Marshmallow Chip Cookies

There is something very satisfying about having a batch of home made cookies in your cookie jar! I must admit, I am almost always on "diet" so I try and give my baked goods away as soon as possible so I don't scoff them all - but I really like the idea of having a "stock"* of baked goods in my grocery cupboard :) These are very similar to the white & pink chocolate chip cookies I made recently  - the basic recipe is my favourite chocolate chip base recipe, its got the perfect balance of cruchiness and chewiness (if that even makes sense!) 

* I ended up giving these away to save myself getting a new pair of bigger jeans :)

I used my stand mixer to mix the basic ingredients together (whatever is easiest usually works best for me!) and then I mixed in the white choc chips (you can use any colour you like) and some very cute and colourful mini marshmallows I found, by hand.

When the marshmallows and chocolate chips were evenly mixed in the cookie dough, I prepared my baking sheet (which I should have done in the beginning!) and used a cookie scoop to make evenly (clearly these were very even cookies ;) ) sized  balls of cookie dough to drop onto the baking sheet.

Then the tray got popped into a pre heated oven, and baked until golden brown (about 9 min). After taking them out if the oven, I left them to harden up a bit before I took them off the baking tray to cool.

And that's it! Easy peasy! I guess that you could add whatever you like and make these your own using the simple cookie dough, having said that: WHAT WOULD YOU TRY/ADD?!

 Here is a printable recipe and a downloadable recipe card for your folder

Marshmallow Chip Cookies

550ml all purpose flour          500ml chocolate chips

250ml brown sugar               250ml chopped nuts
180ml white sugar                5ml baking powder
250g softened butter            5ml vanilla extract
2 eggs                                5ml salt

•     Preheat oven to 190 degrees Celsius.
•     In a small bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt.
•     In a large bowl combine butter, brown and white sugar and     vanilla extract and mix well.
•     Add eggs and mix well.
•     Gradually add flour and mix well
•     Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
•     Drop spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet.
•     Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden brown.

Enjoy!

Flapjacks

Alright, I am just going to say this straight out: I made these from a packet mix. There I said it! I am a big believer in baking from scratch and love to bake from scratch. I hardly ever use box or packet mixes, but I seem to make an exception when it comes to pancakes, flapjacks and bran muffins. They just seem so much easier when you are in that blurry-eyed Sunday morning state! I included a recipe for flapjacks from scratch (that is actually just as easy as the packet mix) at the end of the post for those who would like to try them from scratch.

I love flapjacks because they take very little time, and they are a nice break from bacon and eggs once in a while. I must admit, I love to eat sweet things for breakfast - I would even enjoy brownies and ice cream, but Shane prefers more realistic breakfasts, so I do try and keep within the breakfast category :)

Flapjacks from a packet are a no-brainer, and from scratch they only require one or two extra steps. But on a whole, they are both very simple.

For these, I made the basic batter and divided it into three bowls, to which I added to some fresh blueberries to one, some dried cranberries to the second and to the last, I added some mashed banana.

Then I dropped spoonfuls into a hot non stick pan. When the flapjacks start to bubble on the upper side, you'll know they are ready to turn. Flip them over and cook for a couple of seconds for this side to brown.

After that - they are open to your own creativity! I like to stack a few of each flavour, with a bit of butter and syrup in between each one, and then top the stack with some more butter and drizzle syrup over the top! Yum.

Ok, so as easy as they are, they are more effort than just a plain old cereal breakfast - but I think they are a wonderful start to a week end morning! In fact, they are an awesome anytime treat!!!

Here is the printable recipe for the Flapjacks from scratch as promised, and here is the downloadable recipe card. Its just the basic batter recipe, you can add anything that tickles your fancy! :)

What is your typical week end breakfast?