Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Cookies go fast in my house! It seems like once they are baked they are gobbled up no sooner than they are out of the oven! Cookies are a simple snack or dessert and these chocolate crinkle cookies are my favorite of all cookies. Yummy chocolaty goodness in a cookie!

I remember the first time I had them! My mom and I were at a crafter's holiday open house where they had refreshments and they had these cookies. We asked them what they were called and I have been making them since. Love them and so do my kids!

Plus they are super simple! Here's the recipe

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies 

Ingredients:
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup flour
2 tsp Clabber Girl baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup powdered sugar

Directions:
Combine all ingredients, except the powdered sugar, together in a medium mixing bowl and mix together well. Batter will be dark brown and sticky. Cover with saran wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least an hour. Put the powdered sugar in a dish and set aside for later. Once batter is chilled roll about 2 tablespoons with your hands in a ball. Roll each cookie ball in the powdered sugar so it is fully coated then place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. I remove immediately at 10 minutes and let the cookies set up a little longer on the cookie sheet. Then remove them and place on a cooling rack. At 10 minutes they are so soft and delicious! Letting them set up on the cookie sheet a little longer after out of the oven allows them to set up more and easier to remove from the cookie sheet. Makes about 2 dozen.

PRINTABLE RECIPE HERE

I just made them for a cookie exchange at a Christmas party with friends. They are great around the holidays but will always be a favorite in our cookie jar any time of the year!

This post is sponsored by Clabber Girl Baking Powder but my

 thoughts/opinions are always 100% my own

Mincemeat Bars

With Christmas rolling around, I get to thinking about what are my favorite treats I most look forward to and mincemeat bars are definitely one of them! Now they can surely be made any time of the year, but I think I've had them most around the holidays.

If you have read many of my other recipes, you know I have shared several family recipes that are my favorite that I have learned to make myself. Several of the recipes have been passed down through the generations. This is another one of them! My mom got this recipe from my grandma, where she is sure it was a family recipe that she learned as well.

So many flavors mixed together in mincemeat bars they are mouthwatering delicious!

Mincemeat Bars

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/s tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup mincemeat
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup crushed pineapple (drained)
1 1/2 cup powered sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp hot pineapple juice

Directions:
In a medium bowl mix together the flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda and set aside. In a separate bowl combine the sugar and shortening and cream together. Then add the eggs, mincemeat, chopped walnuts, and crushed pineapple. Mix it together. Then combine the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients and mix it all together. Pour mixture into a greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Prepare the icing by combining the powdered sugar and the hot pineapple juice together and mixed well. Pour the icing mixture over the warm mincemeat bars and spread evenly. Cook completely and serve.


How to make the mincemeat:
1 1/2 pints chopped tart apples (peeled)
1 pint chopped green tomatoes
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp each salt, all spice, ground cloves
3 cups sugar
1 pound raisins
1/4 cup vinegar
1 cup ground suet

Mix all the ingredients together in a pot and bring to a rapid boil. Then reduce heat and simmer until thickens. Pour into sterilized jars and seal. Jars will self seal.

PRINTABLE RECIPE HERE

If you like a spice cake/fruit/moist cake with light icing you will love these! They are seriously so so good!

This post is sponsored by Clabber Girl Baking Soda but my

 thoughts/opinions are always 100% my own