Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies and a Tribute

In the wake of this terrible tragedy I would like to dedicate this post to the families of those beautiful children who were taken too soon and to the families of the heroic teachers who made the ultimate sacrifice for their "kids".

May you find comfort and strength and know that you are in our thoughts and prayers always.  

This post is to show my support. 

I will also be donating 100% of the proceeds from my shop today www.pinkapotamus.etsy.com

Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies 

Ingredients

1 Cup Peanut Butter 

1 Stick Butter

1 1/4 cups Dark Brown Sugar

2 Eggs 

1 Tsp Vanilla

1 3/4 Cups Flour

2 Tbls Cocoa Powder

3/4 Tsp Baking Soda

1/2 Tsp Salt

1/2 Cup Oats 

1 Cup Chocolate Chips

Sorry no pics on this one as I was making these at 3 am. 

In mixer cream together peanut butter, butter and sugar.  Once combined add eggs one at a time and vanilla.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.  Add to wet ingredients.  Continue mixing and add oats and chocolate chips.  

Then use your cookie scoop and place on cookie sheet 2 inches apart.  Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. 

Let cool on baking rack and Enjoy!

Don't forget share the kids you love and give them an extra squeeze for me!

Love,

Pinkapotamus

Chocolate Chip Scones

Tis the season to start baking.. 
fa la la la la la LAAAAAAA!  
So here is the beginning of my baking for the Christmas Season.. 

Chocolate Chip Scones

Ingredients

2 Cups Flour

1/2 Cup Sugar

1 tsp Baking Powder

1/4 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Salt

1 Stick Butter, Frozen

Zest of 1 Lemon

1/2 Cup Chocolate Chips

1/2 Cup Chocolate Chunk Chobani Yogurt

1 Egg

1 Tsp Vanilla

Sprinkle of Sugar 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. 

Grate frozen butter

and lemon zest into flour mixture. 

Mix in chocolate chips.

In a separate bowl 

combine yogurt, egg and vanilla.

Pour yogurt mixture into dry ingredients.

Mix with a fork until crumbly.

Then use your hands to form a large ball.

Break dough into equal balls 

and bake in a greased scone pan.  Sprinkle with sugar.

Bake at 400 degrees for 15 - 18 minutes until golden brown.

Viola!  Beautiful Scones to Share with someone you love!

Happy Baking!

I am sharing with

Love,

Pinkapotamus

Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie .. Oh MY!

Happy Thanksgiving!  

Today I am sharing with you an A-mazing pie recipe that we are bringing for Thanksgiving.. 

Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie.. Oh MY!

Here's how to make it so your family and guests will  be thankful for you!

Ingredients

1 pie crust (mine is from scratch..yay)

Pie Crust Recipe

1 cup white sugar

1 cup light corn syrup 

1 stick butter

4 eggs

1/4 cup bourbon

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup special dark chocolate chips

1 cup chopped pecans

Start by combining sugar, corn syrup and butter in a small saucepan.

Stir constantly over medium heat until butter melts. 

Set aside to cool. 

In a separate bowl combine eggs, bourbon, vanilla and salt.

Whisk together with a fork.

Slowly temper your corn syrup mixture into the egg so that you don't end up with scrambled egg pie!

Add your dark chocolate chips and pecans. 

Stir and pour into your pie crust.

Bake for 50 minutes in a 350 degree oven,

 let it cool and enjoy with your family!

Once your are full grab your wallet and coat 

(if on the East coast) and head out for your Black Friday shopping extravaganza.. 

after all it IS tradition!

Love,

Pinkapotamus

Chocolate Chocolate Cordial Cherry Cookies

Hi.. my name is Amie and I am an M&M addict.  Yes.. that's right.. I could sit on the couch with a FAMILY size bag of any kind of M&M and a glass of milk and finish the bag.. BY... MYSELF.  If you open it.. it's going.. going.. gone!

So here are my special cookies created with the new cherry cordial M&M's..

oh my!

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened

1 1/2 cups white sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

2/3 cup cocoa powder

3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup Cherry Cordial M&M's

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream the butter and sugar. 

When fully combined add eggs one at a time. 

Then add vanilla.

In a separate bowl combine flour, cocoa powder and baking soda.

Add to wet ingredients and combine.

Add M&M's and chocolate chips.

 Scoop with an ice cream scoop onto a parchment lined baking sheet.

Bake 14 minutes.

I made mine small since these are refreshments for our Church nativity pageaent.
Have a happy Sunday!
I am sharing

Love,
Pinkapotamus