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Chocolate Peanut Butter Milky Way Cookies

January 3, 2018 by Kelly Dedeaux

Today is my baby’s 2nd birthday, and I just can’t believe it! I’m sure every mother can relate, but it’s completely ridiculous and surprising how fast they grow up. Seems like just yesterday I stopped in the pediatric surgery section of the hospital to see my newly-thyroid-free sister, still groggy from surgery, on my way to the labor/maternity wing. Crazy night for us both! After Green Lantern was born, my amazing mom watched my other kids at her in-home daycare for me to recover for a week. That week was such a nice bonding time with him, and I’m so grateful that I had that time. To celebrate, let’s whip up these Chocolate Peanut Butter Milky Way Cookies!

Choco-Peanut Butter Milky Way Cookies / Busy Mom's Helper

Adapted from Picky Palate

Anywho, enough of memory lane for right now and onto this amazingly delicious cookies! I know the name is a bit long, but really, how else could I fit in everything to accurately capture this cookie? There’s chocolate, peanut butter, Milky Ways…seriously, how could it not be good?!

Ingredients for Chocolate Side

2 sticks Butter, room temperature

1 cup Sugar

3/4 cup Brown sugar

2 Eggs

1 tsp. Vanilla

1 3/4 cup Flour

1 1/4 cup Cocoa powder

2 tsp. Baking soda

1/4 tsp. Salt

1/2 (of an 11.24 oz) bag Milky Ways, fun sized

Ingredients for Peanut Butter Side

2 cups Peanut Butter, creamy

2 cups Sugar

2 Eggs

1/2 (of an 11.24 oz) bag Milky Ways, fun sized

1 1/2 cups Chocolate Chips

Directions

Chop all of the Milky Ways (for both sides).

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

For the chocolate side, blend the butter and sugars together well. Mix in the egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Add the two mixtures together. Stir in the Milky Way pieces (remember, just half the bag into this mixture).

For the peanut butter side, blend the peanut butter, sugar and eggs until well combined. Stir in the remaining Milky Ways and chocolate chips.

Spooning an even amount from each of the two mixtures, roll them together. Press them down slightly on a greased baking sheet.

Bake for about 10 minutes, or until done. Cool, and enjoy!

Notes: this made about 4 dozen, when doing 1 tbsp. of each mixture (so 2 tbsp. of total cookie dough per cookie).

Mickey Mouse Oreo

May 1, 2016 by Kelly Dedeaux

So we went to Disneyland last month with the ENTIRE family (jealous? Just wait, you may not be). I’m talking my hubby, kids and me, plus my parents, four sisters plus two brother-in-laws, two nieces, and my nephew. Crazy, I know! We all rented a large home nearby the park, and it was fantastic. The rooms were all a different Disney theme, there was a huge Rapunzel mural on the wall, it was just darling. Plus, our own pool and hot tub!

We seriously were planning this vacation since last summer, we were that excited! So you would think it would’ve been the perfect vacation, right? Oh, no, ma’am! My family got the flu. For pretty much the entire vacation. We spent two days driving there, and enjoyed the beach one day. So far, so good. Then our first day at the park we make it to mid-afternoon when it hits. Superman starts throwing up….right as we’re getting off the Jungle Cruise ride. So we go back to the house, unsure what’s going on. That night, Batman starts in on it. Days 2-3, Batman and then Green Lantern take turns…..even if we tried the park because we think they’re recovered, someone would end up covered in yuckiness. Day 3-4, my turn, lucky me! Day 5 is Flash and Wonder Woman. Then two day drive home.

So not the best vacation ever, especially after getting excited for it almost a year ahead of time, but it definitely could have been worse. We got to see family, have SOME fun at the parks with the kids, the beach was good, and we took turns staying at the house with the sick ones and the others going to the park. My family was also extremely sweet and helpful, taking Wonder Woman with them often so we could handle the boys, and my mom even stayed with her at the house Friday morning so we could have a bit more time on our last day. I’m sure if/when we go again, I’ll be pointing out in remembrance “that’s where so-and-so threw up”. Awww, memories!

Mickey Mouse Oreo

Ingredients
Oreo cookies (double stuffed or original, doesn’t matter)
White chocolate chips
Red frosting (I did vanilla frosting with red food coloring)

Spread the frosting on the bottom half of each Oreo. Put two white chips for the pant buttons. Love it!

Notes: you can also use milk chocolate chips as ears at the top of the Oreo. I just happened to be out at the time.

Chocolate Chip Smores

February 26, 2016 by Kelly Dedeaux

Chocolate Chip Smores

Ingredients:
10 chocolate chip cookies
5 squares semi-sweet chocolate bar, chopped
4 tsp coconut flakes
50 miniature marshmallows

1. Place 5 cookies, flat-sides up, on microwaveable plate; top with remaining ingredients.

2. Microwave on HIGH 30 seconds or until chocolate is almost melted. Put remaining cookies on top, pressing down lightly to secure. Microwave an additional 30 seconds or until cookies are warmed and chocolate and marshmallows are melted.

3. Serve warm and gooey, or cover and refrigerate about 10 minutes or until filling is set.

Yields 5

Notes: Hersheys bar may be used, but since it’s thinner use the entire bar. This is based on large homemade cookies, so if you use Chips Ahoy keep in mind they are much smaller and will need fewer ingredients. I’ve found that it’s easiest if you put the coconut flakes on first, then chocolate, then marshmallows. They just seem to balance and stay on better that way; or maybe it’s just me.