My goodness the oven is going to be busy 🙂 I’ve totaled up all of my Christmas Cookies that I am baking for Christmas gifts, and the count is now 21 dozen! That is a lot of cookies, 252 I think 😉 I hope I can get this accomplished. It will be fun, and maybe I’ll have a few left for us too…
Will Nico be able to bake that many cookies? Check back in to see all of the yummy treats fresh from the oven!
Last week I received my December edition of Parents magazine and it was filled with fun Holiday recipes. Thade found one that he had to try, it was for White Hot Chocolate 🙂 We were in the kitchen baking Brownies, and I thought it was a great time to try out the new recipe. It is simple to follow, and pretty darn tasty too:
White Hot Chocolate:
1 3/4 cups Milk, divided
1/2 cup White Chocolate Chips
Whipped Topping, Blue Sugar Crystals, and Sprinkles
In a small saucepan, heat 1/4 cup Milk and White Chocolate Chips over medium heat, whisking until chocolate melts. Stir in the remaining milk and heat to warm. Pour into 2 or 3 glasses. Garnish with Whipped Topping and Blue Sugar Crystals and Sprinkles.
In the magazine photo the White Hot Chocolate looks very elegant in clear glass coffee cups, but glass isn’t too toddler friendly 😉 I also added a bit of vanilla to the White Hot Chocolate to give it a little something extra.
I thought that the White Hot Chocolate was delicious, but Thade wasn’t a fan. He prefers the traditional Milk Chocolate, oh well it was fun making and decorating a special Winter treat with the kids 🙂
Ever since we moved away from our beloved Panera Bread Co., we have really missed the yummy treats that we used to get there. My hubby loved their Nutty Oatmeal Cookies, and I have been searching for a recipe that would be just as delicious. We got out the trusty cookbooks and I found a recipe for White Chip Apricot Oatmeal Cookies by Hershey’s. My hubby isn’t a big fan of Apricots, and Thade isn’t the biggest fan of White Chocolate Chips so I omitted them both from the recipe, and hoped for the best.
The cookies were delicious even without the extra yummy chocolate chips and fruit. We ate them until we couldn’t eat another cookie. I’ll be making these again, and they might just make it on to the Christmas Cookie Plates. James loved them, so that is all that matters to me 🙂
I’m making Brownies to send with hubby to work tomorrow, and I might have to save a few to make Peanut Butter Nutella Brownies for me 😉 This is one of my favorite treats, and it is so simple to make.
Here is what you need:
For one serving, split a brownie horizontally. Spread the bottom layer with Peanut Butter, and replace the top. Use the Nutella as icing for the top. Now you have one super tasty Peanut Butter Nutella Brownie Sandwich. If you are feeling a little more hungry feel free to use two brownies 🙂
I was thinking about making an entire sheet of these for my Christmas Cookie Plates. There are so yummy, but not for the little kiddos though due to the Peanut Butter and the Hazelnuts in the Nutella.
Last weekend we were watching the Iron Chef America Sugar Battle. Great job on the win Paula Deen and Cat Cora, everything looked delicious. The challenge got me thinking about baking Holiday Cookies. I decided it was a good opportunity to get out the cookbooks and look for cookies to bake for Santa. Thade had fun flipping through the cookbooks, and Dylan had fun pushing his cookbook around on the floor 😉
I’m planning on making a ton of cookies this holiday season, so things are going to be very busy in Nico’s Kitchen. I started my list and estimated that I will need to bake 15 dozen. Then I added a few more places that I need to take cookies, and now it is looking more like 20 dozen. If only Paula Deen could come to my rescue 😉