Loaded Up Pretzel Cookies

When the weather cooled down last week, I got the urge to bake.

Not wanting to get into my favorite fall flavors of apple, pumpkin or cinnamon just yet, I went for something fun that I knew my kids would love.

Enter this creation:

 

 

This recipe came from Taste of Home magazine.   The cookies are larger than your average cookie, but so delicious!  Soft & chewy, yet crunchy all at the same time.

 

They are an easy cookie to make too.  Nothing complicated here. 

 

Loaded Up Pretzel Cookies

 

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 cup packed brown sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 ½ cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups miniature pretzels, broken

1 ½ cups flaked coconut

1 ½ cups milk chocolate M&Ms

 

Preheat oven to 350°.  In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy.  Beat in eggs and vanilla.  In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda & salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture.  Stir in remaining ingredients.

 

Shape ¼ cupfuls of dough into balls; place 3 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.  Bake 12-14 minutes or until golden brown.  Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

 

Makes 2 dozen

 

 

 

 

I hope you give them a try soon! 

 



I'm Back and Looking Ahead

Hello, hello everyone!

 

I have finally returned from my blog break and am glad to be here with you!

 

Vacation was wonderful, my refinished floors look beautiful and
 I am working on lots of new projects around the house. 
(I have a lot to share, if I could only finish an actual project. Ahem.)

   

Somewhere along the way of working on all these projects, I was detoured.

 

It all started last week. 

 

First, the temperatures cooled into the 70s. 
Overnight, the temps were in the 40s.

 

Second, I got my Sept/Oct issue of Taste of Home magazine.

 I opened the cover and was stopped in my tracks by this picture:

 

 

The big "Back to School" did not even phase me,

 even though my kids are back to school in less than 3 weeks.

 

No, it was the apples.  Oh there is nothing like a crisp Fall apple! 

And then it started.....the conditions were right for...

 

FALL DREAMING

 

 

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Why does this always happen?

 

I don't want to rush Summer, but somehow Fall has a

way of awakening me from my Summer stupor.

 

So, have you been doing any Fall dreaming lately?