Chocolate Chip Cookies

These are one of our families favourite choc chip cookies. My husband and I went to Costco last week and I became very happy when we saw this box in the freezer aisle. Yes, they are already pre-formed and ready to bake. It is a frozen cookie dough but they are a really nice and soft choc chip cookie. Sometimes Costco doesn't stock it. Their stock does change and sometimes there are new items. I very rarely buy a frozen pre-formed ready to bake dough but these chocolate chip cookies are too good to pass by.

Bella and Minnie

We visited my mum and dad on the weekend. These two lovely dogs are their babies. The kids enjoy visiting nan and pop and of course Bella and Minnie!

Some fun with crafting

I decided to have some fun and join in with a mood board challenge over at jotmagazine. I really enjoyed making this and finding things to use in my crafting supplies.

Muesli Cookies

I needed to make something else for the kids lunch boxes so I thought I might make some cookies. While I was at the supermarket walking down the cereal aisle I decided on making a cookie with muesli in it. Coles Natural Summer Fruits Muesli had a recipe on the back of its packet so I gave it a go. They were easy to make and turned out really good.

Muesli Cookies

Ingredients:
150g butter, softened
¾ cup raw sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
1¾ cups plain flour, sifted
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 cup Coles Summer Fruits Muesli
Raw sugar for sprinkling on top
Cinnamon for dusting (optional)

Prepare:
1. Preheat oven to 180°C conventional/160°C fan forced. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl until fluffy. Beat in egg. Fold in flour, baking powder and muesli.

2. Roll generous tablespoons of mixture into balls. Place onto lined baking tray allowing space for spreading. Flatten slightly. Sprinkle with raw sugar. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden. Stand on tray for 2 minutes. Remove to a rack and cool.


I didn't use cinnamon for mine, the raw sugar was enough for me. Sometimes the kids don't like cinnamon unless it is mixed into the ingredients.

Knitting

I really want to knit these lovely soft cotton knit dishtowels. I found these on The Purl Bee website. They have some lovely projects to do. I hope to find some time to start this project first!

Dinner on thursday night

I made a lovely Bacon and Beef pasta bake on thursday night. I found the recipe on Best Recipes. I changed  it to work for me as we have a large family so I increased a few of the ingredients. It still turned out great and it was yummy. I always know if something turns out good if the kids eat it and there are no complaints. This recipe is how I made it using my changes.

Bacon and Beef pasta bake

2 tablespoons of oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 teaspoons of minced garlic
8 bacon rashers, chopped
1.5 kg beef mince
1 x 680g Passata Sauce
1 x 810g finely chopped tomatoes
2 teaspoons beef stock
1 x 500g packet of frozen mixed vegetables
500g cooked pasta
300g grated tasty cheese
Salt and pepper to taste

Method

1. Preheat oven at 180°C.
2. Grease ovenproof dish.
3. Add mince, stirring occasionally until cooked and changes colour.
4. Add passata sauce, stock, vegetables, salt and pepper. Bring to the boil then simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Add cooked pasta. Stir to combine and pour into ovenproof dish.
6. Sprinkle the grated tasty cheese over the top.
7. Bake for 30-40 minutes until cheese has browned on top.

Here is a link to the original recipe Bacon and Beef pasta bake.

Chilly morning

Wow it was cold this morning. The kids enjoyed pretending they were a train with fog coming from their mouths. Coats were definitely needed going to school today.

I made some strawberry chocolate cupcakes and vanilla pudding chocolate chip cookies yesterday. The cupcake recipe I had in my recipe collection printed on paper from a few years ago. The cookie recipe is from twopeasandtheirpod