Eatin' Asphalt

We like Winger's Asphalt pie. We just don't like paying for it or taking the wild monkeys in and having people stare at our totally awesome kids just because they are excited to be there.

Here is my version. You will need:

Oreos

Mint ice cream ( I suggest using a different brand than I did.)

Oreo pie crust

Chocolate sauce

Carmel sauce

Cream ( Use the kind in a can. It looks better.)

Microwave ice cream for 30 Seconds. Spoon ice cream into shell pressing firmly. Freeze for at least 2 hours.
Slice and top with cream, sauces and crushed Oreos.

Eat like a love starved Momma.

Cookie Monster

I am going to say it again. I LOVE THIS RECIPE! If you haven't tried Chef Keem's Macaroon recipe, you must get right to it.

As I had mentioned in a previous post, I made some Macaroons to took take for a raffle at Family Reunion. I wanted to find Pastry boxes with cellophane windows on top, so that the cookies would look like they came from a fancy bakery. I looked and looked. I couldn't find any. I went to the bakery at my local Wal Mart and got my ear chewed off by the gal behind the bakery counter. I was left with only what my imagination could come up with.

I made the tray with some white card stock.
I folded all four edges in about an inch.

I cut the one side of the corner piece.

Then hot glued them to form a nice sharp corner.

I finished it up with cellophane and tulle. I think it looked nice. I made small trays for lemon bars.

Mmmmm... Cookie....

Last week I had walked into a bakery and left with a Macaroon. It was so good I couldn't stop thinking about it. So I did what any other cookie obsessed women would do... I googled a recipe. The one I found was on Chef Keems blog. Click here for the full recipe and instructions. The only changes I made was to add Hershey's Mini Kisses to the batter.

I gave some to friends. That's part of my evil plan. I figure I most likely I will never loose weight because of my deep affection for food. So instead I am going to chubb up all the skinny gals. If you received cookies from me consider yourself chubbed. If you didn't, just know my plan has backfired since I ate most of them.

I am making another batch tomorrow for a family raffle. I am hoping to find cupcake boxes or something to wrap them in. I will get pictures to share with you.

Edible Invitation

I absolutely love how these turned out. First you need cookies or even brownies (you can use a cookie cutter to make them any shape you would like. You could even cut the cookies into stars, hearts or flowers.) They can be store bought or homemade.

Someone ate most of my cookies. I don't know who. It will remain a mystery!

Then cut out paper the size and shape of your cookie. Embellish like crazy. Just think how cute it would be to use a scallop punch. So cute. On the back side write the party information or a little note.
Place card on the back of cookie and slip both into a treat bag. Tie with a pretty ribbon.



You could make:
Birthday party invitations
Thank you cards
Baby shower invites
Baby shower favours
Wedding/bridal favours
Thinking of you cards
Birth announcement
Reminders
Special treat in lunch box
Valentine cards
A really tasty business card


You could do chocolate chip cookies and say "Thanks for chipping in" and of course much much more.

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Cute slice of summer

I had this cookie mix that I needed to use. So I dreamed up a summery way to use it. You can use a homemade dough or even ready made dough for this recipe.

One pouch made enough dough to fit one mold.

So you will need:

Sugar cookie dough

Homemade mold(see below)

Chocolate sprinkles

Red and green food coloring

For a mold I used an empty Crystal light container. I liked this container because I could put the lid back on it to give extra support. However, a toilet paper or paper towel roll would be better in size. You could use masking tape over the open top for more support to keep the shape. Whatever you use cut of 1/3 of the top.

Dye 1/3 of the dough green and the rest red. Place wax paper in mold. Then press green dough into mold, pushing dough up the sides. Fill with red dough.

Cover and freeze for 1/2 hour or refrigerate until firm.

Remove dough from mold and cut into slices.

Bake as directed in recipe. (I love parchment paper for baking.)

During the last 30 seconds of baking sprinkle the red part of the cookie with chocolate sprinkles.

Yummy, it's like little slices of summer.

Cookie Brownie

I was surprised that there are some that haven't tried the Betty Crocker recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies. So, I found the recipe for you. I did my own cookie dough the last time I made these as seen here. However, using the BC cookie pouch makes it super easy. You could even try the Peanut Butter pouch in place of the Chocolate Chip. Goodness, don't stop there try all the cookie flavors.

Click picture for link to recipe.

Dough head

Everyone has probably tried the Betty Crocker recipe for cookie dough brownies by now. I wanted to see if it would work with a regular homemade cookie dough and in muffin tins.

Turns out it works. I usually make cookie dough and freeze it in balls. I will be able to use my frozen dough for more than just cookies now.


Look how festive my brownies are. These would make good small gifts for friends. Be sure to wrap them in cellophane with a matching ribbon. This would be such a sweet surprise for a friend or just a small treat for a lunch box.