week 14: Butter Crunch Cookies

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Butter-Crunch-Cookies?refurl=&_mid=455801&_rid=455801.1292561808.33353

I was looking for a cookie that used cornflakes because I had a whole box left over from Christmas. I use them in my hash brown casserole, and I always end up with a huge box that just goes stale before I ever need them again.

I halved this recipe, which made plenty of cookies. My husband wishes that I made the full recipe, because I shared them with my parents and our neighbors, and didn't leave enough for us. What I did save for him were gone in a day. The name gives the best description of these cookies. Buttery and crunchy!

I used my new favorite tool to scoop out the cookies.

Week 13: (National) Championship Cookies

In preparation for tonight's BCS National Championship game, I made Championship Cookies.

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Championship-Cookies

These cookies are made with chopped up Snickers, and they are sooooo good! We are ready for the game!

WAR EAGLE!!!

Week 12: Minty Meringue Drops and Birthday Cookies

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Minty-Meringue-Drops

I made these once before with plain chocolate chips and really enjoyed them. When I found these mint and dark chocolate chips on Christmas clearance at Target, I had to try them again.

They're very good, but you must really like mint to like these. Otherwise, just use regular chocolate chips.

I remember having a substitute teacher in the 1st grade bring something like this to our class. I really liked her. :)

We just celebrated my son's 1st birthday. I found cookie cutters in the shape of party hats, cup cakes, 3 layer cakes, and presents. Our compadres, my husband, and I had a good time decorating them. They are all displayed on the beautiful dish they gave me for Christmas that came from Acambay, Mexico.

cakes

hats

presents (and a monster)

cupcakes. The middle one is in honor of my husband's favorite soccer team, Cruz Azul.

week 11: Gingerbread House

I used packaged gingerbread cookie mix and this cookie cutter kit.

My mom and I decorated it the day before Christmas. It's not the prettiest ginger bread house, but it was fun to make with my mom.

We used the following to decorate it:

red and white icing

coconut

red and green m&ms

dots candy

candy cake decorations

mini chocolate chips

sprinkles

candy canes

week 10: coconut macaroons

These came out way overcooked.

I think I should have cooked them at a lower temperature. They were still overcooked after 14 minutes of cooking.

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Coconut-Macaroons

I also made sugar cookies from a store bought mix that my friends gave me. I made a simple icing with powdered sugar and milk.

week 9: Chocolate Crackled Cookies

These cookies are so good! The batter looks and smells like chocolate ice cream. I was afraid that chocolate chips plus cocoa powder would be too much, but as always, there's no such thing as too much chocolate.

My husband, who is not a big chocolate fan, loves these. I think he ate 5 of the m the first night. We are so bad.

The recipe didn't say to add more powdered sugar after baking, but everything needs more powdered sugar.

Here are the cookies under the tree.

Look who I caught in the cookie jar!

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Chocolate-Crackled-Cookies?pmcode=IKLDP02T&_mid=831932&_rid=831932.618800.236628

week 8. Chocolate waffle cookies

These are really easy and fun to make. Make sure you spray the waffle iron good in between each batch with cooking spray. The recipe says to cook for 1 minute, but mine needed about 3 minutes.

When they're done, they still are really soft. I used a fork to scoop out one side and then pushed the fork through the middle. This usually worked to get the cookie out whole, but be careful. The ones that break are quickly eaten. Once they've cooled, they become this light, crispy, delicious cookie! As you see in the first picture, I didn't "dust" them with powdered sugar. I coated them! The recipe didn't make very many cookies, but it's great if you just want some cookies right now. They're very quick and easy. They might just be my favorite!

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Chocolate-Waffle-Cookies