no-bake cookies

had a major sugar craving this afternoon, but it was just too hot to bake, so i got an idea from this sweet girl and went with some no-bake-cookies. there are a lot of adaptations of this recipe, but i kept it simple on the ingredients and they were delicious. i changed mine up a little bit and used some of the ingredients i had on hand... 

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no-bake cookies

ingredients

1 1/4 cups white sugar

1/2 cup rice milk

1/4 cup butter

4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 cup crunchy almond butter

3 cups oats

1 teaspoon vanilla 

directions

in a medium saucepan, combine sugar, milk, butter and cocoa. bring to a boil and cook for 1 1/2 minutes. remove from heat and stir in almond butter, oats and vanilla. drop by teaspoonfuls onto wax paper. let cool until hardened.

oatmeal chocolate chip cookies

sunday nights usually call for me to break out the bosch and some form of chocolate. i was craving something grainy and sweet, and these hit the spot. adapted from the food network. 

ingredients

• 3/4 cup rolled oats
• 1 cup whole-wheat flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chocolate chips

directions

preheat oven to 350°F. coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.

grind oats in a blender or food processor. transfer to a medium bowl and stir in flour, baking soda and salt. Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy. add oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, egg and vanilla; beat until smooth and creamy. with the mixer running, add the dry ingredients, beating on low speed until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips.

drop the dough by heaping teaspoonfuls, at least 1 inch apart, onto the prepared baking sheets. bake cookies, 1 sheet at a time, until firm around the edges and golden on top, about 15 minutes. cool the cookies for 2 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

send me to the milky way cookies

I made these this weekend and they went pretty quickly. They are great if you have leftover Halloween candy, or if you are like me, and it is impossible to keep candy in the home for more than a day, go buy some extra.

INGREDIENTS:

2 sticks softened butter

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 3/4 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

35 mini milky way and 3 musketeer candy bars, coarsely chopped

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a stand or electric mixer, cream the butter and sugars. Beat in eggs and vanilla until well combined, scraping edges with a spatula. In a separate large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Slowly add wet ingredients along with the chopped candy bars.

2. With a medium cookie scoop, scoop onto a silpat or parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 9-11 minutes, or until cooked to your preference. Let cool for 5 minutes on baking sheet, then transfer to cooking rack.

Lindsey D's, husband Cole's, Swedish grandmother's (so you know its good) Ginger Balls recipe

GINGER BALLS

Ingredients:

3/4 c. shortening

1 c. sugar

1 egg

1/4 c. molasses

2 c. flour

2 tsp. soda

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. ginger (rounded)

1/2 tsp. cloves

Directions:

1. Mix shortening, sugar, egg and molasses. 

2. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and cloves, then add to first mixture.

3. Roll into balls and roll each ball in sugar before baking.

4. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

Thanks for this recipe Lindsey! I'm trying it today. But what is (rounded) ginger?