My Sweetest Things

Oreos are my favorite store bought cookie. When I was pregnant with my first child, I sat and ate a bag of Oreos. Really. Dunked them in milk and enjoyed every minute of it. Never mind I weighed 202 when I gave birth. I am no where near 202 now nor have I attempted to eat a whole bag since. I rarely buy Oreos anymore but around the Holidays I came across them on Jessica’s blog How Sweet It Is.  Visit her site! She has loads of yummy treats.

The ingredients are simple. Oreos and Cream Cheese. They super easy to make and so delicious!

One package Oreo’s and one 8 ounce bar of cream cheese. I used the food processor to blend them together.

Hello. I love you.

Whip those Oreos into crumbs, then add the cream cheese. I cut the cream cheese into blocks first. The beer is not included in the recipe but it’s Blue Moon and quite refreshing while you are whipping up desserts. That’s my husband getting in on the Oreo action.

This is what the mixture will look like when it’s all blended together. Gooey Chocolate!

I rolled the Oreo’s into small balls and put them in the refrigerator for half an hour to cool. Once cooled I then dipped them into the Double Chocolate Flavor of a melted Ghirardelli Dipping Bar!

I was popping these lovelies in my mouth!

I topped them off with sprinkles and they were good to go! (The white balls in the back are a type of Spanish cookie…when translated into English =  Nun Farts…but that’s for another post)

These Oreo Truffles were off to a party and were a huge hit! All gone real quick. That’s how it’s done and it’s all good!

~Donna

Now what starts with the letter “C”?
“Cookie” starts with “C”!
Let’s think of other things that starts with “C”!
Uh. . .Uh. . . Who cares about da other things?!

“C” is for Cookie that’s good enough for me,
“C” is for cookie that’s good enough for me,
Oh! cookie, cookie, cookie starts with “C”!  ~ Cookie Monster~ Sesame Street

Well, you know what else starts with the letter C? Chocolate! Yes Please. I had huge craving for chocolate on Monday so what better way to squish that craving then to whip up a batch of Chocolate Chip Cookies! Years ago I bought the Mrs. Fields Best Ever Cookie Book. Mrs. Fields knows about cookies so I used her famous Blue-Ribbon Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. The cookies are rich and chewy just the way we like them around this house. The recipe makes close to 3 1/2 dozen which means there are plenty to share….or not…okay…share I will and I did.

Ingredients for this recipe.

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup (packed) dark brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 sticks salted butter, softened (I used unsalted butter and added an extra 1/4 teaspoon salt)

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

Combine flour, soda, and salt – Mix well with wire whisk

Why hello there brown sugar!

Hello white sugar. I have a friend who is waiting to meet you!

Sugar’s meet and mix!

Throw two sticks of butter in the mix.

Butter meets sugar. At this point, please feel free to taste. So buttery and sugary. So good!

Eggs and vanilla in the yummy butter, sugar mix.

Mix at medium speed until just blended.

Add the flour mixture.

Add chocolate chips and mix until just barely mixed.

Hello tasty morsels! You deserve a close up!

All mixed up and ready to eat by the spoonful!

But no, really you should do this and drop by the tablespoon onto the cookie sheet.

While the cookies are baking in the 300 degree oven for 18-22 minutes, I start cleaning

up this mess!

Here is a look at the first batch and my first bite! or second bite? Where’s the milk?

All done and nicely stacked….but not for long!

This is a simple recipe with rich results. Enjoy!

It’s all good.

~Donna