Mmmm, Mmmm Monday: Best Chocolate Chip Cookies. EVER!

Look at these faces, don't they look like this cookie dough is pure bliss?!  I don't claim for this to be healthy, but it is delicious!!!  I know everyone has a Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe in their recipe box, but this is seriously worth trying.  I have made this recipe several times and I have yet to hear anything but delicious comments! 

This recipe came from my Waco friend, Kimberly;)  So, I am assuming she got the recipe from Mimi.

Mimi's Chocolate Chip Cookies

2/3 cup Crisco sticks

2/3 cup Butter (soft)

1 cup Sugar

1 cup Brown Sugar

2 Eggs

2 tsp. Vanilla

Mix these ingredients with beaters.

Stir in pecans or nuts (optional).

3 cups Flour

1 tsp. Soda

1 tsp. Salt

12 oz. bag of Chocolate Chips (I prefer Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Chips)

Mix into other ingredients with a large mixing spoon.

Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Serve warm with Blue Bell ice cream! 

Mmmm, Mmmm Monday: Bon Bons

Some people call these Oreo Balls, but they have always been known as Bon Bons around our house.  And let me tell you, they are a crowd (and Harris family) favorite!!!

They are simple to make, but it just takes a little time and patience to make them pretty!

Bon Bons

Package of Plain ole Oreos

8 ounces Cream Cheese, room temperature

Chocolate or White Almond Bark

I crush the cookies in my food processor until they are all crushed and there are no chucks.  Then I add add the cream cheese into the food processor to mix it in.  Cover a large baking sheet with foil.  Spoon the Oreo mixture on the baking sheet.  I use a cookie baller to do this.  It helps make them more equal in size and more perfectly round.  Put the balls in the freezer.  Melt your Almond Bark according to the directions on the package.  It burns easily, so do not over-cook it.  Dip balls into chocolate and let excess drip off.  Place Chocolate covered balls onto the baking sheet to harden.  You may want to drizzle with the opposite flavor of Almond Bark.  The chocolate covered Bon Bons have always been my favorite.  But, the last time we had them we tried white ones and I think I might like them even more!  Especially topped with some chocolate Almond Bark!  Yum!

Mmmm, Mmmm Monday: Fresh Strawberry Cake

Since this time of the year you can get yummy fresh strawberries, I want to share one of my favorite strawberry desserts~ Fresh Strawberry Sheet Cake.

It may not look that yummy or even sound that yummy, but take my word...IT IS AMAZING!

Here is what you need:

Fresh Strawberry Cake

1 Box White Cake Mix

4 Tablespoons Flour

1/4 teaspoon soda

Small package Strawberry Jello (just the powder)

1 cup Oil

1/2 cup Buttermilk

1/2 cup Strawberries, finely chopped

4 Eggs

1/2 cup Sugar

Mix all ingredients together.  Bake at 350 for 25 minutes in a sheet cake pan.

Meanwhile, make the icing.

Icing

4 cup Confectioners Sugar

1 stick Butter, melted

Pour butter over sugar and mix together.  If icing is think, you may add a little bit of water.

1/2 cup Fresh Strawberries, chopped.

Mix into icing.

After cake is finished baking, let it cool a little.  Poke holes in cake (I make a bunch so the icing seeps in!) and spread icing on top.  May also garnish with strawberries.

Enjoy and try to eat ONLY one piece!