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Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

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My husband loves thin and crispy chocolate chip cookies, but I love soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies. These cookies don’t expand as much as the thin and crispy ones. I like that it’s not too thin or thick. Both of these recipes do have a similar taste because they use the same ingredients. The only difference is the amount of brown sugar and granulated sugar. Brown sugar makes the cookies more soft and chewy while granulated sugar makes the cookies more flat and crispier.

Ingredients:

  • 2 sticks Butter
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  •  1 cup Brown Sugar
  •  2 Eggs
  • 2 1/4 cups Flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  •  1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 Cups Chocolate Chips



Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350.

In a stand mixer, cream the butter, sugar, and brown sugar.

Soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies

Add in the eggs, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix on low.

Add in flour, a little at a time.

When the cookie dough is ready, stir in the chocolate chips using a spatula.

Soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Roll the dough into balls and place them on the sheet. 



Soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies

The dough is a little bit soft, but it can still form into a ball. By rolling the dough, you’ll get a nice, smooth surface. If you prefer texture then just scoop the dough onto the sheet.

Soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies
Bake for 8-10 minutes and let it cool down. Enjoy!

 

thin and crispy chocolate chip cookies

Thin and crispy chocolate chip cookies recipe here!

Soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies
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Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 Sticks Butter
  • 1/2 Cup Sugar
  • 1 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2 1/4 Cup Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 Cups Chocolate Chips

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350.
  • In a stand mixer, cream the butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Add in the eggs, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix on low. Add in 1 cup of flour at a time. When the cookie dough is ready, stir in the chocolate chips using a spatula.
  • Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Roll the dough into balls and place them on the sheet. The dough is a little bit soft, but it can still form into a ball. By rolling the dough, you’ll get a nice, smooth surface. If you prefer texture then just scoop the dough onto the sheet.
  • Bake for 10 minutes and let it cool down. Enjoy!

Desserts

Mangonadas

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Mangonadas is a Mexican fruit drink typically made of mangoes, chamoy, lime juice, and tajin. It is delicious and has a kick to it. Very simple and easy to make. It’s very refreshing during the summer times.

Ingredients:

  • 2 Mangoes, peeled and diced
  • 2 cups Ice cubes
  • 1 lime
  • 4 tbsp Chamoy
  • 3 tsp Tajin
  • 2-3 Tirolo (Tamarind candy)



Directions:

Peel the mangoes and dice them. Save 1/3 of the mango in a separate bowl. Put the other 2/3 mangoes into a blender. Add ice and blend well.

In a cup, squeeze some lime juice in and add some chamoy to the bottom of the cup. Swirl it. Add chamoy to the sides of the cup. Sprinkle some tajin inside of the cup.

Pour in the frozen mango mixture and top with the diced mangoes. Sprinkle more tajin on top. Enjoy!

Mangonadas

Mangonadas
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Mangonadas

Servings: 2 People

Ingredients

  • 2 Mangoes Peeled and diced
  • 2 cup Ice cubes
  • 1 Lime
  • 4 tbsp Chamoy
  • 3 tsp Tajin
  • 2-3 Tirolo (Tamarind candy)

Instructions

  • Peel the mangoes and dice them. Save 1/3 of the mango in a separate bowl. Put the other 2/3 mangoes into a blender. Add ice and blend well.
  • In a cup, squeeze some lime juice in and add some chamoy to the bottom of the cup. Swirl it. Add chamoy to the sides of the cup. Sprinkle some tajin inside of the cup.
  • Pour in the frozen mango mixture and top with the diced mangoes. Sprinkle more tajin on top. Enjoy!

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Sturdy Whipped Cream Frosting

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I love whipped cream cakes. They are delicious! Love how the whipped cream just melts in my mouth. Making whipped cream is easy, but how do you make it sturdy enough for a cake? It’s not hard at all. To make sturdy whipped cream, the key ingredient is instant pudding dry powder. This will make the whipped cream sturdy enough to stay at room temperature.

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups cold whipping cream
  • 3 tbsp instant vanilla or white chocolate pudding dry powder
  • 3-4 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Food coloring (optional)

Directions:

In a stand mixer, mix in all the ingredients except the food color.

Mix it on medium until it forms a stiff peak.

Sturdy Whipped Cream Frosting

Sturdy Whipped Cream Frosting

Add food color if desired.

This recipe makes enough to fill and frost a 2 or 3-layer 8-9 inch cake.

Sturdy Whipped Cream Frosting
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Sturdy Whipped Cream Frosting

Prep Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Cold whipping cream
  • 3 tbsp Vanilla or white chocolate pudding dry powder
  • 3-4 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • Food coloring (optional)

Instructions

  • In a stand mixer, mix in all the ingredients except the food color. Mix it on medium until it forms a stiff peak. Add food color if desire. This recipe makes enough to fill and frost a 2 or 3 layer 8-9 inch cake.
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The Best Royal Icing Recipe

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This is the best royal icing recipe. It is very easy to use to decorate sugar cookies. It dries up quickly too. I got this recipe from Follow the Ruels. She gives some good tips on thinning the icing so check out her post.

Sugar cookies

Ingredients: 
  • 2 tbsp Meringue Powder
  • 1/4 cup Water and 1-2 tbsp of water for thinning
  • 4 cups Powder Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Directions:

In a bowl or stand mixer, mix the meringue powder with water until there’s foam. Stir in powder sugar and vanilla extract until the icing become light. If the mixture is thick, add 1 tbsp of water at a time.

Separate the icing into bowls and add the desire coloring.

Click here for the Sugar Cookies Recipe!

Sugar cookies
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The Best Royal Icing Recipe

Prep Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp Meringue Powder
  • 1/4 cup Water and 1-2 tbsp of water for thinning
  • 4 cups Powder Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  • In a bowl or stand mixer, mix the meringue powder with water until there's foam. Stir in powder sugar and vanilla extract until the icing become light. If the mixture is thick, add 1 tbsp of water at a time.  Separate the icing into bowls and add the desire coloring.  

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Sugar Cookies Recipe

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This sugar cookies recipe is so easy to make. It is soft and keeps its shape after baking. It’s perfect for decorating!

Sugar cookies

My daughter loves to help me bake. I enjoy baking with her. It’s mother daughter bonding time. She helped me picked the cookie cutter shapes. After I rolled out the dough, she helped me cut it. Making sugar cookies is similar to play-doh so she likes it and had fun helping.

Ingredients:
  • 3 Cups of flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 2 1/2  Sticks of butter
  • 1 Cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Directions: 

Preheat the oven to 325 Degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, stir flour and baking powder together. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Stir in eggs and vanilla extract. Add the flour and baking powder in and knead the dough.

Roll the dough out into 1/4 inch thick. Using cookie cutters, cut them into shapes. Place the cookies on the baking sheet and put it in the fridge for 5 minutes. Then bake for 10-12 minutes. Let it cool off before decorating.

I made my own royal icing for the sugar cookies. Click here for the recipe.

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Sugar Cookies Recipe

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Servings: 24 Cookies

Ingredients

  • 3 Cups Flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 2 1/2 Sticks of butter
  • 1 Cup sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Egg yolk
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 325 Degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl, stir flour and baking powder together. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Stir in eggs and vanilla extract. Add the flour and baking powder in and knead the dough. 
  • Roll the dough out into 1/4 inch thick. Using cookie cutters, cut them into shapes. Place the cookies on the baking sheet and put it in the fridge for 5 minutes. Then bake for 10-12 minutes. Let it cool off before decorating.