Because Sean was in Ocala this weekend, I opted for some uninterrupted baking time. I've been wanting to make some cookies for some time now and try out some chocolate cupcakes. I decided on White Chocolate Chip, Cranberry and Macadamia Nut cookies and Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting.
The cookies turned out great! They are almost as good as the cookies my college roommates Mom used to make for us. I think hers had some granola and maybe regular chocolate chips in them. We called them Crack Cookies. They were fabulous. The only flaw to these cookies was my own fault, I did not line the cookie sheet with parchment paper, like the recipe suggested and wound up needing to strategically scoop the dough, so that the cranberries weren't on the bottom, because they got all burnt on the first sheet. Next time, I will use the parchment paper.
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| White Chocolate Chip, Cranberry and Macadamia Nut Cookies |
I loved the Peanut Butter Frosting I made for Sean's birthday so much that I wanted to try it with Chocolate Cupcakes. It turned out just as fabulously fluffy as before. The cupcakes are pretty good, maybe not as moist as I was hoping, but the frosting balances that out.
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| Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting |
I made SO many cupcakes it is silly. I decided to double the recipe, because for some reason, I thought one batch would only make 12 cupcakes. Needless to say, there are 60 cupcakes in my kitchen right now. AND 40 or so cookies. What was I thinking?
