Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Fudge, My First Recipin!

So I have actually been owning up to what I've pined on pinterest lately, I have been super bad about this kinda thing in the past. I think the Dos Equis man said it best... "I don't pin things on pinterest very often, but when I do I pin 1,000 pins in one sitting." LOL! Yes, that is sooooo me! Is that you too? Well anyway after looking through all my recipe pins I picked about 10 of them that I figured I could try them out in the next few weeks. So when I went shopping earlier this week I decided I'd try my hand at making fudge... I love sweets so I figured what better way to start than on a small scale like this! I found a great recipe for "Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Fudge" on pinterest and thought oh man... what could be better! I love cookie dough and I love fudge so BAM! Perfect! I have never ever made fudge before and I was seriously hoping I wouldn't fudge it up... LOL! Like that little pun? ;) Well, it honestly turned out pretty awesome! The only thing is... is VERY sweet and I am so glad I have great neighbors to share this all with! LOL! Here's the recipe below if you want to try you own hand at it, it wasn't time consuming at all... I literally made it last night and it took about a half hour. I've also attached the link to the pin here if you want to see it on pinterest.


Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Fudge

Yield: 64 1-inch pieces

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 3 hours chill time
Ingredients:

For the cookie dough:
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons half and half
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
For the fudge:
1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
1/3 cup butter
pinch of salt
1/3 cup half and half
4-5 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions:

Line an 8x8 baking dish with foil, leaving a 1 inch overhang. Spray with non-stick cooking spray.
To prepare the cookie dough, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the vanilla, salt, and half and half. Stir in the flour until incorporated. Set aside.
To make the fudge base, combine the brown sugar, butter, salt, and half and half in a saucepan. Stir over medium low heat until the butter has melted and the brown sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat and slowly stir in the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, until the mixture is smooth and well combined. Stir in the vanilla.
Add the cookie dough to the fudge base and stir to combine. Mix in the chocolate chips.
Spread the mixture in the prepared baking dish. Chill until set, at least 3 hours.
Keep in refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Yield: 64 1-inch pieces
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours chil time

Ingredients:

For the cookie dough:
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons half and half
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
For the fudge:
1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
1/3 cup butter
pinch of salt
1/3 cup half and half
4-5 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

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S'mores weekend!

This weekend was fabulous! The kiddo and I went out with her girl scout troop on Saturday morning to Southern Promiseland farm again. We had a great time with the other girls on the hayride, picking out our pumpkins and getting lost in the maze. We had nice weather, better than the weekend we went the first time, so that was nicer for when we were doing our trek through the corn. :)

We were supposed to go camping this weekend with girl scouts but that ended up getting canceled because there just wasn't enough time to do a good camping trip. We had already bought s'more making stuff last week and well we... couldn't just let them go to waste! LOL

Thank you Crystal for giving me the idea about making them with sterno! I would have never though of that and it worked like a charm! My whole family loved making them and roasting the mallows so we thank you so much! :)

Here's some of the great pics I took of our s'more fun... oh and just for the heck of it and also so I would know how to do it... I brought out the tent we bought about 4 years ago and put it up in the living room! Munchkin had a great time "camping" in it over Saturday night LOL!

I feel pretty proud of myself that I've still "got it!"
I put the whole thing up in less than 45 minutes! I just couldn't believe it fit in my living room... it wasn't totally opened up since, I couldn't stake down the sides, I just did as much as I could but yet still get around the living room and open the front door, ya know...
in case of emergency or fire LOL!

Our S'more tray! We had regular vanilla, chocolate vanilla & strawberry! YUM!

Roasting our mallows, hubby is roasting mine since I am taking the picture... he told me I needed to add that tidbit so the people who read my blog wouldn't think he is a fat a$$ LOL!

My girl's s'more face! Isn't she awesome! :)

This is how hubby likes his... burnt to a crisp... he call's it "toasted" lol!

It worked really well... once the sterno was on fire for a while... at that point we could do 2-3 a one time and it was great! I used an old pan with a bit of foil on top
just in case there was any spillage.

Ole! Mallows enfuego!

Mine! Oooey, oooey, goodness! That is what s'mores are made of! :)

10 Day You Challenge Day 5

Food! Foooooood! FOOOOOOOOD!
Today's about food and I'm starving already! LOL!

Let's see... Five food's eh?

# 1) I would give just about anything to be able to go back to Heilbronn (My town in Germany) and have lunch a the Silzer. I am in desperate need of Curry Wurst! My mom's bestie sent over some packets so I can make my own... but its just a poor substitute for the Silzer... nothing compares to an afternoon of walking around downtown and then stopping in the Silzer for a bite to eat... OMG! Heaven! And in case you don't know or have ever seen Curry Wurst before, it looks like:

Yes, comes with a Brötchen (roll) to sop up the extra sauce. And usually is followed with a side of Pommes frites or what we Southern German like to say... just Pommes (French Fries/Fries) ;)


#2) I miss my momma's cooking too... speaking of German. I miss particularly her Goulash. It is COMPETELY different than any kind of American Goulash you can think of. No! I am not talking about sticking ground hamburger, corn and whatever else in a crock pot and boiling it for 10 hours straight. That, to me is just gross... no, what I am talking about is pressure cooked tender meat cooked in a special family tradition recipe of hot, spicy Hungarian style sauce. Why Hungarian you might ask? Becuase I though you were German Jess? I am that is true... my mom's step dad is Hungarian though, and she grew up making Goulash his way. We also serve it over white rice or as a soup with bread as apposed to regular German style with noodles. And seeing how my pressure cooker is broken right now (I'll have to have the family send me a new one from Germany soon) I miss making it. My mom still make's it the best though.


# 3) Beignets! OMG! My favorite "local" food... seriously I could eat them all the time and everyday! Yummmmmmy! In my best opinion I love the ones from Cafe Beignet in NOLA the most! :)

# 4) Since were on the subject of local food... I love me some po-boys! My favorite place to get them is Po-Boy express! In case your not sure what a po-boy is... it's very similar to a sub but sooooo much more and soooo much better! You can put just about anything on them but traditionally they are shrimp and oyster made.

I like them from Po-Boy Express in Ocean Springs, its about a 15 min drive from home but well worth it! My favorites are the steak bomb, the hammer head with gravy, cajun shrimp and the italian chicken! Mmmm mmm!


# 5) Would be hot wings! I love hot wings! The best place I've ever had them was in Oklahoma City at this little place called Wings 2 Go. They are part of a small chain but it was family owned and they had some of the nicest people there. My favorite were the buffalo garlic wings! Mmmm!

Disney/Nickelodeon Themed Food Products

Dear inventor of Disney/Nickelodeon themed food products, You suck! My child does not like your product, not in the least... she's only interested on the outside of the box/can/jar/container! And the only reason I bought said product was so she would quit whiny while I was grocery shopping. Sincerely, Loving Mom.

Ever bought one of these?Only to have your kid to hate it or not eat it at all? Exactly! That's my dilemma! I have no problems with my kid eating healthy, in fact I love it when she makes healthy choices in her eating habits, what I don't like is this type of marketing scam... I think its a ploy to get your kid interested in their product whether they like the food or not. I know for my child its what's on the outside of the can/bag/box or jar that's important to her, even though I've explained 1,000 times that even though its a princess shaped spaghetti-o, it will still taste like a regular old spaghetti-o. Knowing that I get let down and angry because she either doesn't like it or wont eat it every time I buy something like this, I bet your wondering why I still buy it? Because like every mother on planet earth, I try my best to avoid a giant melt down in the grocery store. Its alot easier to cave to .80 cents than to deal with a half hour tantrum... even from a 5 year old. Believe me the tantrums only get worse with age... add whiny little "but mooooooom!"'s to the mix and you've got a whole new kinda appreciation for the toddler years! LOL All in all I just wish they would stop making these products! They are driving me insane! Have any of you bought them for your kids and had the same problem? Or has your kid liked them? If they did like them why?

MilSpouse Friday Fill-In

1. Are you a night owl or an early bird? Ooooh definitly not an early bird... so defy night owl... is that like anything past midnight? LOL! I'm trying to pry the college student pulling all nighter's outta me. ;)

2. What makes you jealous? Jealous? I don't think I'm really jealous of anything. I might get a little green with envy sometimes... like all the lovely ladies I know that are currently pregnant or just had babies or my friends that get stationed over seas (ie. Japan, Germany & England)... you know who you are LOL! But jealous...no... that's just too malicious. LOL

3. Have you started Christmas/holiday shopping yet? When will you finish? (There's only
63 days left!) Technically yes and no... the hubs has just bought me a new droid phone and I couldn't be more thrilled! I can't wait till my vibrant gets here! Oooh I love him! I love him! I love him!!! But me... I haven't started yet... he's very difficult to buy for. Which brings me to another point... I currently don't work (SAHM) so I feel slightly silly buying him a gift when its technically his money (because he earns it) even though its "our" money, well because were married and share everything. Anyone else feel this way too? Meh, I'm sure its the thought that counts right... not who's pocket it comes from right?

4. What would you have a personal chef make you tonight? Oooh that's a good one... what do I want... its funny... I'm not really craving anything, which is rare! But, if I had to pick I guess Id go with... Kung Po Chicken with a side of Lo Mein and an Egg Roll. :D

5. Where was your first kiss? Woah... talk about flashback! Technically it was Kindergarten, this boy named Josh kissed me on the cheek but I guess that doesn't really count does it? My first for REAL kiss was from my husband... yup, thats right! I'm one of the few (probably) that can say he was the first boy I kissed and he will be the last. It was during one of the many summers we spent together, in his mom and dad's pool in the backyard. He was probably like 11 and I believe I was 10. Oooh the memories!