Lulu Cookies

I think we made these up so I don't want to forget the recipe. I obviously liked them because I ate three of them! Argh!


I didn't bake all weekend and I think it started to confuse everyone! So Dino and I whipped these up super fast before the Super Bowl. We don't have a name for them so we're calling them Lulu cookies in honor of the pink rhino on Ni Hao Kai Lan because that is what we were watching when the idea hit us.


They're really easy and take no time at all. Use parchment paper and there's pretty much zero cleanup!

1 bag Betty Crocker Oatmeal Cookie Mix
1/4 cup butter (soft not melted)
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1 tablespoons water
4 teaspoons Ghirardelli Unsweetened Cocoa
1/2 bag semi sweet chocolate chips


Preheat oven to 375. Line two pans with parchment paper for easy cleanup. Mix all ingredients except chocolate chips until all is blended. Add chocolate chips. Shape into balls - about 1 tablespoon each (made 21 cookies for me). Press down a little bit but leave them chunky. Bake for 12 minutes and remove to cooling rack 2 minutes after they come out of the oven.

A time and a place for Snickerdoodles

Dino suggested cookies tonight - because he's a toddler and he always wants cookies! So I decided to pick one of the cutest blogs that I know to make my first blog recipe. I've never had or made Snickerdoodles before so today was as good as any to try Candra and DJ's Snickerdoodle recipe on Our Recipe Box. After reading on I found that they gave the credit for the recipe to Sisters Cafe. A stalker's dream come true! Okay - but quickly back to Our Recipe Box blog. It is a weekly meal plan with recipes and links to other recipes. Brilliant use of food blog stalking! A blogger after my own heart!

Notice the cookie in the background. He needed it for inspiration!

Realizing that the measuring spoons can be used for an awesome oddball mirror.

Snickerdoodles baby!

Kinda cute, not too sweet, a blast to make and really really fun to say!