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These yummy cinnamon roll cookies taste just like a regular cinnamon roll, but are a much smaller portion! The icing is my favorite part of it all and really brings the cookie together as a whole.


Ingredients:

VANILLA COOKIE DOUGH:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2/4 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

CINNAMON MIDDLE TOPPING:
1 large egg white
1 Tablespoon water
1/4 cup granulated white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

ICING:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons heavy whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions:

1. In a medium-sized bowl, cream together the sugar, butter, salt, and vanilla. Add the flour, stirring until the dough stays together.
2. Lightly flour a piece of parchment paper and transfer the dough to it. Flatten the dough into a 9 x 12 inch thin rectangle.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg white and water until foamy. Brush onto rolled out dough.
4. In another small bowl, whisk together the sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle it evenly over the entire dough.
5. Starting with a long edge, carefully roll the dough into a log, sealing the edge. Wrap in plastic wrap and freeze until firm.
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease two cookie sheets.
7. Remove dough from the freezer and unwrap it. Using a sharp knife, cut the log into 1/2-inch slices.
8. Transfer them to the prepared baking sheets. Bake the cookies for 12-14 minutes, until they are a light golden brown. Remove from oven and transfer to a rack to cool.
9. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, cream, vanilla, and cinnamon to make a smooth icing. Drizzle icing onto cookies. (I put my icing in a bag, and then cut a hole in the corner). Enjoy!
*Makes 2 dozen cookies.

These mini apple pies were such a hit at a Friendsgiving dinner that I went to last night. They are the perfect little dessert after a huge Thanksgiving meal! This was my first time ever making apple pie and I was so happy with the results. I will definitely be making these again!





Ingredients:

5-6 apples (I suggest using green because they are more tart and will stay crisper after baking. Red apples turn brown after being cut much faster than green, and they get mushier in the oven much faster as well).
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
2 Tbsp flour
Refrigerated pie crust

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray muffin pan with cooking spray. (The original recipe says not to, but some of my pies stuck to the bottom of the pan and were a pain to get out).
2. Peel the apples, core them, and chop them up. Put them in a large bowl.
3. Mix together the sugars, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, and flour in a small bowl.
4. Add the mixture to your apples and mix until thoroughly covered.
5. Roll out one pie crust.
6. Cut circles into the dough by using a cup.
7. Place the dough cut outs into the muffin pan. Poke some holes into the bottoms with a fork.
8. Add heaping spoonfuls of apples onto each pie crust.
9. Roll out the other pie crust and cut into small strips, then weave a lattice top over each apple pie.
10. Bake for 35 minutes or until they are a nice golden brown. Allow to cool before taking out of the muffin pan or else risk having them fall apart (two pie's lives were sacrificed before I realized this!). Enjoy, and serve with ice cream to make it even yummier!

I love a good s'more. So when I saw a s'mores cookie recipe over at Christy's blog I immediately rushed over to the grocery store and bought all the ingredients so I could bake this tasty treat. The graham cracker on the bottom gives it the perfect crunch, the marshmallows give the dough the ideal gooeyness, and the Hershey's on top makes it feel like the ultimate s'more.

The only problem that arose was taking the cookies off the parchment paper after they were done baking. I let them cool off too long before cutting them into squares, which I won't do next time. For some reason the parchment paper stuck to the graham crackers the longer that they remained on the pan. So be sure to not make this same mistake! Other than that, this recipe was a success and I have leftover dough to make another batch this week!


1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line baking pan with parchment paper.
2. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3. In a larger bowl, cream the butter with the white sugar and brown sugar using an electric mixer. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until combined.
4. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and combine.
5. Add the chocolate chips and marshmallows, using your hands or a spoon to combine carefully.
6. Lay out graham cracker squares side by side on the baking pan, allowing the sides to touch each other. Depending on the size of the pan(s) you are using will determine how many graham crackers you can fit. My pan held 24.
7. Place a Tablespoon of dough on each graham cracker.
8. Bake for 5 minutes then remove from oven and place a Hershey's bar piece on top of each cookie. You can add as many or as little pieces as you want, depending on how much chocolate flavor you want.
9. Bake for an additional 5-7 minutes or until the cookies turn golden brown. Remove and cool. Cut with a knife into squares, and enjoy! *Makes about 3 dozen cookies.