Tag: dessert

Baking Cookies in Muffin Tins

pans of cookie dough
Ready to Bake

Now that the cold weather is back I am beginning to want to bake and cook more. I made chili the other day and a quiche yesterday. Now, at this time of year,  it’s a good thing to warm the house by using the oven so I have more incentive to make food.
I wanted to share a easy and fast cookie recipe for peanut butter and chocolate lovers.

  • Buy peanut butter cookie dough (or make your own)
  • Use small muffin tins and add pieces of dough like in my picture.
  • Bake – I think @ 350 for 10 minutes – until they are cooked.
  • As soon as they come out of the oven, push Reeses candy (or any chocolate or candy) into the center of each of the cookies. (You’ll have to unwrap them while the dough bakes!)
  • Let them cool a little and take them out of the pan using a knife.

I used to make my own peanut butter cookie dough and that tasted best, but the store bought stuff is super simple and the kids don’t really care.

It’s a nice way to warm up the kitchen.

Simple Dessert For Kids

I have fallen in love with this “recipe” for easy Cookie Pie. My 12 year old loves it and I love to make it for him because it takes about 5 minutes to throw together – no baking, very little clean up.  Kids could very easily make this by themselves.

I don’t eat it, but he and his friends gobble it down!

Cookie Pie
"Cookie Pie"
    graham cracker crust
    one package of chocolate chip cookies
    one tub of cool whip (I buy the medium size one)
    a little milk

Dip each cookie in milk and make a layer of cookies in the crust.
Plop a layer of cool whip on top.
Repeat with a layer of cookies (dipped in milk) and more cool whip.
Make 3 layers and end with cool whip and crumble a cookie on top.
Put in the fridge – or eat right away.

Yuk… I mean … YUM!