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Christmas Cookie Box

Sophie May — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 00:28:23 +0000

If you are looking for a last minute gift idea, this shortcut Christmas Cookie Box is for you. For the most part, each recipe uses a mix you can find at your local grocery store or find a substitute for. Each is extremely delicious with a little pizzazz to keep it from just being store bought. I made these cookie boxes for people at my church, my coworkers, my parents, my in-laws… you name it, I probably made one for them. THEY WERE A HIT! Every last one was eaten at my work. I was blown away! I got so many compliments and guys they aren’t hard to make. Santa will approve of each of these!

All the cookies I had in my Christmas Cookie Box are as follows (click the name and it will take you to the recipe):

Hello Dolly Bars

Prickly Pear Thumbprint Cookies

Brownie Bites

Cookie Butter Stuffed Snickerdoodles

Peanut Butter Cookies

Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies

Cinnamon Coffee Cake Balls

Oatmeal Scotchies

Gingerbread men are just plain store bought mix with decorative icing.

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Oatmeal Scotchies

Sophie May — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 00:19:54 +0000

Oatmeal Scotchies are some of my family’s favorite cookies! I may be a grandma, but I love oatmeal cookies! Oatmeal raisin cookies are okay, but I love them with butterscotch chips. The only problem with this recipe is they hardly ever make it to the morning 😂. If you’re looking for some oatmeal cookies without raisins and you can still tell yourself “they’re oatmeal so they can’t be that unhealthy” these are the cookies for you!!

Oatmeal Scotchies

Delicious Oatmeal butterscotch cookies.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword American, Cookies, Dessert, Oatmeal, Scotchies

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings cookies

Author Sophie May

Ingredients

1 bowl oatmeal cookie dough I have linked my favorite recipe; can also use Betty Crocker
5.5 oz butterscotch chips this is about 1/2 a bag; use more if desired

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°.
Prepare your favorite oatmeal cookie dough. Make sure ingredients are mixed well.
Fold in butterscotch chips.
On a parchment lined cookie sheet(s), place 1 T balls of dough.
Bake for 10 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Enjoy!

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Cinnamon Coffee Cake Balls

Sophie May — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 23:15:19 +0000

These Cinnamon Coffee Cake Balls are very similar to my brownie bites and to cake pops. This also implies that they are delicious!

This again is just like the brownie bites recipe. You just cook up the coffee cake like you would normally and then mix it with icing. You scoop that into balls and then freeze them and then roll your balls around in melted chocolate. If all of this sounds tasty and easy its because it is! Give this a try this holiday season and ENJOY!!

Cinnamon Coffee Cake Balls

These are little bites of heaven.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Dessert

Keyword Cinnamon, Coffee Cake

Prep Time 1 20

Total Time 2

Servings balls

Author Sophie May

Equipment

8x8 pan

Ingredients

1 box Krusteaz Cinnamon Swirl Crumb Cake baked according to directions
1 can Duncan Hines Creamy Cream Cheese
2 tray Vanilla Cookie Coating
cinnamon sugar for topping

Instructions

If you haven't already done so, bake your cake according to the box instructions. Let cool completely.
In a bowl, break the cake into crumbs.
Add and combine icing one scoop at a time until dough like mixture forms.
Scoop rounded T balls onto parchment lined cookie sheet.
Chill for 1 hour.
Melt vanilla coating.
Dunk chilled cake balls in the coating. Coldness of the dough will determine how quickly the coating hardens.
Sprinkle tops with cinnamon sugar immediately. Enjoy!

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Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies

Sophie May — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 23:06:52 +0000

Who doesn’t love cinnamon rolls?? What about sugar cookies in the form of a cinnamon roll i.e. Cinnamon Roll Sugar cookies! These kind of came to me in a fever dream of sugar and happiness and will be great for the family.

These bad boys are just tasty sugar cookies with a little cinnamon roll twist. The only thing to keep in mind though is they make A LOT. If you keep them small, they’ll make 50!! If you make them bigger, they are still pushing over 30 so bring a hungry family and lots of milk.

Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies

Tasty cookies for cinnamon roll lovers!

Course Dessert

Cuisine Dessert

Keyword Cinnamon, Cinnamon Roll, Cookies, Sugar

Prep Time 1 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 1 25

Servings cookies

Author Sophie May

Equipment

Stand Mixer

Ingredients

Sugar Cookie:

1 C salted butter
3/4 C brown sugar
1/2 C white sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp maple extract
1 C cake flour
1 3/4 C all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda

Cinnamon Filling:

1 1/4 C brown sugar
3.5 T cinnamon
4.5 T melted butter

Glaze:

1 C powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2.5 T milk

Instructions

Sugar Cookie:

Cream together butter and sugars. On my mixer I used my paddle attachment and set my speed to low for 30 seconds, medium for 30 seconds, and then high for 30 seconds. It came out creamed and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time.
Add vanilla, maple, cake flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, and mix for one minute until fully incorporated.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes
Once chilled, roll dough out into a 1/4 inch thick rectangle on a lightly floured sheet of wax paper.

Filling:

Combine all filling ingredients until well incorporated.

Assemble:

Spread filling evenly across the dough like you would a cinnamon roll.
Using the wax paper to aid you, roll the dough up into a tight log. The tighter you can make it the better.
Freeze for 20-30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350°.
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
Cut dough into 1/2 inch slices and place flat on baking sheet, two inches apart.
Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are slightly golden.
Let cool completely.

Glaze:

Combine glaze ingredients until well mixed.
Once cookies have cooled completely, drizzle however much or little you desire. Enjoy!

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Hello Dolly Bars

Sophie May — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 22:54:31 +0000

Hello Dolly Bars are these little seven-layer style bars I get from Haby’s, a German bakery out in Castroville normally on my way home from work. They are delicious and made me want to recreate it myself!

Hello Dolly Bars have white chocolate, regular chocolate, nuts, coconut, butterscotch, and all the other beautiful things in life all rolled up into one. Again, they seem overwhelming to look at or even read about but they go together perfectly. Give it a shot this Christmas season and you can thank me when you’re done!

Hello Dolly Bars

Basically a delicious 7 layer bar for your consuming pleasure!!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword American, Bars, Cookies, Dessert, Hello Dolly Bars

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings 9x13 pan

Author Sophie May

Equipment

9x13 pan

Ingredients

7 oz honey graham cracker crumbs
1 stick salted butter melted
2 T brown sugar
2 T vanilla cake mix
1.5 C semi-sweet chocolate chips
1.5 C white chocolate chips
1.5 C butterscotch chips
1/2 C shredded sweetened coconut
1.5 C finely chopped nuts I like using pecans
14 oz sweetened condensed milk 1 can

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325°.
Grease the inside of your 9x13 baking dish well.
Combine melted butter, crumbs, brown sugar, and cake mix in a bowl until fully incorporated.
Press mixture into the pan until bottom is covered.
Layer chocolate chips, coconut, white chocolate chips, butterscotch, and nuts.
Pour sweetened condensed milk over everything. DON'T MIX IT.
Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown. ENJOY!

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Prickly Pear Thumbprint Cookies

Sophie May — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 22:36:53 +0000

These Prickly Pear Thumbprint cookies add a little different flair to my Christmas box of cookies. It is also a great addition to the recipes I have made with my prickly pear jelly!

Honestly every dessert I have made with my prickly pear jelly has turned out surprisingly great. It has its obvious sweet taste, but with the added little tangy sour that makes it unique. These are pretty easy to make too. Just really sugar cookies cooked with prickly pear jelly in the middle. Don’t let the ease of the recipe discourage you though because these cookies will have you running back to eat the whole plate!

Prickly Pear Thumbprint Cookies

Another delicious way to use your prickly pear jelly!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword American, Cookies, Dessert, Prickly Pear

Prep Time 1 15

Cook Time 11

Total Time 1 26

Servings cookies

Author Sophie May

Ingredients

1 box Krusteaz butter vanilla sugar cookie mix
1 egg according to cookie mix instructions
1 stick salted butter softened; according to cookie mix instructions
1/4 C white sugar to roll dough in
1/3 C prickly pear jelly

Instructions

Combine cookie mix, egg, and salted butter. Mix until fully incorporated/smooth.
Chill for 30 minutes. This will make the dough less sticky to handle.
Place sugar in a small bowl.
Scoop 1 T sized balls, roll until round, and then roll them in sugar until coated. Set on a parchment lined cookie sheet(s) 2 inches apart.
Press an indent in the top of your cookie with your thumb to almost make a bowl shape.
Chill for another 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375°.
In a bowl, microwave jam for 10 seconds or until jelly is stir-able.
Spoon jelly into the indent of the cookies. Don't overfill, just to the top.
Bake for 11 minutes, or until edges are golden brown.
Enjoy!

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Brownie Bites

Sophie May — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 22:24:08 +0000

These brownie bites are very much cake pop inspired. I love those cake pops you get from Starbucks or other artsy places. I don’t even drink coffee, but I do love Starbucks desserts lol.

These were much easier to make than I expected. You just make the brownies as you would normally and then mix them up with icing. Make those into balls and let them freeze and then roll them around in some heated up chocolate! Not hard but quite the crowd pleaser. You can also make brownie bites with dark or milk chocolate just whichever is your preference!

Brownie Bites

Delicious cake pop style brownie bites!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword American, Brownie, Brownie Bites, Cake Pops, Dessert

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 35

Assembly Time 35

Total Time 1 15

Servings Bites

Author Sophie May

Ingredients

1 mix Duncan Hines Triple Chocolate Chunk Brownie Mix
2 large eggs as per brownie box instructions
2 T water as per brownie box instructions
1/4 C oil as per brownie box instructions
1 can Betty Crocker Rich and Creamy Milk Chocolate Icing
2 trays Dark and/or Milk Chocolate Melting Trays

Instructions

Brownie Instructions:

Bake brownies according to box instructions
Cool completely.
If edges are too crispy, cut them off.

Assembly Instructions:

In a large bowl, crumble up the baked brownies.
Add frosting scoop by scoop, mixing the crumble in after each scoop until fully incorporated and a dough like mixture forms.
Scoop out rounded T balls and place them on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
Freeze for 15-20 minutes.
Melt chocolate coating.
Dunk bites in the coating. The coldness of the dough will affect how fast the coating sets.
Enjoy!

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Cookie Butter Stuffed Snickerdoodles

Sophie May — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 22:13:47 +0000

Cookie Butter Stuffed Snickerdoodles are basically why the holidays exist! Indulgent desserts shared with family without judgement of your increasingly expanding waistline.

I have yet to find someone who doesn’t like snickerdoodles or cookie butter and they go great together. If you’re wanting to spice up your regular snickerdoodle recipes this holiday season give these Cookie Butter Stuffed Snickerdoodles a try!

Cookie Butter Stuffed Snickerdoodles

Stuffing a snickerdoodle with cookie butter because its delicious and why not lol.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword American, Cookie Butter, Cookies, Dessert, Snickerdoodle

Prep Time 1 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 1 20

Servings cookies

Author Sophie May

Ingredients

1 box snickerdoodle mix I like Krusteaz
25 1/4 tsp scoops of Biscoff cookie butter freeze for 1 hour
1 egg as per cookie box instructions
1 stick salted butter softened; as per cookie box instructions

Instructions

If you have not already done so, make 25 ( a few extra for good measure) 1/4 tsp scoops of cookie butter and place them on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Freeze for 1 hour or until solid.
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Place cinnamon sugar topping in a small dish and set aside.
Combine cookie mix, egg, and butter in a medium sized bowl.
Scoop 1 T sized balls of cookie dough. Press your thumb in the middle to create a deep indent. Put one of the frozen cookie butter drops in the middle and work the dough around it until it is fully covered.
Roll cookie butter filled dough balls in the cinnamon sugar until coated.
Place balls of dough on a parchment lined cookie sheet(s) 2 inches apart.
Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Enjoy!

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Peanut Butter Cookies

Sophie May — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 21:58:14 +0000

These Peanut Butter Cookies are so good they have actually started family fights🤣. I won’t go into details, but I had to make like two more batches of them so everyone could have enough lol. This recipe is just me dolling up a Betty Crocker cookie mix, and boy is it good!

I kind of happened upon this recipe because I went to the store looking for some stuff to make cookies and this mix was by far the most picked through. I thought that means it has to be good, and I was right! Just think tasty peanut butter cookies with a chocolate drizzle and a little extra sugar to throw all of it together. ENJOY!

Peanut Butter Cookies

These cookies are so good they have even caused fights at Christmas so be sure to make a lot!!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword American, Cookies, Dessert, Peanut Butter

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Decorating Time 10

Total Time 25

Servings cookies

Author Sophie May

Ingredients

1 mix Betty Crocker Peanut Butter Cookie Mix
3 T vegetable oil according to cookie bag instructions
1 T water according to cookie bag instructions
1 egg according to cookie bag instructions
5 oz Reese's Peanut Butter Chips 1/2 bag
white sugar to sprinkle the tops with
1 bag milk, dark, or semi-sweet chocolate chips melted; I used Ghirardelli chips

Instructions

Cookie Instructions:

Preheat oven to 375°.
Combine cookie mix, oil, water, and egg until dough forms and well incorporated.
Fold in Reese's peanut butter chips.
On a parchment lined cookie sheet(s), place dough balls (~1 T) 2.5 inches apart.
Using a fork, press the tops of the balls to form a crisscross pattern.
Sprinkle with sugar.
Bake for 8-10 min or until edges are golden brown.
Sprinkle again with sugar.
Let cool completely. If in a time crunch you can refrigerate or place them in the freezer to speed up the cooling process.

Decorate:

Melt your chocolate chips in a bowl until they are smooth (~30 sec intervals).
Drizzle the tops or dip the cookies in the chocolate.
Let cool until set. Again you can speed this process up by refrigerating or freezing your cookies.
Enjoy!

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Banana Pudding Mini Pie

Sophie May — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 22:22:42 +0000

I love trying new things in the kitchen! I have never used a culinary torch, but I had been dying to get one. So when Jo Chef offered me a culinary torch for a review of their product I happily obliged. Besides just a review I thought I would combine it with a recipe! I thought a Banana Pudding Mini Pie recipe with a meringue topping would be just the thing to try the torch out on.

My recipe is a little different than your standard banana pudding recipe. I added cream cheese and vanilla cake mix because who doesn’t like sugar on sugar. I’ve had a mixed relationship with meringue toppings. I’ve had pies where I don’t think they really mixed it enough or added weird things to it. A good meringue is simple and fully incorporated and mine was just that. The browning with the torch also brought out my inner pyromaniac that I didn’t know I had 😊 haha.

The Jo Chef torch worked great for what I needed it to do and browned the meringue perfectly! It didn’t leave any weird fuel like taste and was a lot of fun to work with. If you’re in the market for a butane culinary torch I would recommend it. Furthermore, for less than $40 its basically a mini flame thrower and that’s a lot of fun too 🤣.

Banana Pudding Mini Pie

Delicious banana pudding with a tasty toasted meringue topping!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Banana, Banana Pudding, Dessert, Southern

Prep Time 35

Chill Time 30

Total Time 1 5

Servings ramekins

Author Sophie May

Equipment

Culinary Torch

Ingredients

Pudding

3.4 oz vanilla Jell-O pudding 1 packet
2 C whole milk
14 oz sweetened condensed milk 1 can
4 oz cream cheese softened
1 C vanilla cake box mix

Crust

1 stick salted butter melted
2 C vanilla wafer crumbs
1/2 T white sugar
1/2 T brown sugar

Meringue

4 large egg whites
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 C sugar

Toppings

bananas
Nilla wafers

Instructions

Pudding

Beat pudding mix and milk with a hand mixer for ~ 2-5 minutes or until soft-set.
Add in your sweetened condensed milk and mix until combined.
Add in your cream cheese and mix until combined.
Add your vanilla cake mix and mix until combined.

Crust

Combine the ingredients in a bowl until fully incorporated.

Build Them

Press your crust into the bottom of either a muffin tin (~1 heaping T) or a ramekin (~1/2 C).
Layer your mini pies with your desired bananas, pudding, and Nilla wafers.
Refrigerate while you make your meringue.

Meringue

Put all of your ingredients into a bowl and mix with a hand mixer until stiff peaks form (~12 minutes).
Top your mini pies with your meringue*. You can refrigerate this if you like.
Use your culinary torch to brown the meringue.
ENJOY!

Notes

*If you want the meringue fancy you can put it in a piping bag.

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