Devil’s Food Surprise Cookies

These little lovelies remind me of those fabulous Devil’s Food cookies that my mama used to buy and….

hide from us. What?!  Too good to share with the kids? Aparently so.

Well fine then.

I’ll make my own.

Ooooh baby.

Do brace yourself.

Devil’s Food Surprise Cookies

Ingredients:

3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
24 large marshmallows, cut in half horizontally or 4 small marshmallows
Chocolate Frosting for Surprise Cookies

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg, milk, and vanilla, and beat until well combined. Add reserved flour mixture; mix on low speed until combined.
3. Using a tablespoon or 1 3/4-inch ice cream scoop, drop dough onto ungreased baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Bake until cookies begin to spread and become firm, 10 to 12 minutes.
4. Remove baking sheets from oven, and place a marshmallow, cut-side down, in the center of each cookie, pressing down slightly. Return to oven, and continue baking until marshmallows begins to melt, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
5. Spread about 1 tablespoon of frosting over each marshmallow, starting in the center and continuing outward until marshmallow is covered.

Devil’s Food Frosting

4 cups powdered sugar

1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled

1/2 cup cocoa

1/2 cup milk

1/2 tsp. vanilla

Stir ingredients together till creamy.

Nowwww then…I triple-dog-dare you to make these incredible little devils and NOT sneak six of them in your purse.

Ha!

I’ll win.

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Devil's Food Surprise Cookies
 
Ingredients
  • 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 24 large marshmallows, cut in half horizontally or 4 small marshmallows
  • Chocolate Frosting for Surprise Cookies
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  3. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  4. Add egg, milk, and vanilla, and beat until well combined.
  5. Add reserved flour mixture; mix on low speed until combined.
  6. Using a tablespoon or 1¾-inch ice cream scoop, drop dough onto ungreased baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.
  7. Bake until cookies begin to spread and become firm, 10 to 12 minutes.
  8. Remove baking sheets from oven, and place a marshmallow, cut-side down, in the center of each cookie, pressing down slightly.
  9. Return to oven, and continue baking until marshmallows begins to melt, 2 to 2½ minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
  10. Spread about 1 tablespoon of frosting over each marshmallow, starting in the center and continuing outward until marshmallow is covered.
Notes
Devil's Food Frosting 4 cups powdered sugar ½ cup butter, melted and cooled ½ cup cocoa ½ cup milk ½ tsp. vanilla Stir ingredients together until creamy.

Obsession Miami-Style

That One Chick #3

I have a big confession to make.

I’m truly, madly, deeply in love with Horatio Caine…from CSI Miami. Now I know that I am pretty much alone in my wild devotion, but it can’t be helped. I’m a sucker for a guy that is always saving people and kindly calls a lady “sweetheart.” Hmmmm…

When I went to Florida, I had a wonderful time, but I kept my eyes open everywhere we went…you know…just in case he popped up somewhere and asked me to marry him…you know…randomly. A girl needs to be prepared at all times.

Sadly, it didn’t happen. Maybe next time.

Or, I could just to go back to my Scotish Farmer fantasy.

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Striving…

“The superior man is spiritual. He exemplifies simplicity. He abhors being conspicuous. He is dedicated to service. Superior people are never bitter. Pessimism is the philosophy of vulgarity. The superior person is clean. His fellowship is refreshing. He is above his pleasures. A superior man is gentle. Superior men are humble-minded and teachable and they learn from passersby. The superior man is one with whom familiarity does not breed contempt. The superior man lasts. He wears well.”

President Harold B. Lee

Snickerdoodle Snack Mix

Nothing makes you hungrier than screaming your liver out for your favorite team at the Superbowl.

If you do the football thing like we do at this house–“kick off” the perfect game and totally “score” with these “goal” winning snacks–sure to “tackle” your “team’s” hunger.

I crack myself up.

Snickerdoodle Snack Mix

Ingredients

1/4    cup sugar
1    teaspoon ground cinnamon
2    cups Cinnamon Chex cereal
2    cups Chocolate Cheerios cereal
4    cups popped popcorn
1/4    cup butter

Directions
1.    In small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon; set aside. In large bowl, mix cereals and popcorn.
2.    In a small saucepan, cook butter over medium heat until melted. Pour over cereal mixture, stirring until evenly coated.
3.    Sprinkle half of the sugar mixture evenly over cereal mixture; stir. Sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture; stir. Cook at 350 degrees for 7 minutes. Stir. Cook for 7 minutes more. Store in air tight container.

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Easy Cheese Toast

Cheesy Sausage Balls

Italian Cracker Snacks

Go Vikings!

Oh, wait.

They aren’t actually playing…

Dang it.

Nevermind.

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Happy Birthday Daney Boy!

“Hola, Fibber Face”

That One Chick #2

When I was in first grade–a million years ago–they sat a new girl next to me who only spoke Spanish. She chatted away as if I completely understood every word she said. At last, when there was a break in the jabber, for some odd reason I rattled off a page and a half of gibberish. No, no…I mean, “Blucky bluck nanner neener geber, doody snoo.”

I have no idea why I did it, but she smiled and nodded her head like she’d understood every word and then “answered” me back in another barrage of Spanish. Not knowing what to do, and being only 6-1/2 years old–I tried my linguistic skills again.

“Toader moder linny googer waggle haggle doop.”

Again she smiled and nodded and spoke back in Spanish.

Gubble nooble feedo meely sacky spickle pooky foo.

This went on for about 10 minutes–the foreigner and the fraud. Actually, I think I came to believe that somehow, I must in reality, be speaking Spanish. No idea what I was saying, but what did it matter? She understood me!

Maybe I was MAGIC. Coooool!

Then, from across the room, the teacher who was watching us having an obviously delightful conversation together came over and said, “Oh, Launi– I’m so glad you speak Spanish. Please tell Rosa to go hang up her coat.”

But wait…

ahhhhhh….

uh-oh.

Busted.

I saw no open window that I could rationally jump through and plunge to my death. So with no other choice available to me, I dove under the desk and proceeded to bawl my head off.

Alas, my magic gift of tongues never came back.

pooder pokey doo.

The End

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