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Blogmas Day 7: The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe I’ve Ever Had

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Hello Sunny Siders, happy Blogmas day 7! Today, I am sharing the BEST chocolate chip cookies recipe I’ve ever tried making and I want you all to be able to experience the magic of these cookies.

These are brown butter chocolate chip cookies that I have adapted slightly from a recipe @/samanttha_chen shared on instagram!

Ingredients:

1 C unsalted butter

2.5 C all purpose flour

1 T cornstarch

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 C brown sugar

3/4 C white sugar

1 egg

1 egg yolk

1 T heavy cream

1 T vanilla extract

Mix of dark chocolate and semi sweet chocolate chips/chunks to your liking

Optional: toasted crushed walnuts or pecans to your liking

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Take the cup of butter and heat in a saucepan on medium/low heat until the butter turns golden and brown (it should smell nice and toasted)

Remove butter from saucepan and chill in the freezer for 10 minutes to cool down

Combine flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt together in a bowl and set aside.

Beat together butter and both sugars until light and fluffy.

Add in the egg, egg yolk, heavy cream, and vanilla.

Slowly add dry mixture to the wet mixture and mix, then fold in chocolate and nuts.

Bake cookies for 12-14 minutes to desired doneness.

Should make about 2 dozen cookies.

Let me know if you try making these delicious cookies. I truly am not exaggerating when I say that I make these on a weekly basis.

Current Things I’ve Been Making

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Hey Sunny Siders, I’ve been tapping in to my creative side lately and wanted to share some of the things I’ve been making with you all lately. It’s been really fun spending time doing things that don’t involve a phone screen and O hope this may inspire you to take up a new hobby!

Minecraft Flowers

I recently started making Minecraft flowers as wall art for my room. I’ve seen these online and decided to give it a try myself and I have been having so much fun! I’ve made three so far, but my goal is to make all the flowers as a really fun wall art design for my office space!

Cell Phone Straps

I have also been really in to beading and I tried my hand at making a cellphone wrist strap. I love cottage core and fall, so this mushroom and green themed strap has been my absolute favorite thing.

Beaded Bracelets

I’ve also been making lots of bracelets lately. These are my two favorites I’ve made, they’re inspired by the eye colors of my loved ones. I made matching ones for my family and I love that we all have this subtle piece of jewelry to wear.

Baking

I don’t have any photos for these baked goods, but I wanted to share a bit about a few recipes I’ve baked lately!

The first one I want to discuss is brown butter chocolate chip cookies. I found this recipe online courtesy of Samanttha Chen on Instagram. I’m not exaggerating when I say these are the most phenomenal chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever tasted. The use of brown butter makes these cookies taste like toffee and it’s amazing. Highly recommend checking out her recipe and making these for yourself because wow I’m never making another kind of chocolate chip cookie again. Cookie Recipe

The next item I’ve baked recently is my grandma’s white cake with homemade buttercream frosting. This has always been my favorite cake and the only buttercream frosting that I like to eat. I always asked for this cake for my birthday growing up and this year I tried my hand at making it for my brother’s birthday. it wasn’t a good as grandma’s, but I had a lot of fun making it and it still was delicious!

The last thing I’ve been baking a lot of is homemade breads. I love making Japanese milk bread, as it’s my favorite bread. But I’ve also been making regular sandwich bread too. Homemade bread is so much better than store bought in my opinion, and nothing beats a slice of fresh bread with butter right out of the oven!

Making the Easiest Christmas Cookie Bars (Blogmas Day 12)

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Hey Sunny Siders, today I’m sharing a holiday recipe that is so simple even novice bakers can make them. This recipe is a basic almond shortbread cookie with sprinkled topped with cream cheese frosting.

I wanted to make cookies while visiting my boyfriend and he lacked all the following basic baking tools: mixing bowls, measuring spoons, measuring cups, and a hand mixer. Still, we were able to make these cookie bars substituting in a rice cooker bowl for the mixing bowl and using a liquid measuring cup for all ingredients. We mixed everything with a spatula or by hand and they still turned out delicious, so you really can make these with next to no baking equipment.

Cookie Ingredients

1/2 C butter (softened)

1 C sugar

1 large egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/8 tsp almond extract

1/4 tsp salt

2 C flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 C holiday sprinkles (we didn’t have any so feel free to use any sprinkles you like)

Frosting Ingredients

1/2 C butter softened

8 oz cream cheese softened

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp salt

1.5 C powdered sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°F. In a mixing bowl, combine butter, sugar, and egg until homogeneous. Add salt, almond extract, and vanilla extract and stir to incorporate. Slowly add in 2 C flour and baking powder until dough is full mixed. Once dough is mixed, then add in sprinkles. Place dough into a parchment lined pan and press out until even and smooth. Bake for 15-20 mins until dough is golden brown but still soft. Allow to cool completely.

While cookie bars are cooling, add the softened cream cheese, butter, vanilla extract, and salt to a bowl and mix together. Once combined, slowly add in 1.5 C of powdered sugar until a thick, smooth frosting is formed.

When cookie bars are cooled, spread frosting overtop and add finish off with sprinkles. Cut into bars and enjoy.

Dairy Free English Toffee

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Hey Sunny Siders, today I’m sharing one of my absolute favorite holiday treats turned dairy free. This English Toffee recipe is so easy and super delicious!

Ingredients:

• 1 C Margarine

• 1 C Sugar

• 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract

• 1/4 C Water

• 1/2 C Chopped Almonds

• 1/2 C Slivered Almonds

• 1 C Dairy Free Mini Chocolate Chips

Directions:

1) Grease 9×13 inch Pan

2) In a deep pot on high heat kept margarine, add in sugar, water, and vanilla

3) Constantly stir mixture until it reaches 300 degrees Fahrenheit

4) Remove from head and add in slivered almonds

5) Transfer mixture to greased pan and sprinkle chocolate chips over top, let sit for a minute

6) Spread out chocolate mixture overtop and sprinkle with slivered almonds

7) Let cool completely before breaking into pieces

I hope you have enjoyed this dairy free take on English Toffee. Be sure to let me know if you decide to give it a try.

Sincerely,

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Dairy Free Dark Chocolate Cranberry Shortbread Cookies

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Hey Sunny Siders, today I’m sharing this delicious shortbread cookie recipe that is perfect for the holiday season.

Ingredients:

• 1 C Margarine
• 1/2 C Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Almond Extract
• 2 C Flour
• 1/4 C Cornstarch
• 1/2 C Chopped Dried Cranberries
• 1/4 C Mini Dairy Free Chocolate Chips

Chocolate Drizzle:

• Coconut Oil and Dairy Free Dark Chocolate Chips

Directions:

1) Mix Margarine, sugar, and almond extract
2) Gradually Fold in Flour and Cornstarch
3) Mix in cranberries and chocolate by hand
4) Form into balls, or roll and use cookie cutters to shape dough
5) Bake at 300 Degrees Fahrenheit for 20-30 mins
6) Once cooled, drizzle chocolate overtop

I hope you all enjoyed this dairy free cookie recipe. Be sure to let me know if you decide to give it a try for yourself.

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Dairy Free Peanut Butter Blossoms

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Hey Sunny Siders, I’m back with a spin of my favorite holiday cookie recipe. These dairy free peanut butter blossoms are sure to knock your socks off.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 C Margarine

• 1/2 C Crunchy Peanut Butter (Crazy Richard’s Peanut Butter)

• 1/2 C Swerve Granular Sugar replacement

• 1/2 C Coconut Sugar

• 1 Egg

• 1 tsp Vanilla

• 1 & 3/4 C Flour

• 1 tsp Baking Soda

• 1/2 tsp Salt

• Dairy Free Chocolate Chunks

Directions:

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit

2) Cream margarine, peanut butter, and both sugars

3) Add in egg and vanilla until we’ll combined

4) Fold in flour, baking soda, and salt

5) Roll into balls and coat in sugar

6) Bake for 6 minutes before topping with dairy free chocolate chips and baking for another 3-5 minutes

I hope you all enjoyed this dairy free spin on a classic cookie. Be sure to let me know if you decide to give it a try for yourself.

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Chocolate Protein Cookie Dough

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Hey Sunny Siders, and welcome to another Foodie Friday! Today, I’m sharing a super easy and delicious no bake protein cookie dough with you all. This stuff is literally so delicious, and a great way to curb that sweet craving but still get some protein into your diet!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 C Peanut Butter (@crazyrichardspb)
• 3 T Maple Syrup
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 3/4 C Oat Flour
• 2 Scoops Chocolate Protein Powder
• 1/2 tsp Sea Salt

Directions:

1) Pulse oats into flour and set aside

2) In a large bowl, add peanut butter, maple syrup, and vanilla extract.

3) Add oat flour, protein powder, and sea salt to the large bowl and using a spoon mix all the ingredients together until crumbles begin to form.

4) Add dairy free milk as needed to get the desired consistency.

5) Roll into balls or leave as crumbles.

6) Enjoy!

I hope you all enjoyed this quick, easy, and delicious protein cookie dough recipe! Be sure to let me know in the comments below if you try it out for yourself.

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Zucchini Fudge Brownies

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Hey Sunny Siders, and welcome to another Foodie Friday! Today I’ve got an old favorite of mine that we’ve been making at home since I was but a wee child— Zucchini Brownies! These brownies are so so SO moist and have the best fudge frosting to add an extra depth of flavor. My mom has been conning me into eating my veggies since day one with these fantastic brownies.

Ingredients:

Brownie:

• 2 C Pureed Zucchini

• 1/2 C Oil

• 3/4 C Sugar (or coconut sugar)

• 2 C Flour (or Gluten Fred Flour)

• 1/2 C Cocoa Powder

• 2 tsp Vanilla Extract

• 1 1/2 tsp Baking Soda

• 1 tsp Salt

• 1/2 C Chopped Walnuts (optional)

• 1 Egg (optional)

Frosting:

• 6 T Cocoa Powder

• 1/4 C Butter (or vegan butter)

• 2 C Powdered Sugar

• 1/4 C Milk (or dairy free milk)

• 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract

Directions:

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

2) Combine oil, sugar, and vanilla until well blended.

3) Combine cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir into sugar mixture.

4) Fold in Zucchini and walnuts, then spread into pre greased Pan.

5) Bake for 30-40 minutes until the brownies spring back when touched.

6) While Brownies bake, melt cocoa and butter together and let cool.

7) In a medium bowl, blend powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla. Stir in cocoa mixture.

8) Spread frosting over top cooled brownies before cutting into squares and serving.

9) Enjoy!

I hope you enjoyed this installment of Foodie Friday! Be sure to let me know if you decide to give this recipe a try!

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