Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies

I stumbled upon this recipe for Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies from Foxnews.com (probably the last place I would have ever thought I'd find such a delicious recipe).  

These cookies look and sound delicious, but the sweetest part is how simple it is to make them.  It only takes about half an hour to make these cookies which beats the pants off of the six hours it takes to make a regular cheesecake :).




What You'll Need:

• 1 Cup of Flour
• 1/2 Teaspoon of Salt
• 6 Tablespoons of Butter
• 5 Tablespoons of Cream Cheese
• 1/2 Cup of Sugar
• 1 Egg
• 1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
• 1 Cup of Chopped Strawberries

What To Do:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees and line your baking sheets with parchment paper
2. Whisk the flour and salt together, then set aside
3. Beat the butter and cream cheese on high until the mixture is creamy, combine the sugar.  Then add the egg and vanilla until well combined.  Reduce your mixer speed to low while stirring in the flour
4. Turn off the mixer and fold in the chopped strawberries
5. Scoop the cookie dough onto the baking sheets (about 2 tablespoons each)
6. Bake for 10 minutes
7. Cool before serving

Store any leftovers in an airtight container for up to two days.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies

WARNING: IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO INSTANTLY GAIN TEN POUNDS DO NOT READ THIS

This sounds unbelievably amazing!!  I found this recipe on One Ordinary Day.  Nobody could resist a warm chocolate brownie topped with a layer of cookie dough and chocolate (I think I just gained 10 pounds thinking about this).

How To:

- Bake brownies

- Spread uncooked cookie dough over cooled brownies (egg free recipe)

- Chill cookie dough and brownies

- Pour chocolate glaze over the cookie dough

- Cut, serve, and gain weight :)

Cookie Dough Recipe:

1. 1 Cup of butter
2. 1 Cup of light brown sugar
3. 1/2 Cup of sugar
4. 4 Tablespoons of milk
5. 2 Teaspoons of vanilla extract
6. 2 Cups of flour
7. 1 Cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips

Mix the first 5 ingredients together.  Gradually stir in the flour until combined.  Then add in the chocolate chips.

Chocolate Glaze

1. 1 Cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
2. 1 Tablespoon of Crisco

Melt chocolate and Crisco until smooth.

Wilton's Valentine Cookie Envelopes

Wilton has tons of ideas for Valentine's Day this year.  If you want to bake a homemade goodie for your Valentine then go to Wilton's website and look through all of their adorable ideas.  Here is one of my favorites and the one I hope to bake closer to Valentine's Day this year.




Click here for the directions to make this cute cookie for your Valentine.

Homemade Marshmallow Fondant

Marshmallow Fondant Recipe  The results of my poll show that marshmallow fondant is the winner (even if the poll only had 8 votes) 


                                               Example of marshmallow fondant -->










Okay so I finally tried this recipe, and I LOVE IT.  I found that this is noticeably different than Wilton's fondant, but in a good way.  It is easier to work with and can be stretched thinner.


However there are a few changes that I would suggest:


- Even if the marshmallows look melted put them in for a total of 2 1/2 minutes (stirring after every 30 seconds of course)
- Use only 1 lb of confectioner's sugar (there is no need for the second pound and you can pour the entire pound in at once.
- Finally this doesn't take an hour, it's closer to 20 minutes


I'll update further once I use it on a cake.