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 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

Italian Sprinkle Cookies~

I am totally in LOVE with this cookie!  We love to make it for the holidays but we make them a little different with a few shots of OJ!  It has the amazing texture of cake with a light orange glaze and lots of fun sprinkles to make it festive!

So here's the recipe:

Cookie Ingredients:

1 cup butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

6 eggs

6 cups flour

2 tsp vanilla

2 tsp Orang Juice

2 Tbs baking powder

Cream the butter and the sugar. 

Then slowly add the eggs one at a time making sure to scrape the bowl betweeen each addition. 

Add the vanilla and the orange juice. 

Then in a seperate bowl mix the flour and baking powder. 

It helps to have a friend!

Add the flour mixture to the dough and mix until sticky

... and yes it will be STICKY!

Use your cookie scoop to make round balls and place on a parchment covered cookie sheet about 1 inch apart. 

Then bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 - 15 minutes depending on the size of your scoop.. again mine is BIG!  Oh and I am a cookie tray flipper so I bake halfway and then flip the sheet and finish it up!

While the cookies are baking make the glaze

Glaze Ingredients

2 cups powdered sugar

3 Tbls orange juice

2 Tbls water

Mix the ingredients together and whisk until it makes a watery glaze.

Once the cookies come out of the oven give them a minute (or you'll be sorry.. my fingers certainly were!) or so and then dip them in the glaze

 and sprinkle with nonparels.

These cookies are soo versatile!  You can change up the liquid that you are using to change the flavor.  Sometimes I like to make strawberry flavored or almond with a little extract.  And for holidays you can always add a little food coloring to make them extra festive!

Hope you enjoy these happy little cookies as much as we do!

I am sharing with

Love,

Pinkapotamus