deep dish brownie cookies

Got your attention?

Good :)

So I've been sitting around with a muffin top pan for FOREVER and I couldn't figure out what I wanted to do with it... then I entered the realm of deep dish cookies.

They're cookies, but HUGE ! We're talking like 10 pounds each here. Okay, maybe not ten pounds but really, they're gigantic.

As you can see, I ended up making normal size cookies (above), too. So whether or not you have a muffin pan, you can enjoy this simple brownie cookie recipe! :) 

Ingredients:

1 box brownie mix

1/3 cup oil

2 tbsp water

1 egg

1/3 cup chocolate chips (optional)

(This will make 6 deep dish cookies or around 12 or 13 normal!)

Instructions: 

1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
2. Combine mix, oil, water and egg until a batter forms.
3. Fold in chocolate chips.
4. Coat pan generously with cooking spray.
5. Place batter in muffin top pan or form balls out of dough.
6. Bake for about 15 minutes (deep dish) or about 10 (normal)

sweet samoa copy-cat

I'm feeling a little sick right now...

This may or may not have come as a result of consuming over 244346 of these.
(hint: it really did)

ah carmel delites...
or samoas...
No matter what you call them, I call them delicious.

yum yum yum

Okay, enough pictures. I'm sorry they're just so good-looking (;

Ingredients: 

Cookies:

1 cup butter

1/2 cup sugar

2 cups flour

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla extract

Topping:

1 container caramel sauce (like Smucker's)

1 bag coconut

Chocolate chips

Instructions:

1. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in bowl
2. Cream together butter, sugar, and vanilla extract.
3. Add flour mixture and form dough
4. Separate dough into two pieces between wax paper and place in freezer for about 10 minutes
5. Roll out into desired pan and bake at 350 F for 10-12 minutes.
6. In a pan, toast coconut. Add caramel and mix.
7. Spread coconut topping over shortbread once shortbread has cooled.
8. Melt chocolate in microwave and drizzle over.
9. Cut into pieces and enjoy!

peanut butter banana vanilla protein shake

I apologize for not having any pictures of this shake, but it's delicious!

I had it post-workout last night... and again for breakfast this morning...
oops :)

but really, it's delicious!

Ingredients:
1 banana, sliced
1 teaspoon peanut butter
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
a splash of milk
handful of ice
(you can add some spinach for a green smoothie, it doesn't alter the taste!)

Directions: blend (;

triple chocolate cocoa pebble bars

chocolate.
multiply by three...
triple. chocolate.

A few nights ago, I had a sleepover with a few of my friends that I haven't seen since June, and it was awesome!

I basically ate my face off...
Bagel bites, doritos, chips and salsa, brownies, cookies,
and these....

um, yum

here's another shot in case you weren't convinced:

Ingredients:

About 3 1/2 cups cocoa pebble cereal or similar

1 bag marshmallows

3 tablespoons butter

4 tablespoons nutella

Chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Put marshmallows and butter in microwave safe bowl and microwave until melted 

2. Stir in cereal

3. Press down into wax paper-covered pan and even out

4. Melt nutella in microwave until smooth and spread over bars

5. Toss as many chocolate chips on top as you wish!

Hope you enjoy, this one was a hit! :)