolate chips. Pour into muffin tins and bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
props to Rachel Cunningham for this recipe :)

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

I am ready to share the best chocolate chip oatmeal cookie you will ever make!
(props to a girl named Keely and my friend Jackie who gave me the recipe)

Ingredients:
2 1/2 c oatmeal (blend in blender until fine)
2 c flour ( I use wheat flour..can use white if you'd like..I like to pretend it's healthier)
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 c brown sugar
1 c sugar
2 eggs
2 sticks imperial margarine (I swear it tastes better with this brand of margarine)
1 tsp vanilla
1-2 c chocolate chips
1 c chopped pecans
Mix your dry ingredients, then your wet and combine with mixer. add the oatmeal last and I tend to use my "clean" hands to mix it, it works better. then, add the chocolate chips and chopped nuts.
Bake @ 350 for 8-10 minutes

Chocolate Cake Truffle

Ok these are delish and super easy..
thank you Cari for introducing these to me!
we had these at Bunco and they were a hit.. everyone loved them

start with a box of chocolate cake..or any kind and follow recipe on the box..or if you like homemade cake..then do that.
once the cake is done, put in a bowl and mix with 1 package of cream cheese and form into balls
melt a bag of baking chocolate and dip balls into melted chocolate.. cool on wax paper
melt some white baking chocolate and put in ziploc bag, cut a small hole in the corner and drizzle the top
presto, you have yourself a yummy truffle

Thumbprint Cookies with Chocolate

1 1/2 c sifted flour
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 c butter or margarine
1/2 c brown sugar
1 egg separated
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 c finely chopped pecans (or blended)
Sift flour with salt. Cream butter in mixing bowl and add brown sugar. blend in egg yolk and vanilla. add sifted flour and salt and mix. shape dough into balls and dip into beaten egg white and then into blended pecans. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Press floured thumb into center of cookie.

Bake 375 degrees for 12-15 min, fill the indentions with nutella (as shown), or whatever you'd like.. be creative.

Sugar Cookies with Brigadeiro Sauce

These were a hit after FHE tonight :)

1/2 c shortening
1/2 c butter
1/2 c white sugar
1/2 c powdered sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 c flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
Cream together the shortening, butter, sugars, egg, and vanilla. Then mix in flour, salt, baking soda, and cream of tartar. blend well. roll up dough and chill

Brigadeiro chocolate sauce:

add 1 can sweetened condensed milk to a pan on med heat. add 1 Tbsp butter and 1-2 Tbsp cocoa powder (I prefer Nestle).

mix until thickened on low-med heat, stirring continuously.

Roll dough into balls about 1 in and place on cookie sheet. flatten with cookie stamp or the bottom of a glass (you can be creative here).

Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 min

Add Brigadeiro sauce on top and enjoy :)

Brigadeiros

warning: These are very rich and yummy chocolately desserts!
Ingredients:

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1 Tbsp butter

1-2 Tbsp cocoa powder (or however chocolately you prefer)
Heat the milk and butter on low-med heat and as it gets hotter, gradually add the chocolate powder. stirring constantly.

Continue stirring occasionally until the milk thickens. You want it to reduce to a good thickness that it doesn't run off the spoon.
Once it is thick, take off the heat and let it cool in the pan: now you are ready to form into balls.
grease your hands with butter and start forming into balls (about 1/2 in) and dip into chocolate sprinkles.

serve shortly after and enjoy!
(Picture pending)