Wacky Sweetness

What a wacky week! Wacky weather. Brrrrr. Wacky start of school. Thank you teachers! 2020 is just wacky. So this Saturday we are going right along with the wackiness and trying a new, possibly wacky, recipe. Jello sugar cookies. Sounds wacky, right? Tastes wonderful! Trust us!!!

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/2 cups butter flavored Crisco
• 1 cup sugar 
• 1 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon vanilla 
• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 
• 1 teaspoon baking powder 
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tarter 
• 12 ounces jello mix (3 packages)

INSTRUCTIONS

• Preheat oven to 350°F degrees. In a large bowl, cream together Crisco and sugar with a mixer until light and fluffy. Blend in egg white and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and cream of tarter. Gradually add flour mixture to the wet ingredients.
• Divide the dough into three sections. Sprinkle two tablespoons of jello mix into each section and then knead the dough until combined. You can add a few drops of food coloring in, if you’d like the color to be more vibrant.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls. If desired, you may roll the balls into the extra jello powder or sugar for a sweeter cookie. Then place dough onto the baking sheet about two inches apart. Flatten the dough with the bottom of a cup or bowl to allow the cookies to cook evenly. 
• Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes. Remove cookies from the pan and allow to cool on a wire rack.

*recipe inspired by I Heart Naptime

Pop’s Top Sweet

Celebrating the fathers in our lives always means showering them with love and…sugar. But as far as dads go our guys like to keep things pretty simple. That’s why our Chocolate Chip Cookies always top the list of their all time favorite treats. What Pop wants Pop gets. At least on this special day!

Sister Sweetly’s Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Sweet Stuff Inside

Today is Saturday. Yes! Saturday. Our favorite day ‘cause it’s our sweet treat baking day. And have we got a fun idea that we are cooking up this week. We’re taking our best ever cookie dough and adding a special something inside. Different types of Girl Scout Cookies, an assortment of Oreos…a sweet surprise will be waiting inside each cookie. Who knows what you’ll find until you take a yummy bite. Extra sweetness for the win! Every.Time!

Directions

Make a batch of our favorite cookie dough

Make 2 inch balls with the dough

Place an Oreo or Girl Scout cookie inside each ball of dough

Add dark chocolate chips to the top

Bake according to cookie dough recipe

Once baked be Surprised!

Sweetening Our Stay at Home Saturday

This Saturday is no different than the last few. We’re staying safe by staying home. It’s also not different than any other Saturday because sweet treating is one thing we’ll keep doing. There is one thing that is different, however. We won’t be doing our sweet treatin’ in the same kitchen. But thanks to social media we will still be baking together…virtually. (We appreciate you, Zoom!!!) To make things even better, we’ve decided to sweeten our Saturday by baking up our favorite oatmeal cookies loaded with extra leftover Easter candy we have laying around our houses. Staying safe. Staying home. Sweetening our Saturday. We’ve got this!

Sister Sweetly’s Favorite Oatmeal Cookie Recipe

Stir leftover Easter candy into the batter before baking

Cookies, Oh Sweet, Cookies

Like most people, we love a chocolate chip cookie. But what makes us unique is our NEED to pile a variety of ingredients into our cookies. We usually don’t stop at just chocolate chips. No ma’am! No sir! We’ve tried almost every combination out there. Recently we found a recipe that we have never attempted. Salted Dark Chocolate Chip and Roasted Pecan Cookies. With Coconut too! I mean yum! Right? Take our word for it…Make.Them.Today!!!

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons sweetened shredded coconut
• 2 1/4 cups pecan halves, divided
• 2 3/4cups unbleached flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter flavored Crisco
• 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons lightly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg whites, at room temperature
• 1 whole eggs
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons molasses
• 12 ounces dark chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350ºF.

In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Whisk in the coconut and pecan. Set aside.

In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed beat together the crisco and both sugars until the mixture is light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in 1 egg white mixing until fully combined. Add the other egg white and beat until fully combined, followed by the vanilla and molasses. Add the flour mixture all at once and beat on low speed, until the dough just comes together and the flour streaks are still visible. Using a wooden spoon, finish mixing the dough manually. Fold in the chocolate chips and reserved chopped pecans. Transfer the dough the refrigerator to chill for at least 3 hours.

When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºF). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

Scoop out about 3 tablespoons of dough and flatten the dough onto the parchment-lined baking sheets to form a 3-inch/7.5cm disk, 1/2 inch/1.3 cm thick. Continue to form cookies on each baking sheet, spacing the disks 1 inch/2.5cm apart.

Bake the cookies until lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Allow to cool for 3 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

*recipe inspired by Bakers Royale

Sweet Summering

It’s Saturday and its summertime. No need to ask if you have plans! But are you in need of a no-melt dessert for your outdoor party, camp out, road trip, or daily driveway surf? How about Toffee Rolled Cookie Butter Cookies! With cookie butter baked right in they’re mess free. And doubling the batch makes the perfect amount for a crowd. Take it from us they’re mom approved and you won’t even need the Fels Naptha when every last crumb is gone! Happy Summering!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter flavored Crisco
• 1/3 cup creamy cookie butter spread
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg whites
• 2 Tbs water
• 1/4 cup almond milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 Tbsp cornstarch
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 cups unbleached flour
• 1 cup Heath Butter Brickle

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°
2. Line baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
3. In bowl of stand mixer cream together Crisco, cookie butter, milk, water and both sugars about 2 minutes.
4. Add in egg white and vanilla and mix until combined.
5. With mixer still running add in salt, cornstarch and cinnamon and mix until incorporated.
6. Turn mixer to low and add in flour, mixing until dough comes together. Stir in brickle.

1. Roll 2 Tbs scoops of dough into remaining back of brickle. Then drop onto prepared baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
2. Bake for 10 minutes until edges just begin to become golden. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for a few minutes and then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

*recipe inspired by Cookies and Cups

Superb Birthday Sweets

Two things that automatically go together – baking and birthdays! A birthday party without a cake is not a meeting. It’s RUINED! And this birthday boy’s favorite kind of cake…cookies! Not a cookie cake, but a cake made of all of his favorite kinds of cookies stacked high and topped with buttercream frosting. A Superb Stacked Cookie for an superb kid!!!!

Bake 1 dozen each of Sister Sweetly’s Sugar Cookie Recipe, Sister Sweetly’s Ultimate Cookies Recipe, and Sister Sweetly’s Espresso Cookie Recipe. Allow to cool.

Make a batch of homemade buttercream

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter room temp
• 1/2 cup butter flavored Crisco
• 3 3/4 cup powered sugar
• 5 tbsp almond milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

1. Beat together butter and Crisco until light and fluffy.

2. Add in powdered sugar a cup at a time, beating well after each addition.

3. Add the almond milk and vanilla and beat for 1 – 2 minutes on high speed.

Cake Construction Directions Once cooled frost the sugar cookies.

Layer 1/2 dozen frosted sugar cookies on the bottom of a cake plate. Top with 1 dozen espresso cookies. Then top with 1 dozen ultimate cookies. Finish by topping with the remaining 1/2 dozen frosted sugar cookies.

Voila! A superb birthday cake!Happy Birthday Finn!

Sweet Springtime Blossoms #tbt

Spring has sprung! Not only outside, but in the kitchen too! Just like our flower gardens, the oven is full bloom. Delightfully sweet Cookie Butter Blossoms are brightening up our day. They are best enjoyed outside on this lovely spring Saturday. Cookie Butter Blossoms

Ingredients

1 ¾ cup sifted flour

1 tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

½ cup melted there butter

¾ cup cookie butter

½ cup sugar

¾ cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup Heath bits

3 dozen Hershey’s Kisses

Instructions

Mix together flour, soda and salt and set aside. Cream together cookie butter and Crisco. Gradually add sugars. Add egg and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients. Stir in Heath bits. Form into balls using a teaspoon of dough for each. Roll in granulated sugar and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes. Immediately place a chocolate kiss on top of each cookie until it cracks around the edges. 

Crowd Pleasing Sweet Treat

We are truly blessed with tons of friends and tons of social gatherings. And we have become the “go-to” sweet treat makers of our group. Fortunately for us, we love baking and never run out of ideas (thank you, Pinterest). This Saturday we stumbled on a recipe that is sure to please a crowd. Velvet Sugar Cookie Bars. Soft, sweet and delicious. In case you too find yourself in need of a crowd pleasing treat this weekend, we gotcha covered. Happy Saturday!

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups unbleached flour
• 2 TBSPs unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsps baking powder
• 1/2 tsps salt
• 14 tbsps butter flavored Crisco
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsps vanilla extract
• 1 tsp white vinegar
• 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
• 4 TBSP unsalted butter room temperature
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar not packed
• red sprinkles
• Red and blue M&Ms

Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 by 13 inch glass baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
• In a large bowl mix together 2 1/2 cups flour, 2 TBSPs cocoa powder, 1/2 tsp baking powder, and 1/2 tsp salt.
• Cream together the 14 TBSPs (1 3/4 sticks) Crisco and 1 1/2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs, one at a time, then 2 tsps vanilla and 1 tsp white vinegar.
• Slowly add in the flour mixture a little bit at a time until the dough is fully combined.
• The dough will be very sticky. Press it into the bottom of the baking dish and bake for 20 to 22 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and allow it to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, mix together the butter and cream cheese until fully combined. Add the vanilla extract. Slowly mix in the powdered sugar until fully combined. Spread over the cooled bars and top with sprinkles and M&Ms.

*recipe inspired by Wine and Glue

A Sweet Mix of Loves

We love oatmeal cookies. We love-love m&ms. And we love-love-love cookie butter. This Saturday we have decided to mix some of our favorite loves into ooey-gooey Monster Cookie Bars that we are sure to love-love-love-love! And we are certain our loves are gonna love them too! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Ingredients:

• ½ cup butter flavored Crisco
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• ½ cup Cookie Butter
• 1 egg white
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¾ cup unbleached flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1½ cups old-fashioned oats
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks
• 1 cup red M&M’s + additional for top of bars
• 1/2 cup Heath Bits

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9×13-inch pan with parchment paper so that it hangs over two sides.
2. In a stand alone mixer cream together the butter, brown sugar, and peanut butter on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.

1. Add the flour, baking soda, cornstarch, baking powder and salt to wet ingredients until just combined. Using a rubber spatula, stir in the oats, chocolate chunks, Heath, and M&M’s by hand.

Turn the dough out into the prepared baking sheet and press/spread into an even layer. Press additional M&M’s onto the top of the dough. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes, until the edges are set and lightly browned and the top still looks slightly undercooked. Remove from the oven and cool completely before cutting into bars.
recipe inspired by Brown Eyed Baker