1 Yr Blogiversary!!

It's Teach Me How to Cookie's 
1 Yr Blogiversary!!!

One year ago today, we posted our first recipe... Meatball and Veggie Strombolis.
Click HERE for the recipe.

I started TMHTC on a whim, hoping to find a little hobby I could enjoy.
I had no idea how much I would love blogging,
sharing recipes, creating recipes, and connecting with people.

I'm also excited to announce that today
we are launching our official Facebook page!

 
Make sure you click HERE to like the page
to keep up with all of the latest recipes and posts!

I have to take a second and thank all of the
guest bloggers who have guest posted for me!
I have loooved having these wonderful women
share their talents through TMHTC!

Thank you Hannah, Sue (Mom), Mandy, Katie, 
Melissa, Julie, Tessa, and Carly! 
I hope you will continue to share your recipes on here!

And to anyone else interested in guest posting, please contact me and let me know!

And now the Top 5 Recipes from the year...

1. Chicken Asparagus and Parmesan Spaghetti

Click HERE for the recipe.

2. Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes

Click HERE to see the recipe.

3. Starbucks Iced Lemon Pound Cake

Click HERE for the recipe.

4. Cabbage & Ramen Noodle Salad

Click HERE to see recipe.

5. Taco Pie

Click HERE for the recipe.

Your favorite Pumpkin Fall Friday...

...Easy Pumpkin Dip

Click HERE for recipe.

Your favorite Christmas Cookie...

...Katie's Sugar Cookie Cut outs with Royal Icing

Click HERE for recipe.

My Favorite Recipe from the year...

...Salted Caramel Mocha Cupcakes

Click HERE for recipe.

And now....

The WINNER of the Red Keurig Mini Brewer is...

Tiffany Roberts!!

Congratulations Tiffany! I will be emailing you with 

instructions on how to claim your prize.

In case you missed yesterday, here is 

The Perfect Valentine's Dinner Menu for You and Your Sweetie!

Chocolate in EVERY. COURSE!

Click HERE for the recipe.

Here's to another great year of cooking, baking, blogging, 

creating, sharing, connecting, and tasting!

Week #9 Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Ahhhh November! 

How glad I am to see you! 

Halloween was such a fun holiday, 

but I'm ready to move on to Thanksgiving 

and then of course CHRISTMAS!! 

I'll try to keep my Christmas cheer to a minimum until after Thanksgiving. 

But maybe just a few recipes?? Please?? 

Ok back to Pumpkin Fall Friday! 

Can you believe its Week #9?! 

And the worst part is we only have 3 weeks left!! 

Well today I am absolutely crazy about our recipe. 

Maybe, just maybe my favorite so far. 

I mean who can resist a whoopie pie?! 

What could be better?! 

Let me tell you... PUMPKIN Whoopie Pies!  

Thanks All Recipes for this Ahhh mazing recipe!

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Shopping List:

2 C Brown Sugar, packet

1 C Vegetable Oil

1 1/2 C Solid Pack Pumpkin Puree

2 Eggs

3 C All-Purpose Flour

1 tsp Salt

1 tsp Baking Powder

1 tsp Baking Soda

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

1 1/2 Tbsp Ground Cinnamon

1/2 Tbsp Ground Ginger

1/2 Tbsp Ground Cloves

1 Egg White

2 Tbsp Milk

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

2 C Confectioners' Sugar

3/4 C Shortening

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease baking sheets.
2. Combine the oil and brown sugar. Mix in the pumpkin and eggs, beating well. Add the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, 1 teaspoon vanilla, cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Mix well.
3. Drop dough by heaping teaspoons onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake at 350 for 10-12 mins. Cool cookies completely and  make sandwiches from two cookies filled with Whoopie Pie Filling.
4. Whoopie Pie Filling: Beat egg white and mix with the milk, 1 tsp vanilla and 1 cup of the confectioners' sugar. Mix well then beat in the shortening and the remaining cup of confectioners' sugar. Beat until light and fluffy.

I really thought whoopie pies were much more difficult to make. 

I was so pleasantly surprised by how easy this recipe was to make. 

And they are SO SO Good!!

Happy November, Friends!

Halloween Post 2013

Happy Halloween!

Such a fun holiday! 

Today I am going to share a quick and easy 

Halloween recipe that you can throw together last minute 

if you are rushing to a Trick-or-Treat party tonight. 

So easy. So yummy. So cute. 

And then we will recap all of the Halloween recipes from this week.  

First things first...

FrankenGuac Cups

While, I'm excited to share this super cute recipe with you, 

I'm MOST excited to share this guac recipe. 

Seriously the most simple thing you will ever make 

and maybe the most delicious. 

1 packet. 2 Avocados. Mix. Done. 

No seriously. That's it. 

You'll wanna save this little gem for more than just Halloween. 

If you love guac like me, this little recipe will become a staple at your house.

Shopping List:

8 Avocados

4 packets Concord Foods Mild Guacamole Mix

1 bag Tostitos Blue Corn Chips

12 small Clear Plastic Cups

Method:

1. Mix avocados and guac mix packets using a potato masher.

2. Draw face on clear plastic cup. Full cup with Guac.

3. Add chips to top to create "hair." Enjoy.

Tip: To keep guac from turning brown, place pits back in mixed guac until, ready to divide into cups and serve. OR, cover top of guac with a thin layer of water. Just before dividing into cups and serving, pour of water.

Now let's recap...

On Friday, we celebrated Week #8 of Pumpkin Fall Fridays 

AND Halloween with these adorable little Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars. 

How cute are these ghosts?!

On Sunday, I put together for you the perfect Trick-or-Treat night menu. 

You want to spend your time helping your little ones get dressed up 

and parading around the neighborhood collecting sweets, 

NOT slaving away over dinner... 

My crockpot Meatball Subs, Caesar salad, and Spiderweb Brownies 

are just the quick and easy meal you need!

Yesterday, my sister Hannah guest posted this delicious Spooky Snack Mix. 

So yummy. So festive. And will be enjoyed by the whole family!

Have a Spooktacular Halloween folks!

See you tomorrow for Week #9 of Pumpkin Fall Fridays!

Guest Post: Spooky Snack Mix

I feel so lucky that my sister is willing to 

contribute to this blog so frequently. 

Hannah and her husband Thomas

She always shares WONDERFUL 

recipes - often times YOUR favorite ones! 

And today she is getting in on the Halloween action. 

Last week she sent me this awesome Spooky Snack Mix 

she made from Fake Ginger, and I just knew it had to be posted. 

This kid-friendly recipe will be great to share with the family, 

or perfect to take to your next fall party. 

Maybe even pack it up and take it to the big game this weekend! 

Super easy, and so yummy. 

Thanks Hannah!

Spooky Snack Mix

Shopping List:

5 cups Corn Chex

2 cups cinnamon-flavored Teddy Grahams

2 cups salted peanuts

2 cups tiny twist pretzels

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup light corn syrup

1/2 cup butter or margarine

2 teaspoons vanilla

2 cups mini marshmallows

2 cups candy corn

1/2 cup white chocolate chips

2 teaspoons coconut oil

Method:

1. Stir together cereal, crackers, peanuts and pretzels in a large bowl that has been sprayed with cooking spray.

2. Combine sugar, corn syrup and butter in saucepan over medium-high heat. Stirring frequently, bring to boil and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and add vanilla. 

3. Drizzle glaze over snack mix and toss to coat. Gently stir in marshmallows and candy corn; immediately spread on baking sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray.

4. Melt white chocolate chips and coconut oil until smooth. Drizzle over snack mix and allow to sit for about 2 hours until chocolate has set completely.

5. Store in airtight container. Enjoy!

Tomorrow is Halloween!! 

We will recap all of the recipes from this week, 

as well as share one quick little recipe you can throw together last minute 

to take to your Halloween party tomorrow night! 

It's so cute!