Chocolate Strawberry Whopper Cookies

We love cookies and chocolate covered strawberries! These cookies get their strawberry flavor from Strawberry Milkshake Whoppers and Strawberry Cake Mix.

Have you ever made cookies with cake mix before? The first time I tried them I had used yellow cake mix and added sprinkles. The yellow cake mix still tasted like I used...well, cake mix. I've since tried versions using Chocolate and Strawberry cake mix and the result is much tastier.

Here's my spin on cake mix cookies, Chocolate Strawberry Whopper Cookies-

1 box Strawberry cake mix
1 stick softened butter
2 T. canola oil
2 eggs
1/2 cup roughly chopped strawberry Whoppers
1 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350. Mix together cake mix, butter, oil and eggs. Then gently stir in Whoppers and chocolate chips. Scoop onto baking sheet and bake for 9 min. Let them cool completely for best taste.

You'd be surprised by how quick these cookies come together! And less to clean up too. The whoppers give a nice crunch to these cookies. So many options to try.

i love brownies

Can you tell?!

This week I made Brownies with homemade peanut butter frosting.

Last week I made Coconut Dream Bars.

I absolutely loved these! They tasted like shortbread with a soft chocolate cookie on top. My brother in law dislikes dessert but said these were great.

Coconut Dream Bars-

1 1/4 cup all purpose flour, divided

1 cup quick cooking oats

1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar, divided

1/2 cup cold butter, sliced

2 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

1/2 cup flaked coconut

1 tsp. baking powder

2 cups milk chocolate chips

In a bowl combine 3/4 cup flour, oats and half cup brown sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly. If too dry add 2 more T. butter. Press into greased 13x9 baking pan. Bake at 375 until golden brown.

In a mixing bowl beat eggs, vanilla and remaining brown sugar. Combine coconut, salt, baking powder and the rest of the flour. Gradually add in the eggs. Stir in the chocolate chips. Then pour over crust. Bake for 18-20 min. until the top is crackled and golden.

adapted from allrecipes.

No Bake Cookies

No Bake Cookies- My mom made these for us when my sisters and I were little. I think we called them "dinosaur poop". I recently made a small batch. I like to pretend they are healthy cookies since your getting some protein and fiber from the oats & peanut butter. Try them next time you don't have any chocolate in the house!

Snowing in Texas

Yesterday we had a blast playing in the snow! My husband and I have never seen that much snow in Tx. It was so fun. Violet played for a couple hours outside. When she woke up and saw the snow out the window she said she was ready to build a snowman and skate! She clearly has seen too many shows with people ice skating. After our second round outside. I brought her in and gave her a warm bath then I started cooking dinner. Well, Violet was passed out on the couch before dinner was ready. She was pooped!

It was a nice day for us to spend together as a family. Played outside, made cookies and Matt helped me with our current home project. It's almost finished...pics soon to come!

Fish Cookies

Fish cookies. I used ground tuna in place of sugar for these fishy cookies. Haha! Ok, that one glass of white wine was enough for me. Let me just say that I know I have no frosting skills whatsoever! Jordan said they look like Shrek feet. But my Violet girl thought they were all pretty!

Sugar cookies usually aren't my thing. But I found a bag of cute cookie cutters at my mom's and had to use them. I made flip flops and fishies. The cookies were Martha Stewart's Ideal Sugar Cookies. Only Martha would add the word Ideal to her recipe. I found that very amusing.

The frosting was from Alton Brown. If your going to make the frosting make sure to really beat those egg whites or your frosting will never "fluff" up.

I have made sugar cookies from scratch a handful of times. These were delicious! The cookies were a little soft and I could taste the hint of sea salt along with the sweet vanilla taste. Perfect!

Matt came home and saw the decorated cookies and ate one instantly. Then he said there better be more frosting because that wasn't enough for him! He then completely frosted every square inch of two flip flops.

Ahhh... Why can't I be in that naturally thin category and eat 3 frosted cookies in a row?!

Saturday with Violet

(Violet and her daddy a few nights ago)

My little girl is sick today. She's been coming down with something all week and I thought it was because she is getting new teeth. On thursday night she had a fever and today her nose is running nonstop. So, were keeping her warm and inside today.

During her nap time I made these sugar cookies. They are the Christmas Sugar Cookies from the pioneer woman. I made them into odd shaped diamonds since I don't have any christmas cookie cutters. I would have gone out and bought some because I want them real bad but I didn't want to take Violet anywhere.

They were probably the best home made sugar cookies I've ever made. I think it was all the shortening and orange zest that made them so good. Right?! I decorated the edges with a home made buttercream frosting. I'm saving some frosting for the cookie making party that Gloria is doing tomorrow with the kiddos.

Tonight I'm going to see my parents in their first dance recital. I'm looking forward to it. They started taking classes a few months ago.

Tata for now!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cookies that I made to enjoy on Thanksgiving!

(Violet-November 2007)

May your stuffing be tasty.

May your turkey be plump, May your potatoes and gravy Have never a lump.

May your yams be delicious And your pies take the prize, And may your Thanksgiving dinner

Stay off your thighs.

Happy Thanksgiving!!