Strawberry Chocolate Chip Scones

I've been slacking on my baking (and blogging) recently, so Sunday I decided to grab whatever I had in my pantry/refrigerator to make some delicious (and probably oversized) strawberry chocolate chip scones. With all of your basic food group needs - butter, chocolate, and fruit - these scones are sure to keep you extremely happy. And being happy means you're perfectly healthy, right? Enjoy!

What You Need
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup cold butter, cut into cubes or grated
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 cup strawberries, quartered
- 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- Extra sugar for sprinkling

What You Do

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. In a large bowl, mix together flour (2 1/2c), sugar (2tbsp), baking powder (1 1/2tsp), baking soda (1 1/2tsp), and salt (1/2tsp). Then add the cubed butter and cut the butter in until dough is crumbly. Or if you want life to be just a tad bit simple, use a cheese grater to cut up the butter and then just incorporate the butter into the mixture until crumbly (dip your hands in flour to help prevent butter from melting).

3. In a small bowl, beat together the milk (1c) and egg (1). Then add to flour mixture and mix well with a fork.

4. Add the strawberries (1c) and chocolate chips (1/2c) and incorporate into the mixture.

5. Place dough onto a floured surface and form into a disk shape. Cut dough into 8 triangles.

6. Place the scones onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, sprinkle with sugar, and bake for 20 minutes, or until golden.

Original recipe found at: Baking Glory

Oreo Cheesecake Cookies

Earlier this week was Adam's birthday! I asked him if he had any special baking requests, and right away he asked for the Oreo Cheesecake Cookies. Fine by me! These cookies are one of my favorites for many reasons: they're soft and chewy, they are covered in Oreo crumbs, and the cookie itself reminds me of the Oreo cream filling! No joke!

I won't lie, I did burn the first batch because I wasn't paying attention to the time. Grr! I couldn't live with myself if Adam had to eat burned cookies for his birthday, so I made another batch. Luckily the cookies came out better than ever!

What you need (serves between 12-15 cookies)
- 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter (1 stick)
- 3 oz softened cream cheese
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup Oreo cookie crumbs (about 11 Oreo cookies)

What you do

1. Crumble up Oreo cookies in a large Ziploc bag until you get small crumbs. Pour into a small bowl and set aside.

2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper

3. In a mixing bowl, cream together butter (1/2cup) and cream cheese (3oz) until well-combined and smooth.

4. Add in sugar (1cup) and vanilla extract (1tsp) and mix until well-combined. Add in flour (1cup) and mix until flour is incorporated. Then, fold in both the semi-sweet (1/2cup) and white (1/2cup) chocolate chips.

5. Scoop cookies into about 1 1/2 to 2-inch balls and then roll into cookie crumbs. Place the cookie balls on your baking sheet and flatten out slightly. Bake for 12-15 minutes until the edges are so very slightly golden. **Tip: Cookies won't look completely done (when they actually are) so don't wait until you are actually seeing golden edges if you want a softer cookie all-around.**

6. When cookies are done, they won't actually look done or be firm. No need to worry! Let them cool for a few minutes before enjoying.

Housewarming: Chocolate Chip Cookies

What could be the best housewarming treat you can give yourself? Chocolate chip cookies of course!

After doing some unpacking and settling into our new home, I made these incredibly delicious chocolate chip cookies. I'm pretty critical over what I make, so if I think that these cookies were delicious, then you KNOW that they are amazing!

What you need
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 oz (1 stick) softened butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon water
2 cups semisweet mini chocolate chips

What you do

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees

2. Mix together flour (1 1/4cups), baking soda (1/2tsp), and salt (1/2tsp) in a medium-small bowl. Set aside.

3. Beat together butter (1stick), brown sugar (1/2cup), and sugar (1/3cup) at medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla (1tsp), and water (1/4tsp).

4. At low speed, beat in flour mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, until a soft dough forms. Fold in the chocolate chips.

5. Using a spoon or a small ice cream scoop, drop the batter onto an ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart.

6. Bake cookies until golden, about 7 minutes. Let cool or enjoy while warm!

Even though these are simple chocolate chip cookies, they will make you go weak at the knees. You won't be able to just have one!