Sugar Cookie Cupcake

{recipe & pic from} Baked Perfection

Sugar Cookie Cupcakes
recipe by Baked Perfection 

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups sour cream

In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. In a separate mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Add the vanilla; mix well. Add the flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream (batter will be thick). Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups with 1/4 cup of batter. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Recipe makes approximately 30 cupcakes.

Very Vanilla Frosting

recipe by Baked Perfection

2 sticks of butter, softened

6 cups powdered sugar

pinch of salt

3 tablespoons vanilla extract

2 -4 tablespoons milk

Beat butter and vanilla until creamy. Add salt. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, beating until combined. Add milk 1 tablespoon at a time until you reach desired consistency.

Chocolate Chip Oreo Cookie Sandwich

OH WOW!  Yumm...and thank you I'll take two dozen!

Don't these look amazing!  YIKES!

Super Bowl Party food???? Yes I think SO!

Recipe & pic from {PickyPalate}

Chocolate Chip Oreo Cookie Sandwich

2 sticks softened butter

3/4 Cup packed light brown sugar

1 Cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs

1 Tablespoon pure vanilla

3 1/2 Cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

10 oz bag chocolate chips

1 bag Oreo Cookies, I used the double stuff 

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.   In a stand or electric mixer cream butter and sugars until well combined.  Add in eggs and vanilla until well combined.

2.  In a separate bowl mix the flour, salt and baking soda.  Slowly add to wet ingredients along with chocolate chips until just combined.  Using a cookie scoop take one scoop of cookie dough and place on top of an Oreo Cookie.  Take another scoop of dough and place on bottom of Oreo Cookie.  Seal edges together by pressing and cupping in hand until Oreo Cookie is enclosed with dough.  Place onto a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet and bake cookies 9-13 minutes or until cookies are baked to your liking.  Let cool for 5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.  Serve with a tall glass of milk, enjoy!

Makes about 2 dozen VERY LARGE Cookies

Creamy Chicken and Noodles

Recipe from {Real Mom Kitchen}

Creamy Chicken and Noodles

• 8 cups of chicken broth ( or equal amount of water with bouillon)
• ½ teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1 teaspoon onion salt
• 1 (12 oz) pkg extra wide egg noodles
• 4 cups of cooked and shredded chicken
• 2 (10 3/4 oz) cans of condensed cream of chicken soup
• 1 cup reduced fat sour cream

1. Bring chicken both to a boil and add noodles, poultry seasoning, and onion salt.  Cook noodles in broth for 6-8 minutes until tender.
2. Add chicken to broth/noodles.  Then mix in condensed soup.  Stir until smooth and creamy.
3. Just before serving mix in the sour cream.  Serves 6-8

Yummy Salsa

** We buy the Diced tomatoes that already have the lime juice 

and cilantro in it...good time saver.  We  use one of those and one regular can of diced tomatoes, so we don't add extra lime juice or cilantro.

Black Bean and Corn Salsa

1 can corn, drained

1 can black beans, drained

1 green pepper, chopped

1 red onion, chopped (or yellow onion)

1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped

2 can Diced tomatoes

2 tsp.  lime juice

1-2 avocados, chopped

1/2 bottle Italian dressing (add more if you want)

1/2 tsp minced garlic

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

Pumpkin Crisp

MMMMmmmm.....This is my kind of 'pumpkin pie"....I like it 10 times better!  


Pumpkin Crisp


29 oz. pumpkin
1 c. sugar
1 can evaporated milk
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. salt
4 eggs


mix and pour into pan. crumble one yellow cake mix and 1 cube of butter chopped over mixture.
Bake @350 for 50-60 min. 

Mmmm....Soup!

This recipe is seriously SO EASY!  And yummy!  I added some diced ham....and it was DELICIOUS!

{Recipe from} The Mother Huddle

Broccoli Soup 

1 1/2 – 2 lbs broccoli, Fresh or frozen, chopped finely

1 small to medium onion, finely diced

3 regular size carrots, extra finely diced

6-8 cups water

4-6 tsp or chicken bullion

1/4 tsp pepper

dash of salt

1 cup cream or evaporated milk

1-1 1/2 cups instant potatoes

1-2 cups shredded cheese

Put chopped, onion, carrot and broccoli in a large pot. Add water until water is about 1/2 inch above veggies. Add about 1/2 tsp bullion per cup of water you used to cover the veggies. Add dash of regular salt and 1/4 tsp ground black pepper. Boil until veggies are tender. Once veggies are tender add cream or evaporated milk, and instant potatoes. Stir until flakes are all dissolved. Add more potatoes until soup is desired thickness. Remove from heat and add cheese. When the cheese is melted  soup is ready to serve. So easy.

Oreo Cookie Dessert

OREO COOKIE LAYER DESSERT

1 pkg. Oreo cookies

1 (16 oz.) bowl Cool Whip

1 c. powdered sugar

1 lg. pkg. chocolate pudding

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened

1 stick butter

In serving dish crumble Oreo cookies to completely cover the bottom. Melt butter and pour over the cookies.In a separate bowl mix cream cheese, powdered sugar and 1/2 of Cool Whip. Spread over cookie mixture. In another bowl mix chocolate pudding as directed on box and let set. When ready spread on top of cream cheese. Cover the pudding with rest of Cool Whip and crumble Oreo cookies to decorate.