Daughter's Giveaway: Winner's Choice of $5 Amazon giftcard or 400 Microsoft Points

Hi, everybody.  My daughter asked me if she could post her giveaway on my blog, and I said yes.

Her giveaway runs from 10 am today until 12 noon (Eastern Time) on September 1.  The winner of the giveaway will receive their choice of either a $5 Amazon gift card or 400 Microsoft Points.  Neither Amazon nor Microsoft are sponsoring this giveaway.  She will be sending out the redemption code.  

Good luck!

Oatmeal Scotchies

Oatmeal Scotchies

Hi everybody :)
I been kind of on a mini blog vacation because of all this HOT weather we been having here...
I have a surprise for you; my daughter is guest posting today!
Her name is Patrina, and she recently started her own blog. 
So without further ado, Patrina.

Hi, Patrina speaking.  I'm using a different font (and purple because purple is awesome).  I guess my mom's recipe blog inspired me to create a blog of  my own.  Since I couldn't decide on a niche, I created a blog of random things (random thoughts, ways I've tried to make money online, giveaways I've entered, deals I've found online, etc.) 

[Updated hyperlink on 12/08/2021 to link to my newly formed expermental cooking blog, Trina Marie's Recipes! Check it out.]

The other day, I was craving something (anything!) sweet.  My mom keeps a lot of different baking chips (chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, etc.) in the freezer or pantry.  I found an interesting recipe on the butterscotch chip bag and decided to try it.

Oatmeal Scotchies
Makes about 4 dozens cookies or 4 dozens bars
1 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cups (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
2 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups rolled oats or quick oats
1 2/3 cups (11 oz.pkg.)Nestle Toll House Butterscotch Flavored Morsels

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Combine first set of dry ingredients in a large bowl with a wire whisk.

In a mixer with paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugars until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla, blend well.

Stir in flour/oat mixture with morsels until combined.

Drop rounded tablespoon of dough on ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake for 7- 8 minutes for chewy cookies; 9 - 10 minutes for crisp cookies.

Remove and allow to cool on cookie sheets for 2 minutes. Remove to wire rack and cool completely before storing them in a cookie jar with a loose lid.

For Bar Cookies: Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan. Prepare dough as above. Spread dough into prepared pan. Bake 18 - 20 minutes or until light brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. 

What I Did and/or Think:
I mostly followed the original recipe, except I did not measure the baking soda, salt, cinnamon, or vanilla.  I just poured them in until it looked about right.  I also used margarine and did not add the full 2 sticks.

These cookies were amazing!  I loved them, and would definitely make them again.  If anything, they were maybe too sweet; I had a sugar rush from eating too many.

I love both butterscotch (sometimes to the point of secretly eating a couple of chips out of the bag...) and oatmeal, but I've never tried them together.  

ENJOY! Come again....

Linked to:

The Mandatory Mooch Tasty Thursday
Show Case Your Talent  @What's Cooking Love

Full Plate Thursday @ Miz Helen's Country Cottage
Food-Tastic Fridays @ Not Your Ordinary Recipes
Foodie Fridays @ Designs By Gollum 
The Better Baker Weekend Potluck
Melt In Your Mouth Monday @ Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms
Mop Up Mondays - I Should be Mopping the Floor  
Marvelous Mondays @ This Gal Cooks 
Flour Me With Love: Mix it up Monday!
The Chicken Chick: Clever Chicks Blog Hop 
Tuesday’s Table @ zentMRS'

Chunky Chocolate Cookies

Chunky Chocolate Cookies  

Hi everybody :)
Graduation Day came and went and I'm back HOME! It's great being back. I've been so busy lately organizing after coming back home; trying to jam an apartment into an already packed house is hard work.

My daughter's ankle is still on the mend, but she's walking a little now, so her walking boot is useful after all. :) She will be taking the Bar Exam soon. I'm going to be the proud mother of a lawyer, y'all!! 
 
Enough talk about me and my family; now, on to the recipe, Chunky Chocolate Cookies. These cookies are made with a cake mix, so they are so easy to make for busy moms on the go. The nuts can be omitted and the chips exchanged to suit your taste. Let's get it started...


Chunky Chocolate Cookies
1 pkg. Duncan Hines Classic Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
2 large eggs
1/2 cup butter or margarine (1 stick); melted
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Preheat oven to 350.

Mix cake mix, eggs, butter, brown sugar, and vanilla extract in a large bowl; stirring with a spoon until well blended.

Stir in chips and nuts. Drop by leveled measuring tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. (I used my medium cookie scoop and baked the cookies on parchment paper.)

Bake at 350 for 12 minutes for chewy cookies or 14 minutes for crispy cookies.  (I baked my cookies 8 minutes for chewy and 10 minutes for crispy.)

Cool 2 minutes on baking sheets and move to wire rack to finish cooling. Store in airtight container. 
Source: Duncan Hines 
What I Did and/or Think: 
The changes I made are in Bold, Italic, and Purple.

The Taste: These cookies were GREAT! Love the taste.  Definitely worthy of REPEATING!

ENJOY! Come again...       
Linked to:
Titus 2 Tuesday 
Zentmrs: Tuesday Table 
Wednesdays Adorned From Above 
Show and Share Wednesday Semi-Homemade Mom
The Better Baker Weekend Potluck