Peanut Butter Rolo Cookies - Guest Post from DeDe at Designed Decor

Hello, My name is DeDe and I blog over at Designed Decor.

 

I am a wife, mother of 4 boys, a blogger who blogs about baking, repurposing  crafting and all things in and around my house. I am super excited to be invited to share my recipe with all of you here at Addicted to Recipes.   I am a lover of all things peanut butter! So of course I needed to try this recipe, Peanut Butter Rolo Cookies.  

I made these Peanut Butter Rolo cookies for a bake sale for the High School Band, they were a hit. I love to bake so I will always volunteer to make cookies for a bake sale. I also like to try new recipes, and this was the perfect cookie to make.

 

Rolo Stuffed Peanut Butter Cookies: 

1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter*, softened to room temperature 
1/2 cup dark brown sugar 
1/4 cup granulated sugar 
1 egg 
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter 
1 tsp vanilla extract 
1/2 tsp baking soda 
1 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 
24 rolos 

In a large bowl cream the butter and sugars together. Stir in the peanut butter, egg, and vanilla (in order). 

Slowly mix in the baking soda and flour. Do not over mix. 

Chill the dough for 30 minutes. 

 Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. 

Take a scoop of the chilled dough and split in half. Stick a rolo on the bottom half of the dough. Top the rolo with the other half of the d

ough and seal down the sides so that the rolo is fully covered with the dough. Repeat with the rest of the dough and all 24 rolos. 

Bake for 9 minutes. Allow to cool completely on a wire rack.

 

*You may use unsalted butter in this recipe. If so, add 1/4 tsp salt with the flour.

RECIPE SOURCE: SALLYSBAKINGADDICTION.COM Warning: You cannot eat just one!

I hope you will stop over to my blog and see some of the other great things I have made like these Blueberry Muffins

And this great repurposed clipboard

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Sunshine Cookies

Our oldest was asking for cookies the other day, and when I looked in the cupboard to see what we had, I saw that we had none.  Well, we had some, but they had been hiding in the back of the cupboard for a very long time.  So that got me to thinking, geez, when I was a kid, we always had cookies in the cupboards (Dad's Cookies, to be exact).  And then I started wondering, am I depriving my kid of treats?  We are not big treat givers to our kids.  Even juice is a treat - though the oldest does get it more often now than he ever did when he was younger.  So I decided that this weekend I would bake some cookies.  Starting flipping through the big ole binder, and came across these ones for Sunshine Cookies.  I have no reference where the recipe came from, other than there was a note on it saying "Grandad's favourites" (not my Grandad...I call my Grandads "Grandpa").  So I figured, if someone's Grandpa loved them, then we should give them a try!   Here is the recipe:

Sunshine Cookies

1 cup butter

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 cups crushed corn flakes

1 cup coconut

1 cup raisins

1/2 cup flax seed

1/2 cup sunflower seeds

1/4 cup sesame seeds

1/2 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325F.

Using your mixer, beat the butter, sugars and eggs.  Add in the flour, baking powder and baking soda.

Mix in the remaining ingredients, mix well (at this point I was hand mixing).

Drop by tablespoon onto cookie sheets.  Bake for 12 - 15 minutes (it was 12 minutes in my oven).  Remove from oven, allow to cool a few minutes, transfer to wire rack.

VERDICT:

These are a totally different cookie for my house.  Lots of seeds.  My hubby's comment when I was reading the ingredient list to him was "that sounds like what I put in the bird feeder".  Lots of seeds.  I know, I said that already!  They are a totally different texture that what I am used to - crunchy but not in an overbake / fried kind of way.  Crunchy and soft, if that makes any sense at all?  And addicting.  I really like them.  So do the kids.  The hubby was scowling because I put chocolate chips in them (he now claims to hate chocolate chips).  Little does he know that I made some without chocolate chips and hid them in his lunch kit for tomorrow :-)

Devil's Food Butterscotch Chip Cookies

Ever since I started writing this blog, I've discovered a few things about myself.  I like food.  A lot!  We all know that I'm a muffin fan, well, I'm also a cookie fan....a real cookie monster :-)  This recipe is one that I have made before (I first printed it from cookierecipe.com in 2000), but this time I changed it slightly to use ingredients on hand.  Still...turned out great!    Here it is!

2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup shortening
1 box of Devil's Food cake mix
2 cups butterscotch chip cookies (original recipe calls for peanut butter chips....I was all out so I used butterscotch chips instead!)

Preheat oven to 375F.

In a large bowl, beat the eggs.  Add in the vanilla, shortening and 1/2 of the cake mix.  Beat until light and fluffly.  Stir in the remaining cake mix and the butterscotch chips.

Using teaspoons, drop dough onto an unprepared cookie sheet.  Dough should be approximately 2 inches apart.

Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until done.

VERDICT:
Another hit, yes indeed!  Cookies always go over well, and these were no exception.  These are super easy to make (I don't usually use mixes for cookies and such, but these are good!).  I will be making them again!

Scrumptious Sunday #22 - Features

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I am all about summer beverages this year!!
Cherry Limeade from The Seven Year Cottage

These look like a delicious lunch :-)
Classic Maine Lobster Rolls from Go Ahead...Take A Bite!

Another great use for chicken, and all the ingredients are staples at our house.
Creamy Chicken Enchiladas from The Mandatory Mooch

I am so in love with these cookies!
7 Layer Cookies from The Kitchen is my Playground

I love raspberries.  I love whipped cream. These are perfect sized treats!
Mini Raspberry Cream Pies from Everyday Mom's Meals

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My Dad's Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

If you are a reader of my articles over at Okanagan4Kids, then you know that June is all about our Dads, and my article was all about my Dad and my Father-in-law's favourite recipes.  I saved my husband's favourites for special posts here on my blog this month as June is also his birthday month.  So, like my May article, about my Mom and Mother-in-Law's recipes, I asked my Dad and my Father-in-Law to share with me their favourite recipes.  Of course, I was a little cheeky and did say that I had veto power on what they chose (again, my Mom's buns were off limits, and my Dad knew right away that I wouldn't be making liver and onions...his favourite...but torture in my eyes LOL).  My Dad so kindly shared with me his recipe for his favourite cookies...also the cookie that my oldest son loves and loves to steal from the cookie jar and Grandma and Papa's.  Today I am sharing his recipe, and on Wednesday I will share my Father-in-Law's recipe - be sure to check back for that one! 

Here is today's recipe:

Dad's Oatmeal Raisin Cookies (Source: My Dad!)

2 cup of all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 cup butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 cup of brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large eggs
3 cups oats (anything but instant oats)
1 1/2 cups of raisins 

Preheat oven to 350F

In a small bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon and set aside.

In a large bowl, cream butter.  Add in eggs, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla - mixing on low.  Increase speed to high and beat until fluffy and the colour lightens. 

Stir the flour mixture into the creamed mixture until no flour is visible. Do not overmix - over mixing develops the gluten, making a tough cookie. Now add the oats and raisins; stir to incorporate.

Fill cookie scoop with dough - about two tablespoons.

Drop 2-inches apart onto baking sheet sprayed with nonstick spray.

Bake 11-13 minutes (on center rack), until golden, but still moist beneath cracks on top.

Remove from oven; let cookies sit on baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.

VERDICT:
Mu husband has delcared these his absolute favourite cookie.  Of course, I felt they needed a little chocolate, but then again, I am happy to add chocolate to almost any baking (like bacon, it just makes things better!).  These cookies did not last long in our house at all...a new cookie monster has popped up and ate them all up!

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Scrumptious Sunday #10 - Features

Another week of FANTASTIC recipes...you make it so hard for a girl to pick features!  Before we get into them, I just wanted to THANK YOU for linking up in my weekly party!

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Breakfast-On-The-Go from Lady Behind the Curtain

Pesto Pasta Stuffed Tomatoes from Hot Eats and Cool Reads

Cheesecake Burritos from Dishing with Leslie

The Crazy Brownie from Mandy's Recipe Box

And because it's Mother's Day this weekend, it just wouldn't be complete without these beautiful Mother's Day Cookies from Lizy B!

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These features will be linked on my Facebook page, on my Pinterest page, and (new!) I will be tweeting too! Thanks again for coming to my party!

Reminder, Scrumptious Sunday Link Party #11 will open on Saturday evening at 8 pm PST and will run until Wednesday evening.  I look forward to seeing what you bring to next week's party!

Loaded Oatmeal Cookies

I have been craving cookies lately, I love cookies.  I'm a cookie monster of sorts.  Really, I am!  I come by in naturally, my Dad is a big cookie fan too :-)

I figured I would try to make some cookies that might please both my cookie palate as well as my husband's.  My favourite kind of cookie is my Mom's chocolate chip cookie, my husband prefers oatmeal raisin.  So this recipe combines my likes with my hubby's, along with a few extras.  These certainly are loaded cookies!  I found the recipe in a Taste of Home Cookies & Bars cookbook, and added raisins to the mix.  Here is the recipe:

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup quick oats
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup coconut, flaked
1/2 cup pecans, crushed
1/2 cup raisins

Preheat oven to 350F.

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and two sugars.  Add in eggs and vanilla.  In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.  Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.  Add in quick oats, chocolate chips, coconut, pecans and raisins.

Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased baking sheet.  Bake for 11-12 minutes or until done.  Remove from oven and cool for about 2 minutes before moving to a wire to finish cooling.

VERDICT:
These were super tasty, and a hit with everyone, even though my husband did comment that the cookies could use a little less chocolate chips and a little more raisins.  Ha!  (Didn't slow him down eating them though!). These were super good, and next time I would probably try adding some sunflower seeds to the batter, just for fun!



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Toffee Crunch Lunch Box Cookies

For Christmas I received a new cookbook, "Whitewater Cooks with Friends".  I love the Whitewater Cooks series of books, for a whole bunch of reasons.  Any recipe that I've made out the books has been delicious, the books themselves are beautiful, and they are written by a BC resident - out of Nelson.  Now the third book (with Friends) is another great book, though I am having troubles with some of the recipes only because there are a lot of almonds or scallops in their recipes , and my hubby is allergic to both.  So, I'll need to get a little creative with the recipes to make some substitutions, and then all will be great!  If you have never seen these cookbooks before, I recommend you check them out.  So far there are three in the series.  Many thanks to my friend Jody who introduced them to me, and to my hubby who keeps fueling the recipe addiction by giving me the latest book!

My husband claims that he doesn't like chocolate, and when I make cookies, they are usually my Mom's chocolate chip cookies (they are my favourites!).  In the newest Whitewater book, there is a recipe for Toffee Crunch Lunch Box Cookies...complete with Skor bits, and my hubby loves Skor bits so I figured these cookies might be a hit.  Plus it's a pretty easy recipe, a perfect Mother-Son baking session (which was a lot of fun!).  Sure enough, these cookies were a big hit, with hubby and oldest son alike.  They LOVED them!  Here is the recipe:

2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoom baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 lb butter, room temperature
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 package (200g) Skor toffee bits
White sugar for sprinkling (though I left this step out)

Combine flour, baking powder and salt.

Beat together butter, sugars, and vanilla until light and fluffy in a large bowl.

Add eggs and blend thoroughly.

Add flour mixture in thirds, mixing well after each addition.

Stir in toffee bits.

Drop by rounded teaspoon onto a parchment lined baking sheet.

Sprinkle with white sugar (as mentioned, I left this step out).

Bake in a 350F oven until golden brown, for about 12 minutes.

Cool on rack when done.

Easy breezy, and a hit with the boys.  I enjoyed the cookies (I AM a cookie monster), though it is hard to beat my Mom's Chocolate Chip Cookies!  Thanks again, Whitewater Cooks!