Monster Cookies

Today I was in the mood to make cookies so I decided to make one of my old faithful recipes that I used to make ALL the time. These cookies are my daughters favourite cookies so I knew she would be excited when she got home. As soon as she walked through the door after school she said she could smell cookies, then she ate about 10 of them and wanted more. She's so mini but can eat TONS, I wish I could do that ;) This recipe came from a cookbook my ward put together a few years back, it was submitted by Heather Carter (thanks Heather, we LOVE this recipe). I used to use a medium size scoop to make these cookies but today used my new small one and I think it was better. I was able to make 7 dozen cookies with this recipe so I had plenty to take to neighbours which we always like to do :)1 c. light brown sugar
1 c. sugar
3 eggs
1/2 c. margarine
1/2 T. light corn syrup
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c peanut butter
1 c. mini M&M's
1 c. mini semi sweet chocolate chips
4 1/2 c. quick oats

Cream together brown sugar, sugar, eggs and margarine. Add corn syrup, vanilla, baking soda, salt and mix well. Add peanut butter (I use the measure all cup for this which I think is GREAT) and mix well again. Stir in M&M's, chocolate chips and quick oats. Spoon onto cookie sheet and bake at 350F for 8-10 minutes (cook time is 4-5 minutes longer when you use the medium scoop).

You could use ANY kind of chocolate chips you have for this recipe. Maybe these will become one of your family favourites too, ENJOY :)

S'Mores Galore

Since I talked about my downfall and consumption of WAY too many of these desserts I thought I would share this recipe with you all. I'm not sure when I'll make these again because they really were that good and I don't know how I'll be able to resist. This recipe is from Pampered Chef, the Delightful Desserts book, I don't think you can still get it. Anyway one of my best friends, Kristy sells Pampered Chef which has resulted in me purchasing LOTS of wonderful gadgets, cookbooks and all in all great products. She has a monthly deal via email that she does which is great, she adds recipes, along with other information on it as well. If any of you are interested in getting on her mailing list or hosting a party let me know. Anyway I remember when I ordered this cookbook, she had a copy of it at a party I was hosting and as I turned every page I couldn't believe how YUMMY everything looked. This dessert was SUPER EASY to make and was SERISOULY DELICIOUS so enjoy!

20 whole honey graham crackers, divided
6 bars (1.55 oz.) milk chocolate candy, coarsely shopped
1 package (16 oz.) miniature marshmallows, divided
6 T. butter or margarine, divided
3 T. milk

I WILL ADD A PICTURE WHEN I MAKE THESE AGAIN!

Preheat oven to 350F. Arrange a single layer of graham crackers to completely cover the bottom of a 10x15.5 bar pan breaking crackers to fit (I used the Pampered Chef large bar pan but you could use anything, I do LOVE the stoneware though). Toast in the oven for 2 minutes.

Coarsely break remaining graham crackers into a large bowl and set aside. Coarsely chop all of the chocolate bars and set aside (I used the Pampered Chef food chopper for this and it worked GREAT).

In a microwave safe bowl combine 3 cups of the marshmallows, 3 T. of the butter and the milk. Heat on high for 1 minute. Stir until smooth and then add half of the chopped chocolate. Stir until chocolate is all melted. Spread mixture evenly over graham crackers in pan.

Melt remaining 3 T. butter; toss with remaining graham crackers. Add remaining marshmallows and chopped chocolate; toss lightly. Spoon mixture over the mixture in pan evenly. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until marshmallows are lightly browned. Let cool and ENJOY :)

You could use even try using the strawberry or the cinnamon marshmellows you can get. I think maybe I'll try the cinnamon ones next time. This recipes makes 24 bars and each one is 200 calories. Now you can see why it was a problem that I ate about 10 of these, whoops ;)