Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups uncooked regular oats
1 package semisweet chocolate mega morsels
1 cup chopped toasted pecans

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Beat butter and sugars at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla, beating well.
3. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine flour, bakingsoda, and salt in a bowl, stirring well. Add oats; stir well. Add to butter mixture; stir until well blended. Gently stir in morsels and pecans. Drop by rounded tablespoons 2 inches apart onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
4. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until brown around edges. Cool on pan 2 to 3 minutes or until firm. Remove cookies from pan; cool on wire racks.

Review:The mix of the creamy chocolate, the crunch of the nut and the texture of the oatmeal, make these cookies so very delicious. You must try a batch to see for yourself :)

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Oreo Truffles

Ingredients:
1 pkg. Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, finely crushed
1 pkg. (8 oz.) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
2 pkg. (8 squares each) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, melted

Directions:
1. Finely crush cookies to a fin crumb
2. Mix 3 cups of the cookie crumbs and the cream cheese until well blended. Shape into 42 (1-inch) balls.
3. Dip balls in melted chocolate; place on waxed paper-covered baking sheet. (Any leftover melted chocolate can be stored in tightly covered container at room temperature and saved for another use.) Sprinkle with remaining cookie crumbs or other decoration such as holiday sprinkles or nuts. 4. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Store any leftover truffles in tightly covered container in refrigerator.

Rating: Soooo yummy! If you are a chocolate lover then you will go crazy for these. These disappeared quickly at my Christmas party.