Whole Wheat Cereal Cookies #SundaySupper

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Cindy Kerschner

COOKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I go crazy when it comes to cookies. No self control. None. Big fat zero. 😉 I can eat a bag of Milanos in under a minute. I’m not proud, just saying…

So when I heard that this week Sunday Supper was all about cookies AND we have Janet Keeler, Food & Travel Editor for the Tampa Bay Times and Author of Cookielicious joining us with tips on baking for the Ultimate Cookie Exchange and to answer any of your baking questions. I was super excited!

That’s not all.

Wait for it.

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Bang! We are giving away 5 signed copies of Cookielicious with 150 fabulous recipes to bake and share!

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My contribution to the #SundaySupper virtual cookie exchange is one of my Mom’s old-fashioned recipes marked in her favorite cookbook. It was for Wheaties Cookies. I was never a Wheaties fan, although I used to eat a lot of Total back in the day. Anyway, I adapted that recipe and I was pleasantly surprised! Move over oatmeal, make room for wheat flakes again!

Whole Wheat Cereal Cookies

preheat oven to 375

    Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups cereal (Uncle Sam’s, Wheaties, Total)
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
    Cream butter and sugar together. Mix in egg. Stir in milk.

Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts.

Chill dough for 30 minutes.

Drop by teaspoonful onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 375 for about 10 minutes. Cool and enjoy!

Try ALL The Sunday Supper Favorite Cookie Exchange Cookies:

For more amazing cookies recipes like Snowball Surprise Cookies, check out  Cookielicious by Food Editor Janet K. Keeler from The Tampa Bay Times now while there is a special… Buy One Cookielicious Cookbook and get one for a friend!

Do you have a favorite cookie to take to a Cookie Exchange?  Please join on us on Twitter throughout the day during #SundaySupper on December 9th.  In the evening we will meet at 7pm EST for our #SundaySupper Ultimate Cookie Exchange live chat.

All you have to do is follow the #SundaySupper hashtag or you can follow us through TweetChat.

We’d also love to feature your recipe for The Ultimate Cookie Exchange on our #SundaySupper Pinterest board to share them with all of our followers, too.

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Spicy Ranch Multi-Grain Crackers

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Cindy Kerschner


Recently I joined Grain Mill Wagon Challenge sponsored by WonderMill grain mills .
THE CHALLENGE:
Create 5 recipes using fresh flour milled with the WonderMill.
For my second recipe, I got to thinking, since the WonderMill grinds a wide variety of grain why not grind several grains and make something a little different from muffins or breads-although I did make a killer beer bread, but that’s another post 🙂 .
How about homemade Spicy Ranch Multi-Grain Crackers ?
The WonderMill is so easy to use. In minutes I had fresh ground spelt flour and whole wheat flour for my crackers.
Head over to theGrain Mill Challenge for the recipe and dozens more using fresh milled flours from the WonderMill.

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Foodie Friends Friday Linky Party

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Cindy Kerschner

Welcome to another Foodie Friends Friday Linky Party! Can you believe that Christmas is just around the corner! Today’s sponsor KC Ornaments would like to make your Holiday a little brighter with some of her handmade ornaments! So join in, link up, enter our raffle and visit all the great links for some new ideas for the Holidays!

Congrats to last week’s winners!

Top Voted Recipes:

 

 

 
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Kissed Gingerbread Cookies
Cinnamon Sugar Donut Bites
Eggnog Cupcakes

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Build a Better Gingerbread House part 1 (the cookie)

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Cindy Kerschner


It’s been a few years since I made a Gingerbread House. The last one was a decoration displayed at my old job. That was before my blog so I don’t have any step by step pics, heck, I don’t even know if I saved a picture of it! 😮
So I guess it’s time to do it again!!!
If you don’t have a pattern, you can use these dimensions:

Cut a 7″ x 6″ rectangle to use for the front and back.

Cut a 4″ x 6″ rectangle for the sides, angle one end for the peak.

Cut a 7 1/2″ x 4″ rectangle for both sides of the roof.
You see that these pieces are worn, time for new ones, huh? 🙂

Like any construction project, it is only as strong as its foundation. In the case of a Gingerbread house, it starts with the cookie. You can make a spectacular tasting cookie or a strong building block but can it be both?
I say yes!
Here’s the recipe:
Gingerbread (recipe adapted from an old school recipe)

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2/3 cup molasses
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 cups flour, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together.

3. Add molasses and eggs.

4. Combine spices, 1 cup flour, salt and baking soda. Add this to the wet mixture.

5. Slowly add remaining flour. work into a stiff dough. Add a little more flour if needed.

6. Wrap in waxed paper or non-stick paper and put into a closable bag. Refrigerate dough for an hour or up to 24 hours before using.
7. Work with half at a time, refrigerate the other half until needed. Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Layout the pattern pieces and cut out with a pizza cutter or sharp knife. Cut out windows and door if you like. Save door piece. Reroll any scraps to get the most cuts.
Spread out pieces onto cookie sheets. Make 2 of each house pieces and roof pieces. Leave a bit of space between the cookies; they will spread. Use extra dough to make extra pieces (just in case you drop one or the puppy helps himself). Don’t worry if they aren’t perfect (who is 😉 ).



8. Bake at 350 for 8 to 10 minutes or until brown and firm but not too dark, cookies baked too long get brittle. You don’t want your house to crumble!

9. Let the cookies cool a few minutes before taking them off the cookie sheet. Cool completely on a cookie rack before using.

Don’t worry about the extra flour. It disappears when you bake them. It’s COOKIE MAGIC! 😉
Next step is building your house. Grab a hard hat and get ready to build your dream (gingerbread) house!

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