Category: Cookies

3 Ingredient Cookie Collection

10/1/2019

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3 different sources have let me know that today is both National Homemade Cookie Day and National Pumpkin Spice Day. So, with that information I thought we should celebrate with a post that will pretty much cover both holidays in a delicious way!
Last week, I actually already had National Pumpkin Spice Day covered with this free printable recipe for 3 Ingredient Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies! Well, the spice came because of the Spice Cake Mix part of the recipe, but let's be real, those spices are probably the same as Pumpkin Pie Spice, cinnamon, ginger, cloves...You can still print that recipe if you go to this post.

Fill out Cookie Trays! During the holidays, I always enjoy giving away cookie and candy trays to friends and family. Of course I will include some of my beloved old favorite recipes, but these quick cookies will make filling those trays with something extra much quicker! And trust me, you really don't get a cake mix taste from these cookies at all!

After making those pumpkin cookies, I wondered what other combinations I could come up with to make other flavors using this simple idea. My son had the same idea and he made Banana/Chocolate Chip Cookies with a yellow cake mix and mashed banana. They tasted really great! So, I started brain storming and tried a few of the combinations that I had thought of. I've found some really delicious flavors and after collaborating with the girls, I can't wait to try more varieties! So, what I have done is create a folder for the Subscribers Page where I can add more recipes as I try them out, and you can access them if you subscribe to our blog.
Never fear though! Today I am sharing with everyone the first four additional 3 (or 4) ingredient cookies that we have come up with so far! If you would like to print the photo/recipe, just:

right click the photo,
open the image in a new tab
and then print it!

My first idea was Apple Butter/Salted Caramel Spice Cookies! They turned out really good with a nice tang from the apple butter! The salted caramel chips are a great foil to that tanginess. You can purchase your apple butter at the grocery store or use your own homemade! These cookies spread out better while baking than the pumpkin ones did, so there was no need to use a fork to push them down.

Maddy had the idea that a German Chocolate flavor with coconut would be delicious. She was correct! This is one of the recipes that actually has 4 ingredients because these cookies have caramel ice cream topping drizzled over them after they come out of the oven. I used coconut milk as the liquid component. I didn't put coconut in the cookie, but rather put a pinch on top of the dough before putting them in the oven. The coconut toasted perfectly as it baked!

Possibly one of my favorite combinations is the Lemon and White Chocolate version. My first idea was to use lemon curd, which I think I may still try, but my local grocer was all out of lemon curd and I didn't want to go to the trouble of making some for a cookie that was supposed to be quick and easy! So, instead I used Snack Pack lemon pudding cups! When I tasted the dough, (no eggs in this batter!), I was a little worried, but after baking them, they were so good! The edge was a little crunchy and the middle soft with the white chocolate chips! Another great thing about these 3 Ingredient Cookies is that they all come out looking a little different, so you really do get a wide variety of types of cookie!

Finally, I made a Hazelnut Chocolate Chip variety that came out so good, of course! They crinkled on top and were a combo of crunchy and chewy! These are 4 ingredient cookies because they use not only Nutella, but a few Tablespoons of coconut milk as well.

There you go! 5-3 Ingredient Cake Mix Cookie recipes! All different from one another and all delicious! They really do make a great tray all by themselves!

Be sure to subscribe so that you will receive updates when new recipes are available! And make the pumpkin ones today to celebrate National Pumpkin Spice Day and National Cookie Day all at once!

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3 Ingredient Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies for Fun Friday!

9/20/2019

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My DIL, Jessica, made these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies at her house the other day and my son was so happy with them that he told her that she should give me the recipe for the blog! They are the perfect cookie to bake with little kids because they only take 3 ingredients and those little hands can get involved without too much mess! Not only that, they have the Fall vibe that we are looking for this time of year and they taste great! So, my granddaughter and I got busy and made some for ourselves.

Here is the recipe, but if you scroll down, there is a printable recipe below!
3 Ingredient Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 Spice Cake Mix
1-15 oz. can Pumpkin
1 cup chocolate chips (Jessica and I prefer mini chips)

Just mix the ingredients together and scoop them out with a cookie scoop. My first batch looked like this:

The batter

They stayed round and kind of gooey on the inside after baking about 13 min.

They tasted good, but gooey. I decided on the next pan I would try pushing them down with a fork dipped in sugar, like you do for peanut butter cookies.

I loved the look and the bit of sugar on top.

They were still moist, but less gooey. They were a hit.

, When you scoop them out, put them on parchment paper and bake them in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes. If you leave them as round lumps, bake them longer, as mentioned above.

For Friday Fun Day, I thought I would design a printable recipe for these easy Fall cookies. That way you can... A. Give them as gifts and then let the person you give them to in on the "secret" and simple recipe. Or, B. Just give them the ingredients and the recipe so that they can have some fun with their own kids themselves. Or C. Just print the cute recipe for yourself and put it in your own collection, like the Bloggelicious Cookbook Organizer that we sell in our Etsy shop. Actually, you can do all 3 things because there are 3 recipe cards on this PDF!

Click the button to print them for yourself! It is a PDF file. White card stock works great!

3 Ingredient Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

By the way, have you noticed the adorable truck carrying pumpkins cookie jar? How about the beautiful black buffalo plaid tablecloth? Both available at Walmart for the Fall! I love them! You may have to go into the store to find the one in these photos, but here is the closest one I could find online. It is the perfect place to hold Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Order your copies of these perfect for Fall books by clicking the pictures below today!

Hot Cocoa Bomb How to and Idea Booklet!

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Simple Ways to Make Cookies Special

7/2/2019

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Hi everyone! I am just home from Girl's Camp! I am still feeling exhausted after 3 days home, thus the lateness of today's post!
This year at camp, I was asked to make the girls special cookies as a handout to go with the speakers who were there to talk about the temples of our church. They needed to be beautiful and delicious and there needed to be about 125 of them!
The problem is that I am not a terrific cookie designer. I can decorate with the kids and have some fun, but this was a different story. In the end though, the cookies came out really beautiful, there were lots of compliments and my stress over the entire project was relieved! Here are some of the tips I learned as I worked on this project, plus another idea that I came up with for the 4th of July.

The Baking

I baked my cookies well in advance and froze them so they wouldn't become stale. There was no way I wanted to bake 125 cookies in the middle of a Phoenix June and sweat to death over them. Also, if there were any mishaps, like broken cookies or a mistake in the recipe or burning, there was plenty of time to make a new batch. ( I will not confess to any of that!)
Use a recipe you trust. If you are doing cut-out cookies, you want them to hold their shape well. I consulted with my friend Melissa, who does wonderful cakes and cookies and she recommended this recipe from Sweet Sugarbelle.
If you are doing cut-out cookies, use 1 or 2 special cutters for all of them. Except maybe at Christmas when lots of Christmas shapes are great. But for my purpose, the temple, I used 2 temple cutters. One of the Salt Lake Temple and one of the Phoenix Temple. I'll tell you why.
We had some special diets, so I made a Vegan Gluten Free version of the cookie. To keep them straight, I made the Vegan Gluten Free as the Phoenix Temple and the regular cookies as the Salt Lake Temple. That way I was sure not to mix them up.

The Decorating

Because we had special diets involved, I made all of the icing the same, without milk or butter and without meringue powder. That way I didn't mix anyone's diet's up. Also, I always baked and decorated the gluten free cookies first so that there would be no residue of wheat, etc where I was working. We didn't have anyone actually diagnosed with celiac disease, but there were people who knew that they felt better if they ate a certain way, (gluten free or lactose free or vegan) so I didn't have to worry too much about killing anyone but I did want to accommodate their diets.

The icing I used was simply powdered sugar, corn syrup, almond flavoring and almond milk. I made the mixture thicker to pipe an outline around the cookies and I made it thinner to fill it in. Let the outline dry a bit, and then fill in either by piping or spreading with a knife. Then, I used simple pearly white ball sprinkles and gold sugar on the tip of the spire to give the idea of an Angel Moroni on the top. This icing will harden and allow you to stack the cookies later.

Just a few of the many!

As you can see, I slipped each cookie into a bag and added a label. I am totally converted to these little bags when it comes to making things look more special! They make the cookie look so nice. I have also used them to hold a print to protect it and make it look more professional. The price is great, under $7 for 200 bags! I made the label on Avery using address labels 8160. You can click my button for a copy of mine.
When you have a lot of cookies to decorate, start a couple of days in advance and then refrigerate them until you are ready to give them out.

Temple Cookie Labels

You would think that after all of those cookies, I would be finished with baking cookies for awhile. Especially since it is summer! But with the 4th of July coming, I decided to make a few more. Nothing too fancy this time, but I have some extra white chocolate lying around so I decided to try to make a little something to dress these cookies up.

I melted the chocolate and then spread it on parchment or waxed paper to look like a firework burst. I added a toothpick and sprinkled them with silver and gold dusting sugar.

When the chocolate is dry, you can stick the toothpick into the top of the cookie or a cupcake. I piped words like "POW" on mine and just laid them on top for a nice effect. Of course, the chocolate tastes delicious!

No matter how quickly you have to decorated the cookies, a little extra touch can elevate them, as well as putting them on a special tray or platter!
Do you have any secret tips that make us non-professionals make our cookies look better? Drop a hint or 2 in the comments!