More Cuteness from White Rose Cookies

White Rose Cookies ("The Cookie Momster")

My very talented daughter, Natalie,  has started a Cookie Business and she comes up with some of the cutest designs and ideas, these are only a sampling of some she has done recently with many more to come.

It is amazing to see her creative talent come out in such a wonderful way.  More and more people are finding her and ordering for special occasions and holidays.  Anyone interested could contact her on Facebook at White Rose Cookies.  She can also do Gluten Free Cookies.  She is always accepting orders

It's a Graduation Celebration (Natalie's cookie fun)

Time to Celebrate Rachel's accomplishment!  She has been working hard to earn her Master's Degree.  She is a wife, mother of two little ones, as well as a full time teacher, and teacher on special assignment at her school.  To say she has been busy the last couple of years is an understatement.  A good portion of our extended family were able to go and cheer her on as she received her diploma.  Natalie made her some of her fabulous cookies to celebrate with afterwards.  Time to play!

Cutest Cookies-Natalie does it again.

I have the most talented girls, they do so many things and cooking is one they all do well.  It was a big day for our youngest Granddaughter and Natalie made the adorable cookies for all of those her attended the blessing.  Nothing more needs to be said except maybe YUM!

Baby Shower Goodies Natalie does it again!

(Still learning the new house and lighting, sorry for the yellow.  I took the pictures so fast as the shower began I didn't have time to make adjustments!)

In celebration of Grandchild number 10 we threw a "Baby Girl" shower for Rachel since everything she has is for a boy.  It was great fun and good to be together with family, friends, and good food.  It was fun to have our first entertaining event in our new home.

Cutest cookies by our cookie master

Here she goes again making the cutest cookies!  I just love to see what Natalie does next, these are for a close family friend and her son.  Lucky boy!

Cookie Master Natalie- 4th of July

 

Our "cookie master" Natalie struck again for the holiday.  These were so cute and the little ones couldn't eat them fast enough. 

Natalie always makes these fun parfaits for the 4th this year they were even more festive with the addition of the "POP Rocks" on the top.  It was a fun evening and as we headed to the new front porch to watch the fireworks and break open the glow bracelets we snacked on these yummy deserts!

Standards Night by Natalie

All of these cookies were made by Natalie for her Ward's Standards Night.  Lot's of time and patience for this project.

Chocolate Chip Macaroon Bars

1 roll premaid chocolate chip cookie dough
4 graham crackers, crumbled
1 oz bag caramel chips
1/2 c. walnuts or pecans, chopped
1/2 bag coconut
1 can sweetened condensed milk

In a 9x13 pan cover with parchment paper and sray with a cooking spray. Spread the dough evenly out in the bottom of the pan, top with graham crackers, then caramels, walnuts, coconut, and pour the sweetened condensed milk on top of it all. Place in a preheated 350 degree oven for 35-40 minutes.


Cydney loves to come up with these cookie bars and this is the latest one that she found. The are yummy and very rich.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

This summer has been full of projects in the home-long over due projects and one thing leads to another. One of the projects being new counter top and flooring in my kitchen. As a result I have not been doing a lot of cooking or creating. Along with trying to lose and maintain weight loss I have not been making many "treats" lately. While I was in the basement sorting through piles of paper and organizing recipes Rebecca was busy making chocolate chip cookies. What a simple treat after a long process. Thanks Reb!

Rebecca's Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 c. granulated sugar

1/2 brown sugar, packed

1/3 c. margarine or butter, softened

1/3 c. shortening

1 egg

1 t. vanilla

1 1/3 c. all purpose flour

1/2 t. baking soda

1/2 t. salt

1/2 c. chopped nuts (optional)

1 pkg. chocolate chips

Heat oven to 375. Mix sugars, margarine, shortening, egg and vanilla. Stir in remaining ingredients.

With a small ice cream scoop place on cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake 8-10 minutes or until light brown. Cool slightly before removing from cookie sheet. About 3 dozen.

Sometimes a glass of milk and a warm chocolate chip cookie is all you need to relax for just a few minutes

C is for Cookies

I love that Natalie and Rebecca have been having so much fun in the kitchen making cookies for various occasions. They have become very good at the new talent.

Upon our last return from Honolulu we had a BBQ as a family and they had made these cookies in honor of us.

The pineapple and palm trees were so cute.
And then for a baby shower for Jessica these were made for the little girl.

Sugar Cookies

1½ c. powdered sugar
1 c. butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
1 t. vanilla
½ t. almond extract
2½ c. all purpose flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. cream of tartar

Mix powdered sugar, butter, egg, vanilla and almond extract. Mix in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Preheat oven to 375. Divide dough into halves. Roll each half on to a lightly floured board. Cut into shapes. Bake until edges are light brown 7-8 minutes.

Royal Frosting

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

I don't know where this recipe originates from but I am guessing Stephanie Ashcrafts 101 Things To Do With a Cakemix. At any rate I got if from a cooking class at Macey's Little Theatre. It is so easy and tasty I love them in the fall. You simply take a spice cake mix and add a 15 oz can of pumpkin puree and belnd them together, that's all

Blend them very well. Add a 12 oz. bag of chocolate chips.
I take a small ice cream scoop to make them even and place on a cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 for 12-14 minutes.

Way too easy but yummy.

Rachel's new favorite cookies

1 cup butter softened

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup sugar

1 cup packed brown sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 cups old-fashioned oats

1 cup all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon (I just used a sprinkle)

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (I left it out)

1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350 cream the butter, peanut butter and sugars add eggs one at a time beat in vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients and then add gradually stir in chocolate chips bake on a greased cookie sheet @ 350 for 10-12 minutes

Oh Henry Bars (copy cat recipe)

Oh Henry Bars (copy cat version)

1 c. sugar

1 c. corn syrup

4 c. Rice Krispies

1 c. peanut butter

1 12 oz. pkg. milk chocolate chips

In a large saucepan combine the sugar and corn syrup and bring to a boil and remove from the heat. Stir the peanut butter and the rice until well blended. Spray a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray then pour the mixture into the pan and spread evenly. Melt the chocolate chips and spread over the mixture in the pan.

(From my daughter Rebecca)

Christmas Food Traditions

My mother always made fudge on this plate at Christmas time so now I carry on the tradtion! I can remember her making Fudge and Divinity by hand and sitting on the back porch while doing it. I have been able to master the Fudge but the Divinity is another story. Other than my neighbor across the street no one makes Divinity like my mom. Many people don't like Divinity but they never had the really good stuff!

Fudge

4½ c. sugar
1 can evaporated milk
2 sticks butter
1 pint jar of marshmallow cream
1 t. vanilla
1 pkg. semi sweet or milk chocolate chips
nuts, optional

In a medium heavy saucepan combine sugar, milk, and butter. Boil hard for 12 minutes. Take off of the heat and add chocolate chips, vanilla and marshmallow. Beat until the fudge stands in peaks or changes in texture. Pour and let stand 24 hours.

Divinity

2 c. sugar
2 egg whites, beaten stiff
½ c. corn syrup
½ t. salt
½ c. hot water
1 t. vanilla
nuts as desired

Dissolve sugar, salt, and syrup in hot water. Cook without stirring to spin with thread or when it cracks in cold water. Remove from heat and gradually pour over stiffly beaten egg whites beating constantly. Add vanilla and continue beating until mixture stands in peaks. Drop by the spoonful on wax paper.

Toffee, Divinity, Fudge

When we see a certain pan come out of the cupbaords we know that it is time for Kerry to make Toffee, yum, yum. He has made this candy every year since we got married thirty years ago. Now he is teaching all of our girls to make it. *This can't be made on a humid night or the toffee will turn to sugar. The same with Divinty and Fudge.

Toffee

1 lb. butter
2 T. corn syrup
2½ c. granulated sugar
½ c. water
1 c. slivered almonds
1 pkg. chocolate chips

Boil in a heavy pan to 300 on candy thermometer. Stir until dark golden brown. Turn onto a cookie sheet and top with chocolate chips. Spread nuts on top.

This is a new favorite for the family, so easy and yummy! Thanks to Natalie

Oreo Yummies

1 Package of Oreos, Crushed up fine (food processor)
1 Package Cream Cheese, Softened

Mix together and roll into balls.

Dip in melted chocolate and place on wax-paper-lined-cookie sheet. Put sheet into fridge until hardened.

If you want, drizzle with white chocolate. (Or coat with white and drizzle with brown... whatever!)

Introduced to us by my sister, Rosemarie many years ago this has been a fun tradition for us all to make and to give to neighbors as a simple gift. They can actually be molded into any shape we just started out with "Bears and Bunnies!"

“Bears and Bunnies”

6 oz. bag puffed rice or wheat
2 c. brown sugar
2 sticks butter
1 c. corn syrup
1 can sweetened condensed milk

Boil butter, sugar, syrup and milk for about 6 minutes. Place cereal in a large bowl and pour the mixture over the tip, mix well. Spray mold with a vegetable spray and fill with the mixture. Remove from mold immediately.

Hopscotch

½ c. peanut butter
2 c. mini marshmallows
2 c. chow mein noodles
6 oz. butterscotch chips

Melt peanut butter and butterscotch chips. Pour over noodles and marshmallows and turn into a 9x13 pan, chill. Cut into squares and serve.


Caramel Corn

1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 lb. brown sugar
1 c. corn syrup
1 stick butter

Combine ingredients and bring to a boil, to a soft ball stage. Cover 10 quarts popped popcorn.


Peanut Butter Cups

1 pkg. graham crackers
2 c. peanut butter
4 c. powdered sugar
2 sticks softened butter, not melted
1 pkg. chocolate chips.

Mix together graham crackers, peanut butter, powdered sugar and softened butter, blend well. Form into balls or place in mini cupcake holders. Melt chocolate chips and spread over the peanut butter mixture.

(Grandpa Smith really loved these for special treats.)

This cookie recipe is a year round favorite! One special memory for me is a Christmas one when my three oldest girls were quite little. We had a cookie decorating party at our house with their friends. What a mess!! But at the same time so much fun. Everyone certainly left our home on a sugar high that day. And who doesn't like to leave Sugar Cookies for Santa Claus?

Sugar Cookies

1½ c. powdered sugar
1 c. butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
1 t. vanilla
½ t. almond extract
2½ c. all purpose flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. cream of tartar

Mix powdered sugar, butter, egg, vanilla and almond extract. Mix in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Preheat oven to 375. Divide dough into halves. Roll each half on to a lightly floured board. Cut into shapes. Bake until edges are light brown 7-8 minutes.

Swiss Cheese Pie

1 prepared pie crust
4 eggs
1 can evaporated milk
2 t. instant minced onion
1 t. salt
dash cayenne pepper
dash nutmeg
6 oz. Swiss cheese, grated
½ lb-1 lb. bacon cooked, crumbled or
½ lb-1 lb. cooked ham, cut into small cubes.

Combine eggs, milk, minced onion, salt, cayenne, and nutmeg. In the bottom of the pie crust place the bacon or ham, top with the Swiss cheese and then pour the egg mixture on top. Bake in a 450 degree oven for 15 minutes, reduce heat to 325 and bake for an additional 15 minutes or until a knife inserted comes out clean.

(The first time I ever ate this was in Portland when I went to meet Kerry’s family for the first time. I had never had Quiche so it sounded really strange to me. I loved it of course and it has become a Christmas morning tradition for our family over the years.)

Peppermint Brittle(Jessica)

1 bag white chocolate chips, preferably Guittard

1/4 c. crushed peppermint candy canes

1/2 t. peppermint extract

In a glass bowl place the chocolate chips and place int microwave. Heat for 30 seconds at a time and stir between each heating. When chips are melted and smooth add the extract and stir until smooth. Finally add the candy and stir. Pour the mix onto a wax paper covered cookie sheet and chill until firm. Later break the candy up into pieces and serve.

What can you do with pumpkin other than pies?

Pumpkin Roll

3 eggs, beat on high for 5 minutes.
1 c. sugar gradually added to the eggs
2/3 c. pumpkin (stir into the above mixture)
1 t. lemon juice

In another bowl mix.
3/4 c. flour
1 t. baking powder
2 t. cinnamon
1 t. ginger
½ t. nutmeg
½ t. salt

Stir the above together and fold into pumpkin mixture. Spread in a greased and floured jelly roll pan, I have also greased the pan and sprinkles it with powdered sugar but it can make it slightly sticky. Top with 1 c. finely chopped walnuts (optional) Bake at 375 for 15 mins. Turn out on tea towel, cool. Spread filling over cake. Roll, and sprinkle with powdered sugar, and chill.

Filling
1 c powdered sugar
6 oz. cream cheese

4 T. butter
½ t. vanilla

Beat until smooth.
(Note: 1 large can of pumpkin makes 5 rolls. Recipe freezes well.)

Pumpkin Cookies

1 spice cake mix
1 15 oz. can pumpkin
1 c. chocolate chips

Mix canned pumpkin and spice mix together, just the mix from the box not the mixture with eggs and the oil. Add chocolate chips, drop onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

3 cups sugar

6 eggs

1 T. cinnamon

1 tsp. cloves

1/4 tsp. ginger

1 T. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

3 c. milk chocolate chips

2 c. butter

1 large can pumpkin

1 tsp. allspice

1 tsp. nutmeg

1 T. vanilla

1 T. baking powder

4 1/2 cups flower

Mix butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Add spices and flour. Mix in pumpkin slowly. Add chocolate chips last. Fill in muffin tins. Bake @ 350 for 15-20 minutes ( maybe longer depending on oven check with toothpick)This recipe makes a ton, so I froze a bunch of them. They taste so good after you pop them into the microwave for 30 seconds...melted chocolate chips..mmmm.
(I got this from a class at a local store, so easy it's crazy!) (Nichole Barney)