Carmelitas

Yummy Yummy. . .
These Carmelitas are so good!
Crispy oatmeal cookie base with a layer of chocolate,
then a layer of gooey carmel topped with the cookie base.
You can make these even more sinful. . .
with a scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream and a drizzle of chocolate sauce to top it off.
My boys LOVED these, and my oldest son declared that we open up our own restaurant and serve this dessert.
I do agree, this dessert is Restaurant quality!




Carmelitas

What you need:

-1 jar Mrs. Richardson's Caramel/Butterscotch topping
-12 oz package chocolate chips (a good brand like Guittards or Ghiradelli)
-2 cups flour
-2 cups oatmeal (I use the quick or Instant Oatmeal)
-1 1/2 Cups brown sugar
-1 tsp baking soda
-1/2 tsp salt
-1 1/2 Cup butter, melted

How to make:

1. Combine flour, oatmeal, melted butter, brown sugar, baking soda, salt in mixing bowl. Press 1/2 mixture into the bottom of a greased 9 by 13 pan. Bake for 17 minutes at 325 degrees.

2. Take out and layer chocolate chips and then the jar of caramel/butterscotch topping. Crumble the remaining crumbs over the topping and return to oven to bake for another 17 minutes.

3. Remove from oven and let sit for at least 5 hours before serving. If you put it in the fridge you won't need to let it sit as long (1 or 2 hours).

4. Cut into bars and serve.

Option for serving: put a scoop of Vanilla ice cream on top of one Carmelita and drizzle chocolate sauce on top.

Yum! Enjoy.

Monster Cookies

My kids absolutely LOVE these cookies!
This is a great recipe to have your kiddos help you make.
They are very easy to make and pretty much fail-proof.
A few things, I have used both creamy and crunchy Peanut butter for this recipe and both turned out great. The Crunchy is going to give you more of a chunky and crunchy cookie. Also, I always use the quick rolled oats when baking cookies, they will be more chewy this way.
The cookies might look slightly underdone when you take out and press the M&M's in them, but as they cool they will be perfectly soft and chewy.
I have made these for church bake sales, and they are always a huge it!
These Monster cookies are Super fun to make and eat.

Monster Cookies

What you Need:

1/2 c butter, softened

1 3/4 C peanut butter (creamy or crunchy)

1 1/3 C brown sugar

1 C sugar

1 Tbsp corn syrup

1/2 Tbsp vanilla

2 tsp baking soda

3 eggs

1/2 C semi-sweet chocolate chips

4 1/2 C quick rolled oats

M & M’s

How To Make:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet pan with Parchment paper or lightly grease with non-stick spray.

2. Mix all ingredients together until well combined, don't put the M&M's in yet they will be used after the cookies are baked.

3. For bigger cookies use a 1/4 cup measuring scoop, for smaller cookies use a cookie scoop and roll the dough into a ball and place on prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 10-15 minutes Be careful not to over bake.

4. As soon as the cookies come out of oven, press M & M’s into the top of the cookies.

5. Before serving or eating wait for the cookies to cool.

Enjoy!

Caramel Apple Crisp

Please excuse my lack of posting this last week,
our family took a little Fall Vacation to the Windy City of Chicago.
You can check out what we did on our family blog.

Now on to this delicious apple dessert.
This is a great twist on the traditional Apple Crisp.
Adding the caramel topping gives this dessert an extra Yummy flavor!
I do not remember where I found this recipe, but I have used it many times since.
This is a must make dessert for fall!



Caramel Apple Crisp

-1/2 cup caramel topping (the kind you would put on top of ice cream)
-1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
-6 baking apples (I like to use Golden Delicious), peeled, and cup into 1/2 inch slices about 6 cups
-2/3 cup all-purpose flour
-1/2 cup packed brown sugar
-1/2 cup cold butter, cut into small pieces
-2/3 cups quick-cooking oats

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.

2. In a large bowl, stir together caramel topping and the cinnamon until well mixed. Add peeled and sliced apples; toss until evening coated. Spread in ungreased 8-inch square (2 quart) glass baking dish.

3. In same bowl, mix 2/3 cup flour and the brown sugar. Cut in butter using a pastry blender or fork, until the mixture looks coarse crumbs. Stir in oats. Crumble mixture over apples in baking dish.

4. Bake 45-50 minutes or until apples are tender and topping is golden brown.

5. Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped topping, then drizzle extra caramel topping over all.

ENJOY!

Classic Oatmeal Cookie

I have been on a oatmeal kick lately.
These Classic Oatmeal Cookies are a new favorite for our family.
They are PERFECT!
Soft and chewy but also a little crispy on the outside.
The day I made these, I happened to have a few visitors come to our house and of course shared these cookies with them. They were a HUGE HIT, I then gave our visitors the recipe.
If you like oatmeal cookies you have to give these a try.
My boys keep asking me when I will make them again, soon I hope.
Enjoy!

Classic Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

FROM: My Kitchen Cafe

1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups flour
2 3/4 cups oatmeal
2 cups chocolate chips

Cream together the butter and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy. Add Baking soda, powder, and salt and mix. Add flour, oatmeal and chocolate chips. Mix until combined. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

Applesauce Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies are a Olsen family favorite.
They have the consistency of pumpkin cookies,
more cake like not crispy like your average oatmeal cookie.
I almost always have these ingredients on hand, they are very quick to throw together and cook.
Great for school lunch treats or after school snacks.
Enjoy!



Applesauce Chocolate Chip Cookies

-1 cup applesauce
-1 cup sugar
-1/2 cup shortening**
-1 egg
-1 teaspoon vanilla
-3/4 teaspoon salt
-1/2 teaspoon baking powder
-1 teaspoon baking soda
-2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
-1 cup old fashioned oatmeal (NOT INSTANT)
-1/2 teaspoon cloves
-1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
-1 teaspoon cinnamon
-1 cup chocolate chips (milk chocolate or dark chocolate chips)

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees

2. Cream together shortening (**NOTE** I use the shortening bars they are a lot easier, I hate digging out shortening out of the can) sugar, applesauce.

3. Add egg and vanilla mix until well combined.

4. Mix in all dry ingredients, just until combined. Do not over mix.

5. Stir in chocolate chips.

6. On a greased cookie sheet drop 1/4 cup of dough for each cookie. Bake for 10 minutes.

makes about 18 cookies

Peanut Butter Fingers

I Love these things!
But really, I love anything that involves chocolate and peanut butter.
I made these for a party the other night, and they were all eaten up fast.
Good thing I did not take any home,
or I would have been tempted to eat more of them.
They are so good!
Enjoy.

Peanut Butter Fingers

-3/4 cup butter, softened
-3/4 cup brown sugar
-3/4 cup sugar
-3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
-2 eggs

Mix well, then add. . .

-1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
-1 1/2 cup oatmeal (NOT the instant kind)
-1/2 t. salt
-3/4 t/ soda
-1 t. vanilla

Spread on a greased cookie sheet. (This is what I do: I spray Pam on my hands, then press down evenly around in the cookie sheet)

Bake at 35o degrees for 10 - 12 minutes (until barely brown on top, DO NOT OVERCOOK!)

While hot, very carefully spread about 1/2 -3/4 cup of creamy peanut butter on top of cookie.

Let that sit for about 10 minutes- no longer than that, you still want the pan to be warm. Now spread one can of chocolate frosting on top. ( I cheat and use store bought chocolate frosting, you can make your own)

No Bake Cookies

Chocolate, Peanut Butter, and Oats . . . Oh my!
I made these cookies with the help of my two little boys.
They had so much fun pouring, mixing, and then EATING!
This was a great Friday afternoon snack and treat.
Very easy to make, and just as easy to EAT. ENJOY!

No Bakes Cookies
adapted from Janelle O.

Makes about one dozen:

Combine in a Sauce Pan:
1/4 cup butter
4 Tbs. Cocoa powder
3 Cups Sugar
1/2 Cup milk

Stir constantly over hight heat for 5 minutes or till butter has melted.

REMOVE FROM HEAT and add:
1/2 cup peanut butter
3 cups rolled oats

Mix well and drop onto waxed paper or lightly greased cookie sheet. Let cool and enjoy!