Last year I wrote a long drawn out essay detailing my accomplishments for 2012 and my goals for 2013. Looking back now it kind of seems silly to me. I’m not a braggart by nature and that post seemed pretty boastful to me. Sorry about that!
2013 was a good year and I’ll just leave it at that.
I want this year to be a calm year. I want to work on my mental health and I want a quiet mind for 2014.
I intend to keep running but I probably won’t write about it much, if at all.
2014 will probably be more food, more recipes, and more photos. And speaking of food…..
Here is a nice fattening Sweetie Pie recipe so you can break your resolution before the new year even begins! The cookie/cakes have a nearly perfect consistency. They’re dense but not dry! For my filling I used an easy two ingredient Peanut Butter frosting that I adapted from Cookies and Cups.
Dark Chocolate Sweetie Pies with Creamy Peanut Butter Filling
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1
&1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar
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1/4
cup
plain Crisco
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1/4
cup
softened unsalted butter
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2
eggs
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1/2
cup
cocoa
I used Hershey's Special Dark
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3
cups
flour
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3/4
tsp.
salt
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1
tsp.
baking soda
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1
tsp.
vanilla
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1
cup
buttermilk
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Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.
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In a medium sized mixing bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
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In another medium sized bowl cream the sugar, Crisco, and butter.
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Add the eggs, cocoa, vanilla, and buttermilk and mix until well combined.
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Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix until well combined.
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Using a regular sized ice cream scoop (~2-3 Tbsp. batter leveled off), portion batter onto a greased or lined cookie sheet.
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About 6 to 8 cookies will fit on the sheet depending on the size of your pan.
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Bake for about 15 minutes.
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Remove from oven an let cool completely.
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When cool sandwich your favorite frosting between two cookie halves. Eat!!!
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(Note: This recipe was adapted from my mother-in-law, Deanna Cowley's, Sweetie Pie recipe. She uses a different filling which she spreads on while the cookies are still warm and she also wraps them in plastic wrap while they are still warm. She uses all Crisco (no butter) and regular milk (instead of buttermilk).)
Happy New Year Everyone! And thanks for reading!
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These look so darn good. I’m having coffee after a late night of New Year’s cheers and I could seriously eat about 20 of those right now 🙂 Thanks for sharing the recipe.
You are sweet! I need to get your recipe for that Muffaletta Burger! What a cool idea!
do you have a recipe for the peanut butter filling ?
If you go to this post: http://www.juliesjazz.com/peanut-butter-frosted-nut-crusted-brownie-bars/ you will see the recipe for the frosting I used. I used it on my brownies in that particular post. It is probably the most simple frosting I have ever made! Let me know if you have any more questions, and thanks for stopping by!
thank you !
chocolate and peanut butter–yum!
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