Potato Chip Cookies

Hello friends! I am back with a recipe I would love to share. I have been wanting to make this since this cute little boy in my Husband's class came up to me wanting to make conversation. It was the very first time they had ever seen me and there was not a chance I could hang out with them because they were getting ready to march in a parade. But this cute little boy [his name is William] came up to me and made conversation with me... He comes up and asks, "Mr. Randolph says you bake, do you know how to make potato chip cookies... because I really like them?" I did not know what to tell him because I had never seen or heard of potato chip cookies before! So I said, "I haven't really heard of those but I am going to look it up and see what I can do about it." I looked it up the minute he walked away. I seriously had no idea what those cookies were! And John had talked up this mean game to his kids how awesome I was and how I could make all kinds of stuff. LOL

Six months later, after going through at least thirty recipes from different sources, I finally came up with one that I like the best. 

POTATO CHIP COOKIES

Makes 30 cookies
Preheat at 350

You need:

2 sticks of unsalted butter, softened [not melted]

1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup crushed potato chips [ridged or regular will do]
1/2 cup ground toasted almonds
1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups All Purpose Flour

What You Do:


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line your cookie sheets with parchment paper or if you have a Sil-Pat, you can use that too.


Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy about 3 minutes. Slowly add potato chips, ground almonds, and sesame seeds. Mix well. Then add vanilla. Mix in flour, just until it is incorporated well. DO NOT OVERWORK YOUR dough. 


Using a scoop or two spoons together form dough into 1 inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Flatten slightly with a flat bottom glass or measuring cup. 


Bake for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are golden on the edges. Cool on wire rack. 


If you want you can drizzle your cookies with melted chocolate and sprinkle toasted sesame seeds on top.


I hope the next cute little boy or girl that comes up to me will ask me about something that I have actually heard of! John [my husband] said I turned beet red when the kid asked me that question... He knew he was in trouble for telling the kids how I'm like the Cookie Fairy Godmother! But I know William will be so happy when Mr Randolph hands him a bag of goodies from me to make up for that really awkward first conversation. :)

See you all soon!

Christmas Goodies

 

Hello all! For many years now, I have been assigned to make goodies and treats for Christmas morning. But I have never made as many cookie varieties as I have this year... Guess it came with the fact I have a bigger kitchen, more space to put stuff in, and I am just plain old crazy. Not sure if I will be able to share pics of everything I made, but I will try. :)

Peanut Butter Fudge. This is the easiest fudge recipe ever!!! 

 

Coffee Cake Cookies.

 

 

Lemon Snowflakes.

 

 

This isn't even half of what I made this year. I may make a second post for the rest and probably share some of the recipes with you. 

But for now...

Merry Christmas from my family to yours!!! :)

 

I'm Lovin... Christmas Goodies!

Holiday Goodies from my Kitchen

 

Hi friends! I have admitted to all of you how I have had no handmade cards done... but I am not behind on the baking [I THINK!]. I have been keeping myself busy as my husband wrestled with all the preparations for his two Christmas programs at work. For band directors and music teachers, December is one of the busiest months. :)

I have been surprising him with a new treat every day. But at the back of my head I am also hoping he doesn't eat them all before the actual Christmas day comes. LOL

The photo above is a picture I took of my kitchen yesterday after I got done cleaning to record this really happy moment of clean and spotlessness. :) It doesn't look like that anymore after all the baking I have done. LOL

Today I have made the easiest Chocolate Crinkle Cookies and a batch of cookies that I found at Pinterest, they are normally called Blossom Cookies but this one has been made festive by using red and green sugar and Hershey's Hugs and Kisses. I thought since I pretty much live in Pinterest, I might as well make something to add to the plethora of holiday treats that I am making to honor the friends and the hundreds of pinners that I follow.

 Here they are!!!

 

I got playful with this one and dipped it in both red and green sugars. :)

 

And here's the beginnings of a crinkle. This is an all-time favorite of mine... This is one of the few things I make that I actually do not enjoy sharing with anyone because I love them so much.

 

Here is the end result. Make chocolate cookies, roll them in powdered sugar and bake them in the oven for 8-10 minutes. Chocolatey tastiness!!! :)

I also made dog treats! But I didn't take pictures of it because I already have them all packaged to give away.

I hope all of you are all caught up with Christmas shopping, baking, gift wrapping, decorating, etc! And, keeping warm too!!!

Banana Split Cupcakes

Hello All! I hope everyone has had a good day. It's been nice here... Cold, but nice. I had a really good day today. So good, I baked half of the day off.

Yesterday, my Aunt Betty gave me a stack of books. Well really, mostly COOK books. It doesn't take much to make me happy. Give me a couple of cookbooks to look at, and I am in hog heaven. I've already made two things from the books she gave me. Last night, I made Fresh Corn and Chicken Chowder from Taste of Home's All Time Favorites. We ate the rest of it tonight. And the husband [while scraping the bottom of the pot] told me to keep the recipe so I can make it again. [Read: HE LOVES IT!] :)

Tonight, I added an element to the tasty ensemble. I made Banana Split Cupcakes. I will share the recipe soon. I gotta write it down yet, I made a couple of changes to the recipe. So for now, photos are all I have to show.

That's all for now, friends!!! I got cupcakes to devour!!! :)

My Attempt at a Handmade Card, Candy-filled Cupcakes, etc

Hello there friends! :) This has been another busy weekend... Got to take a short break with my friend Sara, but soon as we got home, our husbands John and Quinton were fighting with washers and dryers and banisters and stairs.

In between all the other things I needed to do, I got to spend some time crafting and baking. I got out the stamps, papers, etc. It felt sooo good to be using my 12-inch Tonic guillotine again! So here's what I made... It's not too bad, but it is obvious I am lacking practice! There is embossing powder all over the background. Not good. But the card itself is worth giving away to some very special people. :)

And I baked too!!! I made chocolate-covered cherries cupcake. I so love how they turned out except that some of the candy melted while they were baking so some of the cupcakes had a huge crater when I took them out of the oven.  But I have been told by my taste testers, the recipe is a hands down WINNER.

I also made peanut butter cup cupcakes! I used the same cupcake recipe as the one above but I baked a peanut butter cup in the cake this time. I tasted it, and I myself love it! ANOTHER WINNER!

And in other news, I finally got to do laundry in my new house.... Big thanks to John, Quinton and Dad for making this least favorite chore of mine possible tonight. You guys have no idea how much it means to me to be able to see the floor of my walk-in closet, because before you all moved my washer and dryer, the whole floor was covered with dirty clothes and socks! SO THANK YOU!!! You are my most favorite boys alive!!!

The photo above shows the end of my very first load. I was so excited John [the husband] was laughing at me.

Okay now that that's out of my system, I think I will go get in my toasty cozy bed and watch one of the shows I have on my Netflix queue.

I hope you all had a great weekend!!! And have a great week ahead!