Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

I recently made these chocolate chip pumpkin cookies from Sally's Baking Addiction. http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2013/09/04/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-cookies/  I fed them to my friends and they ranted and raved. My husband said they were the best pumpkin cookies he's ever eaten. High praise. I wasn't madly in love, but I did eat the entire batch in one day. So I guess I am being forced to save my version of this recipe for use next fall. (As you can see my cookies look nothing like Sally's. I didn't flatten mine as she suggested.)  

Mix together:

-1/2 cup MELTED butter (melted es muy importante) 

-1/4 cup packed brown sugar

-1/2 cup white sugar

-1 generous tsp vanilla

-7 tablespoons pumpkin purée 

Mix until smooth.

Then add on top of the pumpkin mixture without stiring yet:

-1.5 cups of flour 

-1/4 tsp baking soda

-1/4 tsp baking powder 

-1/2 tsp salt 

-1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg 

-1/4 tsp cloves 

-1 tsp cinnamon 

-1 cup chocolate chips 

Once everything is sitting in a big pile on your pumpkin mixture, fluff all the dry ingredients to disperse them. Then mix them into the pumpkin mixture. Do not over mix. 

Because of the melted butter you MUST chill the dough for 30 minutes before baking. 

Bake at 350 for 8-9 minutes. Makes about 2 dozen cookies. 

Power Pancakes

Our BFFs introduced us to "powerlifting" pancakes about a year ago. They are high in protein, low in fat, low in sugar, and gluten free. Basically they are a delicious healthy breakfast. 

Ingredients

• 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 ripe banana
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 large eggs (or 4 egg whites)
• 1/2 cup low fat free cottage cheese
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened rice milk

Cook like you would normal pancake until golden brown. You could also add my favorite, chocolate chips, peanut butter, or berries as well. And for all you banana haters out there, don't worry you can't even taste them. Oh, and don't forget to use organic pure maple syrup! If you haven't tried the stuff you will fall in love! So much better than all that processed thick corn syrupy stuff. Good luck and enjoy! 

Kitchen Sink Cookies

So these cookies have a million ingredients in them, hence their name "kitchen sink cookies" because they pretty much have everything but the kitchen sink in them. 

When I first married my husband, he was always begging me to make his moms kitchen sink cookies. Well they sounded gross, and they had cornflakes in them, eww! What kind of weird cookie is this. But when I finally relented and made them, I was hooked. They aren't super beautiful but they are super delicious. 

Kitchen Sink Cookies

1 cup white sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup butter room temp

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoon baking soda

2 cups rolled oats

2 cups Cornflakes or Branflakes 

1 cup coconut 

1 cup chopped nuts (I like walnuts)

6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cook at 350 for 10 minutes. You want them just barely golden on the outside edge. Yum!!!

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

I've been owing a thank you to a sweet friend of mine for weeks. I figured what better way to give someone a treat, than to add a little "fall" to my gift. Anything pumpkin flavored is instantly festive and more fun. 

Ingredients:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cup white sugar
6 ounce container plain yogurt
3 eggs
15 oz can pumpkin puree
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 cups flour 
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoons nutmeg
1/4 teaspoons ground cloves
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon iodized salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chocolate chips 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  This makes 2 loaves. One for you, one for a friend - yay! When combining ingredients being careful to not over mix.  When combined, gently stir in chocolate chips.  Divide batter between loaf pans and sprinkle a few extra chocolate chips on top.  Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with a few crumbs attached.  Don’t overbake and enjoy.