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Happy Thanksgiving Canada
Happy Thanksgiving Canada

Thanksgiving Day in Canada has been a holiday on the second Monday of October since 1957. It is a national public holiday in Canada.

The very first Thanksgiving celebration in North America took place in Canada when Martin Frobisher, an explorer from England, arrived in Newfoundland in 1578. He wanted to give thanks for his safe arrival to the New World.

The origins of Canadian Thanksgiving are more closely connected to the traditions of Europe than of the United States.

Thanksgiving would be “a day of general thanksgiving to almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed.”

A common image seen at this time of year is a cornucopia, or horn, filled with seasonal fruit and vegetables. The cornucopia, which means “Horn of Plenty” in Latin, was a symbol of bounty and plenty in ancient Greece. Turkeys, pumpkins, ears of corn and large displays of food are also used to symbolize Thanksgiving Day.

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Nutella Oreo Cookie Cups and Charlie bit my finger

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Hello Nutella/Oreo lovers!

5starcookies Nutella Cookie Cups
5starcookies Nutella Cookie Cups
5starcookies Nutella Cookie Cups
5starcookies Nutella Cookie Cups
5starcookies Nutella Cookie Cups
5starcookies Nutella Cookie Cups

Charlie bit my finger (can you blame him?)…no, just kidding…

It is Monday, Sep 5, 2016. Labour Day in Canada. Last night I made the Nutella Oreo Cookie Cups. And I LOVE IT.

I can’t wait to share this recipe with you. I would like to say it is as easy as pie but I don’t like to confuse you.

We are making Nutella Oreo Cookie Cups!

Let’s start our journey together!

For the cookie dough you will need:

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/2 cup AP flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/8 tsp salt

Filling:

6 TBS Nutella

3 TBS Oreo Spread

Spray muffin pans with baking spray.

Cream 1/2 cup butter, add sugars and continue creaming until light and fluffy.

Add 1 egg and 1 tsp vanilla.

Mix thoroughly.

In a separate bowl mix the flour, baking soda and salt.

Add to wet ingredients and mix until just combined.

Roll dough into balls. ( I used cookie scoop capacity 1 3/4 oz). You will get 12 balls.

Place them into muffing pan and bake for 11 min.

Remove from oven and use a shot glass to press your baked cookies down as soon as they come out of the oven.

Now, you have a perfect hole for your Nutella or Oreo filling.

Add 1 TBSP of Nutella to each cup. Then stop your life just for a moment and say: “Thank you Universe for the Nutella and Oreos”.

For the Oreo filling check the link below:

Oreo Spread

Let cool for 1/2 hour in pan and serve.

Hallelujah! Alleluia!

Optional: Top with some whip cream or ice cream and if you have no spoon

5starcookies Nutella Oreo Cookie Cups with Whip Cream
5starcookies Nutella Oreo Cookie Cups with Whip Cream

Use your creativity….in my case I used my finger…

5starcookies Nutella Oreo Cookie Cups and Finger
5starcookies Nutella Oreo Cookie Cups and Finger

and Enjoy!

Now, let’s create the printable version of this recipe.

Nutella Oreo Cookie Cups and Charlie bit my finger

Nutella Oreo Cookie Cups and Charlie bit my finger

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cup AP flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • Filling:
  • 6 TBS Nutella
  • 3 TBS Oreo Spread

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
  2. Spray muffin pans with baking spray.
  3. Cream 1/2 cup butter, add sugars and continue creaming until light and fluffy.
  4. Add 1 egg and 1 tsp vanilla.
  5. Mix thoroughly.
  6. In a separate bowl mix the flour, baking soda and salt.
  7. Add to wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
  8. Roll dough into balls. ( I used cookie scoop capacity 1 3/4 oz). You will get 12 balls.
  9. Place them into muffing pan and bake for 11 min.
  10. Remove from oven and use a shot glass to press your baked cookies down as soon as they come out of the oven.
  11. Now, you have a perfect hole for your Nutella or Oreo filling.
  12. Link for Oreo filling is above this printable version.
  13. Add 1 TBSP of Nutella to each cup. Then stop your life just for a moment and say: "Thank you Universe for the Nutella and Oreos".
  14. Let cool for 1/2 hour in pan and serve.
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Category: Cookie Cups

This recipe is from my favorite blog http://cakescottage.com/2014/02/01/nutella-cookie-cups/

Thank you for the recipe!

5starcookies Nutella Oreo Cookie Cups
5starcookies Nutella Oreo Cookie Cups
5starcookies Nutella Oreo Cookie Cups
5starcookies Nutella Oreo Cookie Cups
5starcookies Nutella Oreo Cookie Cups
5starcookies Nutella Oreo Cookie Cups

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Friends, Fruits and How are you doing…or…How you doing?

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5starcookies White Chocolate Fruit and Nut BarsExtra Bar Cookies
5starcookies White Chocolate Fruit and Nut Bars

Joey (TV Show Friends):

What I do is, I look a woman up and down and I say “Hey, how you doing?”

So, my dear readers “How are you doing?” or “What is happening in your neck of the woods?”

In mine…The White Chocolate Fruit and Nut Bars!

5starcookies White Chocolate Fruit and Nut BarsExtra Bar Cookies
5starcookies White Chocolate Fruit and Nut Bars

I discovered this recipe by accident… If you are reading this blog you might say:

“There are no accidents. Everything happen for a reason.”

The truth is, everything in our life is linked. From LinkedIn,Pinterest to Facebook.

Every single coincidence or accident we stumble upon is linked…so why are you reading this blog?

Well, they say “When the student is ready, the master appears.”

So, my students are you ready to make the White Chocolate Fruit and Nut Bars”?

We need the following:

almonds, walnuts, coconut, apricots, raisins, apricot jam, honey, chocolate, rice flour,almond flour

If you have all ingredients we can start making our White Chocolate Fruit and Nut Bars.

We start by mixing 1 cup silvered almonds, 2 cups chopped walnuts,1 2/3 cup desiccated coconut,3/4 cup apricots,

1 cup + 2 TBSP raisins, 2TBSP + 1 tsp flour and 1/4 cup ground almond together.

In a small saucepan, gently warm 1/2 cup apricot jam and 1/2 cup honey together over low heat until melted.

Pour the mixture into the fruit mixture, stir well to combine, then pour into the prepared pan.

Bake for 30 min at 325 F.

Remove from the oven and let the cake cool completely before spreading the melted white chocolate over the top.

5starcookies White Chocolate Fruit and Nut Bars
5starcookies White Chocolate Fruit and Nut Bars

Friends, Fruits and How are you doing...or...How you doing?

Friends, Fruits and How are you doing...or...How you doing?

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup silvered almond
  • 2 cups chopped walnuts
  • 1 2/3 cups desiccated coconut
  • 3/4 cup dried apricots,chopped
  • 1 cup + 2 TBSP raisins
  • 2TBSP + 1 tsp rice flour
  • 1/4 cup ground almonds
  • 1/2 cup apricot jam
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • Optional: 9 oz white chocolate

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 F. Grease a shallow 8x12 inch pan with butter and line with baking paper.
  2. In a large bowl, mix the almonds, walnuts, coconut, apricots, raisins, flour and ground almond together.
  3. In a small saucepan, gently warm apricot jam and honey until melted.
  4. Pour the melted jam and honey mixture into the fruit mixture, stir well to combine, then pour into pan.
  5. Bake for 30 min.
  6. Remove from oven, cool completely.
  7. If you wish spread the melted chocolate over the top.
Category: Fruit Cake

 

5starcookies White Chocolate Fruit and Nut Bars
5starcookies White Chocolate Fruit and Nut Bars

5starcookies White Chocolate Fruit and Nut Bars
5starcookies White Chocolate Fruit and Nut Bars

5starcookies White Chocolate Fruit and Nut Bars
5starcookies White Chocolate Fruit and Nut Bars

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White Chocolate Fruit and Nut Bars….!

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Rich and Poor – Rolo Rich Ritz Cookies

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This story is about rich and poor…so let’s start from the beginning.

You know you always wanted to visit the luxury hotels or to be more specific you wanted to visit one and the only….The hotel Ritz in Paris…And you dream about it…

Very often you go to this web site My Dream and you keep thinking “If and when I win 6/49”!

Until then…what do you do until then?

Well, first of all let’s hope you are a stable person connected to reality and you know that little dreams come true every day.

Like now, when you are in Walmart, shopping and  you notice the Ritz Crackers. Of course, you buy them. ( you don’t pay attention to second word crackers…the important part is Ritz)

Then you come home and you start on your little dream coming true…like Rolo Stuffed Ritz Cookies.

So, what do you need?

Ritz Crackers (20 pcs)

Rolo Chocolate (10 pcs)

5starcookies ritz and rolo with little ritz attached posing on my balcony
5starcookies ritz and rolo with little ritz attached posing on my balcony

You line up your crackers, top them with Rolos, bake at 350 F for about 3 to 5 min.

5starcookies ritz and rolo ready for baking
5starcookies ritz and rolo ready for baking

Top with another Ritz and you are done….or you can keep dreaming.

Add 1/2 tsp Oreo Spread and add little Ritz on top …you can find recipe for the Oreo Spread using

the following link Oreo Spread

5starcookies ritz and rolo baked with little ritz to be attached using oreo filling
5starcookies ritz and rolo baked with little ritz to be attached using oreo filling

Glue them together…forever and forever…

5starcookies ritz and rolo baked together with attached little ritz on the top
5starcookies ritz and rolo baked together with attached little ritz on the top

Cover with chocolate…every part of it…

5starcookies ritz all in chocolate
5starcookies ritz all in chocolate

or just partially ….

5starcookies ritz cookies in chocolate
5starcookies ritz cookies in chocolate and little plain ritz on top

And you have it …your dreams in 10 minutes!

Rich and Poor - Rolo Rich Ritz Cookies

Rich and Poor - Rolo Rich Ritz Cookies

Prep Time: 1 minute
Cook Time: 9 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
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Ingredients

  • Ritz Crackers (20 pcs)
  • Rolo (10 pcs)
  • Little Ritz (10 pcs)
  • Chocolate

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Place Ritz crackers on a cookie sheet face side down, and top each one with a Rolo candy.
  3. Bake for 3-5 minutes to soften (but not fully melt) the Rolos,
  4. Remove from the oven and immediately top the Rolos with a second Ritz cracker.
  5. Cool them completely.
  6. Cover in chocolate and top with a little Ritz cracker.
  7. Enjoy!
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And keep your dreams close to you…never forget them!

5starcookies ritz and rolo
5starcookies ritz and rolo

and keep working on them…life will happen…Be optimistic!

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Happy Birthday to my Friend-Cake Pie Recipe

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WARNING! Read this only if you like Nutella, Oreos, popcorn, chocolate, peanut butter, cake and pie…

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

(And you know who you are…)

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5starcookies birthday cake with kit kat No 1

Birthday is a special day. This special day requires extra special cake…so I will warn you again,

read this post only if you like Nutella, Oreos, chocolate, peanut butter, popcorn..Also if you are one of those who can’t make decision…pie or cake…cake or pie…You are my kind of people!!!

Now, if you are still reading this post you are the best person I have ever met. And I love you like I love my own family. As you can guess my judgment is solely based on Nutella, Oreos, chocolate, popcorn and peanut butter. So sue me, Universe!

Now, back to our birthday extra special cake!

Prepare yourself…it will be a few hours of work!

Ingredients for sponge cake:

3 eggs

6 TBSP sugar

6 TBSP flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

3 TBSP water

Cut wax paper or Al foil to fit 9″ round cake pan.

Mix eggs and sugar until double in size.

Fold flour and baking powder until well mixed. Add water. Be gentle, you don’t want to deflate the cake.

5starcookies base of birthday cake
5starcookies base of birthday cake

Bake at 370 degrees for approximately 20 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out dry.

Cool for a few minutes, remove from pan and remove wax paper or foil.

Cool completely.

Make Oreo filling 2 or 3 days in advance!

Oreo Spread:

30 Oreo Cookies (Double Stuffed Cream Oreo)

1/4 cup coconut oil

In the bowl of a food processor whiz the cookies and coconut oil until they are fine crumbs. (10 min)

If you would like it thinner, add more coconut oil.

Next step is to make peanut butter filling. (the recipe is below)

Now if you have the following:

1.Sponge cake

2.One cup of Nutella

3. Oreo Spread

4.Peanut Butter Filing

5.Popcorn Ice Cream Cones

We can start building our cake:

1 and 2. Sponge Cake + 1 cup of Nutella

5starcookies base cake with nutella
5starcookies base cake with nutella

3. Add Oreo Spread on top of the Nutella

5starcookies base cake nutella and oreos
5starcookies base cake nutella and oreos

4.Next level is adding the Peanut Butter Pie Filling!

5starcookies birthday cake with peanut butter filling
5starcookies birthday cake with peanut butter filling

5.Are you ready for finishing touches!

Insert 4 popcorn ice cream cones into peanut butter filling. Stop for a moment and enjoy your life!

– How to make popcorn ice cream cones?

5starcookies birthday cake with cones
5starcookies birthday cake with cones

6. Finish your cake by adding Reese’s pieces, Kit Kat, sprinkles…!

5starcookies birthday cake with reeses
5starcookies birthday cake with reeses

And my friend that is your special Birthday Cake!

ENJOY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Peanut Butter Filling

3/4 cup heavy cream

4 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature

1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter

3/4 cup confectioners sugar

1/2 Tbsp pure vanilla extract

Filling:

Beat the heavy cream until stiff peaks form.

Spoon the whipped cream into a bowl and set aside.

Using the same mixing bowl beat the cream cheese, peanut butter,sugar and vanilla extract until combined. Mixture will be thick.

5starcookies mix ingredients
5starcookies mix ingredients

How thick? See the picture below!

5starcookies mix ingredients pic
5starcookies mix ingredients pic

Fold in the whipped cream until smooth, be gentle, you don’t want to deflate that cream.

5starcookis birthday cake add whip cream
5starcookis birthday cake add whip cream
5starcookies mixed ingredients with whip cream
5starcookies mixed ingredients with whip cream

This filling is made from Sallys Baking Addiction

Special Note:

Kit Kat is used like a supporting beam in construction! Kit Kat is holding those ice cream cones from sliding!

5starcookies birthday cake with kit kat
5starcookies birthday cake with kit kat

 

Happy Birthday Cake Pie Recipe

Happy Birthday Cake Pie Recipe

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 Tbsp pure vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Sponge Cake:
  2. Cut wax paper or Al foil to fit 9" round cake pan.
  3. Mix eggs and sugar until double in size.
  4. Fold flour and baking powder until well mixed. Add water. Be gentle, you don't want to deflate the cake.
  5. Bake at 370 degrees for approximately 20 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out dry.
  6. Cool for a few minutes, remove from pan and remove wax paper or foil.
  7. Cool completely.
  8. Oreo Spread:
  9. In the bowl of a food processor whiz the cookies and coconut oil until they are fine crumbs. (10 min)
  10. If you would like it thinner, add more coconut oil.
  11. Peanut Butter Filling:
  12. Beat the heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
  13. Spoon the whipped cream into a bowl and set aside.
  14. Using the same mixing bowl beat the cream cheese, peanut butter,sugar and vanilla extract until combined. Mixture will be thick.
  15. Fold in the whipped cream until smooth, be gentle, you don't want to deflate that cream.
  16. Now let's build the cake:
  17. Sponge Cake + 1 cup of Nutella + Oreo Spread + Peanut Butter Filling + Popcorn Ice Cream Cones
  18. Decoration:Kit Kat (see note) , Reese's Pieces, Sprinkles...
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5starcookies birthday cake No 1
5starcookies birthday cake No 1

Famous people born on Aug 1:

Bastian Schweinsteiger – Soccer Player

Yves Saint Laurent – Fashion Designer

Sam Mendes – Director, Producer

Richard Wilson – Painter

Allison Robicelli – Chef

Lucky Colors: Copper, Gold
Lucky Numbers: 1, 10, 19, 28, 37, 46, 55
Lucky Days (of the week): Sunday, Monday, Thursday
Lucky Days (of the month): 1, 10, 11, 19

So, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY FRIEND!

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    Hey YOU – Ice Cream Cones Popcorn Ball

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    Hey you. Yes, you.

    The one staring out of your kitchen window, wondering what to make today and wishing that you were doing something more exciting with your life.

    Like driving an expensive yellow sports car, traveling to Italy or just swimming with the dolphins…

    Yes, you do have thirst for a little adventure, do you not? The world is at your feet, but which direction should you step?

    Well, for today we are taking direction of making combo of my two favorite things, popcorn and ice cream cones.

    Yes, we are making “Ice Cream Cones Popcorn Ball”! Hey you. Yes, you. Smile and let’s have some fun!

    5starcookies popcorn star cones
    5starcookies alone popcorn star cones

    We need the following ingredients:

    4 cups popcorn

    20 gr butter

    3/4 cup marshmallows

    6 ice cream cones

    Optional: chocolate,sprinkles,M&M

    Prepare your ice cream cones!

    5starcookies empty cones
    5starcookies empty cones

    In a medium sauce pan melt butter over low heat.

    Add marshmallows and stir until melted.

    Pour over popcorn and stir until coated completely and evenly. (very important)

    Spray your hands with cooking spray and form mixture into a ball. Press coated ball into ice cream cone. Repeat with remaining mixture.

    5starcokies popcorn 6 cones
    5starcokies popcorn 6 cones

    And look what you made, you little adventurous person!

    Yes, you can still dream about wide skies, forest in Costa Rica or you can try to talk to your ice cream cones popcorn balls!

    No, I am not kidding…Popcorn Balls can talk!

    Have you ever heard about quantum physics or how do you know you’re meant for big things?

    Well, this popcorn balls know and you will find soon about it!

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    Hey you! Yes, YOU!

    Dream big!

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    Can you keep a secret? Well, I can’t. So, be my guest and enjoy it!

    CIDER VINEGAR

    Taking 1 tsp (5ml) of cider vinegar in a glass of water after every meal is the secret to losing weight.

    If you try this, please be sure to rinse your mouth out with water and brush your teeth afterwards.

    PROTEIN HAIR PACK – All Hair Types

    2 large eggs

    1 tbsp liquid glycerin

    1 tbsp jojoba oil

    1 tsp cider vinegar

    Whisk together 2 eggs, 1tbsp glycerin,1tbsp jojoba oil and 1 tsp vinegar until well combined.

    Massage mixture into damp, clean hair.

    Let stand for 15 min.

    Rinse off with lukewarm water.

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