Sweet Tooth

I'm not sure if it's my lack of FUN things to do.. well I have tons of things to do but none of them very fun. But I have had a massive sweet tooth lately. So when I saw these cookies over at The Pioneer Woman I had to give them a try. They just looked sooo yummy.. what's better than melted chocolate on top of a cookie? Well, my little guy loves to cook and these were very easy so he was able to help me with them. Well, we both enjoyed the results! Sooo yummy ugh I could just eat up the whole pan!! So, if you've got a sweet tooth like me, these are an quick and easy fix!

My little guy cracks me up.. just like his momma and goes for the chocolate first.

They are finger-lickin good! and yes, he put his hat on like that.

Forget the napkins and papertowels.. have a wash cloth ready because they are messy.



Spreads

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup margarine
1 egg
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 to 8 ounces chocolate chips (I used milk chocolate, but use whatever tickles your fancy!)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix together brown sugar and margarine. Add egg and mix together. Add flour, salt, and vanilla, and mix together well.
Spread dough onto lightly greased cookie sheet to a thickness of 1/4 to 1/2-inch.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until slightly brown.
Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over the top. Return to oven for 1 minute.
Remove and spread melted chips over the top.
Cut into squares. Enjoy!

A Treat - Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies

I know this blog is for dinners but what is dinner without the occasional desert? Well, I wouldn't know.. I don't make sweets too often anymore because my hubby will rarely eat them. Sad, I know! I usually just go for a pint of Ben and Jerry's Phish Food(best flavor ever) and call it good. I do love to bake though and my toddler loves to help! So, after my husbands grandma told me about these cookies I thought I would give them a try. Afterall, I do love chocolate and marshmallow together. I think they are pretty good, but they sparked an idea that I am going to be trying out and if it's good I will post it later. They are pretty chocolatey so I would have a glass of milk close by. :)


Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies

1 3/4 c flour
1/2 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 c cocoa
1/2 c shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 c milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c nuts(I'm not a fan of nuts.. So I didn't use them)
Marshmallows
Chocolate frosting(I was lazy and just bought some)

Cream shortening sugar and eggs. Add dry ingredients and milk alternately. Add vanilla and nuts. Drop teaspoon full of dough onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 9 min. Take out of the oven and press 1/2 of a marshmallow into cookie. Return to oven and cook an additional 2 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for a minute on the baking sheet, then remove to wire rack. Let cool a little bit more and frost with chocolate frosting. This is a little tricky.. I put some of the frosting in the middle of the marshmallow and gently worked my way out to the edge of the cookie. Enjoy!

Next up from me : Baked Spaghetti