Thursday, November 20, 2014

The BEST Cookie Recipes!

Hello Blogger World! I've noticed that I still have heavy traffic over here on this blog! Thank you SO much!!! Did you know that I have moved my blog over to my website? Find it ---->  HERE! Please head over there and subscribe to my blog so you can keep up with my AMAZING recipes there! :)

In the meantime, since the holidays are approaching! I have decide to put together my list of AMAZING COOKIE RECIPES! All tried and true!

Here is my recipe for CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
These cookies are pretty much the BEST THING EVER!!!


Baking with Melissa: Chocoalte Peanut Butter Cookies

You may also like my recipe for M&M CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
The secret ingredient to these? Pudding! 
Baking with Melissa: M&M Cookies


Baking with Melissa: Shortbread Cookies
   

Baking with Melissa: No Bake Cookies!






Baking with Melissa: Peanut Butter Cookies



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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Baked Banana Chocolate Chip Doughnuts!

In case you are still following me over here on Blogger! I wanted to share this amazing recipe with you! These doughnuts are EASY to make and taste DELICIOUS!!


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Monday, September 16, 2013

Ooey-Gooey Butter Brownies!


I really LOVE brownies! I have been posting a lot of brownie recipes lately and I want you to try these! They are everything PERFECT about a brownie! Fudgy, Ooey, Gooey, and nothing less than amazing! 

The recipe is posted over on my new blog ------> HERE!

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Thursday, September 5, 2013

Peanut Butter Toffee Cheesecake Brownies!

These brownies are AMAZING! Peanut butter, fudge and brownies topped with toffee pieces! Oh good golly! You don't want to miss this recipe!!! I have posted the recipe over on my new wordpress blog: Click here for the recipe link!

Monday, August 5, 2013

Everything but the Kitchen Sink Brownies!!!

These brownies are amazing! 
Just look at them!


They are the PERFECT dense brownies topped with fudge and everything but the kitchen sink!!
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Thursday, July 11, 2013

Desserts made using a mini muffin pan!


I have posted a new blog post HERE listing 6 of my favorite desserts using a mini muffin pan!!


With recipes such as: 

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Dream Cups
Brownie Cups
Fudgy Oatmeal Cups
Mini Tart Desserts
Cookies and Cream Cups
Not-So-Blonde-Blondie Cups





Thursday, July 4, 2013

Lil' Mama's Bannna Bread Muffins!

This is the BEST Banana Bread you will find! 
Moist and delicious!
Add chocolate chips or nuts and bake in a muffin or loaf pan!

Lil' Mama's Banana Bread Muffins


Find the recipe HERE on my other blog

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Brownies


PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP BROWNIES




These Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Brownies are amazing! Not your regular chocolate brownies but with the same great texture that you love in a brownie!


PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP BROWNIES!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies!
These amazing brownies combine the best of both worlds:
Brownies AND Cookies





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Monday, June 17, 2013

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cupcakes!!!

These Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cupcakes are AMAZING!!! Please join me over on my new WordPress "Baking with Melissa" Blog to get the recipe and see the Ehow.com video I shot a few weeks ago!!!

Monday, May 6, 2013

My Grandma's French Chocolate Pie

Every single time I visited my Grandma Randall this pie was waiting for me in her refrigerator. 
She called it "Your Special Pie"!
And it is indeed, a special pie, known to most people as a French Chocolate Pie. 
It is fairly easy to make and absolutely delicious!
I hope it becomes "Your special pie" as well!



Ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup butter (softened)
  • 3/4 cup of sugar
  • 2 squares of unsweetened chocolate
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 large container of cool whip (3 cups)
  • 1 graham cracker crust
  • pecans, finely chopped


 Directions:
  • Melt the squares of unsweetened chocolate in a heat proof container in the microwave (microwave a few seconds at a time until melted). Set aside to cool.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together
  • Stir in the cooled chocolate
  • Add eggs, one at a time, beating 5 minutes after each addition at high speed
  • Fold in thawed cool whip
  • Pour into graham cracker crust and sprinkle with finely chopped pecans over the top
  • Chill until firm about two hours


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THE BEST CHOCOLATE PIE I HAVE EVER HAD!!!!!

You may also like my Grandma's recipe for Rocky Road Candy
or my highest pinned recipe on PINTEREST my famous Mississippi Mud Cake
 

Monday, April 22, 2013

Caramel Fudge Brownies




BEHOLD!! 
These are by far the BEST BROWNIES in the entire world! 
 After tasting these, you will never see brownies the same way again!
These Caramel Fudge Brownies are dense and have the perfect fudgy brownie texture
and covered smothered in chocolate fudge and caramel candies! 
Oh my goodness gracious alive (quote from my grandfather)
These will change your life!



INGREDIENTS FOR THE BROWNIES:

(If you do not have the time use a brownie mix, but the brownie recipe below is the BEST)
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
  • 2 1/4 cups sugar
  •  4 large eggs
  • 1 1/4 cups cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup chocolate chips 
INGREDIENTS FOR THE FUDGE LAYER:
  • 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 bag (12 oz) of Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  •  1 12oz bag of ROLO'S unwrapped and candies cut in half


Instructions for the Brownies
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray non-stick spray into a 9x13 pan. 
  2. In small saucepan over low heat, melt butter completely. Stir in sugar and continue cooking for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly. Do not allow sugar mixture to boil.
  3. Pour butter mixture into a large bowl or stand mixer, beat in cocoa powder, eggs, salt, baking powder, and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
  4. Stir in the flour and chocolate chips until well combined.
  5. Spread into prepared pan (batter will be very thick and sticky) and bake for about 25 minutes in the 9x13 pan. Cool Completely (this is the hard part).

Instructions for the fudge
  1. Melt the sweetened condensed milk and chocolate chips in a pot or double boiler stirring constantly over low-med. heat. 
  2. After mixture is melted remove from heat and stir in 1 tsp of vanilla.
  3. Pour fudge over brownies, spread evenly.
  4. Press sliced ROLO pieces into the fudge layer.
  5. Cool completely (to speed up the process place in refrigerator for 30 minutes to allow fudge to set). 
  6. Cut into squares
Chocolate Fudge Layer
SO SWEET AND AMAZING!
Amazing Fudge Brownies!

YUM!!!

Friday, April 12, 2013

Cookies and Cream Fudge Cups

 I love baking in mini muffin pans!
Like, LOVE it!
Not only does everything bake faster, 
but your treats also cool faster; which means you can eat them faster!! 
Yippeeeeeeee! 
And Oreo's....OOOOOOOO how I LOVE Oreo's!

Behold the sweetest cookie cup you will ever meet!
Cookies and Cream Fudge Cups
 Ingredients
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips (or regular size if that is all you have)
  • 12 Oreo Cookies, broken up 
Fudgy Middle 

  • 7 0z (or half a can) of condensed milk
  • 1 cup of chocolate chips
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla


Preheat oven to 350 F (or 325 F if you are using dark baking pans) and spray 1- 24 count mini muffin pan with cooking spray. (Note: this recipe makes approx. 32 cookie cups so you can bake the additional 8 in another pan. Be sure to add a small amount of water to the empty cups).

Place butter and sugars into a large bowl, mix to combine, at least 2 minutes.
Add egg and vanilla, mixing to combine.
Add flour, baking soda, salt.
Add chocolate chips and broken Oreo cookie pieces, stirring to combine.
Scoop dough with a small cookie scooper and place into the bottom of prepared baking pan and gently press down. 
In a small pot, melt condensed milk, butter and chocolate chips together; mixing constantly...after melted mix in vanilla.

Top each cookie cup with 1 tsp of melted chocolate and then top each cookie cup with additional cookie dough that you crumble on. Do not cover the entire fudge top.
Bake for 10 minutes, until golden brown. Cool completely. You should be able to twist cookie cups out of the pan, if not use a thin flat knife and loosen up the edges. Makes approx 32 cookie cups.







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