Nutella chocolate chip cookies

Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies

Source: Kirbie’s Cravings

Yield: 2 dozen cookies

Ingredients:

2 c all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/8 tsp salt

1/2 c butter, melted

2/3 c granulated sugar

1/2 c brown sugar

2 large eggs

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

1/4 c Nutella

1 c chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

Cream the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar with an electric mixer. Add in the eggs and vanilla and mix well.

Slowly add the flour mixture to the batter, mixing well after each addition.

Add the Nutella and mix briefly, swirling the Nutella throughout the dough.

Stir in the chocolate chips. Drop the dough by the tablespoon onto prepared baking sheets. Bake for 8-10 minutes until the bottoms of the cookies have just started to turn brown.

Allow to cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

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Peanut noodles with tofu

I am always looking for yummy dinners that don't cost much to make. This is a yummy dish that we had last night for dinner. This recipe came from the October 2010 Sunset magazine. Enjoy.

8 oz spaghetti
1/2 C reduced-sodium chicken or vegetable broth
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 C old-fashioned peanut butter
1/4 C sugar
1/2 tsp red chile flakes
3 TBSP reduced-sodium soy sauce
14 0z firm tofu, cut into cubes (I get my kids to eat this more by frying it up in the pan first)
1 English cucmber, cut into matchsticks
3 green onions, trimmed and thinly sliced diagonally
1/2 C cilantro leaves
1/3 C roasted peanuts

1. Cook pasta in a large pot according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
2. Heat broth, garlic, peanut butter, sugar, chile flakes, and soy sauce in pasta pot until boiling, stirring often. Add tofu, cucumber, and pasta and toss to coat.
3. Transfer pasta to a serving bowl; top with onions, cilantro, and peanuts.

And the WINNER is.........

You'll have to come to MOM's on Thursday the 17th!

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Thanks for posting all of your yummy recipes ladies!

Taco Soup with Black Beans

I made this for dinner yesterday. To my surprise, my children who dislike beans actually ate it and didn't complain! I think it was the idea of eating it with tortilla chips and not a spoon that won them over. This recipe comes from Fix It and Forget It.

1 lb. ground beef, browned and drained (I used ground turkey)
28-oz can crushed tomatoes
15 1/4 oz. can corn, undrained
15 oz can black beans, undrained
15 1/2 oz can red kidney beans, undrained
1 envelope dry Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix
1 envelope dry taco seasoning
1 small onion, chopped
tortilla chips, shredded cheese, sour cream (toppings)

1. Combine all ingredients except those for toppings, in slow cooker.
2. Cover. Cook on Low for 4 to 6 hours.
3. Garnish individual servings with toppings. (we used the tortilla chips whole as spoons instead of crushing them on top)

Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Chunks

I know....it is surprising to you all that I am posting about peanut butter and chocolate :)
I got some new cookbooks at the library and found this yummy cookie waiting for me to try. The cookbook is Relaxed Cooking with Curtis Stone.

1 C all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 C natual chunky peanut butter
1/2 C packed light brown sugar
8 TBSP unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 TBSP honey
1 large egg
1tsp pure vanilla extract
5 oz semisweet chocolate, coarsly chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 3 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
Mix the flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat the peanut butter, brown sugar, butter, honey, egg, and vanilla in a lrage bowl until well blended. Stir the dry ingredients into the peanut butter mixture in two additions. Stir in the chopped chocolate.
Scoop about 3 TBSP of dough for each cookie onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them
2 1/2 inches apart. Bake for about 12 minutes, or until the cookies puff and begin to brown on top but are still very soft to the touch. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes. Then use a metal spatula to transfer the cookies to a wire rack. Enjoy the cookies warm or let them cool completely.

I didn't make them as large as the recipe said to and just adjusted the cooking time. I also only made 12 cookies and placed the rest of the dough in balls and froze them for later use.