I have been absent for a while lately. Shame on me, I know. But I have a Christmas tree up and all my gifts have been bought. I have all my baking supplies for brownie gift boxes for my husband's coworkers. I have supplies for homemade body scrubs. And homemade vanilla extract is already brewing in the top cabinet. If you have never heard of Beanilla, check out their site.
I had a great little hometown store back in Florida where they sold vanilla beans for super cheap. I haven't found a similar place here in North Carolina. Every bean I see here, I would have to choose which arm or leg I would need sacrifice to purchase it. For a little while, Beanilla had a special where you could buy 25 beans for 25 dollars. Awesome!
But the main reason for this post is to let you know about a site that I have been following for a while. I love Cookies and Cups. Shelly has a weakness for buttercream, chocolate, and candy. And most of her recipes don't require a ton of ingredients.
So take a moment and check out her delicious post where she makes chocolate cookies sandwiched together with a York peppermint patty here. I tweaked it a little and used my recipe for ooey gooey chocolate chip cookies. They are a little intense and you would be crazy not to have a glass of milk on hand when you eat one. I'm sorry I don't have pictures. They didn't last long enough for me to pull out the camera.
You have been warned. Now, go and enjoy.
