Maybe a Cookie or a Break or Both?

Wait?!?! You're blogging about this??

  When I first started off with this blog, I thought to myself, "okay, chex mix is pretty basic, I'll just write about that." But then I kept thinking to myself, "cookies, cakes, brownies, what other dessert is there to make?!?!" But then I did some searching and found that there are A LOT of desserts out there!!!  And there are new recipes being made every single day!  But...after all this research I found that most people don't write about the basic stuff, just the fancy-schmancy stuff that takes a lot of time, patience, and ingredients! So I thought it was time to get basic, REALLY BASIC, and put my little sister to work on some "pop'em in the oven" cookies.  Yeah, I'm talking "ready-to-bake" cookies...no fuss, no mess, get-er-done dessert!  The oven warms up the house, the smell warms up the senses, and the cookies warm up our stomachs.


                            

Believe it or not Anna photo-bombed this picture, it turned out nicely though. 

The Ingredient!

 

 

 

 

The secret to keeping them fluffy is to make sure
they have time to cool, at least my sister believes this.
And if you just can't wait, turn on the fan to help speed things up a bit. 

I apologize if this post was a bit too basic or culinary boring for you, but little kids have to start somewhere.  And hang in there because I've got some unusual fall recipes coming up...really cool stuff like candy corn cupcakes, scream cheese brownies, pumpkin cheesecake, and no-fry cinnamon donut holes. Soooo excited for the fall baking season, now do you see why I took a quick break in between? Anyway, stay tuned!!!

 

No Wait Sticky Buns

Everyone loves the idea of a warm bun, whether sticky, slimy, gooey, or crispy. It sounds so good but it's definitely not that way for the baker. When I think of these buns, I imagine rolling, waiting, messes, and more waiting. Fortunately my grandmother always has the best time saving recipes. =)

I loved having someone else show me their recipe. All I had to do was take the pictures!

The leaning tower of Pillsbury biscuits.

"No pressure Grandma!"

My grandmother is the neatest person I know.  Hopefully I got a few of those genes. =)

Ingredients:
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 cup chopped pecans

1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup cinnamon
2 cans (17.3 g)  refrigerated Pillsbury biscuits  (The crescent ones will not work!)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine brown sugar, butter and corn syrup in medium saucepan.  Cook on low to medium heat until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted. Add chopped pecans and stir. Carefully pour mixture into an ungreased 9x13 pan.

2. Cut buns in half, and roll in cinnamon sugar until all sides are covered. Place cut side down in pan, bake for 25- 30 min. Take buns out and wait at least 5 minutes before flipping over onto a big sheet of aluminum foil.



Have you ever tried a new dessert and fell in love with it? You know the one that's always on your mind, but you just don't make it, then a few years later you finally give in and make it and you wonder why on earth you didn't make it sooner.

Warning:  Please don't do that with this recipe.  It's too good to wait too many years before you make it.  =)

GB2- God Bless, Go BAKE!!!