Red Hot Cookies

Who doesn't love cinnamon during the Holidays?  With these cookies I originally wanted to make a cinnamon cookie with cinnamon chips but I could not find cinnamon chips anywhere!  I was so discouraged and about to throw in the towel. :(

But then I happened to be walking down the candy aisle looking for Andes mints for another cookie I'll be sharing soon & I saw them.  All the way on the top shelf they were sitting there calling out to me!

RED HOTS!!

I honestly had no idea if this was going to work at all but hey, that's part of the fun of baking right?  Trial & error!  These cookies ended up pleasantly surprising me.  They had just the right pop of cinnamon from the red hots.  The candy did firm back up a little once the cookies cooled down but it never went back to it's original state.  It was just a nice chewy cinnamon piece in the cookies.

I liked them :)



RED HOT COOKIES

Yield: about 2 dozen cookies 

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INGREDIENTS:

• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup imperial cinnamon candies (Red Hots)

LETS COOK:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a cookie sheet with cooking spray or line with non-stick foil.

Cream together the butter, egg & sugar.  Add in the vanilla & cornstarch.  Slowly beat in the flour.  Fold in the cinnamon candies.

Scoop dough into tablespoon size balls & place on cookie sheet about 2 inches apart ~ cookies don't really spread, they will stay more in the rounded ball shape.

Bake for 12-14 or until cookies are set.

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Brown Sugar Cookie Bars

Have you stopped by & linked up your favorite cookie recipes yet???  Just click on the button & share as many of your favorite recipes as you'd like or check out all of the great cookie recipes already shared!!

And now I have an excuse to share nothing but cookie recipes for the next week!!  :)

These brown sugar cookie bars were soooo good!  They were kind of a cross between a chewy cookie & a brownie.  The flavor was amazing!

I may or may not have eaten the whole pan by myself.

BROWN SUGAR COOKIE BARS 

Inspired by: Paula Deen

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

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INGREDIENTS:

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

LETS COOK:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8-inch square pan with cooking spray.

In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Turn off the heat, add the brown sugar and stir until smooth. Stir in the egg. Stir together the flour and baking powder and stir into the brown sugar mixture. Add the vanilla and almond. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes. When cool, cut into bars.

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Mom's Test Meal Mondays #19

 

Welcome to another Monday!

 

 This week is all about the cheese!  Have I told y'all I'm allergic to the yellow cheeses?  I don't know why but I can't eat American or cheddar but I'll eat the crap out of some mozzarella!  Give me a slice of pizza any day & I'm in heaven :)

 

My bloggy friend Dawn is here with us today to share a yummy recipe for cheesy hash browns that she says will remind you of Cracker Barrel!!

YUMMMMMMMM

 

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CHEESE!!!!  

Need I say more?  I am so excited to be able to Co-host this week of Cheese...wait, back the train up a second.  My name is Dawn and I blog over at Dawn's Disaster.

 

I am the mother of 3.5 girls, mama to a 16 year old fur ball and wife to a husband who is starting to get the picture that I'm not giving up blogging anytime soon.  If you can't already tell, I have a pretty random blog.  It's pretty much about ANYTHING my mind comes up with.  I have a new schedule down, so I think I'm getting a little more focused.  My Bloggy BFF and I co-host the Super Sunday Sync (check us out on Sundays), I have a segment featuring other bloggers every week (called Traveling Tuesdays), like any other good blogger I participate in Wordless Wednesday (and I must say, I'm a lot better at the WORDLESS part than most), the other days are basically free for my random thoughts.  I do love to Bloggy Challenges, so I try to fit those in when possible.

 

So, back to the CHEESE!  I found this recipe online for hash browns that taste like the Cracker Barrel side dish.  I've altered the recipe to my pallet and wanted to share it this week!

1 package of shredded hash browns (it was a little over 1.5 pounds)
1 can of cream of chicken soup
1 package of Colbyjack shredded cheese (2 cups)
A BIG pinch of minced garlic and onion

Preheat oven to 350.  Spray 9X13 pan with nonstick spray.  Mix soup and hash browns together.  Make a thin layer of this mixture on the bottom of the pan.  Mix remaining mixture with the remaining ingredients.  Spread over the 1st thin layer.  Bake for an hour or so, until golden brown.   Yummy!
  
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Remember this week's theme is Cheese Recipes.

The party is open to any and all of your favorite recipes, but only recipes that fit the theme will be featured at the end of the week. :)

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And remember, if anyone is interested in being a co-host for Mom's Test Meal Mondays, please email me at momstestkitchen (at) yahoo (dot) com! I'd love to have you!

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