Gingersnaps

Let me introduce you to some of my good friends :) That's Austin, Bayley, me of course ;), and Paul. We've all been friends since high school, and I don't think our friendship will ever end! I dunno about you, but I think that's pretty cool :) So we decided to make some yummy cookies tonight. No one had any ideas of what to make, so I suggested these. Gingersnaps baby! It was fun to spend the night baking, but what was even better was spending it with these awesome people :) 

 

Behold: The Cinnamon Streusel Muffin

So my little sister, Sarah and I had the house to ourselves tonight. We had nothing planned, it was Friday, so what do we do? Make something delicious of course ;) I found this recipe in this book and HAD to try it as soon as I could. We most definitely were NOT disappointed. I actually think I did a little dance when I had my first taste ;)

Streusel topping:

asdf 1/4 c all-purpose flour

1/4 c firmly packed brown sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

3 TBS really cold butter

Muffin recipe:

2 c all-purpose flour

1/2 c sugar

1/4 c firmly packed brown sugar

1 TBS baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 c milk

1/2 c melted butter

1 tsp vanilla

1 beaten egg

Heat oven to 400 degrees with oven rack in middle. Lightly spray12 cups in a standard muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray. (I just used the paper muffin cups) 

Stresual Topping:

Combine flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until resembles coarse crumbs with some pea-sized pieces. 

Muffins:

Combine flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in center of the flour by pushing ingredients out toward sides of bowl. 

Combine milk, melted butter, vanilla, and egg in a medium bowl. Pour milk mixture into the flour mixture, and stir only until the flour is moistened even thought the batter is not smooth. Scrape down sides of bowl.

Divide batter into prepared muffin cups, filling them about 2/3 full. Sprinkle about 1 TBS of streusel over each muffin.

Bake 18-20 min or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of a couple of muffins comes out dry. Cool slightly and remove from the pan.

Run a small metal spatula around edge of each muffin to loosen it, and lift gently from the pan. Serve muffins warm with butter or jam.

Volcano Cookies

...or No-Bake Cookies as the rest of the world knows haha. These things are heavenly goodness! And I finally know how to make them not be puddles! BE SURE TO LET OATS SIT IN THE CHOCOLATE MIXTURE AFTER YOU STIR THEM IN FOR 10 MIN! :) That's how they don't turn to slop ;)

A Dip I Actually Like!

Best. Bean. Dip. Ever! I love it! And so easy! Here's whatcha gotta do. 1 can red kidney beans (or whatever beans you want), 1/4 cup salsa (I like to get HOT), and like 1/4 tsp garlic! Put that in a blender/mixer thing and smush it up to your hearts content! Once it's at your favorite consistency, grab some chippies (here are the delicious hint of jalapeno chips) and dip it like it's hot!

Snickerdoodles :)

Snickerdoodles! I love them! They're easy, yummy, soft, and this recipe makes a ton! XD I love it.

Super Sweet Sugar Study Day

Dum, duh, dum, dum, duuuuuuuuum!!! It's finals week next week!!! Aaaa!! Time to crack down and start the legit studying! Now, SUU being awesome, the school gives us the Friday before finals week off so that we can study our little hearts out. But who can really be that focused without any help? No one! At least Kiersten and I can't ;P So we need a little sugary assistance. We did this last semester and loved it, so we decided to do it again. Basically, we make as much treats as we want and eat them all throughout the day, killing our bodies, and enriching our minds with course material. It's a stupid thing we do, yes, but will we continue doing it? Of course ;)

 This S.S.S.S.D. I made these and these. Both were extremely rich and extremely delicious. You ate one and you NEEDED to be done, but you couldn't help but eat more ;) Kiersten made some other treats and we had the best chocolate covered ice-cream cones. Overall, we had enough to feed the whole building. But it was just the two of us ;)

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter all! In celebration of Christ's resurrection, I decided to make the symbolic, yet delicious Easter Rolls. Just like Christ when He was placed in the tomb, these rolls have something special inside of them that after they are baked aren't there anymore, just like Christ wasn't there after He was resurrected.