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November 9, 2016 by Sydney 1 Comment

Pumpkin Spice Whoopie Pies

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These sweet soft cookies are the perfect fall treat and they take less than 20 minutes to make.

Are you not just loving fall this year?! I love the warm weather we’ve been having during the day and the cool, crisp nights. Because we’ve had such nice weather we’ve been spending most of our days outside, and I don’t know if it’s the nice weather zapping my memory or new mommy brain but I have been forgetting about things and leaving them to the last minute (more than usual).

After forgetting to bring treats to our last two play groups I decided to stock up on some treat making essentials. When I went to Walmart for our weekly grocery trip I picked up a few of my fall favorites along with a few new treats. I love having NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels because they are so many ways to use and reinvent recipes with chocolate chips! Libby’s® Pure Pumpkin is also a favorite in our house because of it’s natural ingredients and how versatile it is. Of course I love making pumpkin pies with it, but I also love making my Pumpkin Smoothies and pumpkin soup with Libby’s too! Libby’s® also has a new Pumpkin Bread Kit that comes with everything you need to make loaves, muffins and more.

Another pantry staple I picked up was NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated Milk. I love the rich flavor it adds to frostings, pies, soups and more. It was the perfect way to add more depth and flavor to the cinnamon buttercream frosting in these whoopie pies. I also picked up a few packs of NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Pumpkin Spice Refrigerated Cookie Dough. Who doesn’t love Pumpkin Spice and these cookies are the perfect treat to share with the ones you love. My favorite part is how easy they make it to spread the joy of baking with friends.

I didn’t miss our treats for this week’s play date because one of the other moms text me an hour before we were getting together to remind me. I’m so glad I had picked up these essentials because I was able to make my boys’ favorite, whoopie pies, but with a fun fall twist. The best part is they were ready from start to finish in less than 20 minutes! I was able to make treats for playgroup AND shower before we left.

These whoopie pies are so soft and full of rich flavor. Not only are they quick to make but they are so easy to make too. The filling is just 5 ingredients and you can make it as the cookies are baking.

Pumpkin Spice Whoopie Pies with Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting

2016-11-08 23:52:54

Yields 12

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Prep Time

5 min

Cook Time

13 min

Total Time

18 min

Prep Time

5 min

Cook Time

13 min

Total Time

18 min

Ingredients

1 Pack NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Pumpkin Spice Refrigerated Cookie Dough
2 Tbsp NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated Milk
1/2 cup butter
3 cups powdered sugar
1-2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

Prepare cookies according to package directions.
While cookies are baking add powdered sugar and butter into the bowl of a mixer and mix until combined.
Slowly add in vanilla and evaporated milk and continue to mix until desired consistency is reached.
Add cinnamon and stir to combine.
Scoop frosting into a piping bag.
Let cookies cool on cooling rack for 5 minutes before adding frosting.
Top bottom of cookie (the flat side) with frosting and place the flat side of a second cookie on top of frosting.

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These cookies were a hit not just with the kids but the moms too. They couldn’t believe that they were made with refrigerated cookie dough and that I made them in less than 20 minutes! To get more inspiration and other quick, easy and delicious recipes check out the Nestlé Flavorful Moments Pinterest Board. What is your favorite fall treat? Make sure to head to Walmart to stock up on all your baking needs so you can bake whenever inspiration strikes. You can even use Walmart Grocery Pickup where you don’t even have to get out of your car (plus you can refer a friend and get $10)!

If you liked this recipe check out this other tasty fall treats:

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December 1, 2015 by Sydney 1 Comment

Caramel Apple Snickerdoodles

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Combine the taste of sweet and creamy caramel apples with the soft cinnamon sugar goodness of snickerdoodles to get one tasty cookie!

One of my fondest memories growing up was spending time in the kitchen with my mom and grandma making Christmas treats. From cookies to candies to chocolate covered everything; I remember spending days in there baking up a storm. My love for cooking has passed down to my boys and they are always asking to make cookies or brownies. One of our favorite cookies to make together are snickerdoodles.

You may remember the pumpkin pie snickerdoodles I shared last month on The PLACE. Since they were SO good we decided to make a new variation of them. For Halloween my mom made us all chocolate covered caramel apples (remember all the baking we did as a kid? She still does it!) and my boys were devastated when they dropped them in the dirt while trick or treating and had to throw them away. So I combined two of our recent favorites and made one super soft, super tasty ooey gooey cookie.

I started out by picking up a few of my favorite baking essentials (including Nestlé® Carnation® Evaporated Milk) from Walmart then added applesauce and these new Nestlé® Toll House® Red and Green Morsels. The end result was nothing short of fantastic!

The snickerdoodles are soft on the inside and are topped with homemade ooey gooey caramel sauce. They taste just like a cinnamon sugar caramel apple! You can print one of these gift tags too (or go here for more fun printables), put a few on a plate and give them to friends and neighbors as a gift (if you don’t eat them all yourself).

Caramel Apple Snickerdoodles

2015-12-01 10:04:14

Yields 18

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Prep Time

35 min

Cook Time

10 min

Total Time

45 min

Prep Time

35 min

Cook Time

10 min

Total Time

45 min

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
1/2 Green Nestle Toll House Red & Green Morsels
1/3 cup applesauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon

Caramel Sauce

1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup Nestle Carnation Evaporated Milk
1 Tbsp water
1/2 Tbsp vanilla
pinch of salt

Instructions

Combine butter, applesauce, vanilla, brown sugar and 1/2 cup sugar in a large bowl. Mix well until all lumps are gone.
In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until fully combined. Dough will be sticky.
Divide green morsels from red and brown morsels and fold green morsels into dough.
Chill dough in fridge for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350F.
Combine 1/2 cup sugar with 1 tsp cinnamon in a small bowl.
Scoop dough into 1 Tbsp size balls and coat in cinnamon sugar mix.
Place on a greased cookie sheet and flatten slightly with hand.
Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden brown.
Let cool on a cooling rack.

Caramel Sauce

Combine brown sugar, butter, water and salt in a medium sauce pan and bring to boil over medium high heat, stirring constantly.
Reduce heat, let simmer for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in evaporated milk and vanilla. You may need to add more evaporated milk to achieve your desired consistency. I used close to 3/4 cup but I like my caramel sauce more runny than thick.
Drizzle cookies with caramel sauce.

Notes

The cookies will look under done when you take them out of the oven but you don't want to over cook them.

By Sydney @ Tastefully Frugal

Adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction

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What’s your favorite cookie recipe? For more tasty recipe inspiration check out Nestlé’s Very Best Baking Site, the Flavorful Moments Pinterest Board or follow Nestlé® Toll House® on Pinterest and Instagram.

December 1, 2015 by Sydney 8 Comments

Cookie Decorating Kit Neighbor Gift

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Give the gift of baking this holiday season with a cookie decorating gift.

Welcome to the Happiness is Handmade DIY Gift Ideas Hop! For this blog hop, I’ve teamed up with seventeen other fabulous bloggers to bring you EIGHTEEN awesome DIY gift ideas that will be perfect for your gift giving needs this holiday season! You’ll find links to all of the ideas right at the bottom of this post! Plus, as an added bonus, we’re giving away $180 PayPal cash to a lucky winner to help purchase supplies to make these gifts (or to use on whatever you want)!

December is here! December is here! My favorite time of year (after summer of course 😉 ) has finally arrived. I love celebrating the holidays! Going and looking at lights, decorating, gift giving and my childhood favorite, baking. I have many fond memories as a young girl baking cookies and treats with my mom and grandma and it’s a tradition I’m starting with my boys too.

So when I was thinking about what kind of gifts we could give our friends and neighbors cookies and treats were the first thing to came to mind. Then I thought how much more fun it would be to give the gift of baking with family instead of just the finished product. This is one of the easiest gifts to put together but is one that will give your recipient hours (OK maybe not hours but at least one hour) of fun and help their family make memories too.

All you need is a box to put everything in, I picked mine up at Walmart in the Christmas baking section for $2, sprinkles, cookie cutters (I picked up this set at Walmart too for $1.50) and cookie dough. You can use store bought or I love this recipe. Instead of just putting sprinkles in the box I put them in clear plastic ornaments. You can pick them up at Michael’s for $.50. I then made a tag to put on the top of the dough that gives the directions on how to bake the cookies and a fun twist on a Christmas carol “It’s Beginning To COOK A Lot Like Christmas”.

And there you have it. A fun Christmas gift that will help bring any family together this Christmas season. What’s your favorite thing to bake this time of year? Don’t forget to check out the other seventeen amazing gift ideas and enter to win some Christmas cash too!

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June 24, 2015 by Sydney 6 Comments

Red White & Blue Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Celebrate America’s birthday with these patriotic cookies.

Can you believe that Fourth of July is next weekend?! If you ask most people what their favorite holiday is they would probably say Christmas or Thanksgiving, maybe even Halloween. But not this girl; Fourth of July has been my favorite holiday (aside from my boys’ birthdays) for as long as I can remember. From the parades to the BBQs and who doesn’t love the fireworks?! The last few years I’ve added making fun, festive treats to my list of favorite holiday activities (like my Cherry Lemon Berry Slush).

Now that my boys are getting a bit older I want to start new traditions with them and wanted to pass down my love of baking. And what better way to spread love than with cookies…and sprinkles! I took my favorite chocolate chip cookie added coconut (June’s ingredient for our Monthly Ingredient Challenge) and some festive sprinkles. 15 minutes later we had ooey gooey delicious cookies ready for dessert; or a mid-morning snack!

Red White & Blue Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

2015-06-24 23:39:36

Yields 48

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Prep Time

5 min

Cook Time

10 min

Total Time

15 min

Prep Time

5 min

Cook Time

10 min

Total Time

15 min

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks) softened
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp baking soda
2 cups flour
1 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cup shredded coconut
red white and blue sprinkles

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.
Cream together butter and sugars.
Add in egg and vanilla and mix to combine.
In a separate bowl combine flour, cornstarch and baking soda
Add flour mix to wet ingredients and mix to combine.
Fold in chocolate chips and coconut.
Form dough in to teaspoon size balls and place on a greased cookie sheet.
Flatten balls slightly with the palm of your hand and top with sprinkles.
Bake for 8-10 minutes until cookies are golden around the outside.
Let cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes then move to cooling rack and let completely cool.

By Sydney @Tastefully Frugal

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December 18, 2014 by Sydney 2 Comments

Light & Soft Sugar Cookies

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I’m so excited to share this cookie recipe with you today because not only are they super tasty but they actually have health benefits to them too; sorta. You may remember me mentioning Monk Fruit In The Raw on Tuesday in our Holiday Hot Cocoa Bar. One of the reasons I have fallen in love with Monk In The Raw is because it is a safe sugar alternative for those with diabetes. It has less than one gram of carbohydrates (which is good if you’re counting carbs too) per serving and it tastes just as sweet as good ‘ol regular sugar. Type 1 Diabetes runs in my husband’s family. So as my boys get older and they start wanting more sweet treats, among other things, I am trying to make healthier choices for them so they, hopefully, don’t have to deal with that.

I’ve made these sugar cookies every year with cane sugar and they are one of my favorites, they are super soft and easy to make too. From now on though I will be using Monk In The Raw because it makes the cookies even lighter. These would make a great cookie for Santa or to take to all your neighbors too! The frosting is a recipe I received from a family friend and it is the yummiest frosting I have ever tasted. That being said, if you want these cookies to stay healthy I would not use this frosting. My youngest, who is 18 months, actually prefers the cookies pre-frosting.

Light & Soft Sugar Cookies and Frosting

Author: Sydney @ Tastefully Frugal

Recipe type: Cookies

Prep time: 2 hours 10 mins

Cook time: 10 mins

Total time: 2 hours 20 mins

Serves: 3 dozen

Ingredients

½ cup butter, room temperature
½ cup cane sugar
½ cup Monk Fruit In The Raw
½ cup sour cream
1 egg
½ tsp vanilla
½ tsp almond extract
2½ cup flour
½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
pinch of salt (optional, I use salted butter so I don't usually add salt)
powdered sugar, for dusting
Frosting:
⅓ cup water
2 Tbsp meringue powder
6 cups powdered sugar
1 cup shortening
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp vanilla
¼ tsp almond extract
Food coloring (optional)

Instructions

Cream together butter, sugar and Monk In The Raw.
Add egg, vanilla and almond extract. Mix to combine.
Mix in sour cream and stir just until combined.
In a separate bowl mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Slowly add flour mixture into wet mixture and stir to combine. I only add about ½-3/4 cup flour mix at a time.
Roll into a ball and let chill in fridge for 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350F.
Lightly dust a flat surface and roll dough out until ¼" thick.
Use cookie cutter and cut out shapes.
Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet and cook for 10-12 minutes until light brown around the edges.
Let cool on tray for 3 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Let cookies completely cool before frosting.
Frosting:
In a large bowl mix together water and meringue powder. Using a hand mixer, or stand mixer, whip at high speeds until peaks form (about 5 minutes).
Add 2 cups of powdered sugar, one at a time.
Add ¼ cup shortening and mix on low speed. Then add 1 cup powdered sugar and mix on low speed.
Repeat until all shortening and sugar has been added.
Add salt, almond, vanilla and food coloring and mix on low until smooth.
Yield: 2 cups

Most sugar cookie recipes make like 6 dozen cookies. With little ones around I don’t have the time (or patience) to make that many cookies. You can easily double both the cookie and frosting recipe to make more. What’s your favorite cookie to make this time of year?

For more cookie inspiration check out these 15 Holiday Cookies including my second favorite sugar cookie; Santa’s Clif Bar.

December 7, 2014 by Sydney 2 Comments

15 Holiday Cookies

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I hope you are having a great weekend! On Friday I shared with you the recipe we’re using this year for Santa’s cookies; I called them Santa’s Clif Bar because my oldest was worried about Santa not having enough energy to make it through the night. I had mentioned that I was joining 14 other bloggers in sharing some of our favorite cookie recipes. Today I’d like to share with you all of those recipes! There are some delicious looking cookies here! Check out the pictures below and if you see one you like, click it and see how to make them for yourself! And if you would like to make Santa’s Clif Bar (a.k.a. Candy Cane Sugar Cookies) I’ve included the recipe at the bottom of this post for you too!

Santa's Clif Bar: Candy Cane Sugar Cookies

Author: Sydney @ Tastefully Frugal

Recipe type: Cookies

Prep time: 45 mins

Cook time: 10 mins

Total time: 55 mins

Serves: 4 dozen

Ingredients

3 cups flour
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 cup candy canes, crushed (about 10-12)
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking powder
powdered sugar for dusting
3 Tbsp vanilla bark or white chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.
Cream together butter and sugar.
Add in eggs and vanilla, one at a time and whisk to combine.
In a separate bowl combine flour and baking powder.
Add flour mix 1 cup at a time until dough starts to form a ball.
In a blender or food processor (I used my Blendtec) crush candy canes.
Fold crushed candy canes into dough.
Lightly dust a large cutting board with powdered sugar and roll out dough until it's about ½" thick,
Cut dough in half lengthwise and roll two halves into long loaves.
Let chill in fridge for 30 mins-1 hour
Remove dough from fridge and cut into ½" thick circles.
Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 8-12 minutes until edges are golden brown.
Cool on a wire rack.
Heat vanilla bark or white chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl in 30 sec increments, stirring in between, until melted and smooth.
Drizzle on top of cooled cookies

12 Frugal Days of Christmas Day 5: Santa's Clif Bar- Candy Cane Sugar Cookies

Have a great Sunday and check back tomorrow for Day 6 of The 12 Frugal Days of Christmas!

December 5, 2014 by Sydney 16 Comments

Santa’s Clif Bar: Candy Cane Sugar Cookies

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Happy Friday! There are only 3 more weekends until Christmas; can you believe it?! I feel like, for once, I am actually on top of things this year. Most of the time I am that person you see at the mall Christmas Eve scrambling to buy the majority of her gifts. But not this year! How are you doing on your planning and gift buying this year?

This is the first year that my boys really have an idea of Santa and that he is coming and bringing presents. So of course we have to leave milk and cookies for him! I wanted to create a cookie that was unique for the season and something that could help keep the Santa story alive with the boys for many years. Jeremy and I have different views on when to reveal the truth about Santa. When he was a kid, he was told at a very early age, like 3, that Santa wasn’t real (He was the youngest of 6) I was the oldest and just had one younger brother so I found out quite a bit later, like 7 or 8, the truth. I do see both sides of the debate and I’m sure we will both know when the time is right to tell our children. But for now I want to feed into the story as much as I can.

One day, a few weeks ago, my two year old asked, “What if Santa gets tired and can’t come to our house before Christmas morning?” That is a great question, and something I wasn’t planning on having to answer for a couple of years. That is how this recipe came about. My response went something like this “Candy Canes are like Rockstar (because daddy drinks Rockstar for energy sometimes) for Santa Clause. So if he gets tired he eats a candy cane and it gives him energy.” I knew after that, whatever treat we left Santa had to have candy canes involved. And so became Santa’s Clif Bar (because that’s what cousins eat for energy before a big game). The boys loved helping make these cookies, but they were a little worried when we ate them all in a day. I reassured them that we would make another batch Christmas Eve for Santa.

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Santa's Clif Bar: Candy Cane Sugar Cookies

Author: Sydney @ Tastefully Frugal

Recipe type: Cookies

Prep time: 45 mins

Cook time: 10 mins

Total time: 55 mins

Serves: 4 dozen

Ingredients

3 cups flour
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 cup candy canes, crushed (about 10-12)
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking powder
powdered sugar for dusting
3 Tbsp vanilla bark or white chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.
Cream together butter and sugar.
Add in eggs and vanilla, one at a time and whisk to combine.
In a separate bowl combine flour and baking powder.
Add flour mix 1 cup at a time until dough starts to form a ball.
In a blender or food processor (I used my Blendtec) crush candy canes.
Fold crushed candy canes into dough.
Lightly dust a large cutting board with powdered sugar and roll out dough until it's about ½" thick,
Cut dough in half lengthwise and roll two halves into long loaves.
Let chill in fridge for 30 mins-1 hour
Remove dough from fridge and cut into ½" thick circles.
Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 8-12 minutes until edges are golden brown.
Cool on a wire rack.
Heat vanilla bark or white chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl in 30 sec increments, stirring in between, until melted and smooth.
Drizzle on top of cooled cookies

These turned out better than I expected. They are super soft but with a nice crunch from the candy canes. The peppermint taste is strong, but not too strong, and they taste with a glass of milk. I think these will give Santa the energy he needs to make it through the night!

I’ve joined with 14 other bloggers to share some of our favorite holiday cookies too! Check back on Sunday for all the wonderful recipes!

November 12, 2014 by Sydney 2 Comments

Gift Basket For Your Best Friend AND Man’s Best Friend

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Happy Wednesday! The holidays are quickly approaching and I am trying to be more organized this year. I’m also trying to be more frugal AND more giving. I’ve started working on homemade gift ideas that I can make quickly (think 2 young boys trying to “help” every step of the way) and that people will actually enjoy receiving. I have a lot of animal lovers in my life and wanted to make a special treat for not only my human friends but their fur babies too! I was thrilled when Katie at Clarks Condensed asked me to be part of her holiday gift series. I knew this was just the gift to share!

Head on over to Clarks Condensed to see all the details!

P.S. Here is a free printable gift tag for you to use:

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