Baker's Review Wednesday 6: Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

These are delicious yummy cookies, best baked at a lower amount of time so later when they're not fresh, they'll still be good and moist.  These cookies make a large batch, so they're great for putting dough in either the fridge or freezer to bake later for fresh cookies more often . . . yummy!!!

Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

4 cups peanut butter

3 cups shortening

9 cups sugar

12 eggs

3/4 cups milk

2 T. vanilla

13 1/2 cup flour

2 T. baking soda

1 T. salt

1 12oz package each chocolate chips, vanilla, butterscotch, & peanut butter

Beat peanut butter, shortning, and sugar until light and fluffy.  Add egg, vanilla, & milk; beat well.  Stir in dry ingredients. Bake 11-13 minutes at 375 degrees.

*Simple, but not, because it's a big batch ~ but yes, still quite easy - We like these kinds of recipes, right!?!*

I bet they would've even had them in the olden days . . . :)

Have a wondrous sunny rest of the week {well, at least Thursday & Friday} but have a wonderful week anyways!!!!!



Ruffle Skirt for Morgan

I made this cute little ruffle skirt for Morgan a bit after Morgan was born . . . love all the ruffles . . . because I tend to like ruffles!!!



Morgan Elaine

I think this was the picture mom ended up using on Morgan's announcement.  I think it turned out really cute . . . vintage suitcase, ruffley skirt, CUTE BABY, etc.

Also, I am planning on and have started making a couple of these ruffle skirts to sale . . . so you should be seeing those on here soon (AJcrazies Blog Sale) and I'll let you know they're on here on the blog!

Have a wonderful & beautiful sunny day!

Baker's Review Wednesday 5: Cinnamon Rolls in a Snap

These cinnamon rolls are delicious, especially considering that the dough is made from a baking mix and milk and that they're so quick and easy to make!  (Obviously homemade cinnamon rolls do not compare, but everything considered . . .)

Here are what some of us thought about these Cinnamon Rolls in a Snap:

"I think they're delicious, especially considering how you make them - they're the best warm, but still good the day after!"  Aimee (Me)

"They were good. They definitely aren't as good as regular cinnamon rolls, but I still liked them a lot." Tara

"They were the best cinnamon rolls I've had!"  Forrest (sounds a little bit overly - dramatic to me, but whatever!)

"They were good."  Clint (boy was this kid talkative - hehe!!)

Cinnamon Rolls in a Snap

4 1/2 cup biscuit/baking mix (Bisquick)

1 1/3 cup milk

Filling:

2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened or melted

brown sugar

cinnamon

Frosting:

2 cups confectioners' sugar

2 tablespoons milk

2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon maple flavoring, optional

In a bowl, combine biscuit mix and milk.  Turn on to a floured surface; knead 8 - 10 times.  Roll into a rectangle.  Spread with butter.  Sprinkle sugar over butter, then cinnamon.  Roll up from long side; pinch seam to seal.  Cut into 12 - 15 slices; place with cut side down on a greased baking sheet.  Bake at 450 degrees for 10 - 12 minutes or until golden brown.  Meanwhile, combing the icing ingredients; spread over rolls.  Serve warm.



Mother's Day Desserts

We are going to my Aunt & Uncles tomorrow after church, and we have to bring dessert.  Today I made a few different things to bring for dessert.  First I made three Chocolate Chip Cookie Pies.  Then I made a big pan of regular apple crisp and a smaller square pan of gluten free apple crisp (there are people that are gluten free who will be there).  Then, with the leftover pie dough I made mini/individual huckleberry pies, which we had tonight.  They never turn out cute - they always pop open . . . perhaps I put too much huckleberry mixture in the inside - probably:)  Tomorrow morning, a few of us will have huckleberry crepes with the rest of the huckleberry sauce from what I made for the huckleberry pies (that was on purpose because I LOVE huckleberry crepes . . . and if you haven't ever had huckleberry's, you're definitely missing out!).

Thank you all the lovely ladies/moms/aunts in my life who have shaped me to be who I am!  I love you all so much!  I hope you have a very blessed Mothers Day and that you realize what a blessing you really are to everyone!  Happy Mothers Day!

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Jean Ruffle Skirt

I started making this skirt last night, and then finished it this morning because we went to my pappa and grandmas last night because it was my grandmas birthday.  I just made a simple elastic jean skirt and sewed a jean ruffle on top.  I think it turned out pretty cute:)

I was going to say this is another skirt I made for Morgan, but I guess I haven't put the other one on the blog yet:)  It'll be on here sometime next week!

Also, I wanted to show everyone another bag someone ordered.  It was a Gray & Pink Copy-Cat Bag  - - it was pretty much the opposite of mine:)  And then, she ordered another one, too!  She must have liked it!  So I still haven't made the other one, but I will as soon as I get fabric.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Mother's Day (a day early)!!!

Baker's Review Wednesday 4: BBQ Chicken Pizza

You must think I have a thing for pizza:)  We had pizza Sunday night and I decided it was a good recipe for Baker's Review Wednesday.

So the first thing you do is make the pizza dough . . . no pictures of that;)

1. Spread the dough out onto a greased pizza pan.

2. Spread dough with bbq.

3. Sprinkle a bit of cheese on top.

4. Sprinkle on the chicken.

5. Put on a bunch more cheese.

BBQ CHICKEN PIZZA

Crust:

2 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. sugar

2 tsp. oil

2 1/2 tsp. yeast

1 cup warm water

Mix crust ingredients together in order given.  Cover and let raise for 10 minutes.

1 cup bbq 

2 cups cheddar cheese, divided

1 cup mozzarella cheese

2 cups cooked & diced chicken

Spread out pizza crust on greased pan.  Spread on bbq.  Sprinkle with 1/3 cup cheddar cheese.  Sprinkle with the chicken.  Sprinkle with mozzarella & remaining cheddar cheese.  Bake for 15 to 20 minutes at 425 degrees.  Enjoy!!

I love, love, love this pizza!  So delicious and quite simple.  So if you don't know what you're making for supper tonight, now you have something to make:)  (That is, if you have everything to make it.)

Have an awesome day and go enjoy some delicious pizza!

More Copy-Cat Bags

These are a couple of bags people ordered from me.  I've enjoyed crafting them, although I've realized that for any customization, I will have to charge extra, so it's been a learning experience:)

This one is a brown & lime green copy-cat bag.  This one was custom-ordered to have two shorter handles instead of one longer one.  (In the picture, you can really only see one handle, but the other one's there:)

The other is a black & red copy-cat bag.  It's just like normal, except I added some lace to the ruffle, at the person's request.

I think they both turned out pretty cute:)  Tomorrow I'll have Baker's Review Wednesday up, and then I know I'll have a post Thursday, too . . . so maybe I'll start blogging regular like again . . .I'm not sure why I haven't been blogging much lately (maybe I haven't been crafting as much as fast?), but it does annoy me:(

If you would like one of these bags for yourself, I'd be happy to oblige.  They're $15 each, as of now, plus extra for customizing.  Contact me here.

Hope you all have had a wonderful week so far!  I appreciate all my faithful followers/readers and all your lovely comments.  I was just reading on another blog that the comments and everything are what keeps them going, and I know I definitely LOVE comments and that people appreciate what I do . . . . and no, I'm not the perfect example of commenting . . . I need to get better at that myself:)

Have a wonderful day . . . btw, It's supposed to be sunny and 70 degrees tomorrow . . . YAY!!!!, even if it's only for one day:)