Cookies

Loft House Cookies

Posted on by Miky Jo

Hello everyone! I am back with another delicious recipe. Today we’re making loft house cookies. These delicious cookies are fluffy and sweet but not sickeningly sweet. As you might know I’ve been starting to experiment with different recipes making them gluten free. This recipe turned out to taste good but because they are gluten free they turned out a bit crumbly, which then turned into a real problem when frosting them. Frankly they didn’t turn out as pretty as I had hoped, but that doesn’t take away from them being delicious! So pull your hair back, grab you mixer and get ready to bake!

INGREDIENTS for cookies

  • 3/4 cup (soft) butter
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup of canola oil
  • 1 tsp of vanilla extract
  • 2 cups AP flour (I used an all purpose gluten free blend)
  • 1/4 cup of corn starch
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt

INGREDIENTS for frosting

  • 1/2 cup (soft) butter
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • food coloring

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 340
  2. In a large bowl, mix butter and powdered sugar until creamy using a hand mixer.
  3. In a separate bowl, mix the egg, canola oil & vanilla.
  4. Add the egg mixture to the butter mixture.
  5. In a separate bowl, mix your dry ingredients.
  6. Fold your dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
  7. Prepare your cookie sheet with parchment paper and cooking spray.
  8. Roll the cookie dough into balls and set on the cookie sheet.
  9. Put in the oven for 12 to 15 minutes
  10. Make your frosting by beating together all ingredients
  11. Let the cookies cool and then frost them.
And their you have it! Delicious homemade loft house cookies. I hope you enjoy this recipe!

Bakery Style M&M Cookies

Posted on by Miky Jo

Hello everyone, what’s up? Today I am making the fluffiest M&M cookies. These cookies are the richest fluffiest giant cookies ever! They are amazing!! With my mom being gluten free I’ve really started to experiment with more sweets to make them GF, so I will be using gluten free flour. So if your ready, let’s bake!

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 1/3 cups AP flour (Im using gluten free)
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 stick + 2 TBS butter ( your going to want this soft so its easier to mix)
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup of M&M’s

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Start by whisking together the dry ingredients, flour, baking powder, salt & baking soda.
  • Now cream together the butter and sugars together.
  • Once the butter sugar mixture has a light color & fluffy texture, add the vanilla and eggs until fully combined.
  • Now add your flour mixture until it turns into a dough.
  • Using your hands create 12-14 even balls of dough.
  • Put them on a greased cookie sheet and cover with Saran Wrap and chill for two hours.
  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and bake for about 16-17 minutes or until golden brown.

And there you go, you have some delicious M&M cookies. I hope you enjoy them!

Oatmeal Cookies With A Twist

Posted on by Miky Jo

This is my first blog, I’m super exited! Today I’m going to show you how to make new recipe I’ve never made before, “NESTLE Buncha Crunch Oatmeal Cookies.” Big shout out to my Nana for giving me the buncha crunch baking bits! My Nana is the Queen of deals! She found these baking bits on markdown for only $ .29! What a deal!

Cookies are one of my favorite things to make and one of the first things my parents taught me to cook. My favorite part of making cookies is enjoying a little bit of cookie dough (or a lot, depending on the day haha). I can’t wait to taste these cookies, so let’s start baking!

Ingredients:

  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter, softened
  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs
  • 4 1/2 cups quick or old fashioned oats
  • 1 3/4 cups (8 oz pkg.) NESTLE BUNCHA CRUNCH Baking Bits

Directions:

To start, preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Next you need to measure out and combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.

Aren’t my Mom’s measuring cups cute?! They are part of her Pioneer Woman set (my Mom loves Pioneer Woman stuff, so you’ll probably see a lot of it throughout my posts), my Auntie and Uncle bought them for an anniversary present. I also used the matching measuring spoons but forgot to take a picture with them. Even when you’re cooking you should always have at least something fashionable & cute, right?!

Next, beat butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla extract in a large bowl of a standing mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Notice the knives in the background? LOL Another anniversary gift. #PioneerWoman

Next you need to gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in oats and BUNCHA CRUNCH baking bits.

My favorite part has arrived!! Time to taste the cookie dough… YUM! It’s rich, creamy and delicious! Now, RESIST THE URGE TO EAT ALL THE DOUGH! Drop dough by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.

Please excuse my ugly cookie sheet. Its been used A LOT!

Bake

Bake at 375 degrees F for 9 to 11 minutes or until very lightly browned. Don’t over bake them, if you do, they will lose their soft chewy texture. After baking, cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes and then move them to a wire rack to cool completely. Depending on how much cookie dough you ate, this recipe should make about 5 1/2 dozen small cookies. Enjoy!

I hope you enjoy this recipe and can’t wait to hear what you think about it. I had so much fun making it. Stay tuned to my blog for more delicious recipes and favorite foods of a “Hummingbird”.