Red Velvet Mini Sandwiches

I made these cookies for a Christmas present, but I'm posting them now because they'd be perfect for Valentine's day. I used this recipe from Babble's The Family Kitchen and just mini-sized it. 

One thing I learned from making these is that if you use a round teaspoon (or tablespoon for larger cookies) to scoop out your dough, it is incredibly tedious, but the process makes amazingly perfectly round cookies that look like they came from a bakery. 

The only one out of the billion I scooped 
that I took a picture of. 

Perfection. 

You won't need as much frosting/filling that you think you will. It's yummy, and rich, and kind of dense. I actually had a bunch of frosting left over after I got done making them.

This part is going to be difficult, but trust me - it's worth it. Once you get the cookie sandwiches made. Put them away and don't eat them the same day. I know, crazy, right! But hear me out. Hubs and I each ate (at least) one the same night I made them. Honestly, they were alright. But that was it. Just alright. I was kind of disappointed. The next day I had another one, and it was AMAZING. These cookies had magically transformed into soft, moist, wonderful little red velvet parties. The cookies apparently absorbed some of the moisture from the frosting and softened up over night so that the texture and taste was more like a tiny whoopie pie. So. Much. Better. Who knew delayed gratification was actually worth something?

Sugar Cookie Bars

I have been shamed.

Apparently, someone other than my mom reads my ramblings here (hi sis!) so I have been summarily shamed today into posting. Which is fine, since I have a flipping backlog I have been ignoring anyway.

I made Christmas-ish cookies this year. Hubs & I are away for Christmas, so I didn’t have a whole lot of time before we left to bake. (I was also shamed by some friends for the lack of cookies, so apparently I will now be baking New Years cookies for several people. This is the season of my shaming.)

These little things are amazing. And so simple it makes you sad you’ve never thought of it before. Sugar Cookie Bars from Cooking Classy.

The recipe doesn’t make a lot of the frosting - I was dubious that it would be enough - but it’s rich, so you don’t need a lot. Also, the frosting doesn’t harden like store-bought cookies do, it stays soft. Yummmmm.

Hot Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

I’m woefully backlogged on stuff I need to put up. But I’m jumping ahead. Way ahead. Like ‘batches of these cookies are in the oven now’ ahead. But that’s just how I roll.

These I’m making for a Halloween movie night hubs and I are going to tonight. Ok, so it’s not a Halloween themed party and I doubt we’ll be watching Halloween movies. It’s a movie night that I’m bringing Halloween-themed snacks to. So there, you got the truth out of me.

These cookies (from Julies Food) are kind of amazing. I ended up putting a dash more cayenne into the mix than it called for (a litteral dash) and it made them a little kickier. I thought it was appropriate for a Halloween cookie. They’re chewy on the inside if you don’t make them too thin and they taste like a healthy brownie from all the oats.

Warning: these cookies will spread. I made the first batch into cute little shapes and they came out as pumpkins and blobs. Lesson learned.

Edit: These things get spicier as they cool!! Holy crap! Don't add the extra dash of cayenne!!